A richly-woven early medieval tapestry inspired by the events that led the king of Germany to seek the intercession of the most powerful woman in Europe.

The year is 1073. Countess Matilde prepares to take over the rule of Tuscany from her formidable mother. When Pope Alexander dies and is succeeded by Ildebrando, the architect of her forced marriage, Matilde's hope to secure a divorce dwindles. Surprisingly, Ildebrando is willing to contemplate the option. But he wants something in return. Her armies, and her relics.
In Germany her former lover King Heinrich is in the midst of a civil war. Ildebrando's election spells doom for his rule too.

From the royal halls of Germany to the papal Curia and the walled cities and castles of Northern and Central Italy. the Road to Canossa is a journey through the characters and events that changed the course of European history at the dawn of the second millenium.

The sequel to HFC World Historical Fiction Category Winner Lotharingia.

Winter 1716: Bethan Glentaggart is so desperate to save the life of her husband Gavin that she is traveling alone from Scotland to London through the worst snowstorm in recent memory. Gavin languishes in a Tower of London cell while the date of his beheading rapidly approaches. Bethan has only her wits and her women friends to support her against the power of King George I. Can she possibly succeed?

“…a sumptuously detailed historical novel…based on a fiercely courageous woman fighting tirelessly against political and religious tyranny.”
--Kathleen Kent, NY Times bestselling author of The Heretic’s Daughter

“…a riveting and largely unknown story, based on true events, about a remarkable woman’s strength, love and courage against formidable odds.”
--Karen Brooks, international bestselling author of The Good Wife of Bath and
The Locksmith’s Daughter

After the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, New York society writer Louisa Delafield and her assistant Ellen Malloy join in the hunt for German saboteurs who are employing biological and chemical warfare on American soil. The spies have infiltrated all levels of American society, and they’ll do anything from churning out propaganda to cold-blooded murder to keep America from helping the allies. Can Louisa and Ellen expose them without losing their lives?

In Secrets and Spies, Louisa and Ellen confront their own conflicting loyalties as they are thrust into a world of subterfuge and deception.

Review of The Whispering Women (Book 1): "...full of well-developed, rich characters. With clear internal and external flaws, the main characters are far from perfect but easy to relate to. Louisa Delafield and Ellen Malloy serve as excellent character foils for each other and balance the two very different aspects of society and wealth."-- Historical Fiction Company

Viciria is an actual person who lived in the wealthy resort city also buried by Vesuvius in A.D. 7. She was known then as ‘The Witch.’ At title well earned. But why? What could happen in her life that could harden such a gentle creature? Could it be because her husband kicked her out of his house without her sons? For no good reason? What had she done to deserve this fate? Nothing? What is she to do now? Submit again to her father's will, as all Roman daughters do? How will this change her? Destroy her or harden her to life? Can she seek retribution for the pain of losing her children? Will she? Would you?

Messalina Claudia and Marcus Galerius Alexius,desperately search for Messallna's friend, Nonia Rosa But this pursuit uncovers the political underbelly of greed, lust and violence from the first citizens in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. Messi and Alexius risk everything-- their famiies’s reputation, his future as a Roman senator, and even their lives beneath the shadows of a very restless volcano…Vesuvius, where Vulcan’s wrath simmers.

Bullies have walked among us since the beginning of time but how and where do they come from. Young Cassius Julius Gullus knows...up front and personal where bullies come from. He doesn't like what he has to do, regrets ever doing it, and now he has to run away from it all. Find out why this young boy had to deal with such a thing.

Amid pirates, godfathers, and forbidden love, vows of revenge are made in the unforgiving world of ancient Rome. Aelia Sabina, a patrician’s daughter, and Martino Lucianus Drusus - a simple plebe rise like phoenixes from the ashes of their lives. Aelia’s abusive husband vows to finally destroy this plebe in Rome’s court where patricians rule and plebeians grovel. But will Lucianus grovel? Don’t count on it

When Julius Agricola's mother Procilla and her lover Suetonius Paulinus lives converge in ancient Rome, they discover that little lies can lead to huge consequences. Procilla's love is torn between her son and the man she thought she loved more than life itself. How can their romantic twist of fate lead to an angry betrayal and a quest for deadly vengeance?

"Ms. Ridgley provides here a very compelling and highly emotional human interest story about two very different people, joined together, and subsequently torn apart by the violent events surrounding Boudicca's rebellion." - James Mace, Author of Soldier of Rome - The Artorian Chronicles

Proverb "Just when the caterpillar thought the world was coming to an end, she changed into a butterfly." A dangerous butterfly...Ravaged by Rome, Morrigan turns her fear into revenge and now it is Rome who should fear her. Rome's tax collector Decianus Catus intrudes on Morrigan's father's funeral, flogs her mother Boudica, and then takes the Iceni people back to camp where the women are raped. He then sells them all as slaves to be taken back to Rome.. However, the Trinovante warriors save them all of this horrid fate. To survive, Morrigan turns her fear into fury.. Now Rome should fear her wrath.(Story one in the Agricola series).

A.D. 60… Three towns writhe under the Iceni queen’s wrath, as she leads her warriors intent on destroying all things Roman – be it Roman temples, Roman villas, or entire families sympathetic to Rome. At stake is Suetonius Paulinus’s reputation. With only 80,000 legionaries, will he destroy Boudica and her horde of 200,000 warriors or will he endure the disgrace in Rome for losing–to a woman? in this horrific historical revolt against Roman injustice. Julius Agricola-Rome’s tribune, and Rhianna-Boudica’s youngest daughter, become ensnared in the harsh worlds that are determined to destroy each other. Who will survive?

A teacher’s worst nightmare, Nate Adare is a bully, an opportunist, a cheater, a manipulator...all things considered, just bad news. His father’s imprisonment has fed a rage inside the eighteen-year-old. The chip on his shoulder has grown to firewood-size proportions. After ten years, Nate’s rationalizes that his father is a loser and so are just about all the authority figures in his life. An ailing mother and a sensible girlfriend provide the only anchor to keep Nate from being washed out by the waves of a wasted life, but he threatens his relationship with his girlfriend with his own boorish behavior. Now, a series of bizarre events unlocks a genetic code that may alter his future in ways no one can imagine. Nate learns that while he’s not responsible for his heritage, his present actions will guide his future.

Fourteen-year-old Justin Deveraux thinks Corkscrew is just another role-playing app on his father’s phone. When he realizes that it actually transports the player back in time, it is too late—he is already in the summer of 1754. The French and Indian War is in full force, and he has been thrown into the middle of it. He now must gain the trust of the English before he is labeled an enemy. Trying to survive the eighteenth century, he finds himself in the forest fleeing from Native Americans, performing manual labor, and working alongside the young George Washington, who Justin discovers is someone completely different than the man studied in history class. Justin also needs to figure out how Corkscrew ended up on the phone, what his family has to do with the app’s creation, and how his friend Isabella is connected with time traveling. Is there anyone he can trust? Just as he grasps the truth, he is forced back into the Corkscrew app...and this time he may not return.