History, romance and magic united.

Welcome friends, readers and dreamers. My characters are yours to become and my stories yours to live. I invite you to drown within times long forgotten and fly high above the imagination to places caught within the yellowed pages of antique books. I dare you to then leave behind what man recorded and travel back further, deeper. For now I give you Scotland's magic. A magic forged of warriors and wizardry. But magic transgressed time and touched multiple cultures. Come with me and revisit the ethereal romances that spanned the centuries.

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Well, this is a busy year for my medieval Mac'Lomain Chieftains. They're all busy falling in love with women scattered across the centuries! The King's Druidess, is a short story that sets the stage for the Mac'Lomain novel trilogy. Based in fifth century Ireland, it will paint the magical picture of how it all began. Then it's on to thirteenth century Scotland and colonial period New Hampshire in Fate's Monolith. Once you reach Destiny's Denial you'll continue on with the medieval Mac'Lomains but travel this time to present day New Hampshire. When alas you've made it to Sylvan Mist, the grand finale, you’ll travel not only to two different time periods, but three! It’s time to re-visit all of those characters you’ve come to know and love in not only colonial and present day New Hampshire, but medieval Scotland.

Big News! I’m one of the writers in a wonderful new series called Song of the Muses. Take a moment and learn more by clicking on Muse Anthology!


The King's Druidess (Short story lead-in to Scottish Trilogy) is available Now for purchase through www.thewildrosepress.com. Also available at Fictionwise, Coffee Time Romance and All Romance eBooks

Chiomara Ruadh, Druidess of Ulster, will not be swayed from prophecy. If the Gods of Ireland request that she couple with the king, so be it. If it is also their wish that he marry another woman, who is Chiomara, a simple Druid, to stand in their way?

Erc Breac, king of the Dal'Raida, can only think of Chiomara. Her beauty is surreal and the tales that follow her across the land unsurpassed. But that is not enough when faced with the obligations of a king. His people must come first. His future wife and queen, Macha, must come first. Yet, fate is a slippery thing. Will Erc risk the whole of his kingdom for what lays in his heart? Read an excerpt...

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Fate's Monolith (Book 1 in Scottish Trilogy) is available Now for purchase through www.thewildrosepress.com. Also available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon, Coffee Time Romance and Fictionwise

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Arianna Broun, a Scottish born colonial American has been haunted by the reoccurring dream of a phantom Scottish warrior. Her infatuation with the dream intensifies until All Hallows' Eve, when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. After several bizarre encounters she runs to her safe haven deep in the woods. When dawn comes too early, Arianna is eager to go home. But fate has other plans.

Laird Iain Mac'Lomain has long awaited the arrival of his promised bride. She claims to not be the woman intended for him but she fits the description given him of her, all fire and defiance. That defiance will end up costing them everything and rips them apart. However, a Scottish Chieftain with magic at his disposal is capable of most anything. Will he hold Arianna in his arms again or is she lost to him forever? Only time will tell. Read an excerpt...
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Destiny's Denial (Book 2 in Scottish Trilogy) is available Now for purchase through www.thewildrosepress.com. Also available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

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Caitlin Seavey relives the same nightmare every night for three years. Then one day, the dream seeps into reality when an ethereal Scotsman visits. Horrified, she confides in her grandmother who then gives her a two hundred year old novel titled Fate's Monolith. It tells the tale of her distant relative's journey to medieval Scotland and can only be a myth. When Caitlin discovers a family heirloom in the attic she soon learns the book is based on truth.

Chieftain Ferchar Mac'Lomain found what he was looking for. Caitlin. He should have left her alone. For to bring her to Cowal will spell disaster-a foreseen threat to himself, his clan, and Caitlin. As a visionary, it's his obligation to protect her. As a man, he's determined to ignore his heart. Can he thwart his destiny? Or will he forever be a slave to the gods of old. Read an excerpt...
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Sylvan Mist (Book 3 in Scottish Trilogy) will be available June 18, 2010 through www.thewildrosepress.com

Coira O'Donnell refuses to acknowledge the Scotsman haunting her. Why should she? She carries no magic and she's newly engaged. Well aware of the mysterious tie between the medieval Mac'Lomains and her mother's clan, the Brouns, Coira will have no part of it. She much prefers a proper English gentleman to a barbarian living six hundred years in the past. However, as one whirlwind day will prove, she has little choice in the matter.

Chieftain William Mac'Lomain did not call her back, yet she arrives. Coira is not the woman meant for him. Or is she? Her arrival marks the start of a highland war unlike any Scotland has witnessed before, one born of magic. Soon, he finds himself in a tangled web of duty, loyalty and unexpected love. A love so unattainable and powerful it may cost him the war; and his heart. Read an excerpt...

Highland Muse is available Now for purchase through www.thewildrosepress.com

Melpomene, muse of Tragedy, has loved before, but not like this. Not so thoroughly it blinds her, tears her from her path, her obligation to mankind. A warrior of Scotland, one she watched grow from a boy to a man, claims her heart with his self-sacrifice, courage. She’ll not let him perish, die defending another. Stepping in, defying fate, defying her father, Zeus, Melpomene risks all.

Rowan Stewart, of the royal house, is immersed within a whirlwind of disbelief, struggling to understand the woman responsible for his odd outcome, his misplaced life. But promises were made, destiny yet sealed, and Ares, God of War, seeks him. Caught within a vortex of Scottish politics, Greek Gods, and newfound desire, Rowan and Melpomene are doomed to separate, wallow in eternal despair. Will love surpass? Give them each other? Or will tragedy reign without its muse and rip them apart forever? Read an excerpt...

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Song of the Muses is available Now for purchase through www.thewildrosepress.com. Also available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

When the muse of writing, Calliope, challenges Zeus to end her immortal existence, she faces the reality of death in Hades. Only Jake Genoese, an archaeologist's soul, can outwit Zeus's Harpies and help her find new purpose. Far more is at stake when both realize they are no more than pawns for ANCIENT MUSINGS.

Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, risks everything to save Rowan Stewart’s life. Devoted to Scotland in life and the God of War in death, Rowan struggles to understand her undying devotion to him. Can a melodramatic Grecian Goddess and a resolute Scotsman truly love one another? Find out in HIGHLAND MUSE.

Hades, Zeus, Hestia and the chaos of a forgotten memory, Eutrepe hurries to fulfill her quest to unlock the buried words to complete Ceris' unfinished song. Their bond forged the night she's almost killed, Ceris must venture to the underworld to save her and bring them both into DESTINY'S LIGHT.

Darkest Memory will be available March 24, 2010 through www.thewildrosepress.com

Calah Arlington lands a career-making interview with billionaire club owner, Gabriel Knight. His dark looks and mysterious nature captivate her. However, looks can be deceiving. Now bizarre things are happening to her. She hears his seductive voice when he hasn't spoken. She's become forgetful and worries when she's unable to remember her own actions. Could the truth behind the strange occurrences be deadly?

Vampire, Gabriel Knight would have waited a thousand centuries for Calah Arlington to return. A stormy night brings her to him. He should've remained a secret — to protect her. Fate has other plans. Making contact under the pretension of an interview, he lures her to his estate to keep her safe from the enemy. However, he underestimates his dark desire for her. Now who will keep her safe from him? Read an excerpt...


This web site is dedicated to Rita Calvi, a woman who always understood that magic was a simple thing.