It is May 1745 and the British army is licking its wounds following defeat at the hands of the French at Fontenay. Meanwhile, there is a stirring in the north as the restless clans are gathering to the standard of the House of Stuart where Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, is forming an army ready to invade and reclaim the thrones of England and Scotland for his father, James III.Captain Ewan McLeod of the Royal Scots waits by the roadside in Northern France for a c...

Pascale Hervé has reached the end of her career with the Police Nationale and retirement looms. As she faces a turning point in her life, a ghost from the past brings back the haunting memories of a thirty-year old case and a motorcycle ride across Spain and Portugal.As she revisits this case along with reminders of a long-lost friend and colleague, she must unravel a mystery that she hadn't realised has remained unresolved all this time.

Kit Beauregard had lived most of her life as a man, a fraud instigated by her mother from birth. Now, convicted of piracy on the high seas and condemned to death, she awaits her appointment with the hangman.She is joined during those final hours by a priest who listens as she recounts the story of her life.From childhood as a footman with the McKenzie family in Kent, to serving as a soldier in the Duke of Marlborough's army during the war of the Spanish succession, she lear...

Twenty-one tales across a wide range of genres, by the author of 'Ransom'. Prepare to switch between the Morning Cloud American Wild West stories and modern ecological disaster in Fifteen Years. Onwards to corruption in local politics in Greenbelt and then a visit to Saxon-era British elves riding dragons in Myffanwy's Magic. Try a little space opera in Hercules and Perseus, then watch karma visited through multiple existences in Omega and again in Memoirs. Relax with a little romance in I...

What if Anne Boleyn did not die?In the year 2091, ageing engineer Spencer Alleyn has one last chance to use the machine that changed his life—and broke it. Time travel was never meant to be possible, but decades earlier, he and his friend Steve made the impossible work. They could observe the past. Nothing more.Until Spence makes a choice.In a single, reckless moment, he reaches into history and pulls Anne Boleyn from the scaffold—stealing her from the instant befor...

It's been several weeks since Stephanie Ross' partner went missing and she is worried. Was he just on another of his drunken benders or was there something more sinister going on? Then people start turning up dead on the local railway line. As she worries about the whereabouts of Roddy Schaeffer, a nasty ransom virus is threatening not only her business but that of her clients. And who is Louis J Madison and what does he want?During a few sultry weeks in July, Stephanie finds hersel...

Pascale Hervé has retired from the Police Nationale and is working with a former colleague as a private investigator. As she tries to adapt to this new life along with widowhood, a new client brings with her a cold case involving a robbery some twenty years earlier.Pascale And Patrice Laurent, helped by Pascale's English friend, recently retired Chief Inspector Radfield and a ghost from the past, find themselves plunged into a criminal conspiracy involving robbery, blackmail and mu...

In the fifteenth century, the border between England and Scotland was a wild place with its own laws.The border reivers were raiders who lived off the land when they could and stole when they couldn't. Their allegiances were to the clan rather than country. Sometimes, they sold their services as mercenaries as they were skilled cavalrymen.In August 1402, Edmund Collingwood joins a Scottish raid south into England, an enterprise that takes him on an adventure leading to a clas...

Rose Clancy, a former plantation slave turned pirate, navigates a world filled with danger, betrayal, and the relentless pursuit of vengeance. Her story is a unique blend of historical accuracy and thrilling adventure, making it a must-read for fans of historical fiction and those who enjoy pirate tales. After escaping slavery in Saint Domingue, Rose becomes a formidable force under pirate captain Dandy Pete Davey. Her goal is to track down and kill Samuel Haul, responsible for her mother'...

Step into a world where history, fantasy, and the surreal collide.In this eclectic collection of short stories, Death himself fumbles with modern technology, a lost Roman legion marches into a Halloween night, and ghosts linger in Irish pubs that cannot let go of 1916. From the trenches of the First World War to the wide plains of the American West, Mark Ellott weaves tales that are poignant, witty, and sometimes haunting.Recurring characters, like the world-weary, sardonic...

"Raven and Other Stories" by Mark Ellott is a captivating collection that explores the realms of the supernatural, science fiction, and Gothic horror. This anthology features a diverse array of tales, each uniquely crafted to transport readers into worlds where the boundaries between reality and imagination blur.In "Is There Christmas on Mars?", a droid on a remote Martian outpost experiences a series of eerie events that challenge its programmed logic. "The Black Chicken" explores ...

In the shadowy world of espionage and resistance during World War II, secrets buried for decades are unearthed, revealing betrayal, courage, and sacrifice. Pascale Hervé, a private investigator in Lodève, embarks on a deeply personal journey to uncover the truth about her grandmother, Claire Lemoine, a French Resistance operative whose life was shrouded in mystery.As Pascale and her team delve into wartime archives, they uncover a web of intrigue involving a British SOE agent, a bet...