[MargaretLake]

My first novel, Ariana's Pride, begins after the historic Battle of Barnet where Edward IV took the throne back from Henry IV. Ariana's Pride is available for Kindle and paperback from Amazon and other e-book formats at allromanceebooks.com.

It started with a battle for the throne in a place she never heard of. Before Ariana knew what happened, the outcome ripped her life apart. Alone, she ran from those who destroyed her home. Her only hope was to make her way to the elderly baron her father had chosen for her. But there was no way to reach him on her own; no one to turn to.

One of her father’s grooms finds her unconscious and shivering with fever. Jeremy has no desire to help this proud, arrogant noblewoman. Even though she had scorned him earlier, he cannon leave her to die. He nurses her back to health, only to find himself scorned once again. He will help her to get to the baron and leave her behind to seek his own fortune.

They both know that they have started on a dark and dangerous journey. What they do not know is that the darkest of dangers will come from their own passions.

Jeremy holds the secret that will make this once proud beauty his, but he wants Ariana to love him for himself.

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My latest novel is Catherine and the Captain just launched this week. It begins with the death of Edward IV and spans the reign of Richard III. Lots more history in this one since Richard III's reign was very eventful, to say the least. For the moment, the book is only available in Kindle format from Amazon. The paperback will be available in a couple of weeks and should be available in other e-book formats soon.

The King is dead; Long live the King

Catherine Neville has o idea what these events will mean to her. Though of the nobility herself, she lives under the thumb of her cousin, the Duchess of Gloucester. Until Captain Kyle Fallon reminds her that she once led a very different life. She fears him as the man who shattered her secure world so many years ago, but is her memory of those events playing her false?

Captain Fallon does not recognize her as the young girl who changed the course of his life. All he sees is a beautiful woman ensnared by the tyranny of the weak. All he wants is to show Catherine that she doesn't have to give in to her demanding cousin. He didn't count on being ensnared himself by her kind and caring nature.

When the Duchess becomes Queen, Catherine is drawn into a web of political and personal intrigue. Can Fallon rescue Catherin in time? Or will she throw herself into danger by choosing duty and honor over love.