Steward

DOMAINE DELAFAIRE is the first volume of THE STEWARD series. Folklore and fantasy enmesh with physics and forensics. Ellen Doyle must accept two facts. Firstly, she is named the secret heir to the Stewardship of the hidden Grand Portal to the Multiverse, which unfortunately doesn't come with instructions. Secondly, and even more unsettling, many of the creatures of myth and folklore are real, some of whom hide in plain sight. Strange things happen to Ellen and those around her. People get hurt, go missing, and some die. Local authorities investigate, but are frustrated at the scarcity of evidence. An earnest young detective is smitten with Ellen, an unanticipated and potentially dangerous distraction that can compromise the integrity of a number of baffling cases. Sometimes hard lessons must be learned. After all, it's not wise to tempt fate.

REALMS OF POSSIBILITY is the second volume in THE STEWARD series. Folklore and fantasy enmesh with physics and forensics. Stacy, once missing through the Grand Portal, is back. Ellen must reconcile what happened. After all, no one knew what to expect delving into the Realm of Shadow. What secrets do the other accessible realms hold? What is expected, or more ominously, required of Ellen as the Steward of the Grand Portal? A pair of unexplained homicides at a casino and clues about a cartel's clandestine drug scheme link to Papa George, the feared New Orleans underworld crime lord. But, he's nowhere to be found . . . or is he? Perhaps nowhere is the key . . .

The conspiracy is fraying; Lady Diere's carefully hidden agenda is in jeopardy. Padraic is far more than he appears. The cartel moves tactically against Papa George. Millie and Stacy gone missing? Despite all this, Ellen must deal with the Council, its inherent political intrigue, and the Dark Elf, Lady Diere, whose seething animosity and dark ambition fester unabated.