2 x novels - Firethorn & Sands of Time - S/C unread

SANDS OF TIME

Pub:Harper Collins, 2004. 413 pgs. s/c.

A spine-tingling collection of stories from the bestselling author of 'HIDING FROM THE LIGHT'.

'SANDS OF TIME features two intriguing long stories that pick up the fortunes of characters from WHISPERS IN THE SAND, Barbara Erskine's captivating novel of Egypt. Still haunted by ancient mysteries, and the subject of dark intentions, Anna and Louisa must once more do battle with the past in order to survive the present.

Here, too, are a host of other tales, all with a touch of the unexpected...'

Suspense, romance, passion, unexpected echoes of the past - vintage Barbara Erskine, and storytelling at its most compelling.

FIRETHORN

Pub: Harper Collins 2006. S/C , 383 pgs.

' A sweeping adventure saga as mystical as it is raw.... this hypnotic tale of passion and survival will resonate with sophisticated readers of both sexes.'  Publishers Weekly.

When her mistress dies, Firethorn is forced to seek refuge in the Kingswood. After a year of solitude she emerges, indebted to the god that saved her life and blessed, or cursed, with uncanny abilities.

She becomes a camp follower to Sire Galan, a knight, as the army marches to war - an insecure, despised situation for any woman, especially one who has made many enemies..