Laura Parker's tantalizing historical romance series is now available in one volume for the first time! Experience passion and fantasy with a taste of Irish history in these three terrific books.
ROSE OF THE MISTS: Love is forbidden for Meghan O'Neill. A child of mysterious birth, she believes what others say, that she is a changeling left by the fairies who marked her with a rose-red birthmark on her cheek. Shunned by others, Meghan's destiny is to live under a cloud of suspicion and fear.Yet from the moment she sees the handsome Englishman bathing naked and magnificent in an Irish pond, Meghan feels the stirring of the love said to be impossible for her. If only he could be hers...if only for one wanton night. Then she saves his life, and alters her destiny. Revelin Butler cannot forget the lovely face of the woman who rescued him from certain death. Is she real, or only his imagination? Against all reason, he sets out in search of her. What he discovers is a passion he must not pursue with a rare brave woman who would deny him nothing. Set against war, treachery and political intrigue, Meghan and Revelin risk all for a love that will change a curse into a legend to be remembered down through the ages.
A ROSE IN SPLENDOR: Once in Many Generations Does a Woman of the Fitzgerald Clan Bear the Mark - and the Gift - of the Rose. Years before in Ireland, seven-year-old, Deirdre dreamed about a handsome young man with hair as dark as a raven's wing and eyes as blue as the summer sky. Not long after, she discovered a wounded young man hiding in her father's stables and helped hide him from the English troops. Though her family scoffed at her declaration, Deirdre knew this stranger was destined to be her one true love. Now Deirdre is a beautiful headstrong young woman who lives in exile in France with her father, Lord Fitzgerald. Men desire her and women envy her, yet Deirdre remains true to her youthful dream of love. She will wait, forever, if need be. Finally, a fierce Irishman by the name of MacShane rides into her life, bringing danger, thrilling adventure, and the promise of ecstasy. 'Tis a pity he's scarred and hunted and despised. She cannot have him...so they say. However, Deirdre is touched by fairy luck...the mark of the rose on her shoulder. When Destiny sends them back to Ireland, she will fight for her man, in pursuit of a glorious love the world would deny.
THE SECRET ROSE: Aisleen Fitzgerald flees a troubled past in Ireland when she sets sail for Australia. Her life has always been clouded by the legend of a rose-shaped birthmark on her hip, which marked her for a destiny as brilliant as those of her distant ancestors. Yet her "gift" failed when her heartless father commanded her to use it to save their beloved home, Liscarrol Castle. Now she is daring to dream of adventure, of excitement, and glory. What she dare not believe is that love awaits her in the blaze of a stranger's deep blue eyes. Joined in marriage with an Irish sheep rancher as untamed as the Outback, Aisleen must find a way back to being the wild-haired lass of her youth. Only then will she learn in his tempestuous embraces the secret of the legacy of the Rose.
