Once-close brothers, Fulk and Odo, now find themselves on very different paths – separated by past tragedies and Odo’s growing religious fanaticism. While Odo descends into ruthless zealotry, believing himself God’s chosen leader and abusing his stolen wife Sybille, Fulk struggles to hold onto his humanity amid the carnage of war. But the fractured pilgrim […]
Sinners by Elizabeth Fremantle
Rome, 1599. Beatrice yearns to escape the clutches of her abusive father. Determined to find a way back to Rome, she enlists the help of Olimpio, the castle’s keeper. Soon the love that grows between them will transform Beatrice’s fortunes, for better and for worse. . . History has sold her short. She is no […]
The Last Retreat by Marina Palmer
After surviving a raid in Ukraine, war photographer Tash Carter is in desperate need of recuperation. She accepts a job teaching photography at Belford Abbey, a luxurious estate where the super-rich come to switch off and rejuvenate. One of Belford’s most esteemed clients is billionaire Eliot Drake, owner of Panopticon, a data-mining company which could […]
The Saffron Thief by TL Mogford
In 1666, England’s saffron industry is booming, with the spice fetching a staggering £4 per pound — rivalling gold. Fabian Smith, the sensible second son of a Holborn poulterer, has sacrificed his dreams of adventure for family duty. But when the Great Fire claims his father and his reckless brother plunges them into debt with […]
A Visit to Bedlam by Jemahl Evans
England in 1648, and as the English Civil Wars still simmer, Hezekiah Hillier visits London after the death of his wife and son, and goes to the Hospital of Bedlam to view the inmates. He is falsely imprisoned by his brother in the asylum, but vows to escape and one day have his revenge. Hez […]
Broken Arrow by Griff Hosker
At the dawn of 14th-century England, when loyalty is as fleeting as the winter sun, one man stands at the crossroads of history. Gerald Warbow, the last of the storied archers who fought at Evesham and Falkirk, has all but hung up his bow and settled into the quiet life he has earned. But when […]
Jane Seymour: Patronage, Material Culture and Image Crafting by Elizabeth Norton
Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII, was queen of England for only 17 months, something which has accounted for the little interest shown in her by historians. In her lifetime, however, she was a significant political figure, while her legacy and memorialization extended beyond her early death following childbirth in October 1537. This […]
Orphan of the Storm by Lizzie Lane
Jamaica 1804, and as the last will and testimony of sugar plantation owner Sir Edward Albert Kildare is disclosed to an eager audience, a loyal servant is brutally murdered and a young girl’s life hangs in the balance. With the help of a guardian angel, young Lochranza Kildare, is spirited back to England under the […]