Before...
Once upon a time, long ago, there lived a handsome young man, carefree and
careless. He found great pleasure in life, but was selfish about returning the favor.
To teach him a lesson, the gods sent to him a lovely young woman, Lena. Around
her neck, she wore a curious pendant. It reflected both her inner and outer beauty,
becoming a beacon he could not ignore. At long last, he had to concede that love
was worth pursuing. Having. Keeping. They had a long and fruitful life together,
blessed with many sons and daughters. Dacien was greatly saddened when Lena
passed away quietly in her sleep. He found the pendant tucked away in her
treasure coffer, after her burial. As he sat over her grave, pendant in hand, the
magick worked upon him. "Through this pendant I found my true love. So should it
be for others," he murmured.
"As you say, so it shall be. " Lena’s voice whispered around him, on the breeze.
The pendant grew warm in his hand— a distraction from what he thought he’d
heard. The two halves of the pendant slid over one another, remaining joined at the
top as it opened to reveal its secret: an inscription. He mouthed the words to
himself.
And thus began the Pendant’s journey through time, uniting lovers who might not
have found one another but for the mystical intervention of an elderly man and a
legendary pendant.
The Pendant continuity series coming Fall '07 from Moonlit Romance
(c) 2006/2007 Laura Hamby and Susan Atwood
The Pendant: Maeve
by Laura Hamby
One gorgeous, antique pendant: two people who are looking for each other, but just don't know it. Yet.
When Maeve Redmond purchases the unique opal and emerald pendant, she has no idea it is charmed. She's not looking for romance at the moment, not with auditions for the upcoming Pirates of Penzance production looming.
Gun-shy Cullen MacNiall can't fight his attraction to Maeve, even though he's sworn off women after a former girlfriend wanted to drag him into matrimony.
But the Pendant has special plans for Maeve and Cullen, despite a broken nose, a poison ivy rash, and the return of Cullen’s matrimonial-minded ex-girlfriend. All they have to do is listen to their hearts.