Series: Magna

A Shred Of Honour is a wonderful epic of eighteenth century warfare - by land and sea - a first novel introducing George Markham, lately of the 65th Regiment of foot, now Lieutenant of Marines on His Britannic Majesty's frigate Hebe. Irishman, papist, reputed coward; he is a man with something to...

1217: England has been invaded. Much of the country is in the grip of Louis of France and his collaborators, and civil war rages as the forces of the boy king try to fight off the French. Most of this means nothing to Edwin Weaver, son of the bailiff at Conisbrough Castle in Yorkshire, until he i...

The Honorable Daisy Dalrymple-Fletcher is in the countryside, visiting friends who, all unmarried, have recently bought a house together. Daisy and her husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher, of Scotland Yard are invited for Sunday lunch at the house, where one of the women mentions a wi...

Alice Ware, aged 18, is pretty, charming and impetuous. At home in Yorkshire, she is determined to seize any fresh opportunities and experiences that come her way. The arrival of a new neighbour, the elegant and scandalous Mrs Emma Cheevey, leads to visits from her two highly eligible soldier son...

1939: Mary Mulry was eighteen years old when she arrived in London from Ireland to begin training as a nurse. She had hoped for an adventure and a new start; she could not have predicted what the next seven years would bring. In this extraordinary diary Mary recorded in intimate detail her experi...

Grand National, 1933. Susie Ingram's fiance, Danny, is killed in a tragic accident. In a cruel twist of fate, Susie discovers she is carrying Danny's child and, shunned by his parents, she turns to her mother for support. Louise Ingram, widowed during the First World War, knows how hard it is to ...

Kieran Dulhooly is shocked to discover he's the sole beneficiary of his Aunt Polly's will, inheriting her valuable West Cork home. But his windfall comes with a legal clause: he must live in the house for a period of 12 months. Kieran's euphoria is short-lived, his aunt's conditions stifling for ...

Amanda Owen has been seen by millions on ITV's The Dales, living a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, a life ruled by the seasons and her animals. She is a farmer's wife and shepherdess living alongside her husband Clive and seven children at Ravenseat, a 2000-acre sheep hill farm...