The rise of Nazism in Austria catapults life in Vienna into chaos.

As Emma grapples with the harsh new reality of her country’s betrayal, and desperately clings to her humanity by hiding her Jewish friends. In the war’s aftermath, she finds solace in helping those in even greater need than herself.

A decade after the war, Sophie returns to Vienna from her American refuge, to seek her lost history.

Sophie’s uncle Friedrich, teetered on the edge of what was right and his personal survival. His actions and inaction left long-lasting repercussions that threaten to throw all their lives into turmoil again.

"A standout among the many novels set in this world-changing era.” KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW

1951: After WW2, Peter finds his missing mother’s Cryllic diaries from the Russian revolution in the rubble of their old apartment building in Munich. Family secrets are revealed.
1915-1917: At fifteen, Katarina fights against the traditional Mennonite values of marriage and motherhood. But when the growing civil war in Russia creates political upheaval in southern Ukraine and her life is thrown into chaos by a rebel attack, she seeks solace at her wealthy sister’s estate. But safety is elusive. Surrounded by anarchy and Bolshevik threats, the foundations of faith and family begin to crumble. The decision to emigrate seems obvious. But things are not as easy as they seem. Confronted by impossible odds, Katarina must choose her destiny.

A gripping story of intrigue in 16th C. France

Although life at court looks easy, Queen Claude knows better. Danger lurks beneath the glitter for sisters Claude and young Renée, heiresses to the rich duchy of Brittany.. Their mother, Queen Anne, lies dying. King Louis, their father, has little time to live.

Countess Louise d’Angoulême, guardian to the girls, is mother to the next king. For years she has envied the dying queen. She plots to marry wealthy Claude to her son. Her unexpected guardianship presents a golden opportunity, but only if she can remove Baronne Michelle, their protectress.

As political tensions rise, the futures of Princess Renée and Baronne Michelle hang in the balance, threatened by Countess Louise’s plots. Will timid Claude untangle the treacherous plots Countess Louise is weaving? Dare she confront her dangerous mother-in-law to save her sister and claim her rightful place as queen of France? Based on historical events and characters, The Importance of Pawns will rivet you until the last page.

Gwen, a Dark Age queen from the twenty-first century, is cursed with the knowledge of a future she dreads.

In a time of murky history and confusing legends, Gwen, a girl who fell back in time to become King Arthur’s Queen Guinevere, has no idea which of the tales told by her late father, a fanatical Arthurian scholar, are true. Her worst fear is that history is fixed, and she might be merely treading a path long laid down for her, that she can do nothing to alter.

Every decision she makes could lead her closer to the doom that hangs over the people she’s come to love – Camlann. The battle in which Arthur, the man she’s given up everything for, is destined to die by the hand of his wicked nephew, Medraut.

Will her questions be answered as she marches north with her husband to battle the invading Saxons? Will she even survive?

History and legend intertwine in a story with an epic sweep that spans the realistically depicted post-Roman period of Early Medieval Britain.

When her father dies, and with her ne’er-do-well twin brother on the other side of the world, it’s left to Gwen to fulfil her father’s wishes and scatter his ashes on the top of Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, England. Stepping into the ruined church tower, a gold ring catches her eye – a ring embossed with a dragon emblem. When Gwen picks it up, she’s snatched into the dangerous world of the Dark Ages, where she discovers she’s expected to fulfil a prophecy, by marrying Prince Arthur and helping him become the king of legend.

"The Dragon Ring is a masterful description of life in early Britain and its warlords - real or mythical" (Leonard Smuts, Reader's Favorites 5*)
59 ratings (84% 5*) on amazon
4.65 on Goodreads

In the final months of World War II, Sam Ryan takes his place as a new soldier in the 89th Infantry Division on the front lines in Europe. He’s trained to kill but struggles with the thought of taking the life of another human being, a contradiction with the way he was raised. How, he wonders, will he ever reconcile the action his head dictates with the way his heart feels about it?

On the other side of the war, Gerda Ziegler’s heart aches over the monster her beloved Germany has become. But she confronts the Nazi soldiers who guard the Jewish-only sector in Zwickau and is appalled to learn that a Jewish baby will be killed because of a large birthmark. Can she whisk the child away right under the noses of the brutal Nazis?

