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Jewels in Time
Brianna knows she is magic. But she has no idea of the extent of her power, and that the test of her strength will lead her to the English Crown Jewels, stolen from King John by the magic folk. She leaves her village under suspicion of witchcraft, only to be accused again by a servant in the household of the king when she rejects his advances.
With the help of an older knight, Sir Michael, Brianna escapes and finds refuge with Rowena, a powerful witch who will teach Brianna to travel the magic path.
All the while, Brianna’s grandparents in the magic world are watching her progress, and hiding the Crown Jewels from mortals.
Hotel Saint Clare
Saint Clare is a Caribbean island paradise, a place filled with happy carefree people whose only concern is the pleasure of the tourists. But appearances can be deceiving. Lust, greed, envy, jealousy, murder — all can be found within the Hotel Saint Clare and Nara Blake, young, beautiful and inexperienced, meets them all when she takes on the job of hostess at the hotel.
Fortunately, not everyone falls into those categories, and help and support and the promise of romance help Nara into her new life
Lydia’s Story
A simple box of mementos, hidden in a farmhouse in Wales for nearly seventy years, is enough to set Nara Blake on a search for the truth about her great-grandparents, and to put her own life in danger. Even as she begins to read her great-grandmother’s diaries, a French brother and sister whose family lost everything in World War II, blame Nara’s family for their lost wealth, which includes a priceless Cézanne painting. As both families learn the truth of their ancestors’ activities during the war, they are put on a collision course that can only end in the destruction of long-held beliefs, and ultimately one must pay the price for the losses of the past.
The Gate House
The old gate house where Nara Blake and her father lived in the English Midlands was cold and filled with secrets. And Nara wasn’t the only one who felt its mystery. Although Nara’s aunt insisted the building held nothing more than useless trinkets and cheap copies of nineteenth century art work, someone had attempted to break in, until Nara caught them in the act. And the police force of the small English town where nothing ever happened was suddenly besieged with burglaries and a murder. As the net of British law began to close in on the art thieves, Nara found herself and her family caught in the net. And the new man to whom she has opened her heart is helping the police to close in on them.
