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The Montbryce Legacy
This epic series launches with William the Conqueror's invasion of England in 1066AD, and follows the dramatic rise of the Montbryce family.
Epic Medieval
Family Saga
The Montbryce Legacy is a 12-book series that follows successive generations of a noble family in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest.
The spectacular saga starts with three handsome brothers who all fight in the epic Battle of Hastings and then strive to build their lives in medieval England.
CONQUEST is the beginning of the epic Montbryce Legacy.
A War Hero …
Ram de Montbryce is an ambitious warrior who plays a pivotal role in helping William the Conqueror triumph at the legendary Battle of Hastings.
A Sacrificial Pawn ...
Mabelle de Valtesse is an heiress-turned-refugee whose volatile father forfeits all his estates. At the very moment her inheritance is set to be restored, her exiled father negotiates a marriage of strategic importance.
Does love make a man weak?
Can a warrior who is greedy for glory find true love with a willful refugee brought to his bed in an arranged marriage?
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A Sensitive Young Warrior...
Hugh de Montbryce is haunted by the trauma of war. Still a virgin, the youngest member of the Montbryce family has given up on love---until he meets an abused Saxon woman who ignites his passion to fight for her freedom.
A Worldly-Wise Older Brother...
Antoine de Montbryce must give up his philandering ways and surrender to true love--but the beautiful Sybilla happens to be the pregnant widow of the Conqueror's enemy. Saving the love of his life will force this celebrated war hero to push the boundaries of treason with an unforgiving king and thus jeopardize the legacy of the Montbryce family.
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A past built on a devastating lie...
Born in Scotland to a Saxon mother who fled the Norman invasion of England, Caedmon harbors a soul-consuming hatred for the Normans who killed the Saxon warrior he believed was his father. The devastating truth of his true heritage threatens to destroy him. Seeking redemption, he joins the First Crusade.
Battle lines blurred...
Trapped in a brutal climate of political and religious turmoil, Agneta Kirkthwaite is caught up in a cruel twist of fate. The massacre of her family and the destruction of her ancestral home is a crime tied to a band of marauding Scots which may include the love of her life.
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A Tortured Irish Warrior...
Ronan MacLachlainn is an Irishman captured and maimed in a violent fight to save his hereditary lands from a usurper. He burns for vengeance, but his only hope for redemption lies with the enemy, a celebrated Norman lord named Ram de Montbryce.
A Forbidden Alliance...
Sparks fly when Ronan meets the spoiled daughter of the only man who can help him. Rhoni de Montbryce proves to be so much more than she first seems.
Epic Love Crosses Enemy Lines...
A dangerous romance blossoms between the feisty adventuress and the wounded hero. Can a wee bit of Irish magic and a touch of the paranormal overcome devastating losses to illuminate the dark corners of a vengeful heart?
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Half-brothers with unique differences...
Cruelly ridiculed as a deaf giant and a grotesque dwarf, Adam de Montbryce and his half-brother, Denis de Sancerre, are beleaguered knights who have forged an unbreakable bond in a ruthless world that scorns their physical impairments.
Beauty Seen by Open Hearts...
Two shunned sisters locked away in shame by their evil mother discover that true love is possible when a twist of fate demands a special kind of chivalrous rescue.
Can misunderstood outcasts learn to trust Destiny when true love is at stake?
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Forbidden Love...
Doomed to heartbreak, Dorianne de Giroux is callously whisked away to live the harsh life of an imprisoned nun as her punishment for falling in love with the son of her father’s enemy.
Two Powerful Families At War...
An age-old vendetta threatens to erupt into bloodshed when Robert de Montbryce vows to protect the love of his life. In a valiant decision to risk everything—including the lives of his beloved family—Robert sets out to rescue Dorianne and claim her as his bride.
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Patriotic Warriors...
Rhys ap Rhodri believes diplomacy is the only way for the Welsh to survive the Norman invasion; his twin brothers have sworn to resist the invaders to the death. Circumstances force Rhys to sacrifice himself for his brothers but, perhaps, that’s part of his plan.
Women with challenges of their own...
