Janet's Booklist
"The Stonecutter's Daughter"
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A Pocket Books Release
August 2005
ISBN: 0-743-48400-2
Dorset 1838. The evening after a violent storm, a taciturn stonecutter prowling the Portland coast in search of plunder finds himself in possession of the most priceless treasure of all: a crying, hungry baby girl strapped securely in her cradle has miraculously survived the battering on the waves. The child blossoms into a beautiful young woman, blissfully ignorant of the extraordinary truth about her origins. But Joanna Rushmore's happy childhood is about to come to a shattering end. For the past cannot be kept hidden forever, and the secret of her birth is destined to catapult her into a future she could never have dreamed of, causing untold heartache, an impossible dilemma, and - finally - a passionate love.
"Amaranth Moon"
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A Severn House Release
June 2005
ISBN: 0-727-86248-0
Geneva Tibbetson’s association with the Earl of Ashby goes back to her childhood, when he gave her a pendant with a blue stone, and told her that if she looked through it and the landscape turned the colour of amaranth then anything she wished would come true.
However, as the impoverished niece of the Reverend James Batterby, she spends most of her time looking after her eight much-loved male cousins, and she hasn’t seen the earl, whose uninhabited house the boys spend much of their time playing in, for years.
Having been dissatisfied with his life for some time, Sorle Ashby returns to the country to find a wife, and catches the boys and Geneva in the house. Mistaking Geneva for a felon, her injures her, but things take a turn for the better, when, charmed by Geneva’s beauty and forthright nature, the earl offers her employment as his social secretary.
Soon, however, the pendant he gifted her so many years ago lands her in serious trouble, and Geneva must struggle with the judgement of local society before than can come to terms with their feelings.
"A Handful of Ashes"
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A Pocket Books Release
September 2004
ISBN: 0-743-48401-0
After an unhappy period apart, Francis and Siana Matheson have settled into a loving marital relationship in their comfortable Dorset home. Siana's only sorrow is that so far she has been unable to bear her husband another child. Francis however is content to be a father to his grown-up daughters and his young son, Bryn, born while he was overseas.
But Siana is hiding a secret. Although she hates keeping something from her husband, the need to protect all concerned has left her with no choice. She must keep quiet and live with the guilt of her deceit.
No one can keep the truth hidden forever - and when Siana's shocking secret bursts into the open, there will be tragic and far-reaching consequences for the close-knit Matheson family.