Persephone's Choice: The Darkness & the Light | A novel of Ancient Greece

Persephone's Choice: The Darkness & the Light | A novel of Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece. When a new goddess is born into the Pantheon, the prophecy delivered at her naming ceremony sets in motion a chain of events that could destroy all of creation. With her powers bound and restricted, it would seem that she has no say in her own destiny - her overprotective mother is determined to keep the prophecy from coming true, whatever the cost.But out of the shadows, hope comes from an unexpected place. Hades, the dark, solitary Lord of the Underworld, is determined to give the girl something she's never had before: a choice.…

The Whore of Babylon

The Whore of Babylon

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1750 BC, Ancient Sumeria: When her home city is conquered by a notoriously cruel prince, Eliana's world is torn apart. Things go from bad to worse when he chooses her beloved sister for his concubine.** This story was written around five years ago and subsequently had some parts unpublished while I put it out into the world on Amazon. It's been around for a while now so I decided it was time to republish the whole thing on here. Enjoy!…

The Lady and the Duke

The Lady and the Duke

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1544: Lady Mary Norton has just lost her husband and their newborn son to the sweating sickness, when the powerful and charismatic Duke of Lincoln offers her a place in his household as wetnurse to his own newborn son.…

Hostage Princess

Hostage Princess

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The long-awaited prequel to my full novel 'Whore of Babylon'.Up in her tower, the princess awaits news of her husband, fighting back the invading Babylonians at the city gates.…

Bound to Obey and Serve: A novel of Jane Seymour

Bound to Obey and Serve: A novel of Jane Seymour

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Plain Jane Seymour, daughter of a minor Wiltshire gentleman, has never wanted anything more than a nice home, a loving husband and a nursery full of children.When a family scandal forces her to go to court, King Henry VIII's marital ups and downs indirectly pull her nearer and nearer to the centre of the tempest of power games and rivalries that follow the King wherever he goes. Jane's dreams of a husband and a family of her own are looking ever-more distant, until Henry's eye lights on her.…

The Ballad of the Seafarer's Daughter

The Ballad of the Seafarer's Daughter

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I wrote this poem around seven years ago as part of a creative writing portfolio - a tragic ballad recounting the love between a captain's daughter a kitchen boy.…