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Death Comes as Epiphany
Catherine LeVendeur, a novice at the Convent of the Paraclete, is investigating the existence of a supposed sacreligious book that will condemn Abelard on charges of heresy....
Heresy
Forge, Dec 2002, 24.95, 352 pp. ISBN 765302462 Twelfth century France is feeling the affects of all the wars that wipe out trading. Edgar and his partner Solomon travel to Spain to pick up trade goods, leaving Catherine and the children to stay in their Paris home. When illness plagues the city Catherine and her family travel to the convent of Paraclate, run by her old friend Heloise who was once the wife of the heretic Abelard. Instead of h...
The Outcast Dove
Forge, Dec 2003, 25.95, 432 pp. ISBN: 0765303779 Catherine LeVendeur's cousin Solomon is on his way to Almeria to pick up their share of the investment that the ship brings in. He stops at Toluse where he has many friends including Aaron who wants the leader to rescue his betrothed who was sold into sexual bondage after the Christians invaded Almeria. Solomon agrees to rescue the woman he knew as a baby but before he leaves someone killed a mon...
The Witch in the Well
Forge, Dec. 2004, 24.95, 352 pp. ISBN 0765308819 To escape the heat in Paris, Catherine, Edgar and their three children visit her brother's manor house which is called Vielleteneuse. When her brother comes back from a hunt he has with him an injured woman. Despite Catherine's efforts the woman dies, but a few seconds later she says that evil is coming and begs Catherine to save them. At the Castle of Boisvert, Catherine's grandfather summon...