Despite the tremendous shock of the Battle of Kadesh Ramses has not managed to bring the formidable Hittite might to its knees. Rather than continue the struggle he decides to engage in negotiation. But more important than anything to Ramses is the love he bears the Great Royal Consort & he decides to offer Nefertari the most fabulous of gifts: at Abu Simbel two temples will be built
- symbols of their eternal love. Meanwhile shadows are gathering from Nubia to the sovereigns own capital of Pi-Ramses & Ramses must come face to face with Moses the childhood friend whom he had lost sight of for so many years: Moses who has returned to Egypt to demand the exodus of the Hebrew people.
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Impetuous beauty Lady Jacinda Knight is the daughter of a notorious woman. Her mother
- Georgiana the Duchess of Hawkscliffe
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Jack Lester had every reason to hide the news of his recently acquired fortune: he wanted an attractive capable bride who would accept him for himself not for his newfound riches. An impossible task given the debutantes he had seen over the past few seasons! Yet it was essential that he make his choice before the society matrons discovered the Lester family were no longer as poor as church mice. He had to convince Sophie the woman of his dreams to marry him as poor Jack Lester. For if he told her the truth how could he be certain of her motives? ...

Including a BRAND NEW exclusive sequel short story to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a 3 million copy bestseller this new edition of Lady of Hay brings Barbara Erskine's eerie atmospheric & utterly compelling story to a new generation. In London high-flying journalist Jo Clifford is planning to debunk past-life regression in a hard-hitting magazine piece. But her scepticism is shaken when she undergoes hypnosis & finds herself reliving the experiences of Matilda Lady of Hay a noblewoman during the reign of King John. As she learns of Matilda's unhappy marriage her love for the handsome Richard de Clare & the brutal threats of death at the hands of King John it becomes clear that Jo's past & present are hopelessly entwined & that eight hundred years on a story of secret passion & unspeakable treachery is about to begin again... Celebrating the 25th anniversary of a much-loved bestseller this new edition of Lady of Hay brings Barbara Erskine's eerie atmospheric & utterly compelling story to a new generation. ...

Impatient to find his bride-to-be yet appalled by the damsels of the ton Charles St Austell seeks refuge in his castle
- & discovers
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The award winning artist Charles Keeping breathes new life into Tennysons romantic poem. Keepings evocative pictures tell the story of the lovely maiden imbowered on her silent isle grieving with love for bold Sir Lanceleot. The paperback is now reissued with a new cover. This book is intended for age 7+ ...

Two very different women.. . Linked by destiny & a power struggle for the English crown. Empress Matilda daughter of Henry I is determined to win back her crown from Stephen the usurper king against all odds & despite all men. Adeliza Henrys widowed queen & Matildas stepmother has always been on Matildas side but now she is married to William DAlbini a warrior of the opposition. In a world where a mans word is law how can Adeliza obey her husband while supporting Matilda the rightful queen? What does it cost to be Lady of the English? ...

During the last decade the osprey has risen phoenix-like from the ashes
- once extinct in Britain now returned as a powerful symbol
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Jacquetta daughter of the Count of Luxembourg & kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe was married to the great Englishman John Duke of Bedford uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love & then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjous close friend & a Lancaster supporter
- until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love & married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina & to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic she is the most haunting of heroines.
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Jacquetta daughter of the Count of Luxembourg & kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe was married to the great Englishman John Duke of Bedford uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love & then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjous close friend & a Lancaster supporter
- until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love & married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina & to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic she is the most haunting of heroines.
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