Imagine a place with sassy modern women and strong, brave men from a time long ago. Throw in a ton of humor, a dash of gritty drama, a healthy dose of sizzling sensuality, just the right touch of magic . . . and you've entered my world.
"Lori Dillon brings a fresh new voice for paranormal historical romance readers to enjoy. OUT OF THE ASHES shows the author is a born storyteller, with emotion on every page. I cried at the end."
— Rosemary Stevens,
Agatha Award winning authorComing February 14, 2012
Out of the Ashes
formerly titled Ashes in the Wind
Golden Pen finalist
Finally a Bride finalist
Award of Excellence finalistDavid and Sera are soul mates destined to be together, if only their bumbling guardian angels could do their job right.
First united in Pompeii A.D. 79 as a young Roman girl and a slave gladiator, their young love is cut short when Vesuvius unexpectedly erupts. After several botched attempts, their angels get one final chance to bring the couple together and personally escort them back to war-torn Italy, nearly two thousand years later.
Sera is now an archeologist excavating the ruins of Pompeii and David is an American soldier masquerading as an Italian, sent to spy on the Germans camped near the ruins. With the help of their earth-bound angels, David and Sera must overcome deception, heartbreak and the forgotten tragedy of their past lives. Working side by side in the ruins where they died centuries ago in each other's arms, David and Sera's relationship grows from a guarded friendship to explosive passion as they excavate their own bodies and, in doing so, unearth the love of a lifetime.