A foreigner who believes the Welsh are barbarians; twin sisters with healing skills who must cope with a deadly plague and its tragic aftermath. Can love give these women the strength and courage to help their conflicted heroes forge a lasting peace?
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Can true love and the power of the Montbryce Legacy heal the broken dreams of the legendary family’s next warrior?
Physical strength is not enough to prevail.
Izzy de Montbryce is determined to defend lands he unexpectedly inherits, but wielding the traditional sword becomes impossible when a strange ailment cripples his hands.
Miles away, a gifted healer holds the mysterious key to Izzy’s future and his heart.
Held captive by the Moors for her ties to Spanish royalty, Farah has learned the extraordinary art of sword dancing with a shamshir. She holds the astonishing answers that will help Izzy become the man he was meant to be, but first the Montbryce hero must overcome tremendous obstacles to save the one destined to save him.
Will love and honor triumph over power and prestige?
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When sacred trust is shattered, can the promise of the Montbryce Legacy ever be restored?
The future is bleak for one brokenhearted young widower.
Brutally betrayed by his late first wife, Gallien de Montbryce is so devastated by the shocking truth of infidelity that his hair turns white and he vows never to give his heart to any woman ever again.
But the duty to remarry and provide a Montbryce heir must be kept.
Peridotte is the virgin bride who could give Gallien a son, but the arranged marriage between the two is riddled with trouble. In the turbulent times following the White Ship disaster of 1120, intrigue from outside forces and enemies from the past could cost Peridotte her life.
Can two faithful hearts overcome the pain and disappointment of the bitter past?
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Will the dark side of the Montbryce Legacy jeopardize the throne of England?
It’s a time of anarchy.
Haunted by memories of a troubled past, Alexandre de Montbryce is an influential Norman nobleman who must choose which royal ruler to support. He becomes part of a diplomatic standoff when he accepts two children as good faith hostages
Three lives used as bargaining chips in war.
Elayne is a Scottish noblewoman masquerading as the nursemaid of her own children sent to Normandy by King David of Scotland as good faith hostages. Neither she nor her little ones are who they purport to be and only lies can keep them alive.
Is Elayne’s secret safe with the Montbryce nobleman whose love could save them all?
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Will the past come back to haunt the Montbryce family?
The Roman Catholic Church's archaic rules about consanguinity in marriage put hearts in jeopardy when Swan FitzRam and Rodrick de Montbryce fall in love and learn that they share a forbidden connection to a common ancestor from four generations in the past.
Every part of the future is at stake.Amid the turmoil of civil strife and anarchy as King Stephen and Prince Henry Plantagenet fight for the throne of England, it seems Rodrick must choose to abandon the woman he loves or forfeit his earldom.
It seems only an appeal to the Pope himself in Rome will change the course of destiny.
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Will the murder that shook the Middle Ages be the end of the Montbryce Legacy?
A new era is underway as power slips from the grasp of Norman kings. The prominent archbishop Thomas Becket has been targeted by a band of assassins who believe that they are ordained to carry out the wishes of King Henry.
Two strangers discover the deadly plot that pits old friends against each other in a classic Crown-versus-Church conspiracy.
Sir Barr de Montbryce strives to change the course of history by joining forces with the one woman who holds the key to both treachery and his heart. Hollis de Moreville suspects that her brother is plotting to murder Thomas Becket in the Canterbury Cathedral. She trusts Barr Montbryce with her secret and prays that he will become more than just an ally.
If this is the end of an epic legacy, is there a chance for a new dynasty to emerge?
This epic series follows the powerful Montbryce family into a new era as subjects of the French king.
The Montbryce Dynasty
Medieval Romance series
A new era dawns for the people of Normandy when Philip of France defeats King John and becomes their king.
Becket de Montbryce is fated to be the first of his line to inherit the family’s lands and titles as a Frenchman. Having escaped the French army in the guise of a nun, Marguerite d’Aigremont must find a way to get back to her native England—without Becket discovering she is King John’s cousin.
Becket’s brother, Roland, falls in love with a woman he’s never met. His determination to prove it’s possible might cost him his life.
