12th-century Europe revolves around the remarkable life of Eleanor of Aquitaine - Duchess, Queen of both France and England, and mother of Richard Lionheart and John Lackland. Eleanor and her husbands, Louis VII and Henry II, set the tone for an era. Ain's Song follows Eleanor's story through the eyes of her cousin, Ain of Poitiers. The adventures moves from the taverns, courts and cities of medieval France, England and Italy, from Celtic lore, the construction of great cathedrals, crusades and pilgrimages, to the courts of love and music, poetry and plays of the troubadours and jongleurs. Ain's Song is the winner of the Florida National League of American Pen Women award for best in unpublished fiction. "I love this story. Alice Moerk has captured the mood and tone of the period with credible accuaracy and rousing humour." Dannie Russell, Uganda "I love Ain, a strong, insightful woman." -Rev. Rosemary Backer, Holmes Beach, Florida - ..".a very sense of places and travels." Dr. Elizabeth Waterson, London, Ontario -Alice is also the author of the New Found Souls series of novels.

Gabrielle Newton is numbered by the loss of her family, betrayed and impoverished by the perfidy of her husband. She joins the family of homeless, wandering from the exclusive Chicago north shore to the islands of the Florida Gulf coast. Despair and hope become twin ventures. Gaby's struggles to survive are noticed by young Jan Morgan and her first mate, young Billy Bateson, who offer her a sense of belonging. These new friends, their connection with the family of writer Carolyn Robinson, and the love of young Jessie and her father involve her within a storm of political mayhem that affects a small coastal village and its residents, the horrors of rape and incest, and a hurricane that changes their lives and culture. The Bag Ladye's Tayle is the fifth novel in the New Found Souls series, novels of survival and renewal. Book five, The Piper of T'p's'l was awarded first place for fiction by the Florida NLAPW.

New Found Souls are novels of survival and renewal. They mark the turning point in the lives of individuals forced to come to terms with unseemly realities, who must redefine themselves. During years of hiding, Sharkey Robinson and her family lived full, fruitful and happy, yet anonymous, lives. Their past catches up with them, however, when they rescue a former student arrested for soliciting, and a famed television producer seeks an interview. Their queries bring disaster to a family that must now decide who is to be sacrificed for the sake of the children. Book 4 of NewFoundSouls takes place in coastal Mexico. It brings together a bereaved Amanda Bellman (Bk.2), the effervescent Alexis Owen (Bk.3) and the brilliant psychologies and author, Sharkey Robinson (Bk. 1 ) in a twist of fate that leads to the ultimate climax. PRAISE FOR HER FIRST NOVEL, The Waters of Lethe, - Book 1 "Easy to read with an unexpected story apex, the satisfying revenge... The plots and subplots were rich and well-intertwined." -V. Batts, Raleigh, NC ...And for Silent Signals - Book 2 "So powerful I am so haunted by the Boys and heartened by the survival strength of Amanda. And the writing is equally strong. Bravo " - Dr. Elizabeth Waterson, London, Ontario ...And for The Piper of T'P'S'L - Book 3 ..".brilliant. I laughed at your expression(s)... the dialogue grabs the reader beautifully. This portrait is fabulous." -Danni Russell, Paris, France

NEW FOUND SOULS are novels of survival and renewal. They mark turning points in the lives of individuals forced to come to terms with unseemly realties, who must redefine themselves. The joy that was Porter Owen, The Piper of T'P'S'L, vanished after a disastrous television interview. His niece, Alexis, wants to find out what happened to the famed composer and dives into a maelstrom of family intrigue as she brings Porter back to the world-only to lose him again as brother battles brother. Book 3 of New Found Souls is a lyrical tribute to the 20th century as it moves from the network studios of Chicago to the coves of Newfoundland, from the trenches of Dunkirk and the lights of Paris in the '20s to the modern stage.

Dr. Carolyn Robinson's life is in shambles. She's lost everyone and everything she's loved: Her family, her health, and her career. All that remains is her daughter, Anni. Together they leave their home to begin new lives. The terror of the past catches up with them, however, and they are caught up in a whirlwind that leads to a massacre and forces them to run and to assume new identities. This thriller is the first book of the quartet, NEW FOUND SOULS. It leads from the hills of Virginia to the mountains of New Mexico, from a Florida island to underground Atlanta and to the shores of Vera Cruz, Mexico.

New Found Souls are novels of survival and renewal. They mark turning points in the lives of individuals forced to come to grips with unseemly realities, who must redefine themselves. No one understands the Silent Signals Ross Bellman is sending. His sister, Amanda, responds, but too late. She is suddenly thrust from the focus of her hectic life in New York City into the abuse and theatrics of small college academia and the politics and insularity of rural Appalachia. Amanda Bellman copes with tragedy every day as director of a shelter for battered wives and their families. She missed her brother, Ross' phone call minutes before his suicide. Heartsick, she flies from New York to the small West Virginia college town to contend with the forces that ultimately led to the young boy's despair. Silent Signals, part 2 of the quintet New Found Souls, deals with Amanda's own survival as she fights the politics and biases of a small school, a small town, and the small people who inhabit it-including her own family.