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A Featured Author
for March 2010

Anna Furtado


The Briarcrest Chronicles:
Book Three - The Heart's Longing
       

Trinn Wells is an award-winning chef in one of the finest hotel restaurants in Boston. She should be content, but she’s not. She hates her boss, her ex-girlfriend has left her in debt, she finds it impossible to meet her mother’s expectations, and she’s having strange dreams that disturb her sleep.

Sidney Wycombe is a prestigious London solicitor driven to preserve the memory of a place that no longer exists. When she tries to convince Trinn to help her in her efforts, Trinn hesitates, but finally arrives

 
in London looking forward to an all-expenses paid holiday, a respite from her troubles.

As Sidney reveals the knowledge and lore of Briarcrest, Trinn’s dreams become an alternate reality where she meets a man known only as Catty. As Trinn becomes more involved in Catty’s world, she discovers that not everything is as it seems at the Briarcrest of old. When she learns that Catty is involved in some very dangerous activities, the two women from the future begin to worry for Trinn’s safety.

While the women try to unlock the secrets of the past, they battle their growing feelings for one another—feelings that neither one of them is prepared to deal with, but which, in the end, neither of them can deny. But will Sidney be able let down her guard as noble protector of Briarcrest? Will Trinn let go of living up to other people’s expectations and express her true feelings for Sidney?

The women of Briarcrest live! Travel back in time to find what the future holds for those who love the great castle and its inhabitants.



The Briarcrest Chronicles:
Book Two - The Heart's Strength
       

When Catherine Hawkins travels from Briarcrest to Willowglen against the advice of her good friend Sarah Pritchard and her beloved Lydia, she soon finds herself in the midst of unpleasant events taking place in the Renaissance town.

Sarah's daughter, Cate, is under scrutiny by the Inquisition, forcing Catherine to call upon a newly met friend, a tall, blue-eyed Scot named Fiona Smith.

An already desperate situation becomes worse when Lydia arrives in town and

voices her opinion about the Dominican Inquisitor.



The Briarcrest Chronicles:
Book One - The Heart's Desire
       

Travel back in time to the early Renaissance town of Willowglen Township. Catherine Hawkins, a spice merchant and healer, prepares for the autumn faire when she is captivated by a woman with beautiful eyes.

Join Catherine as she struggles to come to grips with her feelings for this mysterious noblewoman and against those who mean to keep the two women from their "heart's desire."

Can they overcome the obstacles thrown

up before them? Find out in Book One of The Briarcrest Chronicles: The Heart's Desire.


Anna Furtado's Biography


Anna Furtado is the author of The Briarcrest Chronicles novels, set in the Renaissance, about women who just can’t seem to keep from getting in trouble with Church and local authorities. The Heart’s Desire-Book One of the Briarcrest Chronicles was a finalist for the Golden Crown Literary Society “Goldie” award. The Heart’s Strength-Book Two was nominated for several awards. Book Three, The Heart’s Longing, brings the story of Briarcrest into contemporary times, but not without a trip into the past for an adventure of a lifetime.

Anna is a contributor to The Butch Cookbook. She has a bi-monthly column on writing technique and the writing life at Just About Write, where she also contributes book reviews on lesbian fiction regularly. Anna lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her partner and their two Scottish Terriers. Most weekday mornings, Anna goes into a phone booth and changes into her Quality Compliance superhero outfit and goes off to work in the medical device field.