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Congratulations to Natalie Kleinman!

Congratulations to Natalie Kleinman, whose second-chance love story, After All These Years, is out out now!

When Guy Ffoulkes walks into Honeysuckle ‘Honey’ Bunting’s tea shop in the little town of Rills Ford, she’s transported back in a flash to her teenage years – and to the pain of first love.

As a young girl she worshipped Guy from afar – but to him, she knows, she was simply his best friend’s scruffy younger sister.

Over the years Honey has poured her energy into her business and caring for her elderly mother, telling herself it’s enough for her. But no man has ever replaced Guy in her heart…

Now, fourteen years on, Guy has returned from Australia, a rich and successful architect, but a lonely man. And when he and Honey reconnect, neither can deny the spark between them.

But Honey’s loyalties are tested to the extreme when Guy reveals the reason for his return…

Does Honey know her old flame as well as she thinks? Will Guy let pride and ambition drive away the only woman he has ever loved?

And as the pair find themselves at the heart of a local scandal, can they find the strength to take a chance on love?

The Queen’s Children is Published Today

Congratulations to Raymond Wemmlinger, whose gripping Stuart-era novel, The Queen’s Children, is published today!

England, 1605

Anne of Denmark, Queen of England, gives birth to her daughter Mary, her first child since coming to England in 1603 when her husband James succeeded to the English throne.

Although they would have preferred a son, both parents are pleased the child is healthy, and their courtiers are thrilled with the birth of the first royal child on English soil in nearly seventy years.

The Scottish family has been welcomed by the English and the reign has started out well, despite continuing tension between the Catholics and the Protestants.

Although Anne has enjoyed the opportunities in England for promoting her artistic interests, she feels inferior to James, and finds satisfaction in rearing her four children, in particular her eldest son Henry.

Anne is determined to bring about an engagement for him with the Spanish infanta. But with anti-Catholic sentiment on the rise, it is not necessarily the wisest match.

Anne becomes pregnant again, but almost immediately afterward the news is clouded by the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, aimed at the near total destruction of the royal family.

The troubling psychological impact on James is enormous, and Anne worries for the stability of their family.

Can she secure a suitable match for Henry? Will her children survive to adulthood?

Or could the Stuart reign already be doomed to fail…?

Death’s Long Shadow is Published Today

Congratulations to R. M. Cullen, whose twisty murder mystery, Death’s Long Shadow, is out now!

Death’s Long Shadow is the second instalment in the Richard Brinsley Sheridan Mystery Series: eighteenth-century crime thrillers set in London at a time of Revolution.

1792

Playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s retreat to the country is interrupted when he stumbles upon a body during a woodland stroll.

The man is identified as Edward Stretton, cousin to Earl Cannock who Sheridan is residing with.

Stretton had a reputation as a scoundrel and seducer and was heavily in debt at the time of his death.

He had been poisoned, and when the Earl’s servants are questioned, unusual evidence puts one man in custody.

But Sheridan is not convinced of his guilt. And one another man is murdered, he suspects there may be a connection.

Can Sheridan uncover the link? Could he save an innocent man from death?

Or will this case prove too complex for this amateur sleuth…?

The Long Delayed Revenge is Out Now!

Congratulations to David Field, whose Victorian thriller, The Long Delayed Revenge, is out now!

The Long Delayed Revenge is the tenth instalment in the Esther and Jack Enright Mystery Series – a traditional British detective series set in Victorian London and packed full of suspense.

London, 1899

Jack and Esther Enright, with their four children in tow, have recently moved to a comfortable new home. Esther has settled into her dream job as headmistress of the local private school, owned by her mentor Emily Allsop.

But things are not going so well for Jack. Though he does not mind the commute to his high-ranking desk job at New Scotland Yard, he is disturbed by the level of recent resignations in by uniformed constables in the East End.

Though the police force has always been used to tackling crime in the more impoverished parts of London, a recent influx of Russian immigrants has led to gang warfare and vigilante justice which is proving impossible to control.

And when Esther’s school is vandalised with a disturbing message, he finds his detective skills are needed closer to home as well.

Things escalate when one of the young pupils is abducted and Jack needs all the help he can get in finding the perpetrator before it is too late.

Can Jack and Esther solve another case together? Will they rescue the child in time?

Or will the unrest in London prove too much for even Jack to handle…?

The Queen’s Cousin is Published Today

Congratulations to Raymond Wemmlinger, whose page-turning Elizabethan drama, The Queen’s Cousin, is published today!

Scotland, 1594

Nineteen-year-old Anne of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, is thrilled and triumphant at the birth of a healthy baby boy, destined to reign as King of Scotland and, possibly, England.

But Anne’s enjoyment of maternal glory quickly fades as her husband King James, fearing his son will be politically manipulated against him as he was against his mother, the deceased Mary Queen of Scots, removes the child permanently from her care.

Outraged, Anne tries to regain control of her son, initiating a bitter marital struggle which sours what had been a loving and harmonious marriage.

Anne is haunted by the giant legacies of Mary Stuart and Elizabeth Tudor on the thrones of Scotland and England, and is determined to make her own mark.

And central to that ambition is securing the succession to the English throne from her husband’s cousin, the elderly and childless Queen Elizabeth.

Can Anne regain favour with the Scottish King? Will they join forces to secure the English throne?

Or will this daring Queen of Scotland fade into obscurity…?

Happy Publication Day to Ros Rendle!

Congratulations to Ros Rendle, whose moving contemporary romance, Sunflowers for Suzy, is published today!

Having recently lost her mother, 38-year-old Suzy Summers is anxious to make a fresh start. Leaving behind her old life in England, she flees to the idyllic village of Fleurus-le-Comte in Northern France.

On arrival, Suzy crosses paths with Jean Christophe, an unhappily married farmer. Irritated by his apparent conceit, she vows to have nothing to do with him.

However, as Suzy settles into village life, she and Jean Christophe are thrown together more and more. Witnessing his kindness and charm, Suzy softens and they form a tentative friendship.

Among the peaceful hills and rivers of the beautiful valley, Suzy’s weary spirit begins to heal. But as she finds herself falling for a man who already belongs to another, she begins to wonder whether she can bear to stay…

 

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The Lady’s Keeper is Out Now

Congratulations to Coirle Mooney, whose enchanting Medieval romance, The Lady’s Keeper, is out now!

At Eleanor of Aquitaine’s palace in Poitiers, fourteen-year-old Lady Joanna of Agen is coming of age. Her aunt and guardian, Alice, rescued Joanna from her brutal father by bringing her to court. But now Alice fears Joanna could once again be at risk from the men around her.

When Queen Eleanor’s son, Henry, arrives at court, Joanna quickly catches his eye. But Alice overhears the lewd conversations of the male courtiers and worries that Joanna’s honour is at stake.

And as the relationship between Queen Eleanor and King Henry II of England becomes fractious, a dark mood settles over court.

Drawn into a world of intrigue, danger and adventure, Alice must fight to keep her and Joanna safe…

 

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