American Folklore

An Illustrated Science Fantasy Novel THE WORLD WAS DIVIDED... Literally. A wall of light shielded one half of the world of Alona from the threat of the other half, protecting a civilization that was over five thousand years old. THE MAGIC WAS DIVIDED... And made stronger by that division. Within the shield of light, the magics of light and air grew stronger than the magics of water and earth. And women, the wielders of these magics, came into power. Theirs was the Age of Light. THE SHIELD IS DYING... And the threat that has been held at bay for five thousand years looms over the land of ...

Book Two of the Ava'Lonan Herstories (An Illustrated Novel) The world was divided... As were the magics of Light, Air, Water and Earth. Light and Air were the magics of women, and women ruled Ava'Lona, Queens of their Tribes. And all Tribes were ruled by the High Queen. The race was on... To find the Heir to the High Throne before enemies of the Realm of Ava’Lona capture her, to further their own ends. Hunters, on two legs and four, hound not just the Heir, but her rescuers as well. The pace was grueling... No place was safe, no rest was to be had on the bare plains or in the wild jungles...

"SECRETS AND LIES by Marilyn Clay is a terrific book. Four young women come from England on a Bride Ship to marry colonists and help settle the New World. Strangers to one another, each girl brings a secret. After surviving the trip across the sea, they find life in the Jamestown colony is not what they dreamed. SECRETS AND LIES is like stepping through a doorway into history. Ms. Clay has done an incredible amount of research into the period, how it would look and smell and feel if you were truly in 1620s Jamestown. The romances are sweet and touching and made me sigh in pure happiness. ...

The original, full accounting of a rebellion in the Heart of Dixie.

A maverick, unionist district in the heart of the Old South? A notorious county that seceded from the Confederacy? This is how Jones County, Mississippi, is known in myth and legend. Since 1864 the legend has persisted. Differing versions give the name of this new nation as Republic of Jones, Jones County Confederacy, and Free State of Jones. Over the years this story has captured the imaginations of many.

Shanahan's Stone is a tale about greed, vengeance, redemption, and love. So much history and mythology has become misinterpreted and altered over the years. Although modern day depictions describe leprechauns as little men dressed in green who hoard pots of gold, ancient Irish folklore depicted them quite differently. Shanahan's Stone breaks from these cliches and many other contemporary Irish stereotypes. It weaves an imaginative and unique story steeped in colorful Irish folklore.