Dark Realm Review
All the terror that's
fit to print
The Night Side
Meet the beast of
Noltland Castle.
Do You Speak Cat?
I do. Join me June 2008.
For a Curious Affair.
Divine Fantasy?
Spend a divine night
with Ambrose Bierce.

Travel back in time and watch as history's footnotes come to life.

The Jacobite trilogy begins with Iona (in Scotland), Manon (in England) and Amarantha (Cornwall). Belle is a dark comedy of Regency England.

If you like Scottish ghosts you might also enjoy The Night Side and The Night Visitor.

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The Selkie Bride
Melanie Jackson, February 2010, Lovespell, 336 pp., ISBN: 0505528347

Widow Megan Culbin has inherited a cottage in Findloss, a cursed village in Scotland that was lost once in a terrible storm, buried in sand that killed everyone in it. But now it is returned to the light of day. The village is cursed in other ways and Megan's only chance at survival is to ally herself with the selkie king, Lachlan.

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The Night Side
Melanie Jackson, July 2009, Lovespell, 336 pp., ISBN: 0505528045

Colin Mortloch was a spy for Henry VIII and had seen many strange and violent things, especially since he had 'the sight' the ghosts of murdered men were happy to betray their killers. But Noltlund Castle held a mystery like no other, a Scottish hellhound called The Bokey, and a strange and lovely mistress who was every bit as adept as Colin when it came to matters of political intrigue.

RT BOOKreviews: "This excellent romance includes a nicely rendered gothic ambience" -- 4 stars

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Belle
Melanie Jackson, March 2002, Leisure, 305 pp., ISBN: 0-8439-4975-9

It should have been simple-- if scandalous-- for two lovers to run-away to Gretna Green. All they needed was to get on the highroad and head north. However, Fate had other plans. Belle and Stephan were going to Scotland via the less-traveled route, which included enraged former-fiance's, highwaymen, horse thieves, kidnappers, cattle reavers, homicidal innkeepers, and one stubborn Bow Street runner. Neither suspected the road to love could be so rough.

RT BOOKreviews: "--a delightful tale of young love."

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Amarantha
Melanie Jackson, August 2001, Leisure, 390 pp., ISBN: 0-8439-4900-7

For centuries Bodmin Moor has been the home to great mysteries. King Arthur, the Giants of Cornwall, and the Beast. Now it is the home of two star-crossed lovers who must outwit bloodthristy smugglers in an attempt to save the Jacobite cause.

The Romance Reader: "Intriguing... Ms. Jackson's descriptions of the Cornish countryside are downright seductive"

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Night Visitor
Melanie Jackson, March 2001, Lovespell, 368 pp., ISBN: 0-505-52423-6

Tafaline had heard the tale of the massacre and of the brave piper who had given his life in defense of Duntrune castle. But few saw his face in their sleep, nor heard his sweet voice. He had been slain so long ago, how was it possible that he now haunted her dreams? Were the fairy tales true that claimed a woman of MacLeod blood could save a man from death? Taffy knew there was naught to do but go to him... across time.

All About Romance: "I recommend this as a very strong romance, with time travel, history and magic."

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Manon
Melanie Jackson, July 2000, Leisure, 314 pp., ISBN: 0-8439-4737-3

Alone and barely ahead of the storm, Manon flees Scotland. The insurrection has failed, Bonnie Charlie's rebellion has been put down. Innocent of treason, yet sought by agents of the king, the Scots beauty dons the guise of a man and rides to London— and into the hands of the sexiest Sassanach she's ever seen. She has no time to dally with an English baronet. But she fears that despite her precautions, this rake may uncover her as no man but Manon.

RT BOOKreviews: "Manon is an an intriguing tale"

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Iona
Melanie Jackson, October 1999, Leisure, 312 pp., ISBN: 0-8439-4614-8

During the second Jacobite Rebellion when Scotland's clans system was under attack by both religious and political foes, in the death of one great culture and the birth of a new Scotland, Lona MacLean finds her soul mate in the enemy, Niall MacKay. They build a new life that allows for both love of an enemy and loyalty to one's clan.

RT BOOKreviews: "IONA is a fanciful tale of Scotlands tragic and colorful history."

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