I have finished my book entitled Destiny’s Desire and have uploaded it to this site for those who are interested in reading it. This is a free download for readers. Just follow the link on the book cover above or the title in the text to get to the book. If you would like to see other books I’ve written (both free and for sale on Amazon Kindle), visit the Romance link above and choose Contemporary, Historical, or Intrigue for the type of book you prefer to read. There you will find other books you might find of interest.
Destiny’s Desire follows the lives of four siblings: Fanchon, Astrid, Bianca, and Nels Sten, as well as Fanchon’s husband Gabriel Freeman and Astrid’s lover Trevor Riley. Fanchon and Gabe are the main characters, but the others play a prominent part in the story, which takes place toward the end of the Civil War and four years later.
After Gabe, passing through Moline, Illinois, on his way to war, saves Fanchon from an assault, they meet so he can teach her to defend herself with a derringer. During their time together, they discover they’re drawn to one another and decide to get married before Gabe goes to war. A realist and very independent, When Gabe tells her that he wants an independent and realistic notions in a wife, Fanchon, who prides herself on both, agrees to his proposal. Fanchon already fell in love and wants nothing more than to marry him. Bianca is Fanchon’s only family member who knows about the marriage and declares it their destiny.
Their happiness is shattered, though, when he must continue to Washington, D.C., to meet up with his men. The man who assaulted Fanchon is still a threat that she can manage. Then tragedy strikes when the man assaults her again, and she loses the baby she is carrying.
Suddenly, their lives change.
Exacting revenge for him killing her child, Fanchon must leave Moline. Meanwhile, Gabe is injured and paralyzed. Taken in by Northern sympathizers in Georgia, Gabe’s broken legs mend, but he frets that Fanchon will only stay with him out of her love of nursing, so he seeks a divorce.
Will Gabe succeed in breaking their marriage? Will he make it back to Fanchon before she can leave town? Will he recover from his injuries? Will they ever resume their destiny?