Her sentence is death. Evil turns the life of Ysane Wulfsingas, a woman of gentleness and peace, into a nightmare that drives her to murder. When a new enemy, the fearsome knight Fallard D'Auvrecher, charges headlong into her life intent on picking up where her former husband left off, her only defense is to guard well her heart. Captain Fallard D'Auvrecher holds the opportunity of a lifetime within his hand. To keep it, he must rescue Ysane Wulfsingas from execution, for the beautiful Rose of Wulfsinraed is the key to all he has fought for in his years as a knight of King William. Fallard must conquer not only the rebel commander who desires Wulfsinraed for himself, but also the demesne's serenely obstinate mistress. Though he has waged countless battles, Fallard soon learns the greatest challenge of all is the fight for the lady's heart.

He killed her beloved husband. Or did he? When former Saxon rebel Cynric of Wulfsinraed meets Ysabeau Maci, he knows he has found the woman of his dreams. But even as he begins his determined pursuit of the lovely Norman widow, his past abruptly returns to haunt him. Two years earlier, in a raid by Saxon rebels, Ysabeau’s husband was killed by a warrior with hate-filled emerald eyes. Cynric’s moss-green gaze reminds her of that awful day. As she comes to know him, she cannot resist his gentle smile or the thrill of his touch, but the feelings he arouses are increasingly tinged with fear he may be the green-eyed warrior who destroyed her life. Their uneasy relationship is further tested when Cynric’s best friend, Brunwulf of Blackbridge, who shares Cynric’s rebel past, flees to him for sanctuary with his betrothed, Heagyth of Jorvick. Hard on their heels is a troop of Norman warriors intent on capturing them to face the judgment of King William. Ysabeau’s suspicions, Heagyth’s flight from Norman justice and Brunwulf’s involvement in the assassination of a powerful Norman bishop force Cynric’s hidden past into the open. The resulting conflict threatens to rip their world apart before they can build the new lives they covet.

Enjoyable Read!… The Trouble With Roses is a short novel filled with intrigue, adventure and romance Books & Benches An unorthodox woman with a restless spirit… In her youth, Evarette D’Auvrecher was nicknamed the “restless fire” child. Now a woman grown, she retains that fiery nature. Many men seek her hand in marriage. They want her beauty, generous dower and an alliance with her influential family. They expect from her a meek spirit and implicit obedience - the hallmarks of a proper noblewoman - but she hungers for a man who desires her for herself. Meets a warrior with a sense of inadequacy - and a slightly misplaced sense of humor. Sir Javain d’Olgeanc is a powerful knight whose strength lies in battle strategy and the leadership of warriors. Then his father falls ill and he is called home to care for and protect hearth, home - and heaven forbid, helpless, defenseless innocents - a task for which he has little training. To make matters worse, he must manage this feat while falling in love with an unconventional beauty and staying one step ahead of a murderer. Fate brings them together. Sensual attraction binds them. But they might well kill each other before love can claim them.

Return to the post-Conquest world of the powerful D’Auvrecher family with subterfuge, duplicity, danger… and the lure of abiding love Sir Evart D’Auvrecher, home from Crusade, travels through the New Forest to take up a newly assigned duty. His journey is interrupted—the hard way—when outlaws attack. Captured, tortured and abandoned to a slow death, Evart is rescued by Annice of Aiglantier, an apprentice healer with an unusual talent. Her birth is a mystery, her early years cloaked in shadows, yet Evart is captivated by her exotic beauty. Love blossoms between them like the wild roses of her home, Aiglantier Keep. Soon they learn the attack against Evart was but one strand of a complex web of intrigue—a net in which they are now entangled. The deadly scheme threatens the very throne of England. While they seek to solve the mystery of Annice’s past, they must also work to unravel the conspiracy before England is embroiled in civil war.

"An unexpected act of courage and love, friendship, and tender romance all came together in Brábanter's Rose." Books & Benches A mercenary with a bloodstained soul. Elrik of Breda has had enough of death and seeks a place to build a home and live in peace. An innocent with a secret. Yrsa of Ottham has lived too long with loss and rejection. She yearns for a place where she belongs. Sometimes, the intervention of Fate creates magic. Together, they embark on a quest to fulfill the longings of their hearts… but the cost may be higher than they could ever dream.

Eastsæxe, England - Yule, 1082 Baron Roland Vesli looks forward to a modest Yule until he receives a troubling missive. Someone in London wants his beloved sister Amée dead, and his father is sending her to him for protection. For her own reasons, Elysande de Souredeval is content to abandon the glittering court of King William to accompany her friend Amée into the wilds of Eastsæxe. Their flight is discovered and peril follows, but an unexpected danger - to her heart - awaits in the quiet manor house to which she flees. An unexpected snowstorm, a merry but exasperating sister, a determined killer and a beautiful, troubled woman who captures his heart with the first look all conspire to turn Roland’s sedate country Yuletide upside down. \\\*Please This book is a ‘sensuously sweet’ historical romance. It may contain adult themes and sexual tension (scenes with sensual, sometimes sizzling, overtones), but no sex.