Kirjahaku

This sweeping historical romance follows Mallory Irving, a talented musician who becomes entangled in a forbidden affair that spans centuries and clashes between cultures. When Mallory and Harriet cross paths in modern day Toronto, their connection defies logic and time itself. Harriet finds herself drawn into Mallory's mystical world as his concert tour heads for the Middle East, the setting of Mallory's intricate past life at the height of the Crusades. There, Harriet witnesses the reincarnation of Mallory's epic love with an alluring Arab peasant girl named Yasmina, which ended in tragedy centuries ago. As violence rocks Mallory's concert and tragedy strikes once more, Harriet must uncover the truth of Mallory's tortured soul and their shared destiny before history repeats itself. Their journey through time reveals a poignant truth: love transcends the ages, and the echoes of history reverberate in the depths of the human heart. This novel is a mesmerising blend of historical richness and emotional depth, a story that captures the enduring essence of human connection across the sands of time.

Russia....with its wild untamed lands of vast open Steppes, of marshlands, of rivers, of unfathomable people, some as wild as their country, yet with a culture of religion, of art, of buildings of great beauty. Into this forbidding landscape came the French with all their arrogant innocence, proclaiming a victory they had yet to win.Amongst them Guy De Tournet, Captain of cavalry, who kept silent vigil over his own thoughts. It would take more than defiant words to win this war. It would take men, blood and guts. His and that of other valiant Frenchmen; the cannon fodder. The year was 1812, the antagonists Bonaparte, who fashioned himself like a Roman Emperor, and Alexander I, the suspicious autocratic Tsar of all Russia.

The passing of time can be as meaningful, or as meaning less as a glimmer of water, or as painful as a SHARD OF GLASS. No matter what period it illuminates, and briefly washes over, in its haste to tell yet another story, as timeless as history itself, it casts its magic. Such is the story of Zac Guthrie, an Anglo- American youngster, afflicted by both phenomena. Is it a gift or a curse he possesses, which sends him off into the realms of the past? It goes where it wills, with him enchained. Go with him. Don't try to understand the logic, for there is none. It is as it is.

The passing of time can be as meaningful, or as meaning less as a glimmer of water, or as painful as a SHARD OF GLASS. No matter what period it illuminates, and briefly washes over, in its haste to tell yet another story, as timeless as history itself, it casts its magic. Such is the story of Zac Guthrie, an Anglo- American youngster, afflicted by both phenomena. Is it a gift or a curse he possesses, which sends him off into the realms of the past? It goes where it wills, with him enchained. Go with him. Don't try to understand the logic, for there is none. It is as it is.

Sailor, Sailor tells the story of Syd Williams, an ex-submariner in the thirties and forties, vow to his even younger wife Connie. Their love story, their lives, their tragedy and their mishaps, their survival through desperately hard times. With many other characters intermingled throughout its pages, Reg, Syd's elder brother takes prominence, as we follow his story, as much as Syd's, & that of Stephen, Reg's son, trying to unravel the mystery of his father's past. A father who sustained a life changing injury at the evacuation of Dunkirk, having to live with that, & its devastating consequences.

As Denise Cory Blake, the teller of tales, the weaver of words, both poetic, and otherwise, she unravelled the intricate stories' web, page by page, drawing her unsuspecting readers into the wonder of her imagination as she created each novel. Each, is different, and diverse in its origins and its concepts. They come from a mind which is vibrant, eager, as in the author's youth, for despite her advancing years, she still considers herself a mischievous child at heart.From this, has come; - 'Sailor, Sailor', a tale of WW2, based loosely on her parents' war time experiences, 'The Writing On the Wall', set in WAY/1 about three brothers, and then, this, her favourite- Guy De Tournet, Child of Revolution, Son of France'. The storyline has been with the author for years, capturing her attention, demanding to be written. A French man, it could be none other, he follows Bonaparte into the frozen wastes of 1812 Russia where he finds love amongst the Cossacks. Yet, this is far more than just a love story.On a more mundane note, the author scribbled away in the south west of England, not far from the glorious Devon beaches, with the smell of the sea in her nostrils, the spray on her face.

As Denise Cory Blake, the teller of tales, the weaver of words, both poetic, and otherwise, she unravelled the intricate stories' web, page by page, drawing her unsuspecting readers into the wonder of her imagination as she created each novel. Each, is different, and diverse in its origins and its concepts. They come from a mind which is vibrant, eager, as in the author's youth, for despite her advancing years, she still considers herself a mischievous child at heart.From this, has come; - 'Sailor, Sailor', a tale of WW2, based loosely on her parents' war time experiences, 'The Writing On the Wall', set in WAY/1 about three brothers, and then, this, her favourite- Guy De Tournet, Child of Revolution, Son of France'. The storyline has been with the author for years, capturing her attention, demanding to be written. A French man, it could be none other, he follows Bonaparte into the frozen wastes of 1812 Russia where he finds love amongst the Cossacks. Yet, this is far more than just a love story.On a more mundane note, the author scribbled away in the south west of England, not far from the glorious Devon beaches, with the smell of the sea in her nostrils, the spray on her face.

The passing of time can be as as meaningful, or as meaningless as a glimmer of water, or as painful as a SHARD OF GLASS. No matter what period, it illuminates, and briefly washes over, in its hastes to tell yet another story, as timeless as history itself, it casts its magic.Such is the story of Zac Guthrie, an Anglo-American youngster, one might say affected by both phenomena.The world tells him he is ill, and treat him as such, nut in reality, it is no more than a 'gift' or a 'curse' he possesses, which sends him off into the realms of the past. Not of his control or dictate, it goes where it wills, with him enchainecl.Each interwoven, yet separate story tells another aspect of one of his lives in an intimate, heart breaking way, one cannot fail to empathize with.As you read, go with him every step of his journey, marvel at his tenacity, bravery, and heart wrenching moments.Don't try to understand the logic, the reasoning behind it, for there is none. It is, as it is, and always will be

A Family affair, could just be a play on words. About an affair? About a family? In this case, about both. Which takes precedence? The family or the affair? In this, sometimes whimsical, humorous, poignant, heart- felt story, it can be said, to be all this, and more. Many diverse, vibrant, true to life plethora of characters, paragraphs of people, tread these corridors of words, which lead where? To Life, to love, to hope.... To dead-ends? Filling the pages with expectancy, desire, it tells the story primarily of a young man, Liam, and his love for Paula. She, however, is not all she would seem to be. There are many layers to her personality, and she has many men in her life. Not least being, Alistair McKendrick, Liam's father. What did Liam or his father mean to her? You will have to read the book to find out. Who would she choose? Did she want or need to? Not just a love story, far more than that For running throughout its pages, is entwined, another, which recounts that of an ageing adventurer, Hector Carruthers, a reluctant thrill seeker, told through his journals, left to his wife Geraldine. She, never interested in his exploits, left them to gather dust, until Liam's arrival in her life, when they were resurrected, dusted down, and devoured with interest by him. Hector's story is intermingled with that of the other. Yet another layer, of the story's intricate web, to catch the imagination of the reader.