A chance meeting on the dark winter streets of Pittsburgh brings widow Marilyn Ballard face to face with streetwise young biker Eli Court when he scares off a trio of wannabe gangsters. Later, she returns the favor, rescuing him from a beating, and their encounter becomes a chance to grow and heal from the pain scarring both their lives. Marilyn's family disapproves of the relationship because of Eli's disreputable past, as well as their age difference. That past life--years spent in the deepest cesspools of the city--reaches out to pull Eli back into its depths, and he fears dragging Marilyn down with him. But she refuses to let him face his past enemies alone, even when his vow to protect a young boy exposes the still-open wounds of her heart, and puts them all in danger. Can they build a new life together, or will those long-denied secrets pull them under?

Demons are coming. One woman has been chosen to face them... Demon hordes still threaten the Kingdom while open rebellion hasbroken out within its cities, separating Kallista from her new family. Assassination attempts, magical attacks—she's surrounded bydevastation unlike anything she's ever known, and her unique magicpower no longer works as it should. Yet her own pain must yield to theneeds of her country, for this military mage is charged with searchingthe four directions of the world for the other "Godmarked"—the onlyones who can help her keep demon invaders from shattering her world. But can she find them in time?

A female warrior acquires magical powers—and a polyamorous family—as she defends her people in this fantasy romance series debut. The legends of the Godstruck were just that—legends. Until, in an attempt to defend her people, Captain Kallista Varyl called on the One for aid and was granted abilities such as no one had seen in centuries. Now Kallista is charged with a new destiny as one of the most powerful women in the land—but her power is useless if it cannot be controlled. Mastering her "Godstruck" abilities is the first step. But she will need help mastering the secrets of the Compass Rose and defeating her nation's enemy. Drawn together into a polyamorous family of compatriots and former enemies, Kallista is called upon to stop a demon-possessed king.

Kallista, now Reinine of all Adara, still has demons to seek out. She and her family journey south to her mate Obed's homeland in pursuit of the demon who absconded six years previously with Kallista's temple-bound ilian, Merinda, and her child. But when one of the godmarked dies, Kallista is devastated and her mates must cope without her. A trial by combat is needed to regain custody of a child and a new ninth godmarked must be located in order to make the magic whole again and powerful enough to defeat a truly formidable demon. But Kallista needs more than magic to heal her. "Don't miss this book! Or the series! Fantasy doesn't come any better than Gail Dayton and The Eternal Rose. Wonderful characters and a plot that draws you in and keeps you fascinated. I loved this book."--Robin D. Owens, author of Guardian of Honor and Heart Choice "Treachery within the family, romantic tensions straining to the breaking point, betrayal running through the core of the ilian--I literally held my breath through whole chapters of The Eternal Rose, half afraid to turn the page and see what new trouble awaited Kallista Varyl. I loved the first two books in this series, but the emotional charge of The Eternal Rose blew me away. Gail Dayton has created a beautiful, unique world and family structure with her The One Rose trilogy, and has done so both unabashedly and to great effect. I only wish there were more books to come!"--C.E. Murphy, author of the Walker Papers series Fantasy. 139492 words long. First published in 2007, 2007

Demons are coming. One woman has been chosen to face them.... Demon hordes still threaten the Kingdom while open rebellion has broken out within its cities, separating Kallista from her new family. Assassination attempts, magical attacks?she's surrounded by devastation unlike anything she's ever known, and her unique magic power no longer works as it should. Yet her own pain must yield to the needs of her country, for this military mage is charged with searching the four directions of the world for the other ñGodmarkedî?-the only ones who can help her keep demon invaders from shattering her world. But can she find them in time?

As if Eleanor Tavis doesn't have enough to deal with already, given her upcoming challenge against the magister of the English wizard's guild, now she's developed this disconcerting attraction toward the man she's apprenticed herself to in her ongoing quest to become a full-fledged wizard.Harry Tomlinson is not only an alchemist, working an utterly different sort of magic, but he's the magister of the alchemist's guild and about as unsuitable a person for a wizard's overseer as it is possible to find. But he was the only one willing to take her on as apprentice.Then she wins her challenge and her problems only multiply. The rest of England's wizardry seem determined to challenge her one by one. She somehow becomes the new wizard's magister and is forced to deal with politics. And even more frightening–Harry has asked her to marry him!

Fantasy. 139492 words long. First published in 2007, 2007

The legends of the Godstruck were just that--legends. Until, in an attempt to defend her people, Captain Kallista Varyl called on the One for aid and was granted abilities such as no one had seen in centuries. Now Kallista has been charged with a new destiny as one of the most powerful women in the land--but her power is useless if it cannot be controlled. Mastering her ñGodstruckî abilities is the first step. The next, learning that she cannot unlock the secrets of the Compass Rose and defeat her nation's enemy alone. And finally she must stop a demon-possessed king....

In 1636, the last blood sorceress was burned at the stake. More than two hundred years later, her blood servant Jax has found her successor. Amanusa at first turns down the opportunity to learn what she perceives as an evil art. But she craves justice, and innocent blood cries out for justice. When Amanusa looses magic on those whoāve harmed her, she must flee for her life across a devastated Europe with Jax, who is inescapably bound to her by blood and magic. Their journey takes them through zones where everythingāincluding magicāhas died, zones populated with strange creatures cobbled together of things left behind by the dead. Needing each other for their very survival, Amanusa and Jax grow ever closer on their journey to discover answers ā about magic, blood sorcery, the dead zones, and even love.