Orion's Belt is the first novel in a trilogy that explores the lives of three women, the people they love and the choices they make that impact on all those around them. Sarah is kidnapped by terrorists whilst working in a foreign country and then taken to a mountain fortress. There she is given an ultimatum by the enigmatic leader of the rebels, Medved. Powerless to refuse him she must comply. The strong emotion forged between them draws her to him, but will she meet all his demands? Will he set her free? Gillian: a young woman who believes that going to university in the 1970s will change her life. Having fought against adversity to even get to study in London, by chance she meets a young Russian student, Pavel. The decisions they make about each other, for each other change many lives not just their own... "The strength of a woman lies not in her physique, but in her heart and soul. Outside, superficial beauty is fleeting, inside beauty shines ever more brightly for a whole lifetime and beyond".