Historical – CIRCLE OF ORIGIN

A Path of Blades

This life is a path of blades. Will you grasp the hilt or face the point?

Ingvar Darelle is an honour-bound soldier, a knight tasked with defending his country whenever he is called to battle. Violence and war provide no glory for Ingvar, who only wants to be at home on his rural estate.

His hopes for peace are shattered and his life is thrown into turmoil as secrets are revealed and plots are hatched. Beset on all sides and running out of allies, how will Ingvar’s friendships and family cope with the forces that try to tear them apart?

How will he even survive?

Which path will he choose?

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Homes

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In this follow up to Journeys, Sarah finds her way through life after learning the truth about her parents’ past. She learns she has a half brother and befriends him quickly. Together, they sharpen her drawing skills and his building skills. When a neighbor’s house burns down, she sees her opportunity to put her passion to good use, building homes for those in need. She travels to new places and learns different cultures as she helps others while discovering herself.

Colt finds himself in a similar position again, searching for someone without so much as a name. He finds a love he never thought he would have again in Wendy, a lighthouse keeper, the spitting image of Winnie. Sarah’s family grows and changes as they overcome tragedy and heartache once again.

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Journeys

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Winnie was always a hopeful child, full of imagination and wild dreams. When she falls pregnant at a young age, she unexpectedly leaves town with the father of the child, Billy. After a long journey across the country, Winnie finds herself alone and with child in a strange new land. After a while she meets Colt, the handsome fisherman who owns the docks, and he quickly takes on the role of surrogate father to baby Sarah. Almost six years later,

Colt and Sarah find themselves taking the long journey back to Winnie’s hometown. They see strange and wonderful things as they cross the country to find Sarah’s grandmother.

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Aurora and the Guardian

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Landing the promotion means Dr Vesper can move to Schadesborough and get the cat she’s always wanted, but her plans are abruptly put on hold by an old patient file and a call for help from an unexpected source.

Unable to let it be, she is whisked into the thick of it and has to decide what’s truly important to her and whether she has the courage to pursue what she’d once given up on.

Dive back into the weird and fantastical world of the Catnap Ramblers to find out how the story ends and whether it’s even possible to tie off all the loose ends before we finally figure out what it takes for Vincent to get some sleep!

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Rhys and the Voiceless

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Rhys doesn’t believe in ghosts. He inherits a building in the city of Schadesborough and selects a couple of tenants to live there with him. One of them sets up a pharmacy downstairs, the other paints in the attic. Turns out the old tenant never left.

What? Who? Why?

While the mystery unfurls, the trio are forced to face their fears and deal with their past issues resurfacing.

Did I say a trio? Let’s throw a fourth one in, stir the pot, add a measure of pesky, complicated feelings, close the lid and let it simmer through a gruesome detour to the farthest reaches of rugged Arctic wilderness.

And yes, Vincent will also be in this awkward middle book of the Catnap Ramblers trilogy. As well as the cat. Let’s not forget the cat.

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Cassie’s Blessings

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The legacy continues in the sequel, “Cassie’s Blessings,” as newlywed Cassie embraces the challenges of ranch life, diligently preparing her home for winter and the arrival of her first child. Lifelong bonds form as Cassie shares in the joys and sorrows of her friends and family as each chart their own course. Amidst exhilarating roundups, intertwined weddings, and budding enterprises, Cassie bears witnesses to blossoming love, loyal friends, supportive neighbors, and unyielding family ties, on the vast plains of Wyoming.

In the heart of Cheyenne, unity prevails as loved ones come together during unforeseen trials, revealing that love’s flame can ignite at any age in the rugged Wild West. With her pregnancy drawing to a close, Cassie’s mettle is tested when she confronts her deepest fear. In this journey she discovers that love, compassion, and forgiveness, bestow unforeseen blessings that surpass her wildest imagination.

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The District Detectives

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“There’s been a murder.”…

Those four words are bad enough, but when the craftiest of the three mob bosses utters them in the District Detective office, they carry a whole new kind of weight..

Olivia Wainwright and Dallas Stowe are always prepared for the unexpected, but this announcement has them wondering what to do with the information given to them, and speculating why Razor would bring it to their attention…and in person.

A dead pharmacist, a crazy, spur-of-the-moment science experiment on a gut feeling and the detectives are whisked off into the wild world of prescription booze during the Prohibition. A few more deaths by cyanide and the detectives are finally hot on the heels of what’s going on around Big Town.

Someone is trying to horn in on Razor’s moonshine business and nothing good will come from that. Can Olli and Dallas get to the bottom of who’s behind the bid for Big Town’s taste for moonshine before a full-fledged booze war comes to Big Town?

Pick up the exciting third installment of The District Detective Series!

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Vincent and the Cat

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On the Arctic island of Whitskersey, the icy winter darkness chips away at Vincent’s mental health. With no more ferries running for the year, he is stuck battling the eerie voices and the feverish paranoia amidst the seemingly never-ending polar night.

Is he plagued by his usual delusions or is there really someone out to get him? When everyone’s a suspect, can his trusty feline companion save the day by peeing on his biscuits?

Venture to the cat-shaped continent of Furuyan in this Nordic-infused gaslamp fantasy adventure to find out what Vincent needs to do to sleep at night.

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Baysnatch

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“Boss, we have a problem…”

It’s never good when a party gets interrupted by those five words.

Olivia Wainwright, Big Town’s District Detective, has a target on her back. Not from her own doing, but simply because of something Alan did before she even worked at Wainwright Detective Agency. Not used to being followed everywhere, Olli has to try to adjust to her constant body guards while she tries to track down a heavily insulted professional kidnapper.

Dallas Stowe, Olli’s new partner, fresh off their first case together, has to figure out how to navigate Olli’s reactions to what’s happening. Playing catch up, trying to smooth feathers and make Olli feel less smothered is already a full time job.

It was already difficult to track a high-dollar kidnapper with a vendetta—and a head start—but when worst fears are confirmed and Olli disappears off the street, Dallas’ job gets a whole lot harder.

A taunting phone call, daffodils everywhere, bias cut dresses and locked rooms.
A shadow watching every move.
An old enemy bent on revenge, no matter the cost.
A revival of a long-past partnership.
When a reservation can’t be missed, enemies become unlikely friends.

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Fairy Tale Junction

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1920s. A young woman sits in a padded room. Her blank stare unsettles everyone who sees her. A Rolls Royce Silver Ghost parks in front of the asylum. A strange man inquires about her, and soon Lilith is out.

But is she on her way to freedom or a worse kind of imprisonment?

The car brings her to a large, isolated mansion that she has never been to before. There, she will try to battle her nightmares, recapture her memories, and hope to rebuild some dreams. The strange man seems to hold the keys to all three.

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