‘Excellent writing, attention to detail creating memorable scenes and characters, you will be transported to 6th century Britain.’

‘The Boy from the Snow is a lovely blend of action, drama and romance and is a story that should appeal to a wide range of readers.’

‘If you’re a fan of historical fiction and/or tales of war and love, pour yourself a mug of mead and consider checking out Maria Johnson’s The Boy from the Snow. It just might warm your heart.’

Orphaned at birth, Cecily Neville owes more than her name to the former hospitallers of Temple Roding. She was still a child when the reformation wrenched her home and adopted family from her and now, like the few surviving monks, she lives in fear that her past could take a deadly toll. Her closest friend is her precious peregrine falcon, Charlemagne. Her greatest enemy is Allan Smythe, the new owner of Temple Roding.

Grieving over the loss of both wife and child, Smythe throws his heart and soul into reviving the old hospitaller commandery that he’s bought in partnership with his brother-in-law, Kennett Clark. He can’t risk being distracted by the mysterious but tempting Cecily and her murdering bird. However, when Smythe is forced to save her from his brother-in-law’s lecherous clutches, the unscrupulous Kennett vows to destroy them both.

On a knife-edge, Smythe can’t afford to relax the rents owed by Cecily and her fellow villagers. If he doesn’t demolish her former home for profit, he risks losing everything to Kennett. But when necessity forces him to employ Cecily, there’s more at stake than his future and his battered heart. Something lies hidden in the depths of the hospitaller commandery that could solve all of Smythe’s problems… or threaten his life.

It all depends on whether he, or the very determined Cecily, finds it first.

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Can Daniel convince Rheged to stand united? Otherwise, it may not stand at all…

Fans of Dark Ages and medieval historical fiction are bound to enjoy this epic Celtic tale of adventure with romance. A gripping plot and relatable characters, with clean but realistic and exciting battle scenes.

Then Daniel races to find the answers when secrets are uncovered, challenging everything he knows. Can he still fight, even if the lines of combat might change? As Daniel tries to choose between love, loyalty and what is right, the even greater threat of the Bernician Angles rises.

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A sixteen-year-old with a mystic bloodline. The bloody aftermath of tragedy. Can she master her powers before she loses her grip on reality?

Vermont, New Year’s Eve, 1799. Mehitable Munch basks in a life full of small blessings. Content to grow up slowly in her frontier hometown, the teenager is more focused on building friendships than on her uncanny ability to see the dead. But when a devastating fire kills her entire family, the grief-stricken girl finds herself haunted by a vengeful specter.

Desperate to preserve her sanity, Mehitable flees the village at the edge of the lush woods for a hardscrabble settlement high in the mountains… only to be horrified when she’s pursued by a horde of spirits. And as the soul of the man who caused her home to go up in flames turns demonic, the novice seer frantically searches for a way to purge him from this world.

Can Mehitable set the haunts to rest before she joins them in the afterlife?

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