Sally Townsend, of Loyalist Oyster Bay, Long Island, walks a tightrope of allegiances. While appearing neutral, she secretly helps the Patriot cause. But when the dashing British Officer, Lt. Colonel John Graves Simcoe, moves into her home, Sally is taken with the handsome, though sometimes ruthless officer. Simcoe is immediately infatuated with the beautiful Sally and proposes marriage. Sally is ready to accept until she discovers he’s at the head of a plot that could destroy the fledgling American army. Now, she must choose between love for her officer and her country. Either choice could cost her everything she holds dear.

Spunky, fifteen-year-old Tillie Pierce loves her life just as it is and considers her family safe from the Civil War—until Confederate soldiers overrun her hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Sent to “safety” on a farm, she seeks shelter in the battle zone. The next days test not only her beliefs and friendships, but also her instincts and attitude. Does she have the gumption to trust a God who could give her hope? How can she when He allows such tragedy?

Seeing the horrors of war, can her faith survive?

Lady Timandra Lotterby has traveled with her dear friend Eliza Tilbury and Eliza's siblings to Eliza's great uncle's estate in the wilds of Northumberland. Timandra accompanies her friend to lend support after the death of Eliza's father. Their inauspicious arrival as the sun is setting has them all on edge as they stare in wonder at the rambling Perfidious Brambles. Great Uncle Percival Seldon seems to be a fearful curmudgeon, but under the influence of Timandra and Seldon's grandson, Gavin Merritt, he mellows. But ghosts and murder attempts are threatening the peace. As Timandra tries to solve the mysteries, she finds herself falling in love with Gavin. But can she win his love, or has he given his heart to Eliza.

Endorsement by Riana Everly, Recipient of two Jane Austen Readers Awards --- "Perfidious Brambles is a delight. In deft and nimble strokes, Martin has created an entire world for us to revel in, rich in history and detail.

Lady Rowena Crossly is determined to rescue her daughter Cecily from the Cromwellian Cecily has been forced to marry, even does she have to shoot the man, but luck is on her side. Haspel, the Cromwellian carting her daughter away, has been stopped by a gang of highwaymen. They help Rowena rescue her daughter, but then she and Cecily must travel with the highwaymen if they are to stay out of Haspel's clutches. Needing to don various disguises and adopt numerous different names, they bounce from one adventure to another. Being ever in the presence of the lead highwayman Nathaniel D'Arcy has Rowena beginning to fear her growing feelings for the dashing highwayman. With a warrant on her head for being in league with highwaymen, Rowena faces an uncertain future.

Endorsement by Jason Hillenburg, themagicpen.com --- Celia Martin's historical romance ranks as above average fare in this genre for a variety of reasons. Martin's historical fidelity is one if the book's distinguishing factors.

"I have nothing, except my looks. I do not wish to be merely a man's pretty possession; but unmarried and unskilled, I am nothing. I need change."

Miss Millicent Barbian has lost everything. To acheive any sliver of happiness, she must change, not only how others perceive her, but also how she sees herself.

When her cousin asks her to go out to India as her companion, Millicent is happy to accept. But instead of a new beginning, she finds that the man she once jilted now despises her; and her father's ill repute soon catches up with her.

"'An offering to Venus. G.' That was all the inscription said. But who was it from, Gabriel or Girish?"

Torn between two handsome beaus, will the new horizons and perspectives liberate Millicent from her emotional restraints and help her choose between them?

And is there really a spy at large in their midst?

Orient of Adoration is the second part of Swedish author Maria Yrsa Rönneus' Regency Tales, in which we get to follow the further adventure

"Your mother was a whore!"

After her parents' tragic accident; the spirited, principled, and romantic Lady Marigold is plunged into a bleak existence at the hands of her vindictive aunt. Inexplicably, her aunt and uncle seem to oppose any marriage match. Is she doomed to remain her beautiful cousin's companion? And what exactly is up with her uncle's shady, overly familiar lawyer?

The attentions of the gallant Major Arthur Hastings present a ray of hope; rousing her love and desire. Before long Lady Marigold is persuaded that he is the man of her dreams. But as the major is due to leave for India, she dares not trust that his intentions are serious. It will take all of Lady Marigold's courage and wit to challenge convention for the right to choose her own future before there can be a happy ending; fulfilling their oaths of affection.

