Greenfire

by Louise Titchener

At her first testing at the sacred pool of her ancestors, Reawen learns she must steal back the green stone that confirms her mystical power, Cheated of her birthright as Domis of the Peninsula's Waters, Reawen sets off to truck Brone, the ruthless, golden haired ruler who stole the sacred stones of the four Domi. The beautiful young water goddess finds herself embroiled in a struggle for conquest between wizards and princes.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

313 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1993

About the author

Louise was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She began to write short stories in high school and continued to write in college. She married a philosophy student, and they moved to Ohio, where she obtained a Masters degree and taught freshman English. Her husband became a Philosophy Professor at the University of Maryland. She and her husband had two children. While staying at home with her son and daughter she began to write in earnest. Those first efforts remain unsold.

The family moved to Maryland, where she joined a literary critique group. There she wrote a collaborative effort with three other women, Ruth Glick, Carolyn Males and Eileen Buckholtz. The result was a romance novel, "Love is Elected", was published by Silhouette Books under the pseudonym Alyssa Howard. The foursome also wrote another novel, Southern Persuasion. The collaborators decided to split into groups of two. Louise wrote in collaboration with Ruth Glick under the pseudonyms Alexis Hill, Alexis Hill Jordan and Tess Marlowe, and in collaboration with Carolyn Males as Clare Richards and Clare Richmond. She also wrote alone under the pseudonyms of Anne Silverlock and Jane Silverwood. She published fantasy and mystery novels under her real name: Louise Titchener. She said: "I'm a story-teller; I'm not a romance writer, mystery writer, or suspense writer per se. I tell all different kinds of stories. I certainly would not recommend writing in so many genres to other writers -- it's not the way to build an audience or a career in today's market."

With their children grown, Louise and her husband decided to move from the Maryland suburbs to Baltimore's inner city so they could enjoy the harbor. Many of Louise's mysteries are set in Baltimore, including her historical series featuring Oliver Redcastle. Louise and her husband have recently migrated to Sarasota, Florida. When Louise isn't writing fiction, she paints, sails, bicycles and kayaks around her new home in Sarasota, Florida.

Reviews

[°мαggιє° (っ⚈ᴥ⚈)っ™ · Rating 5 out of 5]

So not good enough to be a "favorite," but i've been needing to scratch a historical fantasy romance itch and this does the job nicely. the only qualm i have is the insta love. but i'll overlook it and give it a five star any way.

I wish he had fallen in love with her because of not just her beauty, but wit or something. They didn't have much of a dynamic apart from, you're beautiful, I'm beautiful, so we love each other...?