Anne Manning believes she was a Texan in a previous life. Most of her books are set in her beloved Texas, where she has lived with her family since 1999. Her household also includes three persnickety cats and a ferret named Arturo.
Anne was a finalist in 1998 in Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart contest and saw that novel, Presidential Liaison, published the next year to critical acclaim. Other works by Anne Manning are Rustler's Bride, Ripples (finalist in 2001 for the EPPIE for Best Paranormal Romance), Bloodlines, and The Raven's Lady, which won the 2000 EPPIE for Best Paranormal Romance.
The complex plot is believable, as are the battle scenes, the moments of doubt, the complications, and the characters.... The research the author did to produce this marvelous tale had to have been incredible, and to blend it seamlessly into such an incredible love story only shows what a great and skilled spinner to tales Ms. Manning is. This book (disk) stays on my Keeper Shelf and I intend to recommend it every chance I get. So, grab THE RAVEN'S LADY and enjoy. It's a great read.
Very Highly Recommended
Patricia White, Under the Covers
It suited half-Cherokee, half-Scot pirate Hal Merritt to abduct and murder the wife of his enemy for her part in her husband’s crimes. But instead of a knowing accomplice, he finds an innocent young countess, not yet awakened to her sensuality.
Elspeth, Countess Greymere, had hoped her arranged marriage would be a comfortable one, but experienced only brutality at her husband’s hands. She finds an unlikely protector in the man sent to kill her.
Aboard his pirate ship, Hal shows Elspeth the adventure of the sea and the greater adventure of love, but they are pursued by Elspeth’s slave-trading husband who will stop at nothing to get her and her fortune back.
Texas in 1873 is no place for a woman alone, especially a beautiful, unattached woman with clear title to a prime piece of cattle land. It’s also no place for a man with a price on his head, seeking justice for an unspeakable crime, as well as his own redemption.
When Martha MacLannon meets Jake Bowman, she recognizes him as the man she’s waited for all her life, but his offer to help her save her ranch for a cut of the profits doesn’t sound like the offer of a man who means to stay. Jake yearns for Martha’s healing love, but knows his mission in Travis County will likely cost him his own life.
Jake’s past comes back with a vengence, placing them both in danger. Can Jake save Martha and the life they hope to build together?
Annabelle Tinker is shocked to learn her sister has been committed to the mental ward, but has to agree with the doctor that it's not quite normal to believe your boyfriend has been abducted by aliens. Then the boyfriend's handsome brother shows up asking questions, and Annabelle knows something strange is going on.
Gaelen Riley has to find his brother before matters go from bad to disastrous. It's against fairy law to fall in love with a non-fairy, which is exactly what his brother has done. To save him, Gaelen uses every fae power at his disposal. But he didn't count on Annabelle getting in the way … or falling in love….
