Janet Lane

Etti is given an appalling choice--leave Rafa, her new-found love, and wed some stranger the marriage counsel chooses for her--or be exiled by her tribe. What's a defiant, young Gypsy woman to do? "Lane does a superb job creating layers to the Gypsy culture ... a must-have for fans of the series...". Library JournalWhen her father, chief of the Gypsies died, headstrong Etti lost her status, but none of her spirit. She's the first woman to race her horse in Marseilles. She survives attacks by her drunken brothers, the very men who should have protected her, and she's turned the head of Rafa, a delicious Gitano Gypsy from Spain with a tantalizing sense of adventure and breathtaking passion. She dares to break all the rules to pursue Rafa--and the exciting life she craves. It will not be an easy journey. The sheltered daughter of an esteemed Gypsy tribal chief, Etti's prestige crumbles after her parents' untimely death, and she is left an orphan and outcast. Sprightly and free-spirited, Etti has struggled to meet the behavioral demands and limitations of women in this time of travel and discovery, but failed. The men in her tribe find her habits odd. As the tribe travels through the pristine Provence countryside for its annual marriage meeting, Etti is the least desired bride. She fears that the all-male council will match her to a man from another tribe. Then Rafa arrives and sparks a passion in her that surpasses the nightly tribal bonfires. The feeling is mutual. Unwilling to sacrifice his dreams for horse breeding, he has chosen not to wed-until he realizes that, in addition to the heart-stopping passion they share, he and Etti also share the same level of enthusiasm and commitment to horses. Their romance splits the tribe, endangers her life and inspires Etti to fight for her own future. Etti's Intended is set in fifteenth century England and France during the so-called Gypsy Honeymoon Period, when Gypsies were welcomed, their travels even financed by the nobility in the western European countries in which they traveled.

"Political intrigue with a hard-won romance along for the ride. Recommended for fans of star-crossed lovers." --Library Journal ReviewShe takes a breath-taking gamble with high heart stakes They're on opposite sides of the War of the Roses, but she falls for a handsome nobleman in spite of it, and her friends dare her to use her charms to flip his loyalties. She has no idea he's in charge of explosives. "A freshly imagined setting filled with intrigue and passion--loved it " --USA Today Bestselling Author, Cassie Miles Master bridge builder Lord Penry is a traitor, committed to destroying Joya's beloved queen so York can rule. Joya, like her family, is deeply committed to keeping King Henry VI on the throne. They're both right, both wrong, both lost in the heat of unbridled passion and growing uncertainties. It's a dance of imperiled love amid the War of the Roses, and time is running out to reveal their true loyalties. Crimson Secret is set during the War of the Roses. Margaret of Anjou, one of the strongest, most fascinating of England's queens, holds the reins of power firmly in her French-born hands. The country is bleeding from the turmoil caused by a king suffering from unpredictable bouts of insanity, and the Duke of York, who strives to take the throne and restore order. During England's staggering number of battles and wars, transportation played a strategic part in determining which man would emerge victorious and claim the throne. Many battles were fought near and on bridges. Crimson Secret is a story of one of them. Part 4 in the international award-winning, #1 Amazon Bestselling series.

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