Visiting Assistant Professor of History Elizabeth Rose

Book 2 - Legendary Bastards of the Crown Series Rook the Ruthless is one of the bastard triplets of the king. In vengeance against the father who ordered them killed as babies, he now lives in hiding in the catacombs, working with his small army and brother to raid the king. But when Lady Calliope stumbles into his lair with only kindness and light in her heart, he starts to question his dark ways. Can a ruthless man who lives amongst the dead be brought back to the light by a woman full of life before it's too late?

Ruthless Knight

Elizabeth Rose

Storm MacKeefe is the wild Highlander known as The Highland Storm. He wins his earnings in competitions as he travels the land. He is tricked into accepting a wager to find and bring back the leader of The Renegades, a small band of warriors hiding in the Highlands. Wren is a lady who has been blinded by an English marcher lord years ago in a battle with the Scots. She now leads a small misfit band of women warriors in retaliation to take back from the English what they've stolen from the Scots. When Storm's plan backfires and he is captured by Wren, he realizes he's met this woman years ago as she travelled with the English, and the night haunts him still. Will a Scottish warrior be brought to his knees by a woman who holds a power over him so strong, he forgets she is even blind? Or will her deception make him feel like the blind one instead?

Lady Renegade

Lord Corbett Blake is determined to bring honor back to his family name. King Edward III has told him he needs to marry, or lose his lands and title. Now he searches for the perfect lady. Devon has been raised in secret in the monastery, put there by the sorcerer, Orrick, 18 years ago before he disappeared. Now the black-hearted Lord of Steepleton has discovered her and is taking her to the castle as his servant. Deception and secrets are many within the walls of Blake Castle, but they can't hold a candle to the passion that stirs between Corbett and his servant, Devon - a woman who can destroy everything he is, with the power of just one kiss.

Lord of the Blade

Book 3 (A twisted, tangled, romantic retelling of the fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast.) Bonnibel of Breckenridge returns home after many years to marry a man she's never met. But she finds her father gone and the castle taken over by a man named Sir Stefan de Bar. He is a beast of a man with a scarred face who ends up keeping her prisoner in her own castle. Stefan de Bar is the eldest of seven siblings. Like his brothers before him, he ends up cursed by the old witch, Hecuba. Now he needs to find a woman to love who will love him in return or he will be consumed by the beast within him. Can two enemies see past outer appearances, look into each others soul and fall in love before the last petal falls?

(Beauty and the Beast)

Beast Lord

Ruby de Burgh is the first born of the four daughters of Earl Blackpool. They are all named after the stones in the hilt of daggers, bought by their late mother regarding a superstition. Ruby acts more like the son her father always wanted, and nothing like a lady. And she is not pleased to find out her father has promised Lord Sheffield his choice of one of his daughter's hands in marriage. Lord Nyle of Sheffield needs a wife so he can carry on his secret mission for the king. However, after losing three wives in a matter of months, he is sure their deaths were not accidents as it seemed, but rather that they were murdered. Now to catch the murderer that he believes is hiding inside his castle walls, he chooses a wife as bait who he knows can wield a sword and defend herself against any attacker. Will murder and mayhem place a wedge between an unconventional bride and the Lord of Death, or bring them closer together as emotions are brought to the surface? Find out in Ruby - Book 1 of the Daughters of the Dagger Series.

Ruby

English lord John Montague is a baron of the Cinque Ports and has been told by his king he needs to marry and produce an heir. While in France, John is hit by an arrow and thrown from his horse in the midst of a storm. He ends up dangling from a cliff with only one person who can help him -his angry ex-wife with a bow and arrows in her hand. Lady Celestine de Bar had married at a very young age, but when the Montague family accused her of being a witch, the marriage ended. So after fourteen years of living a life of hell, she's found her chance to finally change things. She discovers her ex-husband in France - still unmarried, and decides to take matters into her own hands. Can a man who measure his worth by the things he owns, find happiness with a woman of his past who can take everything from him?

The Baron's Destiny

Reed is the last of the king's bastard triplets to fall into one of Edward's traps. He vows never to pay fealty to the father who ordered the boys killed at birth. On one of his raids he comes across Maggie Gordon, his childhood sweetheart who he thought had died the night of Burnt Candlemas. While Reed embraces being a Scot even though he doesn't have a drop of Scottish blood in him, Maggie is acting like an Englishwoman instead. Maggie Gordon escaped Scotland with her baby brother the night King Edward III pillaged and burned her land. She witnessed the deaths of her family members and has vowed never to return to Scottish soil, wanting to leave her traumatic memories behind. But now Reed is back in her life and as children they promised to marry each other. But her problem is that she's betrothed to a rich English baron - and Reed is nothing but a bandit. Can feelings and memories be pushed aside so true love can shine through? Please visit http: //elizabethrosenovels.com to see more of Elizabeth's books.

