Frost On The Moon

Moon Chalice Quest #2

by Catherine Darby

When Hagar the gypsy seeks shelter at Ladymoon Manor high on the Yorkshire moors, she enters a world of dark and sinister forces, for Mistress Grace worships the old gods, using her powers to corrupt and destroy. In her net are caught not only Hagar but Mama Sarah and her tribe, for this is the seventeenth century when witchcraft is feared. It remains for Yoni, Hagar's sister, to pierce the secrets of the past.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Gothic

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Pseudonym for Maureen Peters

Maureen Peters was born in Caernarvon, Wales, on March 3, 1935, and was married and divorced twice; she has two sons and two daughters. In addition to biographical fiction, historical romances, and mystery novels written under her own name, other noms de plume include Veronica Black, Catherine Darby, Levanah Lloyd, Belinda Grey, Elizabeth Law, Judith Rothman, and Sharon Whitby.

As Catherine Darby, Maureen Peters wrote books that were sold as Gothics, such as the 12 books in the Falcon Saga, but were really what Sarah calls "dark family sagas." Or more precisely, she describes their plot lines this way: "Themes of illicit passion, family rivalry, witchcraft, revenge, and even reincarnation permeated the novels…"