“So it is okay?” she asked, as if she could not believe he was not upset about it.
“I wish I had a person as kind as you to help me when I was a child.”
Ryann’s hand came up to stroke his face, but she stopped in midair, and Garrick knew her reluctance to place him in the situation where they would be showing affection in front of all the people. Garrick pushed his head into her hand and he was rewarded by her brilliant smile, as she ran her fingers along his jawbone, and down to his chin before dropping her hand away. “I am here now my lord.”
“You are,” he said, with a smile that seemed to come easier with her near.
“When must you leave?”
“Two days from now.”
“And when will you return?”
Garrick looked at her, his mind empty of the proper answer for his wife. The answer that screamed inside his mind was never. He would go to Normandy and fight there, or he would be sent to kill Damien, and anyone else Richard thought opposed him. “Soon,” he told her, for he would do what he had to do quickly, and return to her side.
Continue reading the Flame Series
Book 1
Set to Flame
Garrick Fenton was born to the village whore, he had nothing to lose when he made the decision to take what he wanted. Sir Marcus Kinsey was the only man who could stand in his way. When the knight rode into Garrick’s camp and practically handed his home over to Garrick, the infamous Fenton Bastard was born. He sold his soul to the highest bidder, the King of England, and would not be stopped in his frenzy for wealth and power. But land gained is only as good as a king’s grace, which comes at a high price.
Alena had no hope of rescue when her parents were killed and she was hidden away by an emir. Regarded as Ghalib’s prize, Alena incurred the wrath of the other women she was forced to share her home with. When the five knights and one boy were brought into her prison, she recognized them as her own kind. These were not knights in shining armor as those in the stories her mother told her, but men honed on battlefields. Fearing her own death if caught, she could not make herself turn her back on them. Though they frightened her, they were not as terrifying as the possibility of spending the rest of her life shut away and alone.
Book 2
The Lethal Flame
Lord Damien LeForte is a knight for the Crown of England. Knighted by Henry II Damien, is proud to serve the King, even when that crown is passed to Henry’s son, Richard I. But Richard is not prepared to forgive the knight for his part in defending Henry’s crown against him. To prove his loyalty, Damien must destroy those who support Richard’s brother, Prince John. Faced with his toughest test of loyalty, Damien vows he will do what he must, because those supporting John oppose the Crown Damien has dedicated his life to protect.
Growing up among the knights and squires of her father, Lady Keri Adlam is unprepared for marriage, especially to the lazy Lord Bryson. After bearing his second child, Keri refuses to be a true wife to Bryson again. When the King’s men accuse Bryson of being a traitor, she sees her husband for the coward he is. She finds loyalty in only a handful of knights as she faces off with the King’s men to protect her children. But her defense of her children is misconstrued as her opposition to King Richard, and she finds herself forced to answer for her husband’s sins.
Book 4 - Final
The Strongest Flames
Jillian thought her husband’s death would free her of the abuse, but when word comes she is to remarry, she is devastated. All she hoped for was to be allowed to fade off into spinsterhood. After all, she bore no living children for Bruce in all the years they were married. She had little hope the child she carried at Bruce’s death would live. But Lord Garrick Fenton demanded she marry his commander who was granted the keep at Hawknest. Terrified, she has no other choice but accept the new husband.
Emma grew up hiding from the rule of the English kings. She never understood why the kings would be concerned about their small band of rebels hiding in the forest and among the villagers. Spending her days exploring the forest as she grew up made her unprepared for the presence of the knight who was determined to hunt her down. With him she discovered an entirely new game, taunting and enraging him as she avoided capture. Until one day she learned Sir Roland Deveroux did not play games. By then it was too late, and she had to answer to the King for the crimes of her family.
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