1940. With the Phoney War in England finally at an end, a young, naive Primary School teacher dreaming of life as a Wren, survives a brutal sequence of events involving hidden romance and tragedy. When one shocking incident throws her life upside down, she suddenly finds herself responsible for an orphaned pupil and together they embark on an emotional adventure beginning with a move away from the horrors of the Blitz to the challenges and rewards of farm life. Her love for the little boy grows daily and a new beginning for them both at a boarding school involves the rescue of a Dutch refugee and a sinister discovery with disturbing consequences, while the puzzle of the true identity of the orphaned boy is slowly revealed. As the months go by, their courage and commitment to each other develops to form a close bond with separation unimaginable until the story moves from one end of the country to the other where the descent of an ancient Scottish family is altered by the lineage taking an unexpected turn. Sense of duty inspires her to accomplish the mission she so nervously accepted and numerous journeys to complete the predetermined task with new encounters, often fraught with danger, see the once naive young teacher increase in strength and maturity allowing her to finally reach her goal. Just as peace and harmony appear on the horizon, another set of circumstances undermines her newly found contentment when bad news reaches the Highlands and loyalty to her own family forces her to make a choice. Unwelcome changes eventually lead to her acceptance that something more demanding should fill the huge gap left in her life, but together with the likelihood of being called-up for war work anyway, the conclusion is still a surprise.

Managing the world's richest diamond mine in former German South West Africa, Harvey Tremayne clashes with a colonial resistance group, intent on restoring their homeland. They smuggle diamonds destined for the Nazi military rearmament programme. Tremayne got in their way. They killed his wife. Driven by revenge, his hunt for them takes him to places even more dangerous than the terror-filled trenches of his WW1 service. He's drawn into the shadowy world of British Secret Intelligence, who are hunting the same enemy but for a different reason. Amid sizzling tensions, days before World War 2 is declared, the web of intrigue and murder he uncovers stretches from Tangier to the diamond-rich Forbidden Zone in the blistering Namib Desert. This land is merciless and treats the hunter and the hunted with equal contempt. And offshore, the icy sea guards the land with its own deadly secrets. Brought alive by a vibrant backdrop and warts-and-all characters, this fast-paced action thriller delivers from the start until its startling and dramatic finale

The action-packed new book in the Courtney Series and the sequel to Courtney's War.

The war is over, Hitler is dead - and yet his evil legacy lives on. Saffron Courtney and her beloved husband Gerhard only just survived the brutal conflict, but Gerhard's Nazi-supporting brother, Konrad, is still free and determined to regain power. As a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse develops, a plot against the couple begins to stir. One that will have ramifications throughout Europe...

Further afield in Kenya, the last outcrop of the colonial empire is feeling the stirrings of rebellion. As the situation becomes violent, and the Courtney family home is under threat, Leon Courtney finds himself caught between two powerful sides - and a battle for the freedom of a country.

Legacy Of War is a nail-biting story of courage, bravery, rebellion and war from the master of adventure fiction.

As the bombs rain down on the city, Belfast's first ever female zookeeper must fight to save the baby elephant in her charge in this gripping, uplifting tale based on a true story.

1941. With the men away fighting, animal-lover Hettie Quin is made Belfast Zoo's first ever female zookeeper. She is put in charge of Violet, a three-year-old Indian elephant, and they soon form a special bond. With Violet at her side, Hettie can almost escape the grim reality of her life: the father who has abandoned her family; the sister who recently died; the war that's raging hundreds of miles away.

But the devastation of war is closer than she thought. When the bombs begin to rain down on the city, Hettie must gather all her courage to protect those she loves the most. Can she save Violet - and get through unscathed herself?

Based on a true story, The Zookeeper of Belfast is a gripping and uplifting tribute to what one woman's courage and tenacity can achieve in the most dire of circumstances - perfect for fans of Heather Morris, Natasha Lester, Kate Furnivall, Mandy Robotham and Fiona Valpy.

This novel is based on a true story about the fate of a family of wealthy Jews trapped in Poland during World War 2. Miriam, a privileged and educated woman from a middle-class family, entered into an arranged marriage in 1919. Their family life was undermined by Otto's long-term affair with his business partner's wife, which resulted in the birth of two illegitimate children. Miriam, who knew of the affair, but not the paternity, chose to remain in the marriage, in order to enjoy the luxuries of their lifestyle, and for their three children to whom she was devoted. When war broke out, Miriam and Otto were effectively living apart, and against her better judgement, Miriam agreed to Otto's demand that she return from a trip to France to their home in Krakow. Within a week, Poland was invaded by Hitler's forces, and soon after by Stalin's. Miriam and her young daughter, Anna, left Krakow 24 hours before the Nazis arrived, but was caught between the German and Soviet forces as they divided Poland. Settling in Russian occupied Lwow, they learned to live a hand to mouth existence. In 1941, when Hitler declared war on Russia and as his forces were about to overwhelm Lwow, Miriam was saved by an SS Officer, an old friend from Vienna.