Sam and Gerda face their enemies head-on, but also battle internal elements on their own sides of the fighting that violate their shared values of humanity. They meet under the worst of circumstances but find a way to help each other through the trauma of war.

This is the story of three Scottish generations for an influential Scottish family: David Miller, his father Tom, and his daughter Rosie. It follows their lives through two early 18th century timelines: Rosie growing up in Cupar, a small town in East Fife; Tom, mercantile trading in Delft; and David attending an orphan school in Edinburgh before developing into an inspiring Scottish teacher.

It is a detailed story of their three lives during a time of great social, political and economic upheaval. Each one is strongly influenced by the lovers and friends they encounter on their life’s journey.

It is a story of love, loss, and betrayal. It is a story of redemption, the value of learning and the acceptance of change.

This is a story of the influence of women in an age where history tells only of men.

An engaging mystery adventure, full of humour and pathos.'
‘A wonderfully absorbing and subtle tale.’
‘Full of character and human understanding.'

Luc De Malvais is the leader of the famed Breton Horse Warriors; he is a legend in battle, a feared and ruthless swordsman who has spent months quelling the Saxon rebellions in Northern England for King William. It is 1071, in an England now harshly ruled and occupied by the Normans. Peace is a distant memory for the Saxon people as rebellions and retribution ravage the land.
Luc suddenly finds himself in the eye of the storm when Earl Alain Rufus orders him to manage and control a wide rebel area around the large village of Ravensworth in Yorkshire. It is not long before Luc is experiencing the full violence of the maelstrom that breaks around his head.
This Breton Horse Warrior faces the most dangerous challenges of his life when he finds unexpected forbidden love with a beautiful rebel and encounters a savage and merciless enemy out for revenge. Full of hatred and rage, this Saxon rebel leader resolves to drive out the Normans and destroy Luc De Malvais

Natalie, the two volume series, that captures the influence the western cowboy culture, that dominated television and movie theaters in the 1940’s, 1950’s, and 1960’s, had on a young woman. The first volume, set in New England, captures Natalie as she grows up against the backdrop of WWII and the popularity of dude ranches and rodeo life throughout the area. The second volume brings the adult Natalie and her young family to Florida, and details Florida’s natural world, cowboy culture, and life on a ranch. Both books tell the story of a strong, resilient woman who was able to live her dream while overcoming obstacles and unfathomable tragedies.

Natalie, the two volume series, that captures the influence the western cowboy culture, that dominated television and movie theaters in the 1940’s, 1950’s, and 1960’s, had on a young woman. The first volume, set in New England, captures Natalie as she grows up against the backdrop of WWII and the popularity of dude ranches and rodeo life throughout the area. The second volume brings the adult Natalie and her young family to Florida, and details Florida’s natural world, cowboy culture, and life on a ranch. Both books tell the story of a strong, resilient woman who was able to live her dream while overcoming obstacles and unfathomable tragedies.

It is 45 BC, and Julius Caesar is at the height of his power. Quintus Fufidius agrees against his wife’s instincts to the marriage of their daughter to the handsome, young Lucius Scaurus. It is an alliance which could heal old feuds and create a new dynasty. But before the wedding takes place one of the principals is murdered.

Suspects are few, but Roman society is shocked when Quintus’ wife is accused, not only of murder, but also of incest. The trial of Helvia, in which she is defended by Cicero, is a courtroom battle on the grand scale and accompanied by the political shenanigans which result in Caesar’s assassination.

‘(O’Hagan’s) knowledge of the period, the place, the politics, the social milieu and sexual mores of Caesar’s Rome is impeccable. Rather than intruding on the plot, the myriad details blend seamlessly into the story and serve to drive it forward.’ (Steven Saylor)

Vienna 1938: Austria’s leading couturier, Christina Lehmann, sits at the pinnacle of Viennese society. Her lover, the renowned painter, Max Hauser, is at the height of his career. But Max harbours a secret, and it is only a matter of time before the Gestapo finds out. The situation takes a dramatic turn on Kristallnacht, when the pogrom against the Austrian Jews escalates and one of Christina’s Jewish seamstresses is brutally murdered.
In order to protect both Max and her couture house, Christina begins a double life, plunging her into the shadowy world of Nazi oppression, fear, and mistrust fuelled by ancient hatreds. Based on actual events, this is an epic story of courage and resilience.