Five Golden Rings and a Diamond

When Niamh Murphy finds out that she will be married soon, at the behest of her powerful father, she hightails it to find her own pathway. Her journey is interrupted by a stumble that almost costs her life itself with a bonus and a man. Life becomes a wild dream of romantic notions with a future of bliss... She believes that she must have been a rich dancer, which is far from the truth.Captured by tribal people, she returns to her former life and marries a man she does not love or even know for a small price.Her determined nature rises against the injustice of a drunken and abusive man, taking with her precious possessions that only she and her sister know of. Hunted by the Garda, Niamh is driven to Cork where she sees a fine ship bound for the Big Apple.Without failing, her courage takes her away for a short stint that ends up in a prison cell.A beauty and innocence driven young curate decides to connect with this seemingly innocent creature and does the dirty on her.Will the pressures of the Irish culture and the powerful clergy win her heart or destroy her life and steer her into a future that she would never have chosen?Filled with dramatic scenes of Ireland's best places, extraordinary ordinary folk that help or hinder, a clatter of language and a sneak peek into the hidden Shelta language from McAllister's almanac of 1934. The Tinkers had a unique language and some is captured by our protagonist and her clan. This is also very funny and Henry S could barely turn its pages because of tears running down his face.

When Niamh Murphy arrives in Maryborough Sugar Cane farming area, she finds the going hot. As her secret pregnancy is discovered and she finds herself falling for a dangerous man, she also discovers that her mentor, Father John is hiding a family secret. Fearing dismissal, Niamh tries to find her way to Bundaberg with her young son, James, but finds refuge in an unexpected place.As her life goes from danger to business, she uncovers her artistic talents, aided by Barbara, who becomes her close friend. Just when everything seems as if peace has arrived, the worst nightmare of her life emerges and her little girl, Nicole, is in mortal danger. Another exciting adventure awaits you reader as our protagonist unravels her heart's mysteries, her suitor's hidden sins, her mentor's terrible secret and faces the worst loss her heart can imagine. As she draws strength from her inner being, she manages to move forward and allow fate to take a subtle twist to lead her into a new phase. Will love be offered to her again, and will she be able to accept it and find peace and that soul mate she craves?My dear friend Anne wants another sequel to this, so maybe there will be more... I recently purchased new Photoshop Software, Elements 2021 and a second-hand Cintiq (Wacom). The picture on my profile is the first picture completed using these software products.I had unpublished this version of Runaway Princesses because of Kindle Unlimited rules (publish with Amazon only for 90 days and renew etc). I have now finished this process for the moment.It is very difficult for Indie authors to nagitate through all the pros and cons of different publishers online. We are buffeted from Billy to Jack, as the saying goes.Whilst I was creating the above picture (from scratch) I was disappointed to find my Elements Photoshop software crashing continually. It was another hurdle to overcome as an Indie Author who also creates her own book covers. I truly love to create my book covers and sometimes I have a book cover idea way before I have even begun to write the story nowadays. It must be the magic of creation and seeing the shapes and form evolving from simply scratching away with my Intuos pro pen. It is magical for me.I have also been trying to format the digital edition so that it displays correctly in EPub products, Kindle, and other places. Unfortunately these products have not cooperated together over the years, making life a little more disturbing for Indie digital artists.I hope it is a better product now to enjoy. As an Indie author and graphic artist, I do all this just for you, dear reader and those I call my followers. Thank you. MarieYou can find out more about my ideology on my webpage: https://www.runawayprincesses.com/contactOn a flight from Abu Dhabi to Manchester recently, I was asked by one of the attendants "How are you so intelligent?"[We had enjoyed a short chat during the landing process (near exits).]I replied, "I am old!", and laughed. With my 70th birthday pending, it was the first answer that came to my head. However, it was a bit of a shock to hear someone asking me such a thing as a stranger perceiving me as "so intelligent!"When we consider our lives, experiences, opportunities and setbacks, and take time out to ponder our way forward, we must see that our lives are a living organism shaping from day to day, adding and subtracting items of interest and value, to bring about the sum total of our comprehended being.Looking back over my long existence, I have learned a lot, and possibly forgotten more than I have retained. After all, our brain is a...