Destiny Fair

The lovely, lonely child named Destiny, grows up a drudge in a poor parsonage, until aged fifteen, she discovers that she is the daughter of the Earl of Destermere, and the richest heiress in Queen Anne?s England! Stephen Godwin, the Earl?s secretary, traces her to Bath and carries her off to Richmond where she is caught up in the social whirl. But the Countess, her beautiful and unscrupulous stepmother, resents her coming. She plans to marry Destiny to her own brother, the depraved, sadistic Baron who is out to gain control of Destiny?s fortune. As Destiny rises from kitchen drudge to social beauty, will her fate be love or misery?

Katie is plagued with dreams and visions she can't understand. It's not until her dad goes missing and she enters the spirit realm to find him that the pieces start to fall into place. A reaping of souls has begun, and Semonic, the ruler of Dylonia, will stop at nothing until every soul belongs to the darkness. While the souls of men rally to defeat him, Katie must decide whether her soul can accept her destiny-and whether her heart can survive the two men sworn to protect her. Only the Destiny Maker knows if she will lose her life and possibly her heart.

Destiny Moretti is, by all standards, a lucky woman. Born into a family who possesses both great wealth and power, she is loved and has the world at her feet. She knows how to get what she wants from life, and many consider her to be blessed. But what Destiny desires most is to be able to spend her life with the man she loves. If only she had been allowed to marry him. On Thanksgiving Day in 1941, the Moretti and Rossi families gather to share a splendid holiday feast. Snow dances outside, but inside, even the crackling fire cannot banish the chill from Destinys peace of mind. Terrible things are just out of sight; she just knows it. Destiny promises herself that she will not allow her growing anxiety to consume her joy on this festive night. Out of love and respect for her parents, she vows to make a sincere effort to be happy. But in the pit of her stomach, fear of the darkest magnitude has settled in. She has also recently learned the reasons behind her fathers lifelong despair. If she can find the strength to perform one simple but gigantic deed, she will have the power to resolve his problem. Destiny must now make some big decisions. Will she find the strength to change her own fate? Can she do the unthinkable and leave her wealthy husband? And what will happen if she gambles with her own heart?

I held my daughter's lofeless body in my arms for two agonizing days. I buried her with my own hands and a few days later witnesses the most incredible miracle. God brought her back as He did his son. This is one of the many miracles I have experienced in my life. You will learn why, in 1979, I kidnapped my 24 month old daughter from her uncaring and wanton mother in Greece. We came to this country illegally and became fugitives chased by the FBI in a place where we did not speak the language. We were surrounded by strangers, mostly mean and hypocritical, and only a few genuinely good. We lived in cemeteries, under bridges and ate out of trash cans to survive.

Through pain comes pleasure... From the betrayal of her ex-boyfriend Richard, the constant drama from her so called "best friend" Ebony and the recent lost of her parents - Destiny Shaw needed a drastic change in her life. Subsequently, she decide to move from California to Atlanta, Ga. With her new found peace, she soon discovers that all the pain and drama from her past is just that...the past. From forbidden pleasure come consequences... New life, New beginnings...drama free...or is it? After running into Richard's younger but more handsome brother Josh, Destiny finds the good qualities in him, that she missed so dearly in Richard. However, there are just some pleasures of life that are forbidden. She soon finds herself wedged deeper in a love triangle that she could ever imagine. However, the head-strong woman that she is, manages to control any issue that is thrown at her, until secrets from her past comes back to haunt her... Lies, betrayal and scandal are just the beginning of her downfall...But will love heal matters of the heart, or will her past control her Destiny?

At a frontier outpost on the fringes of the civilized world, an orphaned messenger named Xander witnesses the destruction of all he knows at the hands of the Fallen, the great enemy thought vanquished during the War of Magic. Abruptly, Xander’s life is changed forever. Now he must seek out an ancient artifact of legendary power in the hopes that it can stop the Fallen hordes from destroying the entire kingdom. Little does he realize that the hope of all mankind rests on his young shoulders, as powers of unimaginable might set out to stop him at all costs. Aided by his friend Genica, a mysterious thief named Vreen, and a crafty Sion of unknown loyalty, Xander journeys into the heart of the world, where long-hidden secrets will be revealed that could shatter the delicate balance established by the great Cataclysm a thousand years earlier.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.