Endless Series

Introduction Set in the city of Amiens, Northern France in the 19th Century A Love Affair follows two young lovers. The story begins in 1822 and takes us through to 1831. During their courtship Amelie and Etienne have to overcome a number of unforeseen obstacles.preventing their living 'happily ever after'. 14 year-old Etienne Antoine Charles Fournier, is the son of the Mayor of Amiens, Monsieur Antoine Charles Fournier. 12 year-old  Amelie Charlotte Gardet, was born two and a half years after Etienne to Thomas and Charlotte Gardet. The friendship between Antoine Fournier and Amelie's parents is long-standing, so it was virtually inevitable the two offspring would fall in love. The little girl Etienne had never really noticed before, is to him suddenly, the most beautiful girl in the world. The fates are destined to interfere with young Etienne. His mother died at childbirth [or so he was told by his father], but then he discovers his father was lying to him. This sets in train a number of critical events where he loses his memory, is called Alexandre, recovers after a couple of years, to find his mother has returned but his father has died. Amelie has grown even more beautiful and for a short while, they share the bliss of being in each others company. Amelie goes to Paris with her employers the Charpentiers, leaving Etienne bereft until his mother by sheer good fortune, decides to visit Paris. There, Etienne falls in with some rogues and is beaten to within an inch of his life. He is thrown apparently dead, into the Seine and somehow survives this trauma, but once again has lost his memory. He becomes a 'bargee' on the Seine, recovers his memory later and then is told his mother died shortly after he disappeared and consequently with both parents dead, Etienne is now one of the richest men in France. Amelie more than two years later, has given up any hope of finding Etienne and succumbs to the charms of another, whom she marries. Etienne has also given up hope after he recovers, for he is disfigured and maimed after the beating, so believes Amelie would spurn him. He finds what he believes to be love, but realises he cannot be unfaithful to his only really true love and deserts his wife on their wedding night. Amelies husband dies after a few short years together and by chance [perhaps] Etienne and Amelie attempt to find each other when it is too late. So begins A TIME For LOVE

“First, do no harm.” Blake Ryan swore that oath to become a doctor. Ironic, given that he spent most of his thousand year life sucking souls out of other immortals. Things are different now. Using regular shots of morphine to keep his inner monster at bay, Ryan has led a quiet life since the Second World War. His thrills now come from saving lives, not taking them. Until a plane crash brings Aleria into his hospital. Her life is vibrant. Crack to predators like him. She’s the exact sort of person they would hunt, and thanks to a severe case of amnesia, she’s all but defenseless. Leaving Aleria vulnerable isn’t an option, but protecting her means unleashing his own inner monster. Which is a problem, because his inner monster wants her dead most of all. 

The twenty-five year-old Magdalena loves life and likes going out. One evening she meets Markus at a club in Cologne. He is a doorman, broad-built and very attractive. Her heart beats faster when she’s with him. But soon Magdalena notices that not everything is rosy. Markus appears to have a secret. And then there are his parents who are doing everything they can to break the two up. Does their love even have a chance?

Rachael O’Connor is a repeat offender in the mortal realm, and no matter how hard she tries she never accomplishes her goal of crossing the divine end.  She is sent to different eras to correct her sinister and cruel human behavior.  Nevertheless, she now finds herself in the same predicament as many other times before, in front of a divine judge who scrutinizes her human behavior.  Her proclamation of innocence is dismissed, resulting in yet another journey to another era.  Is she going to learn this time what constitutes a decent human being, or is she destined to commit the same sins with Elizabeth who seems to be part of all her previous lives?  This time may just be different in the open ocean on board a pirate ship. 

Rachael O'Connor is trapped in the mortal realm again, and no matter how hard she tries she never accomplishes her goal of crossing to the divine end. However, this time is different. Rachael doesn't proclaim her innocence in front of the judge as she has done in the past. Instead she embraces the journey to another era no matter how painful it is. In this journey Rachael battles dark forces that will produce heartache and pain, yet she is willing to sacrifice everything to be with Elizabeth. Is she going to find out the true meaning or will she be forced to assume another life when she faces the judge? One person holds the answers, but Rachael has to listen. Will she? 

This is the third book of the Endless Series, but the first in the history of the Fournier and Gardet families. My intention was to publish the first two before writing this third novel, as I felt the prequel would possibly be of interest only to those readers who battled through the first two stories. The parents of Etienne and Amelie have their own romantic and dramatic stories to tell, Etienne's father Antoine has both physical and mental challenges to overcome, while Amelie's mother, Charlotte, also faces peril but finally romance. Her husband, Thomas, is the reason Etienne's father survives a marksman's bullet in 1806, and marries Etienne's mother Marguerite.