Even when her trusted roommates tell Victoria she looks
terrific in her new outfit, she never really believes them
and only delves deeper into the comfort of ice cream.
Despite being a lovely blue-eyed blonde child with a kind
spirit, Victoria was wounded by the unkind and depreciating
jokes Read more...
Closing her eyes for a few moments at the funeral for her
brother, Abigail could barely believe that Jason was gone.
Her older brother was her last close relative and now he
was gone, tragically killed by a hit and run driver. As
the rain poured over her, a handsome Read more...
Seeking a few moments of peace and solace from her hectic
schedule at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, bestselling
author Maureen Paschal makes an amazing discovery when
closely examining a painting and realizes it is at odds
with the official description beside the artwork. Excited
by her discovery, she happily Read more...
Astrid Bjorklund, a young newly trained doctor, had gone in
the summer of 1904 (at the request of her good friend, Dr.
Red Hawk) to help his people on the Rosebud Indian
Reservation in South Dakota and was shocked by what she and
her team of helpers found. So many Read more...
Her heart bursting with pride, Hilary Wynn watched as her
handsome, athletic 18-year-old son, Seth, happily joked
with his friends while making their high school graduation
video. Balancing her life as a nurse with being a single
parent since her unexpected divorce from Eric when Seth
was small Read more...
After years of being simply viewed as a possession by her
millionaire father and a foil for her mother's beauty,
Diantha Quinn found her own little ways to keep her sanity
as her parents strove to fit her spirited self into the
demure and proper young lady expected by Read more...
With great courage and bravado, Lieutenant Greydon Quinn
and his good friend, Sanjay, Prince of Amjerat in India,
attempted to stop a Thugee band from robbing the Baaghh kaa
kkhuun, the Blood of the Tiger diamond, from its rightful
place in the temple. Badly outnumbered, they failed in their
mission Read more...
The friendship between the Shepherd and Coleman families
was as well worn and comfortable as their summer homes and
shoes in Cape Cod. Starting with a friendly rivalry
between Nate Shepherd and Samuel Coleman over who made the
best clam chowder, the two families have a long standing
tradition of Read more...
A man of passion and strength, Lord William Randall, Duke
of Clairemont, had carefully developed his reputation
as "Iron Will", notorious for his bouts in the bedroom and
in the boxing ring. While he certainly didn't mind
indulging in these pastimes, Iron Will mostly appreciated
the cover it gave Read more...
When Marissa's mother vanished from the small community in
Lancaster County, her husband and police just assumed she
had run off to return to the Amish life she had left
behind. Her young daughter always wondered why her mother
could just abandon her so easily.
So when a small Read more...
After being kidnapped as a youth, Aidan was now back with
his family in Scotland. They were happy with having him
back, yet Aidan had trouble settling down into life with
Clan MacAlpin. It still seemed so foreign and unreal to
him after being in the Caribbean for so long Read more...
Some grudges last for more than a lifetime and some events
have major consequences far into the future. Such is the
future for Ares and his three siblings. The three boys,
Reseph, Thanatos and Ares were raised as humans in a pre-
emptive tactic by their mother, Lilith, while she Read more...
Surviving on scraps and by selling furniture, Meg
Gillingham had hoped to get through Christmas before
having to make some very tough decisions on where she and
her much younger siblings would end up. But the nasty
rapping at the door by the bailiff and Sir Arthur, their
landlord, put Read more...
Outfoxed! And by what? A waif of a girl! Jamie was
furious that he, one of King John's smartest and strongest
knights, had been outmaneuvered by the slight dark-haired
beauty. Vowing to kill her when he caught up to her, his
steel-trap mind wondered why she was Read more...
As her voice easily zings across the country, Isadora
Presley is the capable and compassionate syndicated talk
show host leading the broken-hearted and love bewildered
into the right rules for true love. Yet, when she logs off
and returns to her real world in the lovely and safe small Read more...
Like a Siamese cat with its interest piqued, the utterly
rich, bored and wanton Duke of Castleford was determined to
find out more about this lovely creature he found living as
a tenant in one of four small properties that the Duke of
Becksbridge, a recently deceased distant relative, had Read more...
It is up to the President of the United States to make the
tough call in serious times and set the course of action.
Yet, Presidents are only as good as their advisers and those
to whom they will listen more than others. Such was the
choice faced by President Read more...
Tess was in the mood for love or at least a kiss with some
passion! After her beloved Richard, her fiancé, was killed
at Waterloo in 1815, Tess Blanchard had mourned him for two
years and now was ready to find the love that she never
really had the chance Read more...
Like many Italian families, the close-knit Rossi and
Angelino relatives all loved a good laugh, a fine meal
together and wine. Yet, their early histories caused them
to be a bit more nontraditional than most and their
risk-taking natures lead them to develop highly unique and
unusual skills Read more...
As an accountant, Micah Toler could easily control her world
of numbers and balance sheets. With loving parents,
strong friends and an understanding employer, the slim and
pert Micah, always ready with a quick remark or a cheery
smile, seemed to have it all. She could even conjure up
lustful 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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