I am pleased to present Pearls and Moonstones, a historical romance. Lady Rae Fincannon is a beautiful and courageous young lady who has been raised on a grand English country estate. Her life is confined by societal conventions and her future is determined by the expectations of Regency England. Her mother is forcing her into an advantageous marriage to the aging Duke of Nordsham. Just as Rae is resigning herself to a hopeless future, she meets Jason, a disreputable rake who has devoted his life to his own selfish ambitions and hedonistic pleasures. Jason, though drawn to Rae, knows that he has the power to ruin her reputation, in a world where a lady’s reputation is all that she has.
Jason and Rae’s paths cross again in the glittering ballrooms of the ton where flirtations and marriage machinations are conducted under the watchful eyes of the matrons. Drawn to each other, yet knowing they can never be together, they fight their growing attraction, only to be exposed, her mother’s plans and Rae’s reputation ruined beyond redemption. Jason proposes marriage, but Rae rejects his offer believing that he does not truly love her. Rae flees to her uncle’s Virginia plantation and Jason escapes on his family’s trading ship sailing toward Southeast Asian waters and the exotic island of Ceylon.
Fate brings them together once more when Jason arrives in Williamsburg. Jason’s lingering bitterness over Rae’s rejection and jealousy over the blossoming relationship between Rae and a neighboring plantation owner drive him to retaliate. From grand English country estates and the glittering ballrooms of London, to the exotic island of Ceylon and the genteel James River plantations of Virginia, Rae and Jason search for salvation, for healing, for redemption…and find love.
