A spellbinding novel of bloodlines, self-discovery, and redemption by the author of the Washington Post bestseller The Vine Witch. Abandoned as a child in turn-of-the-century Paris, Yvette Lenoir has longed to uncover the secrets of her magical heritage and tap her suppressed powers. But what brave and resourceful Yvette has done to survive the streets has made her a fugitive. With a price on her head, she clings to a memento from her past-what she...

Jack and Miles were college roommates, and despite their differences, they have been friends ever since. Jack is an actor, whose career high point is a stint as a soap opera regular. English teacher and oenophile Miles would much rather be a published novelist. Jack is about to get married, so depressed, divorced Miles suggests they hit the road for a week-long bachelor party amidst the rolling hillsides and gorgeous sunsets of wine country near Santa...

In A twist of fate, Kane Webster buys First Puget Bank, discovers evidence of embezzling, and can't believe the evidence mounting against Erin O'Toole, the woman he has fallen in love with; In Tears of pride, Sheila Lindstrom is faced with choosing to turn her family-owned Cascade Valley Winery to a corporation while fighting her feelings for the company president, Noah Wilder.