Annie Stoltzfus has set her cap on Adam, the oldest boy in
the King family, but his heart has found another and an
outsider as well. Leaving her fast paced life in New York
behind, Remy McCallister was trying her hardest to learn
all the correct Amish ways, so she Read more...
Generations of Delbraith lords loved the siren call of
chance and wagering was in their blood. Handsome to a
fault, the young Lord Julian Roscoe Neville Delbraith was
no exception and he loved to play the proverbial game of
wine, women and even more gambling. Yet, underneath this
wastrel exterior Read more...
After a long four years of missing her beloved fiancé, Lady
Anne Hayworth has had enough. She is determined to go to
Scutari for herself and no one is going to stop her.
Despite the wonderful recommendation from her maid Martha's
brother, she certainly doesn't think Captain Crimson Read more...
The girl no longer knew who to trust. He said his name was
Henry but that is not what his ID said. She felt no
compulsion about leaving him and she had other things to do
before she knew she would be caught.
As Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef read the Read more...
Used to pretending and playing games with her brother
Edmund, Amalie thought it would be amusing to stall on her
prearranged marriage the insipid Rochester by being a
governess for the Laird MacKennah's daughters. Now caught
in this new situation between feuding and barbaric
clansman, Amelia realized that everything Read more...
Mariam Lantz was restless. Despite the storm and the very
early hour of 1:00 in the morning, she left her family
home in the Amish community of Willow Ridge, Missouri to
scurry to her bakery to get a head start on the day's
baking and for the special Read more...
When you pick up that small blue ribbon buried in the
sewing box, does it take you back to the day you had that
small beautiful boy? Do you ever want to write about the
first time your child was very ill and how you felt through
that harrowing experience Read more...
As the fog crept in with velvety paws and settled for an
evening nap over San Francisco, an unlikely pair of brother
and sister white cats with orange tipped ears watched a
strangely attired human enter the murky waters of Mountain
Lake. In its depths laid numerous golf balls from Read more...
At last! The classroom is safe for kids from the wicked supervillains out to wreck their writing! No longer will you need to be afraid of the horrible Sabotage Squad or face the damage done by the evil powers of the Double Negative and the fearsome Comma Splice! It Read more...
As the investigation into the murder of Perry
Borntrager, an Amish lad, continues, Deputy Sheriff Mose
Kramer and his detective friend, Luke Reynolds, don't like
where things are pointing. While the Amish community
members in Crittenden County, Kentucky have opened up a
little to Luke as he tries to Read more...
Bird just wanted to have fun! It was a beautiful day for
just whizzing through the air in the sunshine. What could
be better? Yes, a playmate and Bird spies one hiding in an
old log. Hey, Squirrel! What are you hiding from? Let's
go flying!
Poor squirrel! He Read more...
Slouching City had once been a magnificent place as its
residents cleverly made smart machines to do the work for
them. As the people enjoyed the comforts of life, no one
seemed to do any maintenance. Now, only weeds and ivy
flourished while their buildings crumbled into ruins. Only
a Read more...
Having travelled all the way from Hopewell, New York (pop.
468) to the Walls Prison in Huntsville, Texas, the young
widowed schoolteacher, Sarah Durandt, had hoped for
closure. She was there to see Damian Wright, a dangerous
serial killer and predator executed. Since his capture,
Damian had given up many Read more...
All their happy dreams and plans were killed in an instant
when Jo Marie first heard that her husband, Paul Rose, had
died in a far-off land in the line of duty. As her numbing
all-consuming grief lessened, Jo Marie knew she had to make
a fresh start Read more...
As her beloved older brother Marco confessed his wrong doing
to his beautiful sister, Lady Bianca, she was shocked!
Despite living the normally sheltered life expected of the
daughters of Giovanni Pietro d'Angelo, the richest silk
merchant in all of Florence, Bianca was very intelligent
and could pull together Read more...
Grounded again! Almost 13 year old Tink (aka Isadora) Aaron-
Martin finds herself in the middle of summer with too much
spare time on her hands, especially with a mom who (can you
believe this?) only lets her surf the Internet for 30
minutes on Sunday, let alone have a Read more...
Despite suffering from the loss of her mother when she was
fourteen and a father who is distant in his emotions,
Sophie feels her life is almost charmed. She has a
handsome husband she loves dearly and who makes good money
in his career, a lovely daughter named Megan, and Read more...
Off to the graveyard with another dead baby. With her
thoughts torn between giving what kind send-off she can
to the stillborn and seething at the callousness of her
stepfather, young Cleo vows this will never happen to her.
Stuck with the name Cleopatra, Cleo Hadley, is one of Read more...
Until that fateful day, life was a bowl of cherries for
Leah McKenzie, a young first-year associate lawyer in Saint
Louis, Missouri. She loved her new dream job working at
Blanton, Trevatham and Dunn as well as riding to work with
the top down in her bright cherry red Read more...
Wearing his "LET ME KISS YOUR BOO-BOO" T shirt, Dr. Ajay
Maju quickly and skillfully fixes the damage from IRS Agent
Tara Holloway's latest tax file. With her beloved and
famously beehived boss, Lu Lobozinski, off for chemotherapy
treatment and Eddie Bardin, her usual partner, valiantly
covering bases Read more...
Audrey Lawrence
Ever since I taught myself to read at
age two, I have been an avid reader
and
collector of books. I am seldom
without a book in my hand, stacks by
my
bedside and more waiting on my Kindle,
so I am very happy to be a book
reviewer for FreshFiction and have
been
so since the last century. How can you
tell I love historical fiction? Other
book genres I love are regency
romances, suspense thrillers,
contemporary fiction, more romance
books and anything I can get my hands
on! Having a background in education
and organizational development, I also
love to read kids’ books and YA and
books on business.
I currently live in the National
Capital Region of Canada (aka Ottawa)
where Tinkerbelle, my beautiful
Siamese
cat, rules the roost and reminds us
every day of her regal heritage,
especially when she wants treats! As
the saying goes: dogs may have owners,
but cats have staff!
Great comments and questions! I have just started in on INTO THE WHIRLWIND but only complaint is that I do not want to put it down ... how am I going to get all my errands done when I need to know what happens next?
That is just so grand that you are naming characters in your book with your ancestors' names. I love it when I know the special meaning behind the names. I look forward to reading it.
I found out from family lore that my mother's family comes from a former shield bearer to a 12th century Irish king but I think that has been the last irish connection as the rest is all Scottish. Thank goodness everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!
That is so Purr-fect of Avon to make a donation! I can appreciate your lemma (slightly less critical than a dilemma) as to what to do! It is up to you but remember a cookie in each hand is a balanced diet!
All teh best with your new book and Avon's kindness!
Oh, as you can see from all these comments that not only do you write incredibly well but you also spin your readers so convincingly to the period of your tale that they feelas if they are there as well!
I have to admit, I love your books, but I had to stop reading them on the bus as I would get so engrossed in the story that I would miss my stop and have to walk home more than I expected. I quite look forward to reading your newest one!
Oh, a hero to fall into sweet dreams with! Sounds wonderful and I especailly like that he is willing to apologize. It takes a strong person to acknowledge that a situation may need an apology. True heros think about the needs of others before themsleves!
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