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Betrayed by her mother, 18-year-old Kenana is sold into marriage to the elderly Prince Jubal of Mesopotamia. Dutiful Kenana determines to make the best of the situation, honoring her wedding vows and fulfilling her wifely responsibilities to the elderly prince. However, she cannot help but wish for what might have been - especially when her strikingly handsome Guardian Angel, Malluch, returns to her life in a very corporeal form, serving as no small distraction.

Prequel to the Daughters of the Dagger series

Mirabelle de Burgh is desperate to give her husband an heir. She's heard of the superstition that to buy a jeweled dagger from a blind old hag would ensure her of conceiving a child. One child for each dagger bought.

The old hag she hunts down has many jeweled daggers, but Mirabelle has limited coins and wants many children. Her greed gets her in trouble and she finds herself in a predicament which causes many circumstances in her life to change.

Four jeweled daggers and four daughters, each with a story, and a surprise later in life that none of them would ever suspect, in Daughters of the Dagger.

Betrayed by her father and sold as payment of a Roman tax debt to fight in Londinium's arena, gladiatrix-slave Rhyddes feels like a wild beast in a gilded cage. Celtic warrior blood flows in her veins, but Roman masters own her body. She clings to her vow that no man shall claim her soul, though Marcus Calpurnius Aquila, son of the Roman governor, makes her yearn for a love she believes impossible. Groomed to follow in his father's footsteps and trapped in a politically advantageous betrothal, Aquila prefers the purity of combat on the amphitheater sands to imperial politics.

After years spent living with her mother and oppressive grandfather in Athens, Ariadne runs away to her father's home in Corinth, only to discover the perilous secret that destroyed his marriage: Though a Greek of high birth, Galenos is the infamous thief who has been robbing the city's corrupt of their ill-gotten gains. Desperate to keep him safe, Ariadne risks her good name, her freedom, and the love of the man she adores to become her father's apprentice.

Werden die Germanen endlich siegen? Erfolgreich betreibt der machthungrige Präfekt Sejanus seine Ränkespiele in Germanien: Die alte Zwietracht unter den Germanenstämmen lebt wieder auf und die Krieger rüsten zum Kampf. Auch im Cheruskerstamm selbst herrscht Uneinigkeit und nur ein starker Anführer vermag den freien Germanen zum Sieg verhelfen. Doch Herzog Arminius, der Anführer der Cherusker, soll ermordet worden sein. Seine Leiche wurde allerdings nie gefunden und sein Blutsbruder Thorag bezweifelt diesen Tod. Wenn Arminius aber wirklich tot ist, wer soll die Cherukserkrieger dann vereinen und in die letzte Schlacht führen?

Ein Berserker treibt sein Unwesen gegen die Cherusker. Eine römische Flotte gerät auf dem Rhein in einen Hinterhalt der Germanen. Dem Gaufürst Thorag gelingt es, zwei wertvolle Gefangene zu nehmen, darunter Drusus, den Sohn von Kaiser Tiberius. Damit will Thorag seine Frau Auja und Thusnelda, die Frau seines Blutsbruders Arminius, aus römischer Geiselhaft befreien. Doch das Blatt wendet sich und bald sieht sich Thorag selbst als Gefangener von Drusus und Sejanus wieder.

In AD 1282, James de Wolfe, the endearing and gentle brother, is killed in Wales as the Welsh rebel against Henry III...or was he? Five years later, tales of a Welsh warrior known as Blaidd Cryf, or Blayth the Strong, are making way to English ears along the Welsh Marches. A Welsh warrior who can somehow read the minds of the English armies is rising to power among the last princes of Wales. Rumors come from Wales that Blayth the Strong is none other than James de Wolfe. 

Winner of the Golden Heart Award for historical romance, Jeannie Lin’s Butterfly Swords combines riveting period detail and thrilling action for a romantic adventure set during China’s Tang dynasty. Princess Ai Li, fleeing from an undesirable marriage, enlists the aid of warrior Ryam, and love soon begins to blossom.

