Slipping into eighth-century Scotland during a seizure, Maggie, tormented by the death of her daughter, finds love with the brother of the king whose daughter could be her own daughter's double, and must choose between staying in the past or returning to the present.

James has spent the last 800 years alone, never finding love until the day he met Claire and fell instantly for her. Claire does not know what to think about James. He is kind, handsome, and very mysterious. She, being a history professor, finds his knowledge of the past fascinating. She does not know this knowledge is so accurate because he lived during the times they discussed. Before her departure home, she finds herself falling deeply in love with James. Vanessa, Jamess ex-lover from the 17th century, has vowed that if he will not be with her, he will not be with anyone. James, therefore, begins to fear for Claires life. He brings Claire to stay at his home with him. Putting together clues, she figures out he is a vampire. She accepts him for what he is. In an act of hatred, Vanessa attempts to have Claire murdered. As she lies dying in Jamess arms, he must make a decision. Does he let the only woman that has ever loved him die or change her into a vampire to live for eternity with him? Claire begins her life with James, yet she knows Vanessas threat still looms. Vanessa will stop at nothing until Claire is dead. Will she ignore the continued threats or will she fight for her new life?

Wounded on the battle fi eld and left for dead, James awakens 3 days later to fi nd that his life has changed forever. Now a vampire, he fi nds that he can exist only at night and must drink blood to survive. For 5 centuries, he wanders alone until he meets Vanessa and they fall in love. Ten years of happiness follows until one day, James fi nds that Vanessa has betrayed him by breaking the very code he lives by. Heartbroken and shattered, he leaves her. She vows that he shall be with no other woman but her. Are her threats true? Must he live forever alone and afraid to love again?

She’s hounded from every side by treacherous elements and foes, but her greatest enemy lies within. In the mountains near France, the medieval Princess Elyce is being forced to marry, thus forming an alliance that will enrich her father but enslave her kingdom. Instead, she chooses to feign her death and flee to Prague to beg King Wenceslaus to help save her people. In England, the young knight Sir Gerard has a vision from God instructing him to help Elyce on her quest. When he arrives to find she has been near death for days, he manages to revive her. However, thinking the stranger was trying to kiss her, the princess immediately distrusts him. But her desperate situation forces her to accept his aid. Pursued by her enemy’s guards over mountainous terrain, they must also battle the deadly winter elements. Her greatest challenge may be to overcome the voices of disapproval and accusation from her childhood. Will her emotions lead her into her true identity, or will they undermine her ability to work with Gerard and to save her people, who desperately need her help? In this dazzling and romantic story, New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson takes the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale to satisfying new heights. “When it comes to happily-ever-afters, Melanie Dickerson is the undisputed queen.” —Julie Lessman, award-winning author Sweet historical medieval romance Part of the Dericott series: Book 1: Court of Swans; Book 2: Castle of Refuge; Book 3: Veil of Winter; Book 4: Fortress of Snow Book length: 85,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs

In four stories about special weddings, readers find out what happens when a Scottish nobleman awakens in a bridal shop, a con man is freed from prison with a wedding proposal, a time machine journey transports characters to Regency England, and a Celtic warrior claims to be the long-lost betrothed of a museum curator.

Dr. Jin Tsay’s revelation entices the military with a potential to uncover and disarm any covert threats. The government that funded the engineer’s classified project orders Tsay’s death, so they can solely and secretly possess his alluring technological consummation: VEIL Veil proves to be the purest, deepest form of espionage and anti-terrorism by endowing humankind with the ability to experience life through another person. Dr. Tsay's technology offers submersion into another’s mind; Veil provides a direct perception of their immediate thoughts, emotions, memories, and the rush of their most intimate senses. If it ever escapes the military’s relentlessly selfish grip, Veil swears to permanently alter the psychosocial, sexual, political, economic, and religious landscapes of our lives. Veil promises to usher in our ultimately unifying evolution: the New Veil World. Retribution for Dr. Jin Tsay’s assassination comes in the form of his widow, who races to deliver Veil unto the world and share it freely, before those who ordered her husband’s murder can exploit it. Wielding the inescapable force of Veil, Suren Tsay seeks to inflict justice upon all those responsible for her husband’s demise, culminating in an unforgiving, brutal, obsessive hunt for the elusive killer of the father of the New Veil World: the Great Jin Tsay. Taking Veil beyond limits Jin himself could’ve imagined, the revered Widow Tsay vows to get her revenge at any cost. Suren Tsay soon realizes she too must inhabit the world created by her husband’s invention and her own bloodlust. Suren must learn to live in the New Veil World. She must also fight to liberate it.