Weave a Web of Witchcraft
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Springfield, Massachusetts, 1651-a wife accuses her husband of witchcraft. Friends and neighbors tell of mysterious occurrences. A child dies. Who is guilty? Who is the witch? A perfect suspenseful read!
Hugh Parsons leaves his home in England to start a new life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He settles in the town of Springfield, Massachusetts on the edge of civilization. With hard work and determination he has everything he wants, a successful business, land and a wife. But his abrasive manner rubs his jealous neighbors the wrong way.
When tragedy strikes his growing family, accusations of witchcraft fly. Hugh ignores them at his peril. As his life hangs in the balance, he must confront his most implacable enemy: Mary, his wife.
Weave a Web of Witchcraft is American historical fiction based on the real couple Hugh and Mary Parsons of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Blood in the Valley
Catherine flung out her hands as if her flesh could protect the children huddled behind her from musket balls and tomahawks. She raised her head and stared into the war-hardened eyes of a Mohawk warrior. A weapon clutched in each hand, his body smeared with grease paint and blood; he had come to wreak destruction he had come to kill.
In 1753, Catherine Wasson and her extended family depart placid New Hampshire to settle in the raucous Mohawk Valley of New York, in search of fertile land and a better life. It doesn’t come easy. Catherine must adapt to a multicultural frontier society of wealthy Dutch settlers, hardscrabble Germans, Scots-Irish, African slaves and the original inhabitants; the fiercely independent Iroquois confederation. Within months of their arrival, conflict with their age-old enemy, the French, erupts into a war that threatens their homes and lives.
When peace returns, Catherine and her new husband, Samuel Clyde, make their home in the idyllic but remote Cherry Valley, perched on the edge of the Indian frontier. Their peaceful life is short lived. Americans demanding their freedom break from the mother country. As conflict escalates, the Mohawk Valley descends into guerrilla warfare; brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor; everyone must choose a side.
On a frigid November morning, Catherine finds herself face to face with Mohawk warrior, Joseph Brant, War Chief of the Iroquois. Once her childhood friend, he is now her greatest enemy; her life is in his hands. This is the story of my ancestor Catherine Wasson Clyde, wife of Revolutionary War hero Colonel Samuel Clyde. Catherine’s singular life is one of bravery, determination and survival.
Blood in the Valley is historical fiction set during the French and Indian War - American Revolution.
The Heron
The past calls to those who dare to listen…
An invitation arrives; Abbey Coote, Professor of American Studies, has won an extended stay in an historic B&B, Pine Tree House. The timing is perfect. Abbey is recovering from an accident which left her abusive boyfriend dead and her with little memory of the event.
But her idyllic respite soon takes a terrifying turn. While exploring the house, Abbey comes face to face with Mary Foss, a woman dead for 350 years. Through a time/mind interface, Abbey experiences the horrors of Mary’s life, living at the edge of the civilized world in the 1690’s New England.
As Abbey faces her worst fears, she struggles to free them both from the past.
The Heron is a dual time historical fiction with elements of time travel, romance, and paranormal suspense.
The Frowning Madonna
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Beware the hand that holds it…
It's 412 A.D., the Roman Empire is on the brink of collapse. In Albion, Lalia gathers with fellow supplicants to call on the Goddess Cybele to aid Londinium. When a rival mob attacks, a golden orb is lost, trapping the goddess in her statue. Before she turns to stone, Cybele lays a curse on Lalia's head; she is bound in a cycle of reincarnation and death. Only the return of the orb will set her free.
Through a dozen lifetimes Lalia, chases the orb while jealous gods and goddess impede her way, manipulating the location of Cybele’s golden ball to suit their whims. As its fame grows, kings, queens and world leaders seek to harness the unlimited power of the orb. Faced with a world tearing itself apart with war, Lalia must choose between ending the curse and saving the city she loves from destruction.
The Frowning Madonna is a historical fantasy fiction with elements of mythology and romance.
The Angel of Goliad
Imaginary friends are not real—or are they?
Recuperating from an injury that left her comatose, investigative reporter, Magdalena O’Toole, is puzzled by her sudden ability to speak Spanish and the certainty that a mysterious visitor sat at her bedside, sharing stories of long ago. Once home, she receives an intriguing package; a delicate painting. Scrawled across the back, in faded letters, are the words; Francita Alavez, 1835. It’s the portrait of a beautiful Hispanic woman. A face unknown, yet so familiar. A face that draws Magda into the heart of Mexico.
In Toluca, handsome professor, Miguel Villatoro, aids her search for clues even as he steals Magda’s heart. While touring ancient cathedrals and catacombs, visions of the past taunt her and stir long-forgotten memories. Who is this woman? The answer, when it comes, leaves Magda stunned.
With Miguel’s support, Magda travels deep into the past to reconnect with her childhood playmate, Francita. When she attempts to return to her life, she finds herself trapped in time with a woman destined to become a Texas legend.
As Madga struggles to return to her time and the man she loves, she learns the true meaning of loyalty, love, and everlasting friendship.
The Angel of Goliad is a time travel romantic historical novel.