Reckless Highlander

Book 1: Nicholas Vaughn is Lord of New Romney and also a Baron of the Cinque Ports. He directs a fleet of ships that service the king 15 days a year in exchange for special privileges from the Crown. When Muriel Draper causes havoc on his wharf, he realizes she is a spinster - a woman who spins wool for a living - from the town. Her late father has angered the Clothmaker's Guild and now Muriel and her brother have been excommunicated from the guild and also left with a debt to the baron that he insists Muriel repays. She can either give the baron her deceased mother's wedding ring - the only memory of her parents she has left - or she can live with him at his manor house and be his Personal Clothier to pay back the debt. Can a merchant's daughter and a Baron of the Cinque Ports find a safe harbor with the passion between them, or will title and status sink that ship before it's even sailed? Watch for The Baron's Bounty - Book 2, and The Baron's Destiny - Book 3 coming soon!

The Baron's Quest

Feared as a demon because of his two different colored eyes, Highlander, Onyx MacKeefe is known as a madman. While celebrating his birthday one cold night at a Lowland pub, he meets a bonnie Englishwoman who says she is searching for a murderer of the past. And when his own mother is suspected, things take a turn for the worse. Lady Loveday de Lacy, known as Lovelle, comes looking for a murderer and also her mother's Book of Hours that has been stolen. She is desperate to find it, needing the mystical charms at the back of the book. And when a rugged Highlander takes her captive in order to secure his mother's life, she oddly finds herself attracted to him. Can a proper Englishwoman and a Scottish madman find the strength and will to work together before impending doom overtakers them? (Onyx is the brother from the girls in the Daughters of the Dagger Series.)

Onyx

Garrett, Baron of the Cinque Ports has sworn allegiance to King Edward III to keep the channel safe from marauders. But while on a journey to Great Yarmouth he comes across the pirate ship that has been evading him. He boards their ship, but a storm at sea separates him from his men and leaves him stranded on the enemy ship. Echo is the daughter of the infamous pirate Captain Powell ap Llyr. She's been raised aboard the ship of cutthroat pirates, never living up to her father's expectations of wanting her to be the son he never had. When a handsome baron is stranded aboard their ship, she has the choice to help him escape or watch him die at the hands of her father. Love and honor clash as a nobleman and a pirate fall in love and face the most difficult challenge of their lives.

Lady of the Mist

Lady Abigail of Blackmore is being sent by her father to marry the vile Lord Shrewsbury in return for the release of her brother from the man's dungeon. When her traveling party is robbed on the road, she uses it as a distraction to escape and leave a life that no longer suits her. Madoc ap Powell has been raised as a peasant, and has learned to steal in order to survive. He is known for his disguises, and being a master of illusion. But when the Lady Abigail hunts him down to retrieve her stolen dagger, he finds he is not the only one looking to escape a life of doom. Two people, both looking to escape their futures and also find the answers of their past are drawn to each other. But it is bound to end badly when they are from two opposite realms of life.

Lord of Illusion

Lord Hugh de Bar, known as Wolf, has been cursed by a witch and shapeshifts into a wolf at night. He runs across the granddaughter of the man who he has vowed to kill, and she is alone at night in the woods with only her crossbow for protection. Lady Winifred (Red) Chaserton has defied her grandfather's orders, and left the castle in search of a secret door in the knoll she's seen in the woods. But after being stalked by a wolf, a dark lord named Hugh de Bar appears to protect her, but things aren't always as they seem. She is attracted to him, but fears him at the same time for reasons she doesn't understand. Will magical forces come between a lady and a wolf, or bring them together instead? And will the de Bar siblings find redemption from the dark magic that has cursed them and brought turmoil into their lives?

(Red Riding Hood)

Lady and the Wolf

Jetta FitzGerald is an American school teacher who comes to the jungles of Peru searching for her missing missionary brother. She hires her brother's friend, Conrado Nievez as her guide. Conrado has been raised from childhood by a jungle tribe after the death of his parents. The tribe thinks he is the boy of their prophecy, and calls him El Condor. Conrado can't bring himself to tell Jetta her brother is dead by a poisonous dart from his own blowgun, even tho he can't remember what happened. The jungle is a dangerous place and something . . . or someone is always hiding behind a tree waiting to strike out and kill.

