She was called "the Crimson Lady." But Fiona Byrne wants no part of the notorious life she was compelled to lead, adopting instead the disguise of a simple seamstress. Then she is discovered by Braedan de Cantor, a desperate and daring stranger who threatens to expose her. Never has there been one so dangerous to the peaceful life she’d fought to achieve. But the greatest peril of all lies deep in her heart.
One man would have her...
Robbed of his good name and fortune, and cast among England’s criminals, he sought the legendary lady outlaw to save his sister. But the many tales of her extraordinary beauty and cunning did not do the Crimson Lady justice, and Braedan soon finds himself falling under her enchantment, even as he forces Fiona to re-enter the dark world she dreads. And though danger beyond reasoning awaits them, he will let no harm befall the passionate, incomparable woman who now so completely captivates his heart and his soul…and offers them both a future more magnificent than either dared to imagine.
A lifelong reader and admirer of dramatic, romantic authors like Chaucer, Shakespeare, Shelley, and Bronte, Mary began dabbling with writing short fiction while earning dual undergraduate degrees in Russian and English from the University of Rochester. She soon realized, however, that short stories were simply too condensed for her writing style, and so she began work on her first novel one week after completing her MA in English Literature. The Crimson Lady is her third Avon Romance.
A high school English teacher by day, Mary lives in upstate New York with her husband and their two daughters, sharing an often crazy but always wonderful life. Mary enjoys hearing from her readers. Please visit her at her website: www.maryreedmccall.com
