The Other Side of Dusk
The Eilan Water Trilogy Book 1
by Cherime MacFarlane
Genre: Historical Romance
The Romans are already
there in force. The Antonine Wall stretches from the firth of Clyde to the
firth of Forth. While the Romans pursue conquest on a grand scale, the Scotti
are infiltrating Pictish territory slowly.
Ualan’s people are a mix of Pict and Scott. They face the Romans on one hand and the Picts on the other. Their hold is tenuous. Things take a terrible turn when Ualan’s someone kills his mother and sells him into slavery to a Roman woman.
She needs a stud, a young one who won’t challenge the master. Her life depends on producing an heir. Ualan hates her and all she stands for. Her plot backfires when an old soldier mentors the boy. He helps Ualan escape with their son. At home, his troubles are far from over. War with his Pictish kin looms, and the master seeks the child he declares is his, not Ualan’s.
Ualan’s people are a mix of Pict and Scott. They face the Romans on one hand and the Picts on the other. Their hold is tenuous. Things take a terrible turn when Ualan’s someone kills his mother and sells him into slavery to a Roman woman.
She needs a stud, a young one who won’t challenge the master. Her life depends on producing an heir. Ualan hates her and all she stands for. Her plot backfires when an old soldier mentors the boy. He helps Ualan escape with their son. At home, his troubles are far from over. War with his Pictish kin looms, and the master seeks the child he declares is his, not Ualan’s.
"A story of
kinship, hard men and a constant readiness to face conflict are key ingredients
in this superb story. The romantic interludes are painted with a deft hand and
given the story, I would credit the sexual scenes as ‘hot’, rather than ‘cozy
and heartwarming’.5 stars
NOTE: May contain triggers.
A Bard's Desire
The Eilan Water Trilogy
Book 2
A tale of the twilight
of the Roman Empire.
Aed’s dreams of Muirne fill his heart with yearning. She is his desire, all he hopes for. Sending the message alerted her father and uncle, but he and Muirne did not part as lovers. He thought to give her hope that he would return. Curse the land. Curse his kin, she is his heart’s wish.
Muirne believes Aed. Come spring, he will come. While she waits, Muirne must thwart her father and uncle’s plans and avoid her cousin. Grainne’s seduction of Aed should have earned her a slit throat. Muirne must wait on Aed. All hinges on his ability to evade his uncle and cousins, snatch Muirne and avoid Grainne.
Ualan agreed to go with the bard on a raid to take the woman from her kin. The two young men set off in a skin boat for Eire. They need a band of warriors and have only themselves and a determined woman who waits in Eire.
Aed’s dreams of Muirne fill his heart with yearning. She is his desire, all he hopes for. Sending the message alerted her father and uncle, but he and Muirne did not part as lovers. He thought to give her hope that he would return. Curse the land. Curse his kin, she is his heart’s wish.
Muirne believes Aed. Come spring, he will come. While she waits, Muirne must thwart her father and uncle’s plans and avoid her cousin. Grainne’s seduction of Aed should have earned her a slit throat. Muirne must wait on Aed. All hinges on his ability to evade his uncle and cousins, snatch Muirne and avoid Grainne.
Ualan agreed to go with the bard on a raid to take the woman from her kin. The two young men set off in a skin boat for Eire. They need a band of warriors and have only themselves and a determined woman who waits in Eire.
A Wanderer's
Dream
The Eilan Water
Trilogy
Book 3
She is a prisoner here,
but still in the north, far from the fat trader her father would have bargained
her away to. Since she manipulated Aed into bringing her along, she cannot
complain. Things are not as bad as they could be for Grainne until Ualan takes
steps to keep her from his father. Insisting she become the Roman’s woman,
Ualan forces them together against all advice.
Roman by citizenship, Berber by birth, smith by choice, Aghilas has exchanged one master for another. Ualan gave him no choice. Die or submit, he became Ualan’s man. Forced to take Grainne as his woman, Aghilas is angry and frustrated.
The Picts of Corda are an ever-present threat. Torcuil, chief of the mixed band of Scotti and Pict fears all-out war. While he spirits away more settlers from Eire, Ualan is in charge of Eilan Water. The chief of the small band hopes more warriors will equate with victory. Two smiths should help increase the weapons of war for they will need them.
Roman by citizenship, Berber by birth, smith by choice, Aghilas has exchanged one master for another. Ualan gave him no choice. Die or submit, he became Ualan’s man. Forced to take Grainne as his woman, Aghilas is angry and frustrated.
The Picts of Corda are an ever-present threat. Torcuil, chief of the mixed band of Scotti and Pict fears all-out war. While he spirits away more settlers from Eire, Ualan is in charge of Eilan Water. The chief of the small band hopes more warriors will equate with victory. Two smiths should help increase the weapons of war for they will need them.
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I took charge.
Love is a
quirky thing. Women in Alaska still have the upper hand with more men
here than women. However, as the saying goes, ‘there are lots of
goods, but the goods are odd’. When selecting a man in
Alaska, approach with caution. Years ago, I decided I’d had enough
and told my husband of twenty years we were done. For a couple of
years, I’d been watching the mechanic across the road. A good
friend, each time I checked none of the local females had the brains
to grab the guy.
Six years younger than him, I gave
it a lot of consideration before making my move. Logic said he would
get some young girl who wouldn’t appreciate him at all if I didn’t
step in. I discussed what would happen with my teenagers. They
planned to stay with Dad and finish school but assured me they would
be okay with my leaving.
My marriage done, I walked across
the road and into his shop. I told him I was all his, what was he
going to do with me? We didn’t get far from his bed for close to a
week. And we had twenty fantastic years together before he died. I
should have walked across the road a lot faster than I did. The man
was the love of my life.
As a reporter for the
Copper Valley Views, Cherime MacFarlane received a letter of commendation from
the Copper River Native Association for fair and balanced reporting. She was
part of the Amazon Best Selling in Anthologies and Holidays, Fantasy
Anthologies, Short Stories, and Mystery. The Other Side of Dusk, historical
romance, was a finalist in the McGrath house awards of 2017.
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