Story telling was always part of me growing up. My mother was particularly good at telling sweet stories. Many of the seeds to the stories that I have been harvesting, especially those set in the past, came from her. Even now, I can hear her sweet voice in my head. To Nwamuka, I dedicate these stories.

In California, shortly after Confederation, generations of two powerful dynasties loved and died for the land as children were born, grew into adults, intermarried, rebelled and formed new links to the California dynasties.

Alexander Drumming, the Marquis of Warrick, is no saint. Descended from a long line of rakes, he has vowed to stop dallying with the fairer sex. But now he needs a woman-an extraordinary woman to tame his wildcat of a daughter. Intelligent, spirited Mary Callaghan is the perfect nursemaid for the child, but one look at her bedroom eyes and luscious lips and Alexander is tempted to seduce one last woman. For Mary, masquerading as a nanny and enticing the master of the house is all in a day's work-until stolen kisses and passionate caresses distract her from her perilous game. Soon two people who know the risk of mixing danger and desire find themselves on the brink of a shocking scandal, and Alexander is about to discover what happens when he lets an enemy into his house...and his heart.

Jacqueline received the gift of poetry at the age of 45. In the spring of 2009 a traveling missionary prayed for a gal in the front row to receive the gift of poetry. Speaking under her breath, Jacqueline said, " I receive it". Two weeks later she had a dream in which God spoke to her and said she was to write a book of 240 poems. She labored over her first book for over a year and finally got it to the publishers. To this date Jacqueline has written a total of 3 books to be on the market soon. Love's Sweet Journey Winds of Change Crossing Over Jacki's heart's desire is for her poetry to be uplifting and comforting to all.

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