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In the third romance anthology of The Quill Collective series, 16 celebrated Austenesque authors write the untold histories of Austen’s heroines, brave adventuresses, shy maidens, talkative spinsters, and naughty matrons. Rational Creatures is a collection of humorous, poignant, and engaging short stories set in Georgian England that complement and pay homage to Austen’s great works and great ladies who were, perhaps, the first feminists in an era that was not quite ready for feminism.

Ian MacKeefe is haunted by the demons in his head, taunting him of his tarnished past. And then in the fire on All Hallow's Eve, he sees the face of Tearlach MacTavish, the man he'd killed and buried three years ago. Not a settling thought since this is the night when the veil is pushed aside and the dead are said to be able to come back to life.

Diamond Lantern ties together the physical world with the non-physical world of spirit. It carries the message that the two are not separate, that each life lived has purpose and reason, and each person a mission to be fulfilled.

As a child, did you hide under your blankets when you were scared of the dark? After listening to some of the scariest stories from new and up-and-coming authors, we won’t blame you if you start hiding again. Take a journey with us into the twisted mind of horror. “The Fallout” travels through the unknown, while “Feast” will make you never want to love again. Listen to these and many more stories to know what it truly means to be afraid of the dark.

Spring has been raised as a warrior, not knowing she's been stolen as a baby by Cromwell Gunn. When her clan decides to launch a plan to seize their enemy's castle, she has no choice to go along with it. Shaw Gordon is laird and chieftain and also a widower with three children. He is looking for a wife. But he never expects the offer of his worst enemy's daughter in the form of an alliance.

Lord Nyle of Sheffield needs a wife so he can carry on his secret mission for the king. However, after losing three wives in a matter of months, he is sure their deaths were not accidents as it seemed, but rather they were murdered. Now to catch the murderer that he believes to be inside his castle walls, he chooses a wife as bait who he knows can wield a sword and hold her own against any attacker.

Can a rugged Highlander love a lass whose secrets threaten to ruin his one chance at redemption? And will a woman who has fallen in love with her captor be able to betray him if necessary?

Echo is the daughter of the infamous pirate Captain Powell ap Llyr. She has been raised aboard the ship of cutthroat men, trying to live up to her father's expectations of being the son he never had. But when a handsome lord is trapped aboard her ship, she knows she cannot let him die at the hands of her father and the crew. And when she finds out who the man is, she helps him escape for reasons that may benefit herself as well. But once on land, things take an unexpected twist, and she needs to pretend she is a lady.

Lord Corbett Blake is determined to bring honor back to his family name. King Edward III has told him he needs to marry or lose his lands and title. Now he searches for the perfect lady. Devon has been raised in secret in the monastery, put there by the sorcerer Orrick, 18 years ago before he disappeared. Now the black-hearted Lord of Steepleton has discovered her and is taking her to the castle as his servant.

Sir Stefan de Bar is cursed by the old witch, Hecuba, and his curse may just be worse than any of the curses bestowed upon his siblings. After an ambush and seizing Breckenridge Castle, he is left bruised and bloodied and with damage to his face. Hecuba curses him, telling him he is naught but a beast, and when his anger arises, the beast inside him shall start to emerge. If he doesn't find someone to love him for who he is before the last petal falls, he will stay a beast forever.

When Highland warrior Ethan MacKeefe approaches the haunted Blackbriar Castle looking for his dog, he is faced with a ghost from his past. In the tower window, he sees the face of Alana, his betrothed who left him at the altar and disappeared, years ago. The hardest decision Alana Chisholm has ever had to make was to leave her betrothed behind. But now, Ethan MacKeefe has shown up at her door and is going to want answers that she can’t reveal.

He wields a powerful blade, but her weapon is the mighty quill. Bridget Ogilvy is the daughter of the king's chronicler and harbors a deep secret that no one can ever know. She's been writing the Highland Chronicles in her father's stead since he's no longer able to do the task. If discovered, her father's life as well as her own, could be on the line. When Highlander, Caleb MacKeefe takes an interest in Bridget and starts getting too close, she needs to guard herself against his constant questioning.

The residents of Thunder Lake all believe Thomas Taylor is guilty of killing his second wife. They've called him an unfit father, and he fears that his six young sons will be taken away from him before he can clear his name. He prays for an angel to guide him but ends up with a snoopy yet sexy social worker on his doorstep, instead. She pretends she is vacationing up the road at the Ainsley's Bed and Breakfast, but he knows she's lying. She has the power to take his children away, and he will do anything to keep that from happening.

Lady Annalyse Granville is a cursed second-born twin. Because of superstition and fear that a second-born twin is naught but a spawn of the devil, she's been sent to live with the nuns. However, she returns to her father's castle at Christmastime at her sister's request. Her sister is the king's mistress and very pregnant with his baby. And what happens during Annalyse's visit changes her life forever.

At the wedding of his brother, Sir Kin de Bar tries to save the book of alchemy from the old witch Hecuba, but it crumbles in his hands. He is then cursed with the touch of gold, and only can stop it from happening by wearing the golden gauntlets.

Reed is the last of the king's bastard triplets to fall into one of Edward's traps. He vows never to pay fealty to the father who ordered the boys killed at birth. On one of his raids he comes across Maggie Gordon, his childhood sweetheart who he thought had died the night of Burnt Candlemas. While Reed embraces being a Scot even though he doesn't have a drop of Scottish blood in him, Maggie is acting like an Englishwoman instead. Can feelings and memories be pushed aside so true love can shine through?

Rowen the Restless is one of the bastard triplets of King Edward III. At birth, the king ordered them killed, fearing the superstitions of triplets being evil spawns of the devil who would only bring him bad luck. However, someone didn't want the babies to die, and the boys' lives were saved in secret. Now, over two decades later, Rowen and his brothers, Rook and Reed, are out for vengeance on the man who sired them and wanted them dead.

Storm MacKeefe is known as the wild, savage warrior called The Highland Storm. However, since he has been disowned by his chieftain father, he is a man who wins his earnings in competitions and through wagers rather than through war. He is tricked into accepting a wager to find and bring back the leader of The Renegades, a small band of warriors hiding in the Highlands. What he doesn't know is that their leader is Wren, a blind woman, who uses her gift of seeing shadows through the eyes of her animals in order to navigate.

Prequel to the Daughters of the Dagger series

Mirabelle de Burgh is desperate to give her husband an heir. She's heard of the superstition that to buy a jeweled dagger from a blind old hag would ensure her of conceiving a child. One child for each dagger bought.

The old hag she hunts down has many jeweled daggers, but Mirabelle has limited coins and wants many children. Her greed gets her in trouble and she finds herself in a predicament which causes many circumstances in her life to change.

Four jeweled daggers and four daughters, each with a story, and a surprise later in life that none of them would ever suspect, in Daughters of the Dagger.

Amethyst de Burgh has been sent by the archbishop as assistant to her uncle, the master mason in building a castle for the border lord, Marcus Montclair. She has always dreamed of this opportunity, but knows a woman in this position would not be accepted if it wasn't for the sealed and stamped missive giving the order, sent by the Archbishop himself.