Adrien is the third son of the family and thus neither the heir nor the spare. Slated to inherit no lands or titles, he leaves Normandy and becomes a spy working with English barons to weaken King John’s power. He’s drawn to Marissa d’Ascq but is she friend or foe?
Terric de Quincey, a favorite Montbryce cousin, is determined to reclaim the ancestral home confiscated by King John. Drawn to the woman who now lives in the house, he discovers revenge isn't always sweet.
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Change is in the wind.
The French have ousted King John from Normandy by capturing Château Gaillard after a long siege. The duchy, independent since the time of Rollo, is now part of France. Becket de Montbryce is fated to be the first of his line to inherit the family’s lands and titles as a Frenchman. Ironically, he was in command of the Norman troops who fought alongside the French.
A dangerous secret.
Having escaped the besieged castle in the guise of a nun, Marguerite d’Aigremont must find a way to get back to her native England—without anyone discovering she is King John’s cousin. She despises the Normans who sided with their age-old enemy to bring about king John’s ouster as Duke of Normandy. But she is dependent on Becket if she’s to have any hope of returning to England. Despite their differences, Becket and Marguerite are drawn to each other.
Will the Montbryce Dynasty survive intact when King Philip of France discovers the family has aided King John’s cousin?
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Freed from the tyranny of King John, the Norman Montbryces must do what they can to aid English cousins caught in John’s cruel grip.
The heart knows.
Roland de Montbryce has never met Adelina de Quincey, yet he feels inexorably drawn to his distant cousin, a woman forced into a betrothal to an elderly man. His heart tells him she is his soul mate. Risking his life by sailing to King John’s England to rescue her might be considered foolhardy, especially by those who know Roland as the carefree, philandering second son.
A woman alone.
Believing her only brother, her one champion, has died in battle, Adelina entertains thoughts of ending her life rather than submitting to a cruel man who has already buried three wives.
Can a man fall in love with a woman he has never met? And, if Roland succeeds in saving Adelina before the fateful marriage takes place, will she feel the same about him?
Adrien thought be could outwit King John...
The third son returns to Montbryce after an absence of eight years. He’s been in England, masquerading as a de Quincey and trying to infiltrate King John’s inner circle. Sent by John as an emissary to a council of war in Flanders, he is unmasked as a spy.
Ensnared
As if that isn't bad enough, he finds himself trapped into marriage and forced to flee with his unwanted bride.
Her last hope
Marissa d’Ascq sees marriage to Adrien as her last hope of escaping her mother’s cruel tyranny. Little does she know the dangers she and Adrien will face in their flight.
Terric de Quincey burns to reclaim his ancestral home confiscated by King John.
Terric returns to England to fight on behalf of Prince Louis of France, invited to England by the barons waging war on the king.
He encounters his cousin William, Earl of Ellesmere, a baron caught in the middle of the civil strife but unwilling to commit to a French prince on the throne of England.
They discover a family with twin daughters living in the house both men want to see restored to the rightful family.
Claire and Lorraine de Ferrers have been obliged by King John to move from the Midlands to occupy a house on the south coast. Lorraine loves the house. Claire hates living on a windblown clifftop. They are drawn to the two men who arrive purporting to be agents of the king, not suspecting Terric is the rightful owner of the property and William his cousin.
This epic series follows the children of the illegitimate son of the Montbryce family.
FitzRam Family Dynasty
Wrong Side of the Blanket
The FitzRam Family Dynasty series is a steamy three-book series that connects to the epic Montbryce Legacy series by revealing a secret family tie.
Born on the wrong side of the blanket, Caedmon FitzRam discovers he is the illegitimate son of a war hero who is a member of the powerful Montbryce family. Although the cards are stacked against him at birth, Caedmon finds a way to establish a powerful medieval dynasty of his own.
In Book One, you’ll meet his daughter, Blythe who finds herself in Cologne, coping with the intrigues of the Holy Roman Empire.
In Book Two, Blythe’s twin, Aidan endures the austerity of Lindisfarne Abbey until he realizes he’s in love with his Scottish heroine, Nolana.
