Deadly Misfortune
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"From a land whose name is no longer remembered, in a time no longer recalled, five spinner rings, inlaid with crystals, and fashioned from precious metals and lodestone, are sent out into the world by the Ancients, to be summoned by the presence of the one with the mark of a Quintspinner."

And such a legend is a complete load of hogwash, in the opinion of Tess Willoughby. Or is it?

West Indies, 1718.
Tess Willoughby and William Taylor have lived through worse times: they didn’t drown in the shipwreck that brought them to this island, and they survived a harrowing escape from the hands of a vicious pirate crew. So far they have prevented anything from separating them.

But now, one fall from a ledge in the darkness of a cave has done just that.

Believing Tess to have died in the fall, and made reckless with his grief, William sets his sights on rescuing his friends from capture by a slave ship crew.
Believing William himself has come to harm and has been forced to abandon her, Tess struggles to engineer her own rescue from the cave, using the powers of the three strange rings that she has obtained.
Driven to be reunited with William however, Tess stands to lose all things that have a value beyond that of any possessions–love, family, trust, happiness, and even her life–as unbeknownst to her, the remaining rings have awoken and seek to design her destiny, throwing both Tess and William into the path of a psychotic killer.

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Born and raised on the Canadian prairies, Dianne Greenlay saves lives by day (besides being a writer, she is a physiotherapist in a remote sole charge clinic as well as a retired EMT), and she tells lies by night (as any entertaining fiction writer would do). She is also a playwright and Creative Director of the very successful and long-running community theater group, Darkhorse Theatre.

As an author, she has won multiple awards for her historical action novels, QUINTSPINNER – A PIRATE’S QUEST and DEADLY MISFORTUNE. Straying into the genre of humor/comedy, Greenlay is also the author of THE CAMPING GUY, which is available as both a one act comedy (live theater script) and a short story.

Greenlay began writing her first novel to fulfill one of the items on her bucket list. It was either that or learn to play the bagpipes. Her husband is grateful for her choice. She is fluent in at least her mother tongue and she thanks her fierce English teachers for that.

More of her thoughts on life can be found at www.diannegreenlay.com .

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1. Historical fiction, with a touch of fantasy and romance - including one between an older couple, something so often lacking in stories. Great fun! But, oh, isn't it tough to find a series before the author finishes it, since reading goes so much faster than writing? I want the next one - NOW! *sigh* -Ellen B.
2. Very suspensful! Can't wait for the next book!! – Denise Jones
3. Absolutely great! Every emotion you could possibly imagine all in this wonderfully written series. If you love pirates, action, adventure with a lot of realism thrown in, I promise you won't be disappointed! – Lisa Doherty
4. I very much enjoyed this second book in this series. Was a fascinating story and held my interest. Couldn't put it down. – Sharon Streasick
5. Great read and am looking forward to the next in the series. Curious to see what happens with our heroine. – Marlene
6. The author obviously has some great talent. – S. Newsome
7. Packed full of action, danger and interesting characters. Well worth the read for any fantasy fans. – Shorty
8. Kept my interest enough for me to finish the book in one reading. – Gapch 125
9. I sat up all night to finish it. – ka8uet
10. Love the detail, being taken to another place and time, the twists and turns. The characters are so well developed. I want more! – Mona Osterweil
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