In 1862 London, the body of a famous surgeon is found, sitting upright, in an old operating theatre. His dead eyes stare at the table at the center of the room, where patients had screamed and cried as medical students looked on. The bookish Inspector Slaughter must discover the killer with the help of his American sergeant Mark Honeycutt and clues from Nightingale nurses, surgeon's dressers, devious apothecaries, and even stage actors. Victorian Southwark becomes the theatre for revealing secrets of the past in a world where anesthesia is new, working-class audiences enjoy Shakespeare, and women reformers solve society's problems.

Set in 4,000 BCE., the story of Naya, the first person to ride a horse. Daughter of a clan chief, Naya dreams of creating a new kind of relationship with the magnificent horses who roam the vast grasslands where she lives. One day, she discovers a mysterious filly with a chestnut coat as uncommon as her own head of red hair. She embarks on a quest to fulfill her vision of galloping with the filly across the boundless steppe. Unwittingly, she sets in motion forces and events that will change forever the future of humans and horses alike.

“…a rich work of historical fiction… thoughtful, philosophical and resonant.” Booklife/Publishers Weekly.
“…impeccably detailed… with a well-developed setting and characters.” Kirkus Review
“…a truly compelling story of the horse/human relationship… excellent and unforgettable.” Five-Star Reader Review
“…inspiring… a must-read.” Five-Star Reader Review
“…beautifully written and captivating.” Five-Star Reader Review

In 1461, the French capture Mont Orgueil on the Isle of Jersey. To protect the family legacy for his son, Sir Philippe de Carteret see no choice but to pledge his loyalty, hoping the new overlords will prove benevolent until King Edward IV can turn his attention to ousting them.

When a pirate lands at St. Ouen's Bay, claiming the true Lord of the Isles, the Earl of Warwick, has sent him to stir up rebellion, de Carteret is suspicious. Other lords rally to the cause, only to arrested and tried for conspiracy.

As the citizens of Jersey despair under the growing burden of oppression, de Carteret must risk everything to free his beloved homeland.

Based on real people and event, Token of Betrayal is a sweeping tale of loyalty, revenge, a father's love and the difference on man can make to alter the course of history.

Story of a father's love...but which father?
Truth hurts. G.Julius Agricola cannot alter the past that trained him to become a senator. As expected, Julius married Domitia, regardless of where hte was in his right mind when he did. No matter how his rage attempts to deny his past, he is now a father and responsible for the lives of his children. By the gods, Julius wants to defy this entrapment. Each day, his rage tightenes its tentacles around him. Maybe, just maybe he can exploit Rome's political corruptions and finally return to Britannia to kill the man who kidnapped his son.
Truth hurts. How can Calgacus accept the truth that the Roman is Colin's real father? Colin is different from the other children of the Caledonii tribes. Each day, those facts are shoved in his face. Will Calgacus' rage destroy them all?

Rome's newest province, Britannia, suffers the Iceni queen's Boudica's wrath as she leads a revolt intent upon removing Rome's claim to their lands and lives. Now, Rome's consul Suetonius Paulinus must annihilate her and her urprising. However, with the IXth and the XXlegions cripped, can we? Suetonius is forced to use what is left of his two remaining legions, Gemina and Valeria to prevent Boudica's horde from claming any more victory. Will Suetonius' name be destroyed if he loses to a 'woman?"
As reputations and loyalties are devastated, Rome's newest tribune -- Gnaeus Julius Agricola -- and Boudica's daughter Rhianna along with her betrothed --Calgacus, are hurled into their spposing worlds intent upon destroying each other. Who will survive?

Betsey, a sadly neglected child, is shouldering responsibilities far beyond her years. As she does her best to care for her little brother, Norman, she is befriended by Gypsy Freda, an old woman whose family is camped nearby. Freda's granddaughter, Jane, is also fond of the little girl and is concerned about her.

Thomas, the second son of Lord Fellwood, happens across the gypsy camp and becomes besotted with Jane. However, Jasper Morris, the local miller, also has designs on the young gypsy, and inevitably, the two men do not see eye to eye.

Betsey is drawn into their rivalry for the attention of the beautiful young woman, and she finds herself promising to keep a dangerous secret for many years to come.