Anna Padula embarks on her third trip to Europe along with her brother Rocco. They have longed to revisit their father's home country of Italy to fully explore its rich heritage and hopefully feel his spirit. While visiting the Roman ruins, Anna begins to feel strange sensations whenever she is near any of the ancient structures, especially the Pantheon and the temples on Palatine Hill.

Can a rugged Highlander love a lass whose secrets threaten to ruin his one chance at redemption? And will a woman who has fallen in love with her captor be able to betray him if necessary? 

1332 A.D. - As the premier commander for Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, when he commandeered the throne from a young Edward III, Sir Mathias de Reyne is the type of knight that all men aspire to be: fair, powerful, intelligent, and bold. Men on both sides of the Mortimer/Edward lines respect and admire de Reyne for his outstanding character, including Dragonblade himself, Tate de Lara.

The daughter of a pagan priestess believes Noah's prophecy - especially when she discovers the horrifying secret behind her city's primary export. Belief in the One God is dangerous in Cainlan, a city founded on the worship of the god Cain. But when Eliana meets the son of a religious fanatic she is drawn to Shem's caring manner and deep faith. She believes his assertion that the One God will wipe the earth clean of the corruption that fills it.

A speculative backstory for two of the best-known figures in Western literature: Mary and Joseph. 

In the big-sky country of Montana, the past doesn't always stay buried. Circumstances have a way of forcing secrets into the open, sometimes bringing hearts together in unlikely ways, and sometimes tearing them apart. Dear Lady is Book One in the Coming to America series about women who come to America to start new lives.

In ancient Egypt, a woman might be king - but the price she paid would bind her soul for eternity. Hatshepsut, the Great Royal Wife, is bound in marriage to her brother, Thutmose, whom she despises. When the king dies while his son is yet a child, Hatshepsut raises herself from queen regent to ruling king. And all the while, the royal heir, the son of the concubine, watches and waits.

In den Romanen von Jörg Kastner wird die Zeit des Cheruskers Arminius und der berühmten Schlacht, in der er die Legionen des Varus vernichtete, wieder lebendig. Im Mittelpunkt steht Thorag der Cherusker, der gemeinsam mit seinem Waffenbruder Arminius das Land der freien Germanen vor den Römern zu beschützen versucht. Von den Urwäldern Germaniens bis zu den römischen Stützpunkten am Rhein, von den sieben Hügeln Roms bis zur reichen Hafenstadt Ravenna entfaltet sich das dramatische Geschehen, in dem eine längst vergangene Zeit mitsamt ihren Bräuchen und Ansichten detailliert geschildert wird.

Die Heilerin Leah hasst Jotham, den Mann, für den ihr Vater sie bestimmt hat. Und sie liebt David, den jungen Kämpfer und Schriftgelehrten. Leahs Weigerung, Jotham zu heiraten, stürzt ihre Familie ins Unglück. Wie soll sie diese Schuld tilgen? Von David lernt sie das Geheimnis einer neuen Schrift. Vor dem Thron der großen Pharaonenkönigin Hatschepsut muss sie dieses Geheimnis einsetzen, denn nur damit kann sie Davids Leben retten - und ihre Liebe.

1264 A.D. - Davyss de Winter is the champion for King Henry III, a powerful and arrogant man that descends from a long line of powerful knights. He is also a much-sought after man and has had more than his share of female admirers, including a besotted baron's daughter who bore him bastard twins.

He wasn't looking for love. He only wanted to prove he was worthy of being a king's son. Adventurer Theseus had dreamed of meeting his father, King Aegeus. As Theseus journeys to Athens, he meets his match in strength along the way. But is it the will of a beautiful young princess that puts this strong young man finally at his mercy? Or will he be able to conquer the princess's heart? She had settled for a life of unhappiness and believed a man who would love her for herself was only in her dreams. Princess Ari has followed her father's dictates all her life.

AD 1380. The great-grandson of the legendary William de Wolfe is not as his family had hoped; although a man of legendary skill and strength like his great-grandfather, Gates de Wolfe is something of a legendary rake as well. A man with an eye for women, he has left a string of broken hearts all across England and rumors of at least two bastards, possibly more. But Gates is also a man of humor, charm, and great charisma, making it difficult for women to resist him and making it even more difficult for men to despise him, because he is such a likable character.