Darnalay Castle

What harm could one night of pleasure do? Cybil Bythesea is imprisoned in a marriage that ended ten years ago. That's when she fled the cruelty of her husband, Lord Falstone, and took refuge at her father's estate in Northumberland. Since then, her family's money has kept the villain at bay, and she's been able to pursue her creative passion-writing. But freedom, true freedom, has been beyond her grasp. Except for her clandestine liaisons with Will. Will Chisolm is haunted by the past, the tragedy of his family's eviction from their ancestral Highland farm, then his own foolish descent into political radicalism. Even now that he's gained wealth and respectability as the manager of a set of spinning mills in Glasgow, he's burdened with more responsibility and guilt than anyone knows. But there's something about Cybil-a lightness, a kinship that, at least temporarily, makes all Will's troubles fade away. It's a dangerous game. Cybil is his employer's sister, the wife of his political enemy and for the last four years, his lover. She's also with child. Will's child. And their world, their lives, will never be the same. "...an achingly beautiful world of love, desperation, intrigue, a reckoning with the past, and a twisty, emotional journey. I loved it from start to finish and continue to think about it days later in the best possible ways." - Reader review A Radical Affair is the first book in the Darnalay Castle Series, although all of the books in the series can be read as standalones. It contains strong language and several spicy open-door scenes.

A tale of resilience and redemption. Caitlin Blackwell's life has been shaped by the whims of men-the cruel landlord who evicted her family when she was a child; the dirty grinders who bought her favors in the alleyways of Cork; and the uncaring husband who was forced upon her when she arrived as a convict in Australia twenty years ago. But at last, she's a widow. She's inherited a farm of her own, and she's determined to seize control of her destiny. There's only one thing stopping her from becoming the prosperous, independent woman she's always dreamed she could be: she's illiterate. Enter Michael Dunn, a man haunted with guilt. After six months of hell and hard labor at Moreton Bay penal colony-for a crime he should have known better than to commit-he's more than haunted. He's broken. Empty. A shell of a man. But somehow, he's given another chance. A glimmer of hope in an unexpected assignment to teach an Irish widow to read. As Caitlin and Michael's new life blooms amidst the vast Australian landscape, they uncover a secret that threatens to snatch away everything they hold dear. Can they face the demons of their pasts and embrace an uncertain future? "...one of the best redemption stories I've ever read. I loved it." - Reader review