Regarding the Celtic Stewards Chronicles and Stewards War series
In these two interconnected series I play around with Celtic Mythology. The series was inspired by the Cath Maige Tuired, while the hero of the novel is one of many nameless immortal warriors in the Tuatha dé Danann’s army. And Balor, well, Balor leads the Formorians, and my characters? Not too fond of the lot of them, at all. The Stewards War takes place in our time, while the Celtic Stewards Chronicles ...well, chronicles two earlier battles in the war fought by ancestors of the heroine of the Stewards War.
Keeper of the Grove
(Stewards War, book one)
Synopsis:
Stacy Macken has one goal in mind: saving her renowned history center from greedy creditors. Losing it would be a catastrophe—one she doesn’t know how she’ll avoid. Until Aaron Fielding arrives. To all human eyes, he is just like any man, but he reminds Stacy of one of the fae. He certainly enchants her like a fae lover would. But Stacy suspects there is more to this sexy fellow, with his tales of the Tuatha dé Danann, and magical warriors from Celtic legend who protect humanity from a wicked enemy seeking their destruction. Does his appearance mean the end of the world imminent? Can she, a studious woman more intent on history books with no training in or love of war, possibly have anything to offer when a long-prophesied druidic battle explodes around her?
Meet Stacy and Aaron here.
The tropes in these five novels are as follows: Romantasy, urban fantasy romance, paranormal romance, guardian romance, druid romance, Irish romance. And for the Celtic Stewards Chronicles, they are set 500-1500 years before the Stewards War, so there we're in the Medieval period. :)
Bitter Thorn Tribe
(Stewards War, book 2)
Synopsis:
Destined to be a bride, if only the gods will let her… Stacy Macken tries to acclimate herself to her training under Tuatha dé Danaan druids—as if she doesn’t have enough work in planning her wedding to her beloved guardian and fiancé Aaron. When Fomorii loyalists violate their treaty and seek revenge for their recent defeat, even Stacy’s druids are at a loss to explain the mayhem that ensues. Can Aaron and his brothers-in-arms stop it before Stacy and her family are caught in the crossfire?
Druid Defiance
(Stewards War, book 3)
Synopsis:
Destined for War…
As Steward, Stacy travels to her ancestral home in Ireland to wed. When she is granted access to the family’s sacred site, her presence opens a magical portal that brings her into a new version of the world. Does this mean the gods approve and her wedding can move forward or will the evil Balor object and end the world once and for all?
Bitter Thorn Grove History Center, the sacred ground Stacy keeps in Stewards War, is based on a combination of the Tampa Bay History Center, The Dunedin Historical Museum, and an art gallery I worked at in college. That’s why she works where she does…because, yep, I have some experience in that. That’s also why she’s so curious about history. A harshad number is a number divisible by the sum of its digits…for instance, 500. You’ll have to read the novel to find out the significance of the number.
The series continues with the prequel series, the Celtic Stewards Chronicles and concerns the same family as the Stewards War series, but is set 500-1000 years before in a Mythic Ireland. The duology consists of the following works:
Druid Warrior Prince
(Celtic Stewards Chronicles, book 1)
Synopsis:
Gwenevieve Macken's well-ordered world falls into chaos as encroaching interlopers scheme to possess both her and her Irish farm. Although she's been trained to spot the signs of inhuman evil in men, the amassing armies take on guises she never expected.
When a foreign guardian presents himself as her only option for salvation, Gwenevieve must make a choice between her desires, and fulfilling the mythic fate to which she was born. A forced marriage to a Tuatha dé Danann warrior isn't part of her plan.
For Druid Warrior Prince: This book concerns a heretofore unknown group in the Stacy Macken’s family tree (see below) , and the harshad battle that took place on the original Irish family homestead in the year 513.
Druid Warrior's Heart
(Celtic Stewards Chronicles, book 2)
Synopsis:
As the latest in her family’s long line of Stewards, Ruth Macken awaits the arrival of a warrior sworn to the Tuatha dé Danaan, the Celtic gods her family has served since the beginning of time. For on that day, a magical battle will erupt. A war between druids and an evil that will decide the fate of mankind.
Isaac Connel knows the battle is imminent and is ready to fight once again, but from the moment he sees Ruth flitting around the sacred ground, he’s captivated by her fiery charms and a need to protect her.
Despite Isaac’s assurances and the dreams that guide her, what can Ruth and her lover do to drive off this evil? Despite everything, will the world end at the hands of an evil god?