In Book Three, the youngest child, Ragna finds herself shipwrecked in Denmark. The Viking culture is very different from her own English upbringing, and she’s never been one to embrace change.
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He kidnapped the wrong woman...
Dieter Von Wolfenberg burns to rid his homeland of the tyrannical Holy Roman Emperor. A plot to kidnap the emperor’s wife goes awry and her English lady in waiting is carried away instead.
She stole his heart...
When the daughter of King Henry I is betrothed to the Holy Roman Emperor, Blythe FitzRam is forced to travel to the foreign court to serve her mistress. Isolated and disdainful of all things German, she is nevertheless drawn to her captor.
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Bound by guilt…
Aidan FitzRam joins the monastic community at Lindisfarne to atone for what he perceives as his role in his parents' drowning. But he quickly realizes he cannot ignore the plight of Nolana Kincade, a Highland lass who is fleeing an abusive stepfather.
Freed by love...
Their growing attraction to each other bears out the reality his sister has always maintained—he's just not cut out for religious life
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No man could tame her…
Ragna is the wilful daughter of the family, known as the Wild Viking Princess. Shipwrecked on a Danish island during a voyage to visit her sister in Germany, she is disdainful of local customs.
Except perhaps a real Viking...
Ryder must avenge the murder of his father and regain the throne of Strand stolen by his stepbrother. He cannot afford to cater to a haughty foreign woman, no matter if she draws him like a lodestone.
This series follows the children of Dieter and Blythe,the hero and heroine from The Black Knight’s Captive.
Von Wolfenberg Dynasty
Knights of the Holy Roman Empire
If you’re curious about the characters you met in The FitzRam Dynasty, you’ll enjoy getting to know Blythe and Dieter’s three children.
Sophia falls in love with a guest at her brother’s wedding, but he is an envoy sent by her father’s enemies.
Lute is the carefree middle son of the family with no responsibilities, but no prospects either.
Obliged to fight in the army of the Holy Roman Emperor in a foreign war, he finds himself drawn to Francesca di Cammarata, niece of the Emperor's arch enemy.
Destined from childhood to follow his vocation to become a priest, Konrad has lost his faith and no longer believes in God. It’s a precarious predicament in a medieval world dominated by the Church.
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An impossible choice…love or family loyalty.
Sophia falls in love with a guest at her brother’s wedding, but he is an envoy sent by her father’s enemies.
Brandt intends to return home as soon as his unwelcome obligation to attend the wedding is fulfilled. It quickly becomes apparent he’ll be lucky to leave the celebrations alive.
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Lute von Wolfenberg is the carefree middle son of the family. Obliged to fight in the army of the Holy Roman Emperor in a foreign war, he struggles to hold on to his optimism amid the atrocities of the campaign. He is drawn to Francesca di Cammarata, niece of the emperor’s arch enemy, Roger of Sicily.
She is an arrogant and spoiled princess whose duty lies in thwarting the imperial troops, but she cannot deny her feelings for Lute.
The conflict will test their loyalty to country and family.
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Destined from childhood to follow his vocation to become a priest, Konrad has lost his faith and no longer believes in God. It’s a precarious predicament in a medieval world dominated by the Church. Disillusioned by war, he wanders Europe in search of himself. Seeking redemption through a crusade against slavery, he becomes a pirate with the goal of seizing ships that carry human cargo.
Zara is a successful woman of commerce, mistress of a Venetian fleet. Konrad is drawn to her, but her vessels often transport slaves. She will stop at nothing to protect her beloved ships.
The Viking Roots series traces the earliest ancestors of the Montbryce family in Normandy.
Viking Roots
Back to the beginning
Meet the courageous Vikings who left Norway in search of a new life in Francia.
Bryk Kriger fights alongside the legendary Rollo to gain land concessions from the Franks; Bryk’s nephew, Torstein is a freed slave, but the Viking nobility will never forgive or forget his beginnings as a thrall;
Bryk’s son, Magnus must fight to defend the fertile lands hard won from the Franks.
These are the stories of the brave Viking ancestors of my beloved Montbryces
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He came to lay claim to land…
Bryk is a Viking nobleman who has turned his back on murder and mayhem to become a farmer, but he follows the intrepid Rollo to Francia in a quest for a better life.
