by Marie Higgins
The Fielding Brothers’ Saga is Victorian-set romance, and the
first saga I’ve ever written…even though it’s the last to publish. Their father
did not have a title, but their uncle was Grant Fielding, Duke of Ashton, and when
he died, he would pass the title to the oldest brother, Nicholas. The brothers
didn’t grow up hob-knobbing with the wealthy until their uncle took them under
his wing. My saga is about the brothers and how they are adjusting to the noble
life…and believe me, they’re not adjusting as well you might expect.
I had lots of fun researching the life and times of
Victorian people from the higher class right down to their servants. I
researched all the places these stories take place – from London to Scotland,
and even across the sea to America—San Francisco during the gold rush. I
researched the way the nobility lived in the country and lived in London during
the season. I’ve had readers tell me they feel like they are really there – in
my books – living out my stories.
So, without further ado, let me introduce you to my men. (I
love claiming them as my men, by the
way)
Nicholas Fielding – hero (oldest brother) in book #1 “Love
Me Always”
Edmund Knight – hero (best friend of Nicholas) in book #2
“Charmed By Knight”
Andrew Dean – hero in book #3 “True Love’s Deception”
(Nicholas and brother Gregg play a big part of this story)
Ian Fielding – hero (youngest Fielding brother) in book #4
“Belong To Me”
Gregg Fielding – hero (middle brother) in book #5 “Love Me
Always”
Some people have asked me why I didn’t just write about the
brothers—why I involved other people. The reason is, these other characters
wanted to have their stories and wouldn’t stop bugging me until it happened.
Not only that, but I wanted to be different.
No Way Out – Catherine
Martin is trapped. Either she wed an elderly
man and commit to a marriage without love, or continue
living with the father who believes her guilty of murder and one foot
outside the asylum. Catherine picks marriage to the Duke of Ashton, Grant
Fielding. However, when she stays with the Fielding family
before the wedding, she doesn’t plan on falling in love…with Grant’s
nephew, Nicholas.
Destined for
a lonely life – Nicholas Fielding loves his uncle’s soon-to-be bride, and
has loved her since they were children. Now Nick must choose between his
dying uncle's last wish
to marry, and the woman who will make Nick happy for the rest of his
life. No matter how hard Nick tries, he cannot stop his love for
Catherine.
A flurry of
accidents begins to happen around the Fielding estate and soon all accusing
eyes turn to Catherine. When accidents escalate to murder, suspicions
expound and even Catherine’s father believes she’s gone mad. Does Nick
love her enough to discover the truth?
Megan Ramsey will do anything not to marry
the drunken lord selected for her – even if she must follow her parents’ plan
and trick a duke into marriage. Instead
of capturing the duke, she mistakenly traps the man who put her family in
financial ruins.
Edmund Knight will stop at nothing to take
back the deed to his goldmine. When he
meets the thief’s daughter, Edmund sets his mind on charming her in order to
get back his treasure. Will he find the
real treasure beyond his precious gold?
Not even lies can deceive the heart.
Juliana Beaumont wants to keep her freedom—and
her grandmother’s estate in Scotland. But can she do both? Especially when her
father demands she marry a man from England before he can give her an
inheritance.
Andrew Dean is tired of being the stable help,
and jumps at the chance of playing Miss Juliana’s pretend husband. But he
doesn’t believe in marrying unless in a church. He hopes Juliana doesn’t
discover they are legally married until he can make her fall in love with him.
But a secret that has been hidden in his memory for twenty years may just keep
them apart.
“Belong To Me” (coming soon to Kindle / Nook / Smashwords)
Charlotte
Fielding, tired of being without her wayward husband, travels to Bath to find
him. She discovers him at a masked ball amidst the throng of revelers. Her
revenge on him is that he doesn’t know who she is, so she seduces him. When his
reaction to her identity isn’t what she expects, she hardens her heart against
him. Charlotte wants an annulment and nothing less. He talks her into a
bargain—to stay as his wife for a month and then if they don’t suit well with
each other, he’ll grant her wish. What she uncovers about his life is far more
than she bargained for. In addition to the disguises in his closet from his
investigative business, she stumbles across secrets. Those of which she wished
she’s never known.
Framed for a
crime he didn’t commit, Ian Fielding has his hands full with proving his
innocence. His wife picks that moment to show up on his doorstep, and he’s
forced to take her with him. Matters become more complicated when he becomes
unexplainably attracted to her. The timing couldn’t be more inconvenient. When
the couple take refuge in an old castle own by a recluse beastly lord, they
soon become aware that the owner has plans of his own.
Swept into a
whirlwind of mystery, passion and adventure, Charlotte must discover the truth
of her own heart before it’s too late for them both.
“Love Comes Blindly” (coming soon to Kindle / Nook / Smashwords)
If love isn’t blind to past indiscretions,
can absence truly make the heart grow fonder?
Lord Gregory Fielding has been wounded when
he travels to Scotland to find the next big story for his London
newspaper. Now blinded, he relies on the
soft, comforting touch of one of the nurses at St. Mary’s Abbey. He thinks she’s a novice, but that doesn’t
stop him from wanting to give her his heart.
Madeline O’Neil cannot believe her
misfortune. The man she had almost
married three years ago is back in her life.
Gregg doesn’t know who she is and she doesn’t dare tell him. Not until she makes him like the new
Madeline. But as each day passes and her
heart grows fonder, she fears he’ll hate her for certain once his eyesight
returns. Especially when he discovers
the secret she’s been keeping from him for three years…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Marie Higgins is a multi-published author of romance;
from refined bad-boy heroes who makes your heart melt to the feisty heroines
who somehow manage to love them regardless of their faults. Visit her website /
blog to discover more about her – http://mariehiggins84302.blogspot.com
