These are the women who ruled, the women who founded dynasties, the women who fought for religious freedom, their families and love. These are the women who made a difference, who influenced countries, kings and the Reformation. This book focuses on the women who lived through the Renaissance and Reformation, examining the threats and challenges […]
The Man She Had to Save by Catherine Hokin
When Vivi arrives in Madrid, she is captivated by its heat and colour, a world away from the grey of her life as a lonely newlywed back in Berlin. But her diplomat husband and beloved brother Christian are here for one reason only: to bring the Nazi regime to Spain, and to destroy everything that […]
The Secret of the Lantern Keepers by Jenni Keer
When Edith Averly is sent to investigate a murder at Green Briar Lunatic Asylum, a rambling gothic institution on the edge of the Cornish moors, she’s horrified to realise that in order to infiltrate the asylum, she’ll have to pretend to be mad herself… Several weeks before her arrival, her beloved father stipulates in his […]
Shadow of Madness by DV Bishop
It’s Tuscany in the winter of 1540. Travelling north into the hills above Florence, investigator Cesare Aldo seeks answers about his past. The trail leads him to Ospedale de’ Pazzi, a secure institution for the criminally insane. Soon after arriving a blizzard engulfs the area, trapping Aldo and his companion, Doctor Saul Orvieto. Even more […]
The French Spymistress by Rachel Hore
When World War Two breaks out, the courage of two women will be tested to the limit. In Occupied France, Marie-Louise, a headstrong, single woman with two young children, is recruited into a secret intelligence network. She must collect privileged information about German military activities to help the Allies liberate her country. Her skill and […]
The Scandalous Ladies Football Club by Frances Quinn
London, 1897,and Minnie Newton – 28-year-old schoolteacher and women’s rights advocate – has a passion for football. But in Victorian society, football is a men’s game. That is, until Minnie decides to take matters into her own hands and place an ad in the newspaper, asking for volunteers to join the first ever women’s football […]
A Land Aflame by Ben Kane
In 211BC Hannibal’s struggle against the Romans in Italy continues, but the Carthaginians have been utterly defeated on Sicily. Fleeing the island to Spain, Hanno and Aurelia are shipwrecked, and taken prisoner by local tribesmen. Unless they escape, a life of slavery and brutal treatment awaits. Aurelia’s brother Quintus is posted with his comrades to […]
Syracuse Will Burn by Jim Loughran
In 413BC the Greek city of Syracuse is fighting for its life against the might of Athens. Timon, a 13-year-old miller’s son, makes the disturbing discovery that his premonitions have a habit of coming true. When his vision warns of the imminent attack by the Athenian fleet, he becomes the boy who heard the voice […]