Embarking on a religious quest for redemption after serving many years on the battlefield, warrior monk Mangan finds his journey taking a different and dangerous path when he encounters an exotic Gypsy woman who has just witnessed the murder of her parents. Original.

The four Cares children make things lively for themselves and the neighbors.

Ronan was a legend among men... and the last thing he needed was a troublesome woman. Yet this fierce Irish warrior took a deathbed oath to protect a chieftain's rebellious daughter. Triona was a hellion of a woman...who would let no man rule her. Raised in the ways of a warrior, she defied Ronan's every command. So he planned to marry her off, to be rid of the wild lass forever. But in the heat of battle--enflamed by her passionate spirit--Ronan decided he wanted this beautiful, impossible woman for himself!

This time, Murphy tells the ripsnorting tale of young Sarah, the Wild Angel of the Sierras. Sarah's parents were murdered, and she, only four years old, was left for dead in the wild mountains. But Sarah was rescued by a wolf who had lost her cubs, and accepted into the pack. There, against all odds, she thrived. Part Mowgli of the Jungle Books, part Tarzan of the Apes, Sarah's story is a delightful adventure for all ages. When she is not writing science fiction, Pat Murphy writes for the Exploratorium, San Francisco's museum of science, art, and human perception. Pat Murphy's second novel, The Falling Woman, won the Nebula for best novel published in 1987. Her most recent previous novel is There and Back Again.

'This -' his voice was laboured as he caressed the girl's reddened buttocks' - is why I've stayed. I try to punish her. You can see how I've tried to punish her! But it only makes her more excited. 'But don't judge me!' the vicar called out, his voice wavering with the effort. 'Don't judge me unless you've suffered the same temptations yourself.' Stories of pagan orgies lead a journalist to a remote Scottish village. What White finds there goes beyond his darkest fantasies. Discovering an ancient cult whose women debase themselves for their bestial lovers, he is soon bewitched by an exotic dancer called Miriam and May, the wild girl of the woods who must be trained and tamed. And when White discovers their shameful secret, he must choose between them and their puritan enemies : designers of the most exquisite tortures.

Jenny's little brother Davy is very ill and her mother says that no one will be able to keep him alive. But Jenny thinks that as long as she watches over Davy, nothing can happen. An emotionally charged story about a young girl's courageous stand, and the uncertainty and beauty of life.