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          Margaret Lake

 
   
 
 

 

    I am the author of two historical fiction/romance novels set in 15th Century England during the Wars of the Roses (click here to find out more about this decades long fight for the throne)

 

Ariana's Pride is an historical fiction/romance set during the Wars of the Roses. The story commences shortly after the Battle of Barnet where Warwick The Kingmaker was killed and Edward IV has just taken his throne back from the mad king, Henry VI. This one decisive battle affected the lives and attitudes of Ariana and Jeremy as they set out on a dark and dangerous journey toward a destiny they could not have foreseen.

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Catherine and the Captain is an historical fiction/romance set during the controversial and turbulent reign of Richard III. Tied to the royal family by blood and by choice, Catherine is caught in a web of political and personal intrigue that threatens to consume her. Will she find the courage to break free from the destiny of a king or will she choose duty and honor over love?

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and two romance novelettes  

Of Love and War

July 4, 1943 – John Jameson is home from the war. The Fourth of July has always been his favorite holiday, but now he finds himself alone on the boardwalk in his New Jersey hometown. It seems like everyone he knew is either off to war or working in the factories producing the armaments of war. Along comes Julie to offer him a cold drink. Happy to have someone to spend the day with, especially one so young and beautiful, he accepts her invitation for a backyard picnic. He has no idea what is behind Julie's seemingly innocent invitation. He has no idea that the next few hours will force him to face what he has lost and find his heart at last.

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Only In My Dreams

Delia Cummings isn't dissatisfied with her life. She doesn't think she has a life to be dissatisfied with. She works in a bakery, decorating cakes and bagging up rolls and pastries. Her husband, Charlie, as often as not falls asleep in front of the TV. Her children are grown and married, with not even a hint of a grandchild to give her purpose. After nearly thirty years of marriage and little to show for it, Delia is tired; just plain tired. And it is only in her dreams that she begins to find a reason to go on living.

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Listen to Your Heart

    World War I - Lena Manning is barely 20 years old and already a war widow with a baby on the way. Her church takes care of her, gives her employment and wraps her in its secure world. When the bishop appoints a new pastor, a young, handsome widower, she is forced to seek other employment to avoid any hint of scandal.
    Her new job as social secretary to the wife of a wealthy New York banker thrusts her into a seductive world of money and privilege. When the son of the house pursues her, he awakens feelings she thought long dead.
    Can she survive his secrets or will fear send her running back to the security of her church and the pastor who waits for her there?

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A Walk in The Woods

This anthology contains previously published as well as never before published works.

A Walk In The Woods - Flash Fiction
In search of the perfect woman, Mathias the Wizard invents the most perfect spell ever made.

Sweet Savage Charity - A Novelette
In 1621 New England, a Puritan woman fights for her right to choose.

Grindel’s Tale - A Short Story
Grindel fights developers who would destroy the woods he protects.

Only In My Dreams - A Novelette
After 30 years of marriage, Delia can still dream, can’t she?

Sir Dragonbreath - A Short Story
Gwendolyn is a lonely witch, looking for love.

Of Love And War - A Novelette
It’s John v. Julie in this vintage battle of the sexes.

A Slice of Life - A Novella
Grace is 37, painfully shy, and she must overcome her fears to save her family restaurant.
 

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  Copyright 2010-2011 Margaret Lake