Dhariya: Prelude to a Dark Legacy : Based on the Personal Journals and Writings of Lady Dhariya - 1692 - 1722

Can a dream come true also be your worst nightmare? Can the love of your life be both life enhancing and life threatening at once? Indeed they can-at least this proves to be the case for the heroine of 'Dhariya Prelude To A Dark Legacy'. In this gothic tale of love, betrayal and murder, set in 1700's Scotland within the walls of an old castle-a beautiful young woman falls prey to a compelling stranger. She comes to know him as a man of secrets, of dark hidden passions, who unlocks her sensuality and teaches her the full meaning of desire. She senses danger in him yet doesn't understand how fearing him thrills and excites her, filling her with a longing she's never known before-drawing her deeper and deeper into his darkness. He in turn, finds that by capturing the untouched reaches of her heart, his own has stirred to life, which poses a far more dangerous threat to them both. This castle holds a great many secrets. Suddenly things begin to change and strange occurrences start happening all around her. Then as shocking truths unfurl, she discovers that death awaits her within the shadows. However, is the ultimate deceit to be found in the arms of her lover or in learning the accidents that killed her family members had been purposely dealt by a malevolent hand? She does not know the answer; all she's certain of is that she has now become the killer's final target.

Writing is my passion, it is as essential to my life as breathing. I write the type of stories that I most want to read by combining the old world gothic feel of such classics favorites as Jayne Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Rebecca with the strong elements of sensuality in popular modern fiction, and my years of philosophy study, fascination with British/European history, as well as my love of romance and poetry. Interweaving these threads together I feel I offer a uniquely refreshing voice for today’s readers-by creating a vivid sensually evocative world of the past with multifaceted characters that grow and evolve as they face the trials of their lives-characters that feel deeply and love passionately-within a world of light and shadows-of choices and consequences