In the year 1754, as the American frontier becomes a canvas for a brewing global conflict, two mighty kingdoms — England and France — clash for dominion over a land brimming with untold riches. Amid this delicate dance of power, a young Major George Washington, under the direction of Governor Dinwiddie, embarks on a perilous […]
Letty and the Mystery of the Word Thieves by Penny Boxall
It’s 1775, and Lettice Breech is itching to go on another adventure. But her beloved Pa is sick, and their home is in danger. Letty needs money. She needs treasure. So, when a mysterious socialite appears in London, promising more treasure than she can imagine, Letty finds herself embroiled in a thrilling new mystery right […]
The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
London in 1749, and Hannah Cole’s world shatters with her husband’s brutal murder. Her confectionery shop, the Punchbowl and Pineapple, teeters on the brink of ruin. Just as she uncovers a hidden fortune — money her husband secretly possessed — a new nightmare begins. Magistrate Henry Fielding, the renowned author, suspects illicit gains. To save […]
A Thief’s Revenge by Douglas Skelton
For six long years, fired by cold rage, Jonas Flynt has hunted the man who paved the way for the murder of his son across the Caribbean and American Colonies. Many a pirate was delivered to justice during the chase, but Flynt never caught up with the elusive Dan Hawke. Learning that his quarry has […]
In defence of full-blooded romance rooted in real history
Romance is blooming in the book world — though, really, has it ever not? So let’s hear it for full-blooded historical romance, says author Maggie Craig; rooted in history and with handsome, ruffle-shirted heroes. I write historical non-fiction and novels. I’m more than happy to have the latter described as historical romance. They are quite […]
Ship of Thieves by Douglas Skelton
Jonas Flynt’s stepmother, Mercy, has been abducted from Edinburgh and carried back to the West Indies by her former owner. Gideon Flynt his father, has followed in hot pursuit, but Cassie, Jonas’s first love, knows he is not the man he once was and appeals to Flynt for help. Naturally, he agrees. Against Colonel Nathaniel […]
The House of Fallen Sisters by Louise Hare
December, 1765, and in the early hours of the morning, Sukey Maynard flees her home – a brothel in Covent Garden. Her maidenhood is about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder, and she is too frightened to stay. But when she is captured and returned to the house of fallen sisters, she has […]
On the Wings of the Storm by Maggie Craig
It’s Summer, 1745, and Prince Charles Edward Stuart has landed in the Highlands, igniting a rising that will set Scotland ablaze. Redcoat Captain Robert Catto has painful personal reasons for hating all Jacobites with a passion. Except for one. Christian Rankeillor is a fiercely intelligent apothecary in Edinburgh. Her loyalty to the Jacobite cause is […]