Graistan Series
ISBN 0-451-404386 Topaz Books February, 1994
Here it is! My very first book ever and winner of Romantic Times' 1994 Best First Historical award. It's presently out of print, but I have completely rewritten it (changing all the mistakes I made--urk), but I haven't gotten around to marketing it to anyone for reissue.
It really was my very first book--ever. The idea woke me up one night a bajillion years ago and I sat straight up saying "I have to write this book!" If only it hadn't taken me forever to learn how to write after that!
Here's a blurb to give you an idea of what it was that had me so excited:
Sent to a convent at seven and trained to be an abbess, Rowena of Benfield is forced from her nunnery to marry cold Rannulf FitzHenry, lord of Graistan. Left alone by Rannulf at Graistan Keep, Rowena shares the castle with Rannulf's deceased wife's pretty sister and his handsome younger brother, along with all their dark secrets. Rannulf FitzHenry has been a woman's fool once, an experience he's determined never to repeat. He wouldn't have married Rowena if not for her extensive properties, lands that meld well with his own. Now in his determination to protect his heart he blinds himself to the tide of treachery rising around him, not realizing that his only hope for survival lies in daring to trust, to cherish and to love unconditionally.
Enchanting...Vivid...Exciting!
--Susan Wiggs