Karen Wintle
England’s Janissary
Disillusioned by his experiences in the First World War, Kevin Flynn returns to his home in Ireland and takes a…
A Country Gentleman
Lavinia Muir and her friend, the flirtatious Isobel Macclesfield, visit Lavinia’s godmother and her son, Lord Thurlby. He can only…
Gillespie and I
Editors' choice
Harriet Baxter is sitting in her flat in Bloomsbury in 1933 writing her memoir of events that took place in…
Into the Blue
In late 19th-century Devon, vicar’s daughter Hester Redding longs to experience all the exciting challenges that the approaching new century…
The Gallows Curse
Elena acts as a maid for Lady Anne, but strange dreams begin to plague Elena’s sleep. In desperation, she visits…
The Somme Stations
It is 1914, and the First World War has started. When a notice is pinned up in the railway police…
Soldier Girl
Molly Fox has grown up in the backstreets of Birmingham at the mercy of a cruel grandfather and her drunken…
The Other Mr. Darcy
This is yet another sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. This one picks up after the wedding of Elizabeth…
The Other Mr Darcy
This is yet another sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. This one picks up after the wedding of Elizabeth…
Rich Girl, Poor Girl
Two girls, one rich and one poor, lose their mothers in similar circumstances on the same day. Polly takes a…
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