FALCON RIDGE

Welcome to Falcon Ridge, the home of the enigmatic, mysterious Falcon men who are bound to the house by their heritage and torn away from it by circumstances beyond their control. This exciting, dark gothic series tells the stories of four men, how they came to live at Falcon Ridge, the gruesome, sinister secrets surrounding the mansion and the spine-tingling tales of ghosts and murders on the blustery mountainous cliffside.

The house itself is built in stone, a virtual monstrosity of concrete set in the San Juan Mountains, where the brutal winters and temperatures are as strong and formidable as the falconers who rescue and train birds of prey on its property. Secret corridors, a haunted rose garden, and a gargoyle doorknocker that sends a resounding wail through the castle-like interior shape the house, as well as the brooding, tortured, earthy men who own it, rugged men who commune better with birds of prey than people.

FALCON’S REVENGE - On-line story at eHarlequin (July 19-August 19). Prequel to my November 04 gothic Intrigue (The Man From Falcon Ridge) and a kick-off for Intrigue's Eclipse (gothic). A teaser....

Is the imposing gothic mansion atop Falcon Ridge really cursed? Having witnessed the tragic deaths of her mother and sister there, Victoria Hoffman is convinced it is. And now, with her estranged father on his own death bed, Victoria has returned to her childhood home – and quickly finds herself haunted by memories, or something worse…

Randolph Falcon is determined to reclaim Falcon Ridge from the man he believes stole it from his family: Victoria Hoffman’s father. But his drive for revenge takes a detour when he encounters his enemy’s beautiful daughter, and he finds himself compelled to protect her from the danger that seems to be lurking around every corner of the eerie old house… read more...

BOOK ONE: THE MAN FROM FALCON RIDGE

ISBN: 0373228104 November 04

THE CALL OF THE WILD…. Fleeing a nightmarish past, Hailey Hitchcock holed up in a remote Victorian homestead—and fell into the arms of an enigmatic stranger who was hell-bent on solving a grisly mass murder. Old ghosts echoed through Tin City’s “hatchet house”, reviving memories of the blood bath had taken place within its dilapidated walls. But was it Hailey’s unsettling recollections--or Rex Falcon’s formidable presence—that chased chills up her spine? When chaos abounded on the blustery cliffside, the primitive falcon trainer swooped to Hailey’s rescue. Yet Rex’s dark, raking eyes and tightly coiled strength posed an even greater danger. As escalating threats aroused their forbidden desires, it became clear the house held all the answers. Memories that someone would kill to keep hidden…. RT -- 4 1/2 stars "Rita Herron's eerie gothic is a bewitching mixture of suspense and paranormal." - RT BookClub, Susan Mitchell order a copy

BOOK TWO: RETURN TO FALCON RIDGE

ISBN: 0373229186 May 06

P.I. Protector As a child, Elsie Timmons had barely escaped Wildcat Manor with her life. As an adult, she’d mysteriously inherited the crumbling structure, ghosts and all. Now, after a lifetime spent running from her past, Elsie was ready to confront her demons and expose the orphanage’s long-buried secrets...until Deke Falcon threw a wrench in her plans. The enigmatic P.I. was hired to reunite her with the mother she’d never known, but before she could return with Deke to Falcon Ridge, evil forces threatened the future Elsie only recently considered. Luckily, she had Deke on her side – for protection, for comfort...forever? order a copy

BOOK THREE: FORCE OF THE FALCON

ISBN: 0373229577 December 06

OULD THIS RECLUSIVE DETECTIVE PROTECT A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN FROM AN OBSESSED KILLER? fter rescuing Sonya Silverstein and her four-year-old daughter from a vicious attack, Brack Falcon had every intention of retreating into the Colorado mountains. But with a blizzard raging, a scared Sonya was desperate to safeguard her child. Brack's protective instincts-and his attraction to the single mother-had him ready to battle the forces obsessed with Sonya's vulnerability. Never before had Brack questioned his instincts...but never before had he had so much to lose.... "Rita Herron puts an ostracized loner with a lot to lose squarely in the path of a madman to protect the woman and child he has come to love. Force of the Falcon (4.5) is brilliantly chilling and warmly moving at turns. A keeper for any Herron fan." RT Top Pick - Romantic Times order a copy