Posts Tagged ‘historical’
Stranger from the Sea
The Stranger From the Sea is the eighth novel in Winston Graham’s sweeping series of Cornwall, Poldark.Cornwall 1810. The Poldark family awaits the return of Ross from his mission to Wellington’s army in Portugal. But their ordered existence ends with Jeremy Poldark’s dramatic rescue of The Stranger from the Sea. Stephen Carrington’s arrival in the…
Read MoreSharpe’s Sword
Richard Sharpe is once again at war. But this time his enemy is just one man – the ruthless Colonel Leroux. Sharpe’s mission is to safeguard El Mirador, a spy whose network of agents is vital to British victory.Sharpe is forced into a new world of political and military intrigue. And in unfamiliar surroundings of…
Read MoreOur Fathers’ War
Pillars of the Earth
Sword of Attila
“Sword of Attila begins with the fall of Carthage to the Vandals in AD 439. Rome has already been sacked by the Goths, Britain has been abandoned and the empire in the west is feeling the brunt of barbarian invasions laying waste to the provinces and leading to uneasy alliances with Germanic warlords. As the…
Read MoreOn the Way to the Wedding
A funny thing happened… Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton believes in true love. And he is convinced that when he finds the woman of his dreams, he will know in an instant that she is the one. And that is exactly what happened. Except… She wasn’t the one. In fact, the ravishing…
Read MoreThe Excalibur Parchment
“A mythical sword.” “A sinister force. ” “A quest that crosses centuries in a battle for global power. ” The spine-tingling plotlines of two centuries of intrigue converge in the search for a powerful icon whose ownership could mean the difference between life and death for thousands, especially travel writer Stone Wallace and his mentor,…
Read MoreEmpire of Silver
Genghis Khan is dead, but his legends and legacy lives on. Now armies have gathered to see which of Genghis’s sons have the strength to be khan. As Tsubodai sweeps into the west there is no king or army to stop him reaching France, but Tsubodai must make a decision that will change the course…
Read MoreThe Ghost
1314. Joan Comyn swore allegiance to Robert the Bruce after the English tortured her mother. Now she uses her beauty to ferret out secrets and has become the most wanted spy in England. Alex Seton once stood with Bruce, but now fights for England and is determined to uncover “the ghost’s” identity.
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