She laid claim to his heart.
Cathryn is named for the convent in Rouen where she was left as a foundling at birth. Like all Franks, she is terrified the Vikings might return some day, but finds herself drawn to the Norseman who rescues her from an abuser.
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Heir to Bryk’s hard-won lands and titles, a recently widowed Magnus is obliged to leave his young daughters to join the fight against Flemish incursions into Norman territory. He captures Judith, a Flemish noblewoman and soon loses his heart. But she is the sister of his sworn enemy.
Can he trust her not to betray him and his country?
Follow the lives and loves of a family of renowned goldsmiths during the reign of Elizabeth Tudor.
Ruff Wooing
Elizabethan Intrigue, Treachery and Romance
Follow the lives and loves of a family of renowned goldsmiths during the reign of Elizabeth Tudor.
But the Hawkes aren't just goldsmiths. They are informants for the Crown, determined to thwart the numerous plots to assassinate Elizabeth and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
Dominic Hawke is a proud member of a well-respected family of London goldsmiths. Like many goldsmiths, they also carry on a lucrative banking business.
Spain plots to invade England, assassinate her queen and install the Catholic Mary of Scotland on the throne. Determined to protect his country from Spanish interference, Dominic is also an informant for Elizabeth Tudor’s Spymaster.
When the Pope’s Venetian emissary deposits the funds to finance a Spanish invasion with the Hawkes, events are set in motion that will likely result in the Venetian’s execution.
Things go awry when Dominic meets and falls in love with the emissary’s daughter. Even if she isn’t involved in her father’s plot, the innocent often do not escape torture and execution.
Unaware of her father’s treasonous activities, Luisa cannot understand her craving for a London goldsmith who lives in a cramped apartment above his shop. Venetian noblewomen are destined to marry wealthy Venetian men. She begins to suspect Dominic is somehow involved in her father’s affairs.
Both their lives are at risk in the deadly game of intrigue orchestrated by the Queen’s notorious Spymaster, Francis Walsingham.
Like his father and brother before him, Julian Hawke is a well-respected London goldsmith—and an informant for Elizabeth Tudor’s Spymaster. But he craves the challenge of a more significant role in espionage. As part of a plan to trap the imprisoned Mary of Scotland in treasonous activities, he is sent to France as a double agent. His mission is to deliver false documents to the exiled Thomas Morcant, one of the Scottish queen’s stalwart supporters and a suspect in the attempted murder of Julian’s brother.
Things go awry in Paris when Julian meets Morcant’s sister. He is drawn to her but assumes she has come to France as a courier for Mary.
Lydia Morcant has traveled to Paris in a last-ditch effort to dissuade her older brother from involvement in the plot to put the Scottish queen on the English throne. She finds herself falling for Julian Hawke but, when she discovers he has met with her brother, fears he must be a courier for the traitors plotting Elizabeth’s overthrow.
Untangling the web of intrigue in which they are mired could implicate them both in the deadly plot to assassinate Elizabeth Tudor and lead to arrest and execution.
Benedict Hawke, son of Dominic and Luisa from Book One, comes of age and feels the need to branch out from his father’s goldsmithing enterprise. He has acquired the skills to operate a successful business on his own, but he lives in challenging times. The Bubonic Plague rages in the parishes outside London, Queen Elizabeth’s popularity is waning as she ages and uncertainty regarding her succession is on everyone’s mind.
Embroiled in this turmoil and confused about his own reluctance to follow in his father’s footsteps as a sexual dominant, he meets Madeline Traverne.
Born in France but raised in India by an abusive father involved in diamond mining, Madeline is the widow of a wealthy Indian maharajah. She and an elderly Dutch diamond merchant form a partnership to sell diamonds to London merchants at a time when the nobility is clamoring to acquire the dazzling gems. The Hawkes intend to take advantage of this trend.
Benedict is intrigued by Madeline, though he should be shocked by her blatant sexual interest in him. She recognizes from her late husband’s teachings that he is the man who can provide what is missing in her life. She has success and wealth but lacks passion and love.