Buchanan Saga

Authors:Elizabeth D. Michaels (Anita Stansfield) Premise: The year is 1777. As the brooding mists of war settle over a stark American battlefield, Captain Ritcherd Buchanan yearns for his native England-and for Kyrah Payne, the woman he loves. Wounded and disheartened, he eventually returns home, only to have Kyrah torn cruelly away from him and deported for a crime she didn't commit. Desperate to bring her home, he joins a band of privateers and finds himself embracing the American patriot cause-a cause he'd once sworn to defeat. Alone in a country at war, Kyrah becomes a victim of the breach between her own impoverished circumstances and the aristocratic upbringing of the man she loves. They had been best friends and confidants for more than half her life, but now she wonders if Ritcherd will ever be able to find her-or if he'll even try. And she fears that the chasm between their worlds can never be bridged.

It was a long and tortuous journey, but Ritcherd and Kyrah Buchanan have finally settled into an idyllic marriage and are living their dream as lord and lady of Buckley manor. Nothing, it seems, can mar their happiness. But the peace is shattered by a sudden family tragedy that will change their lives forever. While Ritcherd battles through intense grief and fury that threatens to rip their family apart, old demons from his past resurface, and a treason investigation threatens to send both Ritcherd and Garrett to the gallows. The brothers must somehow outwit their accusers, even as Ritcherd struggles to find himself again and heal wounds both recent and long past. His life-and his marriage-hangs in the balance.

After the tragic events in England, Captain Garret Wentworth is glad to be back on the sea, leading his merchant ship, the Phoenix-though that joy is paled when a member of his crew is killed under mysterious circumstances. Garret takes it upon himself to travel to America and visit the man's daughter to deliver the unfortunate news. Brandy Ashton instantly takes Garret's breath away, but he just as quickly learns that her heart is already taken by another. Resigned to bachelorhood, Garret strives to ignore his feelings for this beautiful, courageous, and good-hearted woman. But after a series of break ins and an attempt on Brandy's life, Garret takes her under his wing and fights to protect her from a danger she doesn't understand. As the two grow closer, Brandy struggles between her loyalty to her original love and the blossoming warmth she feels in Garret's presence. In a fierce battle between good and evil, Garret and those he loves struggle to overcome the darkness of their pasts and avoid losing everything to a single catastrophic moment. Garret has spent years searching for his soul mate. Now that he's found her, he will do anything to protect her, even if it means giving his life.