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A full-length fantasy romance novel
LEAH INDASELY, daughter of the First House, expects to wed to an old friend of equal rank. Instead, the king makes her a decoy to find an insurgent out to stage a coup, and arranges Leah’s cover—marriage to an aloof army captain. Leah plans to return home when her assignment is finished, the marriage annulled.
Driven by desire to earn status, not have it handed to him, JEREN VASSAL reluctantly joins his high-born bride at the altar, knowing marriage is necessary to his new commission. Yet Leah, full of grace and intelligence, sparks thoughts of home and family, a life beyond that of a soldier.
Now an old enemy threatens to rise again. Questions of loyalty force Leah and Jeren to unite, to find a solution to the disappearance of the realm’s dragons, and pacify a vengeful neighboring culture. First they must find the source of unrest inside their kingdom, and despite offering their honor on false pretense, they begin an unexpected slide toward love.
Sizzling Hot Book Reviews gives it 5 stars. "...reminiscent of the Dune Saga by Frank Herbert."
Kitty Bullard of Great Minds Think Aloud says "Kelly McCrady writes with elegance and grace, her style almost poetic in nature as she makes you wish you were part of her character's lives in even the smallest way."
Also available in print:
ISBN 1-60154-884-2
ISBN-13 9781601548849

Martial Hearts
Rosette-length short story
from The Wild Rose Press
AUSTIN LI, Kenpo Karate instructor and first-degree black belt, is everybody's favorite. Gregarious and talented, he’s as popular with adult students as with the kids he teaches. After a hot day at the karate school’s annual picnic, shy nurse APRIL MARTIN is anxious to get him alone. If she risks rejection and wrestles
Light and fun, Martial Hearts made me smile! – Jade
“Martial Hearts” by Kelly McCrady is a quick, fun read that I enjoyed from the first page to the last. If you are looking for a fun, quick read, with just a hit of spice, then “Martial Hearts” is surely for you! -- Amaranth, The Long and Short of it Reviews
Diana Coyle of Night Owl Romance calls this story a keeper. “I really enjoyed this story...It was a fun, light read that I thoroughly enjoyed. The storyline was fresh and new…and I will definitely look into other work done by Ms. McCrady.”

Sweet Cicely
Rosette-length short story
from The Wild Rose Press
Just in time for Christmas, Cicely Navros has been laid off. She endures a colossally awful day involving a temp agency and the horrors of chintz, a day ending in a soggy walk to the mini-mart for eggs—where she literally runs into Adonis! Whet your appetite for Greek cuisine and satisfy your craving to leave the Christmas lights up all year in this sweet tale of hope and desire.