Beatrice Hale is a Scot, living in New Zealand with her family and beautiful dog. She is a keen herb gardener and has written several herb gardening books. Since retiring from social work, she has focussed on her second hobby, writing, and has written two books on gerontology and family care, and is now trying her hand at fiction. A children's novel, Ice Escape, is currently on Amazon Kindle, and The Resolute Heart is a story for adults, particularly young adults. The Resolute Heart is written in English and is based on the work of the press-gangs forcing men into the Navy to fight Napoleon. I...