Melting Snow
It was one thing for romance to sweep Sirena up on a tropical Indonesian island, and another to keep the flame ablaze while sharing Ricardo’s New York City apartment.
It was one thing for Sirena to uncover the source of her long-buried childhood trauma, and another to look the perpetrator in the eye and tell him what she remembered.
Sirena wants nothing more than to set up a new life with her new love. Yet at every turn, secrets from the past stir up present-day emotional typhoons. Sirena finds herself dodging the very intimacy she craves with Ricardo through the secrets she conceals, her own and those of others. She cannot, will not, allow the wounds of her past to keep her frozen in her old pain, but living her passion requires leaping off one cliff after another. And trust hasn’t exactly been her forte.The Girl Submerged Trilogy
These explicitly erotic novels are intended for adult readers.
The three novels unfold chronologically and offer the most powerful experience when read sequentially, yet each is a stand-alone book with its own focus.
Surging Tides
Book 1 begins in downtown Los Angeles. Most of the story transpires on four islands in Indonesia.
Melting Snow
Book 2 takes place primarily in Los Angeles and New York City, but includes a trip to Italy.
Singing Leaves
Book 3 is set in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
The Empress Bag by Avara Handbags
As seen in the pages of Girl Submerged, Book 2.Functional Handbags
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As a designer, I seek to blend art with function. As a woman, sensuous fabrics thrill me. As a spiritual being, I am inspired to bring dignity and meaning into all that I do.
These handbags merge natural elements in unexpected ways. They are earthy yet sophisticated, sculptural art to display in your home yet fully functional evening bags.
For years I designed a line of fine jewelry, all hand-fabricated in Balinese villages. Wanting to employ more of the highly skilled artisans I met everywhere in Bali, I added this handbag line. I began with one style, the Empress Bag, and when I brought the initial batch back to the United States, they were an immediate hit. Steadily, I added new styles until I rounded out the collection to what you see on these pages.
Each handbag has a story. I am a novelist as well as a designer, and I like to tell stories. When you carry an Avara Handbag, you will acquire new tales of your own. The bags attract lovely little encounters and abundant compliments.
