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Winter's Requiem

Three different women, one ancient curse…

To find the traitor that still threatens Dal Riata and Aedan, Domelch journeys down a perilous path that leads her away from Aedan and back to Cailleach--into certain danger. Brigit is drawn back to Gartnait, but her unrequited love for the sullen king forces her to make a dangerous decision, a decision that could harm them all. When Cailleach awakens in a different body in enemy lands, she finds herself powerless and is captured by an enemy prince. In his arms, lost memories return and the truth of her tragic past leads her down a path of rediscovery and dangerous choices.

With war ravaging the land and the re-appearance of an ancient De'Danaan foe, Domelch is forced to ally herself with Brigit and then with Cailleach, a decision that shatters her life with Aedan. To keep the land from turning into ice and snow, all three women must make difficult choices and sacrifices to break an ancient curse. Surrounded by a web of deceit, they are forced to trust one another and discover they share a past fraught with lies and tragedy, threatening to destroy all they care about.

Can these three women break an ancient curse and put the shattered pieces of their lives back together?


Beltaine's Song

For each of them, spring's song has a different meaning. Now king and queen of the powerful kingdom of Dal Riata, Aedan and Domelch have more than just Cailleach's wrath to contend with. Aedan struggles with being a king and being a husband. Domelch struggles with her beliefs, trying to be the Christian woman Aedan wed, but her heart still thrums with the voices of old gods. They must battle earthly foes--enemy kings and traitorous allies. For the first time, the arrival of spring heralds the sound of a harsh battle horn as their foes close in. Through all this turmoil, can their love survive? Gartnait, the first-born son of Aedan and Domelch, has lived in secrecy most of his young life to escape Cailleach's wrath. Fostered in Fortriu, he has earned his first mark of manhood and on his way to becoming a formidable warrior. He grapples with the awakening of his true destiny and the meaning of the appearance of a beautiful maiden in spring only he can see. Does she mean to harm him? For him, spring brings with it the promise of new love and the thrilling sound of the battle horn, putting those he cares about in danger.


Cat's Curse
# of pages or word count: 310
 
Cardea, follower of the Great Goddess is cursed to live an eternity as a blood drinker. For centuries she has lived with hate hunting and feeding off humans.
 
Now she finds herself at the end of a sword blade held by the most handsome and arrogant man she has ever met. Aedan mac Gabrain, prince of Dal Riata and a Christian, trusts no one after suffering a curse that keeps him from touching any females or he will turn into a black cat like his brother. He especially distrusts this strange female who could be the one who cursed his clan since no one knows Cat Anna's true face.
Can two tortured souls find love while battling a dark goddess determined to destroy them?
Reviewer: Dreamweaver
Review: Dec 15, 2009
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Sci-Fi / Fantasy Romance
This amazing story is very refreshing in the current romance genre. Cardea is a new age heroine that does not rely on anyone for her survival. An independent, strong and powerful creature of the night, she meets the cursed Aedan and instantly feels an attraction to this stranger. Cardea finds herself needing to help Aedan without exactly knowing why she is drawn to him.    Aedan is livin

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