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Completed Novels
An early medieval with a touch of the paranormal, Roman Runes is the story of a Druid priestess and a Roman general in fifth century Roman Britain. Diametrically opposed in politics and religion, the two are destined to entwine their hearts and their lives, as well as their cultures – but Ariana knows this while an unsuspecting Gaius does not.
Determined to restore the abandoned villa of his boyhood, Gaius’s regimented military life and the Roman Catholic church have not prepared him for the shadowy realm of paganism and mysticism found personified in Ariana. Torn between his fated attraction to the ethereal Druidess and his own values, Gaius is skeptical of Ariana’s healing abilities and uncanny foreknowledge of events.
Even armed with the knowledge their fates are joined, Ariana takes great risk revealing her Druid nature to one of the Roman conquerors. She does so, but does not tell Gaius all. Proud of her heritage, at ease with her spiritual gifts, Ariana is determined Gaius come to accept her of his own free will, but on her terms.
An uneasy political alliance between the two develops into a tentative journey of discovery for the two powerful personalities. Gaius struggles to ignore his lust for the Druid beauty, while Ariana has no qualms about using her feminine charms to further captivate and ensnare the reluctant, yet fascinated Roman.
Kidnapping, murder, magic and enchantment all play a part as Gaius and Ariana eventually overcome the ingrained values of their own beliefs and conflicting peoples. Gaius cannot resist forever the spell the mysterious Celtic woman unwittingly casts to claim his soul, proving fate cannot be denied.
Cassandra Dennison is deceived by the man she plans to marry. The passionate, headstrong, only daughter of a wealthy widower, Casey has naively accepted the proposal of an unscrupulous fortune hunter. When Cassandra's father exposes the false fiance's deceitfulness, Casey swears never to be so trusting of men again. Her heart hardened against love, it is not the best time for Casey to meet Lucas Wainwright, the widely-traveled son of an invalid neighbor.
Raised abroad and now returned to his family estate to seek a suitable bride, Lucas finds his interest sparked by the fiery beauty. He begins a single-minded pursuit of Casey that includes recalling to her father long forgotten talk of a possible childhood betrothal.
Determine to oppose Lucas's attempts to woo her, Casey finds resisting her seduction to be a difficult task. After witnessing Lucas pleasuring himself following a nude swim, Casey finds herself helpless to control her own desires, and is swept into a passionate physical relationship with her new neighbor. But while Lucas succeeds in forcing Casey to admit her body's cravings, he finds he must work harder to win her heart - for Casey is adamant that her newly-discovered sexuality does not obligate her to marriage.
In the meantime, Casey's former fiance' is bent upon revenge. Jealous and humiliated, he uses arson, attempted murder, blackmail and rape to seek his vengeance. Panicked and feeling besieged on all sides, Casey takes refuge in action, impulsively leaping at an opportunity to sail to the British colony of Massachusetts to visit an aunt. What she is unaware of until well into the voyage is that her former fiance is aboard the ship with her - for Boston is where they have both chosen to flee, though for different reasons. Menaced and alone, Casey discovers during the long voyage that not only is she with child, but she has made a mistake in running from the man who loved her, and whom she now realizes she loves in return.
Lucas follows the pair to the colonies, unsure if Casey is running away from her feelings or running away with another man. He must unravel the mystery of her sudden flight from England, bring his enemy to justice, and deal with the fact that the woman he loves is now carrying a child that may or may not be his.
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