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Unpublished work Dangerous Reflections -- a paranormal romance In "Dangerous Reflections," psychologist Martie Harris makes a deathbed promise to Gran that she will try to save "Doctor Uncle's" life, no matter what. The problem is, the mysterious man who was her grandmother's childhood protector died nearly a hundred years ago. After a vision leads her to a carved box containing a magic wand, Martie pieces together more clues. She discovers she can travel through mirrors into the past and realizes she might be able to honor her grandmother's last request. She journeys to Edwardian London intent on saving the life of the man with the unusual double title.Doctor Uncle turns out to be a powerful sorcerer, and tells Martie she is descended from an ancient bloodline of wizards. He joins her in solving the mystery of her great grandmother's occult murder and unraveling a rival wizard's plot to resurrect the dead. As the psychic connection between her and the man she has promised to save grows stronger, Martie and Doctor Uncle are united in the ancient alchemical rite of coniunctio. Through the power of their love, an angelic host aids them in their fight against evil. "Dangerous Reflections" runs approximately 100,000 words and is the first in a planned three-book series. With each subsequent book, Martie learns about her magical heritage while gaining greater control over her powers, aiding her in the fight against the forces of darkness. Rings of Passage -- a time travel
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With a diary containing clues to her own mysterious past, once belonging to the father she barely knew, and a copy of Shakespeare's play, "Richard III," Anise must learn to survive in a medieval world devoid of modern conveniences. While posing as the Lady Wynford, a guest in the royal household, she tries to uncover the secret of the ring and a way back to her own time. Instead, she finds herself drawn into the political intrigue surrounding the struggle between the Lancastrian and the Yorkist dynasties over England's crown. As Anise and Richard fall in love, the Welsh wizard Owain Glendower conspires with the King's enemies to cast Anise as a traitor, at the same time conjuring ancient magic to thwart the King and put the Lancastrian claimant, Welshman Henry Tudor, on England's throne. As the moment of the Richard's death approaches in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses, Anise must find a way to defeat the political and supernatural forces seeking to destroy him, and rewrite the events of history so she can be with the man she loves.
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