A race is on across the flatlands of Lincolnshire to retrieve a five hundred year-old parchment. Revealing the secrets of Queen Anne Boleyn's last confession, the parchment will re-write the history of the English monarchy. And some people are willing to kill to possess it. Will Captain Rory McGregor (known as Rob Roy to his friends), ex-bomb disposal expert, mediaevalist and new hero on the block, unlock the mystery of the parchment's whereabouts and beat the killers to it? And will he find true love on the way? Find out in this modern-day swashbuckling tale of murder, betrayal and...
A race is on across the flatlands of Lincolnshire to retrieve a five hundred year-old parchment. Revealing the secrets of Queen Anne Boleyn's last con...
It is not until he is thirteen that a Glasgow boy learns he has relatives on a small island in the Highlands. When he travels to the island for the first time, he discovers a way of life that is slower and gentler, set back in time, but packed full of humour and larger-than-life characters. Quickly bonding with his great uncle, he spends much of his adolescence on the island under Uncle James' eccentric guidance. In this charmingly narrated, delightful coming-of-age tale, our city boy grows to love his new-found island home. He begins to think and act like an islander. And it's not long...
It is not until he is thirteen that a Glasgow boy learns he has relatives on a small island in the Highlands. When he travels to the island for the fi...
When Steph looks for a man to con into funding her mission to rescue her half-brother Sean, she picks ambitious, womanising Angus. She doesn't reckon on falling in love with him, but she accepts his offer to sail her to Namibia in a small yacht. Sean has developed a computer program that will stop power and water reaching cities drowning in untreated sewage. This modern day Noah is intent on killing civilised man while preserving innocent bushmen. Angus has to stop scrambling up the corporate ladder and find the resources to rescue Sean from himself and a poacher, a corrupt politician and the...
When Steph looks for a man to con into funding her mission to rescue her half-brother Sean, she picks ambitious, womanising Angus. She doesn't reckon ...
Until a thousand years ago, Celtic history was written by its enemies. Then, in the eleventh century, Christian monks started collecting the oral records and transcribing them. Their sources were the best of the bards whose genius defied the ravages of time; they were, of course, mostly concerned with the doings of the rich and powerful. Ordinary clansmen and women were rarely lauded in song and verse unless selected by the fairies to overcome their humble birth. Then, as now, ordinary folk had family histories important to them in defining who they are. This volume is intended to set the...
Until a thousand years ago, Celtic history was written by its enemies. Then, in the eleventh century, Christian monks started collecting the oral reco...
Rory met Janet when they were being hounded by a madman in PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE. Now they are together with two small children, struggling to come to terms with the new demands on them. Each of them has an idea of what their partner is looking for. Rory is trying to curb his impulsive nature to be a model father, steady and responsible, while Janet is keen to show her worth as a historical researcher. Two cousins take a hand. Janet believes she knows why Elizabeth I and her chief minister set out to destroy the reputation and then the life of her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, the legitimate...
Rory met Janet when they were being hounded by a madman in PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE. Now they are together with two small children, struggling to come to t...
1917 In Europe, the few crops that have been planted remain unharvested. In the west, two huge armies stand ankle deep in mud facing each other. In the east, the Tsar has been deposed and the revolutionaries are fighting each other for control of the lawless country. Starvation hangs over the people like a thundercloud. The United States has the will and the resources to supply the wheat, but their society is riven by greed and mistrust. Half a million or more hobos are needed to bring in the harvest, but they are treated badly by the farmers who employ them. Gang masters control the labour...
1917 In Europe, the few crops that have been planted remain unharvested. In the west, two huge armies stand ankle deep in mud facing each other. In th...
Cousins Avril and Bridget are forty years old and have contrived to escape any responsibility. Born within days of each other, they have been inseparable since they met on their first day at primary school. Between them they have five children all being raised by the fathers. They might have continued into old age dodging commitments if they hadn't been forced to steal the corpse of Avril's Dad to read the treasure map tattooed on his bum. Sadly, the treasure was gone and the girls were left in the wilds of Skye with a rapidly decaying body. They are rescued by a white-van man who takes them...
Cousins Avril and Bridget are forty years old and have contrived to escape any responsibility. Born within days of each other, they have been insepara...
