It’s Bristol in 1943. When scheming Doreen Hubert opens a new teashop in the square, her presence sends shockwaves through the community. For Jenny Crawford, Doreen’s return threatens to stir up past heartache and open old wounds that she would rather forget. Jenny has enough on her mind. Charlie Talbot is back and wants a […]
The Christmas Tree Murders by Katie Lumsden
It is December 1884, and we have a murder to solve. First, a house: a brand-new country estate, with all the latest technological innovations – electric light-bulbs, running water, dumb-waiters, hydraulic lifts. Second, a family: celebrated inventor Sir Russell Morgan, his grown-up children, his elegant new wife. Next, their guests: the great and the good […]
No Country For a Woman by Jane Dismore
Lady Dorothy ‘Dolly’ Mills was a trailblazer, whose larger-than-life personality led her to extraordinary adventures. Born in 1889 into the Walpole family, who were eminent in political and literary spheres, Dolly defied the constraints of her upper-class upbringing by marrying a poor army captain, prompting her disinheritance. From becoming the first English woman in Timbuktu […]
A Thief’s Revenge by Douglas Skelton
For six long years, fired by cold rage, Jonas Flynt has hunted in the Caribbean and American Colonies for the man who paved the way for the murder of his son. Many a pirate was delivered to justice during the chase, but Dan Hawke proved elusive. Learning that his quarry has now returned to London, […]
Challenge to Rome by Griff Hosker
When Lord Bomilcar dies under suspicious circumstances during a hunting trip, his loyal servant Bruneus — a battle-hardened Celt with a heart as vast as the untamed landscape — finds himself thrust into a chain of events that will shape the destiny of those he holds dear. As his young master, Himilco Bomilcar, wrestles with […]
Charles II’s Secret Queen by Stephen M Carter
Lucy Walter was no stranger to conflict, after watching her parents fight like cats, only to become the target of her father’s fists. She fell in love as the bloody Civil War ripped England and her family apart. She was with her lover when he learnt of his father’s execution, only to read that the […]
Hadrian’s Eagles by Damion Hunter
Felix Appius Julianus is brought to Britain in the wake of the disastrous loss of the Ninth Legion Hispana, to command its replacement, the Sixth Legion Victrix. Centurion Valerius Silvanus, posted to the doomed Ninth and arriving only in time to learn of its destruction, is instead sent to the Sixth to help integrate the […]
A Knightly Betrayal by Jill Bray
In October, 1224, Simon de Hale, Sheriff of Yorkshire, is travelling to his manor to celebrate the birth of his first grandchild. Awaiting his arrival is an unexpected guest, Lady Cecily Chalcombe, a beguiling acquaintance from his days at the royal court. Recently widowed in scandalous circumstances, Lady Cecily throws herself upon his mercy and […]