The Templar legend continues with the Brethren of the Coast.

Love, honor, and devotion was the beginning of our Order. Bonds of kinship and friendship all-important. We uphold these principles embrace for embrace, desire for desire, for one, for all. For King and Country we stand, for love and comradeship we live!

 

 

Book one: 100,000-word, complete manuscript

Fate lands them in a dimly lit cabin. He was looking for revenge, and she was taking a bath. Caroline Elliott is a headstrong lady who was cruelly used in a mock-courtship. Trevor Marshall is a lonely man of the sea out to settle a grudge. Together, they are two perfectly matched untrusting souls.


 

Book two: 100,000-word, complete manuscript

Lady Rebecca Wentworth is a beautiful spy, and Dirk Randolph is an honorable, no-nonsense knight of the Crown. After they are paired in a dangerous mission to catch a traitor, they must waltz through the fashionable London ballrooms in a perilous game of cat and mouse. In the process, Dirk and Rebecca fall in love. But can the secret agent escape the underworld of espionage to be the proper wife he desires?

 

Book three: 100,000-word, complete manuscript

Everett Markham is a devastatingly charming, but untitled, rake. Sabrina Douglas is not the most elegant woman he’s ever met, but she accepts him for what he is and inevitably wins his heart. The two wayward souls marry. But sometimes happily ever after isn’t so smooth a journey. When a tragedy lands them an earldom and a mountain of responsibilities, Everett and Brie lose sight of what’s most important--each other.

 

Book four: 100,000-word, complete manuscript

After Nautonnier Knight Lance Prescott is seriously injured during a storm at sea, Cara Douglas, a childhood friend, agrees to aid in his recovery in hopes of winning a love match. When his offer of marriage is preceded by a lecture on honor and duty, she rejects his proposal and wonders if he will ever see her as anything more than a childhood playmate. With a little help of her friends, she conspires to make her connubial conquest jealous and admit he loves her. But Lance turns the tables, and Cara finds herself ensnared in the trap she set for him.

 

Book five: 100,000-word, complete manuscript

After newly inducted knight Jason Collingwood is outfoxed by Alexandra Seymour in a game of hearts, he retreats to the coast, where he must prepare to set sail on a mission. But Alex goes after her man, and sparks fly. Soon, Alex anticipates an offer of marriage and envisions a society wedding with all the trimmings. Alas, war gets in the way. When Jason returns to London, six months later, hoping to surprise Alex with a proposal, he’s the one in for a shock.

 

Book six: Fully plotted

A band of smugglers is doing a brisk business, and the local constable is missing in action. When Nautonnier Knight Dalton Randolph is sent to assist the local watch, he is frustrated by his inability to meet with the constable and his attraction to the constable’s daughter, Daphne Harcourt. Despite the charming facade of the constable’s home, and the lush rose gardens, all is not as quaint as it appears to be, and soon Dalton comes face to face with the harsh reality of her situation. Can the youngest and wildest member of the Brethren rise to the occasion and save the fair Daphne?

 

Book seven: Fully plotted

Sir Ross Logan is a powerful man determined to remain a bachelor until the end of his days. Elaine Prescott is determined to marry him. But before she can claim her man, Elaine will have to help him face the demons of his past and a dangerous enemy. In doing so, she will have to come to terms with her own fears. Can the timid young lady show the mysterious head of the Counterintelligence Corps how to love again?

 

Book eight: Under development

Blake Elliott is a stubborn, hot-tempered man of the sea used to getting his way. Lenore Spencer is the levelheaded eldest daughter of a war hero killed in battle. He is dispatched to bring Lenore and her younger sister back to England. When an unscrupulous guardian auctions Lenore in marriage to the highest bidder, she has no idea the winner is none other than her shipboard nemesis, the arrogant captain who taunted and teased her on the journey home. While Blake wonders if Lenore will ever truly love him, she leaves him at the altar, unknowingly jilting him in favor of himself.

 

Book nine: Under development

Damian Seymour is the last unmarried member of the original Brethren. Known as the voice of reason, he is a suave, yet reserved, man of the world. Lucilla Spencer is the wild younger sister of his closest friend’s wife. They are exact opposites, an aspect that fostered a lifelong friendship between two men. But will the tenuous balance work when a woman is involved?

 

Book ten: Under development

Lady Celia Devane is determined to marry for love. Lucien Wentworth is only interested in a marriage of convenience, one that will provide him an heir but won’t impinge on his other pursuits. He negotiates an amenable contract with her parents. But when Celia spurns his offer of marriage, Lucien finds himself courting not only her hand, but also her heart. And a war of wills ensues.

   
 
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