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Get acquainted with three of the most powerful, dreamy knights you could
ever imagine and their beautiful, spunky ladies....
When I originally conceived the outline for "Dragonblade",
it was just a stand-alone book. I had Tate and Toby and a host of fantastic characters. But a strange thing happened...
I was probably four or five chapters into the book when I realized that I really liked Tate's sidekicks, Kenneth St. Hever
and Stephen of Pembury. So I thought, "geez, these guys need their own novels" and - BAM - the Dragonblade Trilogy
was born. What's even stranger is that I got half-way through writing "Dragonblade" when I suddenly got this
wild idea to start "Island of Glass". Then I wrote "Island of Glass" straight through and finished
it in about six weeks. Sometimes the Muse sing to you on a project and you just have to go with it - I plowed through
Kenneth and Bella's story and then returned to finish Tate and Toby's tale. Weird, I know, but I have all sorts of odd
writing eccentricities like that. So when the dust settle and Tate and Kenneth were put to bed, I started on Stephen
of Pembury's tale, "The Savage Curtain". I really felt bad that Stephen didn't get the girl in "Dragonblade"
so I wanted to make sure he found someone particularly special. I found her in Joselyn. You pronounce that "JOE-zalyn".
Pretty, huh?! Now, Stephen's story is chock full of historical dates, battles, figures and so
on. Joselyn, in fact, is a fictional member of a very powerful family. But I feel that all three of these stories are
very powerful and intriguing, with twisting plots and bad guys and a whole host of crazy stuff that goes on. And
these three men have a very, very special place in my heart; although they have distinct personalities, they all have little
traits that just make us love 'em. Tate is the brains, Kenneth is the brawn, and Stephen is the soul. They make
great friends and even greater heroes. Start with "Dragonblade" and read on. See if you don't love these
guys. They're just so damn... sexy!! :)
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1326 A.D. – Tate Crewys de Lara is the son of
kings. The illegitimate son of Edward Longshanks, Tate has the qualities of a magnificent king. But fate is cruel, leaving
him a mere knight protecting young Edward III during the uncertain days following the horrific murder of Edward II. While
gathering allies for the young heir in Northumberland, he meets the Lady Elizabetha “Toby” Cartingdon. Daughter
of the Lord Mayor of Cartingdon Parrish, Toby is a gorgeous woman with a mind for business. It is she who runs the parrish,
not her father. Taken aback by the strong, bitter female, Tate is nonetheless intrigued with her. He soon discovers why Toby
seems so hard; her father is a drunkard and her mother is an invalid, leaving Toby responsible to not only provide for the
family, but also for the welfare of her small sister. Feeling something more than curiosity, Tate begins to break through
the hard surface to discover the warm and compassionate woman beneath. Yet factions who would see the young heir dead make
a sudden appearance, drawing Toby into their malevolent plan. Soon she finds herself linked to both Tate and the quest
to take the throne from Roger Mortimer. It becomes Tate's destiny to not only win a throne for young Edward, but
to win Toby's heart as well.
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1333 A.D. - The lovely and educated Lady Bella
Grace di Witney is what is kindly termed an unmanageable woman. Her uncle, the Earl of Wrexham, has been awarded custody of
his niece because her mother can no longer handle the head-strong beauty. Like a coward, the earl abdicates his duties to
his most powerful knight, Sir Kenneth St. Héver with the instructions to transform her into a submissive lady. Bella
and Kenneth are at odds from the onset; Kenneth expects obedience and Bella is less than compliant. When the battles die down
and a strange, wonderful comfort settles, Kenneth comes to discover that Bella is a lady with a secret. Because of this
secret, her mother is murdered and Kenneth finds himself protecting Bella because he wants to, not because he has been ordered
to. Mysterious sects and a crazed warrior want the lady dead for different reasons. It soon becomes a test to Kenneth’s
cunning and knightly skills to keep his beloved Bella alive.
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1333 A.D. - In the aftermath
of the battle of Halidon Hill when the second Scots rebellion was essentially quelled, Sir Stephen of Pembury is appointed
garrison commander of the recent-surrendered city of Berwick Upon Tweed. In order to secure his position, he marries
the eldest daughter of the defeated Scots commander. The Lady Joselyn Seton is a spectacular beauty with dark hair and
pale blue eyes, having spent the last eleven years of her life sequestered at Jedburgh Abbey. Bound for the
cloister, she unexpectedly finds herself wed to the enormous English knight and the first hours of the marriage are filled
with rebellion and hatred.
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You can purchase "Dragonblade" and "Island
of Glass" on the "Paperbacks" page, or you can find them - and many other E books - on the E-Book Access
Page for a $2 membership fee (to cover admin costs). "The Savage Curtain" is slated for publish in September
2009.
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