Princess Victoria’s heart is aching. She’s lost her beloved Fritz, and she’s still smarting from what happened during the Golden Jubilee. She’s felt so much pain and heartache that she’s no longer sure as to what is up and what is down. Part of her wants to give up. To just let go of anything and everything. In her mind, she doesn’t have much to live for despite the fact that most of her family still surrounds her.
All that changes, however, when her beloved niece turns up with a startling announcement. Unexpected murders have been committed in England, and the royal household has been implicated. For the most, part anyway. If they’re to succeed in wiping the stain from the monarchy’s name, Victoria knows she’ll need to find it within herself to travel there to see what’s truly going on. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s hard to be a man. To be responsible, and own up to your mistakes. It’s harder still living by the seat of your pants each and every day. Seeing the day spread out before you, knowing you’ve no choice but to do what you have to do. To stick by your guns, and live a life you’re not sure you want to live.
Frank Braden has done what he loves best – pilot airplanes in order to make a living. A veteran of Vietnam, flying has always been a part of what he’s known. There’s nothing more soothing than coasting through the air, watching the clouds go by as you transport people to their current destinations. For him, it’s a dream come true.
Branded a fallen woman, Lexi Hamilton has had to deal with quite a bit in so short a time. Thrown into the Hole, she knows it’s a place she may never get out of. Death is a certainty there, most especially now that she’s been branded with the sign of the mighty sin, Lust. Deep inside, she knows she never committed the sin she’s been blamed for. She’s innocent in every way possible, though she has no way of proving it.
Never does a day go by when Claire doesn’t forget about the circumstances that have brought her to where she is now. As the daughter of a murdered curandera, she’s the last of her line. Her mother’s secrets are embedded in her blood, and it’s up to her to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Sadly, the events of the past are something she doesn’t want to repeat. In her mind, she sees what happened so long ago each and every day. She has a hard time in letting it all go. To her, doing so would mean that she’d forget about her mother, and that she cannot do. 
Dissatisfied with the life she leads, Veronica flits from place to place without caring about the consequences of her actions. She dives head-first into tumultuous relationships, thinking they’ll assuage her of the guilt she feels inside. Sadly, nothing she seems to do fils the void inside of herself. Deep inside, she knows she needs to atone for her sins. Unfortunately, doing so isn’t something she’s keen on doing anytime soon.
