Creole Betrayal Jane Toombs, the Viking from her past, and their grandcat Kinko live in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on the south shore of Lake Superior, enjoying the beautiful summers and tolerating the awful winters. An award-winning author, published world-wide, she's written over 80 books, plus twenty novellas either in anthologies or stand alone. She writes in most genres, but her favorite is paranormal. Jane has several Jewels of the Quill anthology contributions available: The Turquoise Mask in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume I; Winter Enchantment in SMALL GIFTS; The Turquoise Cat (Book 2 of the North of Nonesuch Series) in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume II; The Turquoise Talisman (Book 2 of the North of Nonesuch Series) in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume III; The Beast in SHADOWS IN THE HEART; and The Third Kiss, a contemporary romance, in MAGICAL KISSES, A Jewels of the Quill Valentine's Day Anthology, which is a 2010 EPIC Award finalist. TALES III won the 2008 EPPIE Award and was also nominated in the RT Book Reviews Reviewer's Choice Awards! Also available now in her North of Nonesuch Series are Turquoise Twilight in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume IV; Are You Listening? in CHRISTMAS WISHES, A Jewels of the Quill Christmas Anthology; and The Turquoise Heart in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume V. The North of Nonesuch Series collection, including Books 1-3 in the series, plus 3 bonus stories, is now available from Whiskey Creek Press. Jane's recent releases are: THE FLAME (a 2010 EPIC Award finalist), MISCHIEVOUS MUSIC DUET, LOVE MEDICINE, and CREOLE BETRAYAL (from Amber Quill Press); FIRE GRIFFIN, fantasy, the first book in The Far Darkness Series (from Mundania); two paranormal novellas in the Twist of Fate Anthology, two paranormal novellas in the Twisted Fayrie Tales Anthology--both anthologies published by Eternal Press, and a paranormal romance novella titled Dance of the Cedar Cat, also published by Eternal Press; the fourth book in her Temple of Time Series, FORSWORN from New Concepts Publishing; UNWISE, the first book in her Underworld Series from Crescent Moon Press; a dark fantasy novella titled My Brother, My Brother from DiskUs Publishing; ONCE AN OUTCAST, the final book in the historical romance Orphan Train Series, from Champagne Books; and SWEET HAWK OF LOVE, a contemporary romance, from Freya's Bower. Click on the Books & Awards button below to purchase any of Jane's books.