Dark Before the Rising Sun
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The young man’s blue eyes were filled with the bright dreams of manhood, dreams encouraged by the captain and his lady who had welcomed him into their home so many years before and whose love was more precious to him than a sea chest filled with Spanish treasure.
Conny Brady glanced back at the man and woman whose daughter he held securely in his arms. He called out something to them, but his words were carried away on the winds. So he waited, knowing as he leaned against the sun-warmed stone dragons, that he had all the time in the world. The lively chanty he was whistling drifted upward toward the unfaded emerald, scarlet, and indigo banner flying high atop the solitary stone tower, the tower that continued to stand sentinel against time.
The moon had become a pale shadow without the dark before the rising sun. The sea continued to bind its spell upon the wild shore beneath Merdraco.
There was the sun and moon, the sea and Merdraco. Ever changing, yet forever constant.
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Moonstruck Madness
Book 1 in the Dominick Trilogy
by Laurie McBain
New York Times Bestselling Author
She’s one thing by day, something else altogether by night…
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With his inheritance at stake, Lucien, Duke of Camareigh, sets a trap for the Scottish beauty with the piercing violet eyes, never imagining what will happen when the trap is sprung…
“With entertaining characters, intriguing plots, and steamy romance, this novel will have the reader eagerly turning each page.” —Night Owl Reviews Top Pick, 4.5 Stars
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Chance the Winds of Fortune
Book 2 in the Dominick Trilogy
by Laurie McBain
New York Times Bestselling Author
Lady Rhea Claire, kidnapped and shipped to the colonies as an indentured servant, manages with wits and courage to escape…straight into the arms of a ruthless English pirate.
For all his worldly ways, Dante Leighton, Marquis of Jacqobi and captain of the Sea Dragon, never expected to discover his redemption and his greatest treasure within the amethyst eyes of a beautiful English refugee.
Praise for Laurie McBain:
“Lush and evocative” —Publishers Weekly
“Well crafted and wonderfully romantic.” —RT Book Reviews
“Ms. McBain’s flair for the romantic intermingled with suspense will keep the reader riveted to the story until the last page. Bravo!” —Affaire de Coeur
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About the Author
Winner of the Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Historical Romance, author Laurie McBain became a publishing phenomenon at age twenty-six with her first historical romance. She wrote seven romance novels during the 1970s and ’80s, all of which were bestsellers, and sold over 11 million copies. Laurie lives in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California.