"I loved this amazing book. Betsey is a 6-year-old girl, but old beyond her years. I was transported into her story and felt the myriad of emotions which Betsey experienced. I laughed when she did and grieved when she did. The details of the story were well-researched."

New York 1904 - When a murder occurs in a peaceful Long Island village, newly arrived coroner's physician, Daniel O'Halleran, is convinced it is tied to a two-year-old crime that local librarian, Kathleen Brissedon, has asked him to investigate, But can he make the connection before the murderer strikes again or will the answers come too late.

Zara Rossi steps into the Ancient Manuscripts room of the Vatican Library. The brilliant young doctoral candidate plans a career decoding archives. Hoping to find a document for her dissertation, she stumbles upon a hidden 500-year-old note; its startling message about a mysterious, lost painting warns of disaster for the Pope. With that revelation, Zara’s life is forever altered. She digs for information about the painting learning that no historical records exist; captivated, she begins a quest to find the masterpiece. Her search exposes the painting’s presence at compelling moments over the history of five centuries; while Zara's own strong-willed pursuit ultimately charts the tumultuous arc of her personal growth and epiphany.

Abraham is an inspiring preacher inspired by visions of a new Jerusalem. His brother, Adam, works in the local textile trade and just wants to be a good husband to powerful and enigmatic Gwyneth. However, when a way of life that has been settled for centuries begins to change, all are forced to make decisions that will affect their lives, and the communities they live in, forever.
In this, the latest book by Lee Garratt, we see what happens when the valleys of Northern England came into conflict with the mighty forces unleashed by the industrial revolution. A tale of love and loss, solidarity and struggle.

“an evocative and powerful…often lyrical, account of a changing world”

“Garratt’s best, most ambitious, and certainly most daring work yet. Superb.”

Fred went from having it all-the girl, the car, the mansion-to being on the street. After being taken in by a kindly priest, he is diagnosed with cancer and begins to question what's left for him to live for. Nearly falling off the wagon, he is shocked and inspired while watching a modern-day Secret Santa on a TV news broadcast in the bar. Soon he begins to emulate the real Saint by secretly giving to those in need. Along the way he teams up with a band of "misfit-toy" compatriots who each question what life has in store for them. Fred's story parallels the historic Saint Nikolas of Myra. Told in first person, we learn of then Nicholas's friendship with an avowed pagan, the loss of his parents at an early age, and his being taken in by an ordained uncle. We follow his life and rise in an outlawed Church, the hardships and fears he had to endure, the communities he created, and his eventual service to the emperor, Constantine.

Hobart Town 1878—a vibrant town drawing people from every corner of the earth where, with confidence and a flair for storytelling, a person can be whoever he or she wants. Almost.
Ellen Thompson is young, vivacious and unmarried, with a six-month-old baby. Despite her fierce attachment to her family, unashamed of their convict origins, Ellen dreams of marriage and disappearing into the ranks of the respectable. Then she meets Harry Woods.
Harry, newly arrived in Hobart Town, has come to help his aging father who for more than twenty years has guided climbers on Mt Wellington. Harry sees in Ellen a chance to remake his life.
But, when the past collides with Ellen’s dreams, she is forced to confront everything in life a woman fears most.
Based on fact, this is not a romance but it is a story of love—a mother’s love for her children, a woman’s love for her family and, those most troublesome loves of all, for the men in her life. It is a story of the enduring strength of the human spirit.

What will Fitzwilliam Darcy do when his beloved father stands between him and happiness?
Darcy has always emulated his wise and honourable father, George Darcy. But following a sinister act of betrayal by a former family friend, his father rejects his most benevolent principles.

When Georgiana forms a friendship with Miss Elizabeth Bennet, Darcy convinces his father to allow the association to continue. However, Elizabeth soon presents a thorny problem: she entices Darcy as no other lady has before, and with his father's current outlook, he would not approve of her as a daughter-in-law.

Still, Darcy’s problem may resolve in time: his father, after getting to know Elizabeth, is certain to recognise her many admirable qualities and change his mind. But what if he does not?

In this Pride & Prejudice Regency variation, Fitzwilliam Darcy is caught between the influences of love and duty. Which of these will wield the greatest power?