The Pandora Curse

(Final book of the Tarnished Saints Series, but each book can be read alone) Thad Taylor is the youngest of the 12 Taylor brothers and the last one to collect his inheritance from his late father. But in order to do that, he needs to get married before the time runs out. He makes a promise to a dying man to marry the man's daughter - having already have dated Zoe back in high school. Zoe Fenton returns to Sweet Water after an accident years ago that took her sight. She has come at her father's invitation, but when she arrives she is greeted by her old boyfriend, Thad. He doesn't realize she is blind at first, and when he does, he overcompensates by using his inventions to try to help her. Can two lovers from the past move into the future together even though challenges are turning them against each other? This book also includes an epilogue that brings you up to date with all the Taylor brothers ten years later.

Taming Thad

Series Prequel: The Taylor Twelve. Sons of a preacher but far from saints. These men are nothing but trouble. Tarnished Saints' Christmas is an introduction to each of the twelve Taylor men when they were children. Told by the eldest son, Thomas, the author lets the reader into their lives one memorable Christmas. Each chapter is dedicated to one of the brothers to show the trouble they caused in their earlier days which carries into their present lives as well, therefore giving them the title of Tarnished Saints. See each of the twelve books which can stand on their own, but it is better to read them in order so as not to ruin any surprises.

(Series Prequel)

Tarnished Saints' Christmas

Sapphire de Burgh is one of four sisters named after the gems in daggers bought by their late mother in regards to a superstition. Sapphire has been betrothed to Lord Roe Sexton, a man she's never met. But when she goes to Rye to meet him, she's told he's dead, and she's married off to the vile baron instead. So she sneaks out in disguise each night, not only to get away from her abusive husband, but to find the meaning of true love, stopping at a pub along the way. Lord Roe Sexton returns from war overseas after having been away over a year. Victorious and celebrating their success, he stops with the soldiers at a pub looking for a drink, and a woman for the night. The one he chooses seems to be trying to tell him she's a lady, but he doesn't believe her since she's dressed like a whore. A mistaken identity turns into a night of passion that neither of them will ever forget. But when the truth comes out, things get complicated, and when Roe realizes wool smugglers are about, Sapphire's life is endangered and one wrong move could bring about disastrous results for both of them, in Sapphire - Book 2 of the Daughters of the Dagger Series.

Sapphire

(Prequel to the Legendary Bastards of the Crown Series) The Cursed Twin: Lady Annalyse Granville became cursed the day she was born the second twin. Feared by all because of superstition, she was sent away to be raised in an abbey. But now her sister is heavy with the king's bastard and she's been called to be at her twin's side during the birth. The Scotsman: Ross of Clan Douglas has a plan for revenge, as his hatred of the English king is strong. But the minute he kisses the beautiful angel named Annalyse under the mistletoe, his plans change forever. Should he be concerned that everyone calls the girl cursed and bad luck? And will he be able to carry out his plan of revenge when all he can think about is the girl he kissed under the kissing bough?

Series Prequel

Destiny's Kiss

Lord Asad, or Ace, as he prefers to be called, is captain of the Paradigm, an overseas trade ship. He is a risk-taker and determined to be the first man to hear the siren's song and live to tell about it. So he orders his crew to tie him to the mast while they hide below deck as the ship sails through Death's Door. To his surprise, he comes in contact with the siren. To his dismay, it's when her men are pillaging his ship. Ebba-Tyne is a siren and an elemental of the water. She is half human, half fae. Her power comes from water, but hot desert air can kill her. When a sailor comes thru Death's Door tied to the mast of his ship, she is intrigued. That is, until she notices he looks very similar to the sheik who caused the death of her father, took her mother, and killed most her men. Then he returns to collect what her men have stolen, and things heat up in more ways than one. Can a siren and a son of a sheik learn to look deeper within to accept themselves, and acknowledge the fact that enemies have fallen in love?

The Sheik and the Siren

Drake Pendragon saves Brynn from being sacrificed to Dracus, the dragon of Lornoon. He is shocked to see the dragon's fire has not harmed her, and realizes she must be the Lady o Fire that the villagers fear and call a witch. Brynn has faerie blood running through her veins, and while fire cannot harm her and gives her power, water weakens her and can destroy her. She is thrilled to have been saved by a heroic knight, until she awakens and realizes he has brought her to her late father's castle. Her savior turns into her captor. Can two feared people work together to destroy the dragon, or will they be stopped by their haunting pasts as they realize they really fear themselves?

Visiting Assistant Professor of History Elizabeth Rose

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