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In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London in fear for his life. Bred to the sea, he signs on with the "Rose of Devon," a dark frigate bound for the quiet shores of Newfoundland.

Philip's bold spirit and knowledge of the sea soon win him his captain's regard. But when the "Rose of Devon" is seized in midocean by a devious group of men plucked from a floating wreck, Philip is forced to accompany these "gentlemen of fortune" on their murderous expeditions. Like it or not, Philip Marsham is now a pirate--with only the hangman awaiting...

Mrs. Searwood, a widow in wartime London, is certain that Hitler has a personal grudge against her, but her life takes a decidedly stranger twist when she finds companionship in a spirit, Chief White Feather, who has been passing the last 300 years educating himself at Britain's institutions of higher learning. Moving to a small village to get away from the bombs, Mrs. Searwood finds more adventure, and romance, than she would have ever guessed. Mrs. Searwood's Secret Weapon was first published in 1954.