Set in the gloomy year of 1816, this vivid drama of challenge and change, blends political satire with philosophy and romance, narrated with humour and

Since her youth, immensely wealthy heiress Delphine Lotterby has been in love with the penniless Torrance Madigan (Maddy), but he loves her cousin, Lady Venetia Lotterby. In their summer trek from Cheshire to the Lake District, Delphine strives to convince Maddy he really loves her and not her cousin. At the same time, because of her great wealth, she must be vigilant to avoid abduction and being forced into an unwanted marriage. Delphine is risking all on the chance she can win Maddy's love, marry him, and stop all the abduction attempts by the end of their trek.

Endorsed by C.A. Asbrey, winner of the award winning 'Innocents' series. -- "Celia Martin has clearly researched the period deeply. She captures the complex landscape of people dealing with Puritanism which squelches the fun out of life for ordinary people. It all makes a great backdrop for the wonderful heroine to shine as she strives to marry the man she loves.

It’s August 3, 1837, and rebellion has broken out in northern New Mexico. By the end of the week, Governor Albino Pérez and key members of his administration will be dead, and a governor with indigenous ancestry will be installed in Santa Fe.
Trouble’s been brewing for over a year, fed by new laws restricting the right to vote, the threat of taxes, and a governor who’s quicker to borrow money than distribute it. On top of that, he’s jailed the Santa Cruz de la Cañada alcalde for making a decision he didn’t like. The locals free the mayor and go to war, campesinos and Pueblo warriors against the ricos.
But the rich aren’t about to give up their privileges so easily. More people will die before the violence ends.
A deeply-researched biographical novel with implications for today, There Will be Consequences explores the events before, during, and after August 1837 through the eyes of people who were there. Twelve linked stories propel the narrative forward from the perspective of indiv

The Sword is Lost.
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While on a mission into Laos in 1969, Peter Rainey leaves the Rainey sword in the care of a wounded, young North Vietnamese soldier he helped before he is captured by intelligence officer Pho Tan Li. After his escape, he goes on a journey to recover the sword with the young soldier and a Special Forces sergeant.

Li has her own problems. Recalled to Hanoi to face charges of sedition, she is saved by a mission to find the owner of a sword that was presented to her uncle, Ho Chi Minh. The weapon is a link to a man Minh met during the Versailles Treaty meetings in Paris fifty years earlier.
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Rainey’s search for the sword and Li’s search for him becomes a quest that will change both their lives forever.

After the Battle of Falkirk, Angus Rainey is hunted by a powerful English earl. Fleeing Scotland, he finds himself in the Holy Land, where he disappears with an ex-Templar to join a caravan traveling the fabled trade routes to Cathay. Along the way, they meet a disgraced Nihon nobleman and a Muslim princess fleeing persecution. Together, they form a pact to help the Nihon nobleman reclaim his rightful place in a land at the edge of the world.

But the English earl’s reach is greater than Rainey knows as a dark force is on their trail.

As Robert Rainey disappears into the darkness of the Third Reich, his children, Jeremy and Jillian fear he has become a Nazi. Following their father's words, they both embark on paths to find the light. Jeremy becomes a high level spy, keeping tabs on the Nazi nuclear program. Jillian takes up nursing in the army and is posted to the Philippines on the eve of the Japanese invasion. As the war grinds on, their lives become ever more precarious. Jeremy must undertake a dangerous mission to stall the nuclear program with the Gestapo hot on his tail. Jillian follows a hereditary sword exactly like her father's into the heart of Japan and witnesses the dawning of the nuclear age.

Through the many shades of good and evil, the siblings persevere with the help of old friends and ties to the 650-year-old origins of the hereditary sword of the Raineys

In the dark world of early Russia, Ivan III sets in motion a plan for uniting the fractured lands into a powerful new nation. But he is surrounded by enemies, both outside his lands and in his own court. When Connor Rainey arrives with knowledge of new weapons and the politics of Muscovy’s enemies to the west, he is rewarded with the lands of a boyar whose attempt to assassinate Ivan was foiled by Rainey. And with the lands comes the boyar’s fiery daughter, Ludmilla, who is unwilling to surrender her birthright to anyone.

Spanning 25 years, The Great Celt weaves a story of love, intrigue and power leading to the formation of Russia as a nation and the transformation of the Grand Prince of Muscovy to Tsar of All the Russias.