Lady Shawna is tormented by her guilt--for it was she who seduced David Douglas of Castle Rock and inadvertently lured the larid to his death. Now surely amdness has claimed her, for David Douglas has returned a hardened, bitter spirit--slipping like a ghost into Shawna's chamber, determined to r...
After a friend’s untimely death arouses suspicion of murder, Martise St. James journeys to the brooding Scottish castle of the late Mrs. Creegan to find her mystifying widower. Lord Bruce Creegan’s presence arouses more than just her suspicions. Surrounded by fear, temptation, and uncertainty, Ma...
She whispered to him that she loved this valley, then looked up at Rowan, touched his face and closed her eyes for the final time. She was at peace.Gwenyth was there, only a few feet away, for Catherine had decided somewhere in the recesses of her mind that she had found in Gwenyth both an angel ...
Pleasant, clean sheets. A bed. A fire burning near. Alex Mittleman opened his eyes. He tried to speak, but nothing came out except a croaking noise. “Here, here, son. Water, take a sip.” Alex looked into the eyes of a total stranger. He blinked and accepted sips of water. He was parched, desperat...
It was almost as if he knew where she was and was careful to stay a step ahead.She frowned, tapping her quill idly upon the desk. It was too bad that Blackbeard would not join her, but she understood that he was a man with his own plan, and that plan was to enrich Edward Teach. She needed to be g...
Hawk watched her all the while. The evening wore on. People ate, drank. Talked over old times, politics—and Indian policy. Hawk didn't participate in the conversation. Even among the soldiers, there could be disagreement. Add the agency Indians and such conversation could be explosive—if not dead...
Hunter chose to ride behind the conveyance, also keeping an eye out for any disturbance along the way.Once again the aunts begged off, promising that they would happily come along in a few days’ time when the group set out on a mission to support Lady Maggie’s passion, a day tending to the childr...