Adventure
Rebel
Editors' choice
The first of The Bravehearts Chronicles goes from a horrific prologue into a narrative of two boys: orphaned, abused and…
Ancient Spirits
Daisy Gumm Majesty, sham spirit medium, is an endearing narrator surrounded by quirky characters in this light, funny 1920s adventure.…
The Prodigal
During the late 17th century on the Atlantic Ocean, primarily in the West Indies, pirates roam the high seas looking…
Crusade
After the death of Harold in 1066, Edgar the Atheling is proclaimed king by his Saxon supporters. When the various…
Stones for My Father
South Africa, 1900. Twelve-year-old Corlie Roux lives with her mother and brothers on a farm in the Transvaal. It is…
Rome: The Eagle of the Twelfth
Editors' choice
This is the story of Demalion of Macedon, who joins the Twelfth Legion. The story opens in AD 57 in…
Imperial Scandal
In Brussels fresh from the intrigues of the Congress of Vienna, British agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife Suzanne investigate…
Violins of Autumn
Violins of Autumn is the coded message to French patriots that the Allied invasion is imminent. But in the last…
Enemies at Every Turn
This is yet another instalment of the story of John Pierce, the radical son of a radical preacher and pamphleteer.…
For King or Commonwealth
In A Ship for the King, Richard Woodman left his readers wondering which side Captain Kit Faulkner would choose at…
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