Mary Sheeran follows her critically praised novel, Who Have the Power, with a passionate blend of fiction and nonfiction that explores the world of ballet, in particular, the ballets of George Balanchine. The year is 1988, and the setting is a gala performance at the New York City Ballet, the late George Balanchine's company. Dancer John Fencer struggles with career and romantic frustrations, as well as the manipulations of a wealthy patron who believes she owns all ballet as well as the people who create it. But a much less prominent member of the audience holds the key to everyone's destiny. questofthesleepingprincess.com

Quest of the Sleeping Princess

Literature & Fiction

Sheeran, Mary

Contemporary

Aquafire Sulis

Banished From Memory

Genre Fiction

In 1960, sixteen-year-old Dianna Fletcher has been accustomed to the bright lights of Hollywood all her life-but now they are casting shadows on her family's past and on her own future. Dianna fears she is losing her talent and failing to live up to her family's legacy. When she does land a part, she finds an unexpected enemy in brilliant actor and womanizer, Bill Royce, who not only attacks her confidence but holds a deep grudge against her family. Dianna comes to believe Bill's resentment is related to her suspicion that her parents harbor a secret linked to the blacklist. But even as their friendship grows despite their misgivings about each other, Bill will not confess what he knows. As Dianna struggles with her career in a rapidly changing industry, she urges Bill to share his dark past with her, only to discover secrets that could destroy her family's prestige and power. Banished From Memory highlights the conflicted relationship between two legacies of the blacklist, the sunset of classic Hollywood, the challenges and gifts of acting, and a determination on the part of one generation to exhume the truth of another's. But at what cost?

Elisabeth Barclay, a young suffragist in 1866, is appalled to learn she is half Washo and unaware she is anxiously watched by that tribe and by Masete, the brilliant warrior to whom she was promised. Her struggles with her sense of justice and scorn for her mother's people, increasingly powerful visions by their lake, Tahoe, and growing attraction to Masete come to a head in a battle during which Elisabeth discovers she must claim her role in an ancient prophecy that transcends time.

Who Have the Power

WingSpan Press

World-renowned composer and pianist Elisabeth Winters returns to the United States from Europe only to discover her life is in terrible danger. Though she wants nothing but to perform her concerts, she finds herself embroiled in layers of political and personal turmoil that have intertwined through the years she's been abroad. The stakes are high--her life is in certain jeopardy. When she meets handsome William de la Cuesta under odd circumstances, she can't deny her immediate feelings of trust. Yet, there is something that disturbs her about him, as well...a memory she can't quite grasp. How can she trust someone she doesn't know--someone like de la Cuesta, who could have everything to gain by her murder? Does she have a choice? As Elisabeth invokes controversy on many levels, her world becomes even more chaotic with the treachery she discovers taking place in her own inner circle. As the daughter of a prominent senator who was murdered many years before, she takes up the causes he fought and died for--and discovers those powerful men who killed him are now out for her blood, as well. In a post-Civil War America, can one woman fight to vanquish the same injustice her father battled? Elisabeth believes she can--for love of family, country, and William de la Cuesta--the love of her life-- taking the risk of A DANGEROUS LIBERTY is worth everything!

A Dangerous Liberty: Women of Destiny

Independently published

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Quest of the Sleeping Princess

Banished From Memory

Banished From Memory

Who Have the Power

A Dangerous Liberty: Women of Destiny