Fiona McIntosh

At the end of the Great War, two young men find themselves far from home, with everything to gain or everything to lose. Charismatic womaniser Jack Bryant has the world at his feet, but when trouble catches up with him he's forced to flee Britain for good.

Over the years, Jonah McKee acquired vast wealth, power, and an unsavory reputation. Though his fatal car crash is ruled accidental, his widow is convinced otherwise and begs her children to find the truth. Eldest son Max knew his late father could be manipulative, but a letter found among Jonah's possessions shows just how many lives were subject to his meddling. That list includes Max's brother, Jenner, rodeo rider and rebel, who is confronted by a confession that changes his life. But even while the siblings reel from new revelations, stubborn, beautiful Casey McKee is kidnapped by an enemy who hates the family enough to destroy them.

The follow-up to 'The Lavender Keeper'. 1945. Luc and Lisette Ravens have somehow survived their time as a resistance fighter and a British spy. Haunted by the horrors they have seen, they set sail for Australia, hoping to rebuild their lives. But the past cannot be evaded so simply. When a Swiss student learns of a truth that connects his family with the Ravens, he finds himself holding the key to his own future - and to Luc's troubled past.

"In the bookshops and cafes of present-day Paris, ex-psychologist Gabe Figaret is trying to put his shattered life back together. When another doctor, Reynard, asks him to help with a delusional female patient, Gabe is reluctant...until he meets her. At first Gabe thinks the woman, Angelina, is merely terrified of Reynard, but he quickly discovers she is not quite what she seems...When Angelina tells Gabe he must kill her and flee to a place she calls Morgravia, he is horrified. But then Angelina shows him that the cathedral he has dreamt about since childhood is real and exists in Morgravia."--Publisher's website.

The first instalment of a thrilling new epic fantasy trilogy from the rising star of the genre.Led by Loethar, an ambitious and ruthless tyrant, a terrifying army of mercenaries and renegades from the great southern steppes threaten to overwhelm the Kingdom of Penraven, having already overthrown its two neighbouring realms, leaving a trail of devastation and broken lives in their wake.Penraven is Loethar's most desired prize, not only because of its wealth, safe harbour, extensive coastline, and abundant natural resources. This time the tyrant wants more than a crown. Driven by dreams of empire, fuelled by his increasing obsession with magic, Loethar's plan to overthrow King Brennus of Penraven, 9th of the Valisars, was cemented the hour upon when he learned that Brennus possessed the power of coercion. All of the Valisar heirs have been blessed down the ages with the sinister ability to bend people entirely to their will and Loethar is convinced that if he consumes these empowered people he will then be imbued with their skills and magics… and be unstoppable.

To save two kingdoms from a despot's rule, one man must journey into the unknown, seeking answers to the strange and powerful secret that so plagues him.Wyl Thirsk, loyal soldier of Morgravia, has seen his best friend slain, his sister tortured, and his mentor sent to certain death, all at the hands of his sovereign, the cruel and manipulative King Celimus. Now Celimus, believing himself to be rid of the "moral constraints" of the Thirsk influence, has turned his greedy eye to expansion ... and Morgravia's neighboring kingdom, ruled by the spirited but inexperienced Queen Valentyna. As Celimus pressures Valentyna into a doomed political marriage, Wyl endeavors desperately to preserve both the honor of his country and the freedom of the woman he loves.But fate has other plans for him. Despite his friends and loved ones becoming increasingly tangled in the evil machinations of King Celimus, though war with the dread Northern Kingdom appears imminent and Valentyna is poised to succumb to Morgravia's oily rule, Wyl must leave behind all he knows and cares about and travel into the land from which none return, seeking out the bestower of Myrren's sinister gift.

The second in the stunning fantasy trilogy starting with Odalisque. Accepting a punishment meant for the odalisque, Spur Lazar, the beloved protector of Percheron, has lost his life to the city he swore to protect. Or so everyone believes. Without Lazar's guiding hand and presence, Boaz, the young Zar, looks for counsel to the suddenly changed and secretive Vizier, who has a sinister agenda of his own. As she privately grieves for Lazar, Herezah, the Valide and ruler of the ha rem, hatches an audacious plot with the nefarious Grand Master Eunuch to bring about Ana's death, for the young woman flouts harem rules but has caught the Zar's eye, and might challenge Herezah's status. And as the cyclical battle of the g ods continues to build, the first of the Goddess's disciples falls into the grip of the demon Maliz. Yet not is all lost. Lazar is slowly recovering on a secret island. But as he returns to health, war from a distant realm threatens Percheron. Success or failure hinges on Lazar - who fears his illness has caused him to hear voices in his head - and if he cannot take action soon, all may well be lost. -from the cover

"Two boys with a mysterious connection find a way to save each other"--

An ancient order tied to today's Vatican...A blood fortune buried in the caves of France...A conspiracy of power, greed and darkest evil... Archaeologist and explorer Annja Creed's fascination with the myths and mysteries of the past leads her to a crypt in the caves of France, where the terrifying legend of the Beast of Gevaudan hints at the unimaginable. What she discovers is shattering: an artifact that will seal her destiny; a brotherhood of monks willing to murder to protect their secret; and a powerful black-market occultist desperate to put his own claim to centuries-old blood money. Annja embarks on a high-tension race across Europe and history itself, intent on linking the unholy treachery of the ages with the staggering revelations of the present. But she must survive the shadow figures determined to silence her threat to their existence.

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