Victorian War

“You have not laid eyes on me in five years. Do not call me your wife.” The gossip columns claim that the Duchess of Kensington is pregnant. Which is outrageous, considering that she has not seen her husband in five years. Having already seen his first wife to the grave, Dominic does not wish to repeat the past. So, he must keep his distance from his new Duchess. Yet… despite his indifference, Dominic is enraged to hear the rumors. And he returns to London to demand her submission. Only to find her in utter disobedience… And even more irresistible than he remembered.

1879. The British Empire marches into Zululand, and disaster. Newly commissioned and untested, Second Lieutenant William Blackwood arrives from Monmouthshire to the wild frontier of South Africa, as Her Majesty’s forces prepare to crush the Zulu Kingdom. For Blackwood, it is meant to be the beginning of a proud military career: clean uniforms, sharp commands, and the steady march of empire. Instead, he finds confusion, chaos, and the first bitter lessons of war. Tasked with reinforcing a remote column of British and colonial troops, Blackwood is plunged into a campaign of dust-choked ...

Three books from the best-selling series of new Sherlock Holmes stories all in one volume. The Adventure of Mata Hari’s Harem: An immediate sequel to His Last Bow. After Holmes and Watson foil Van Bork's treason plot, he is recruited by the British government for another espionage assignment. He will be sent to Europe to discover the secret plans of the Germans for conquering Europe. Holmes agrees, but insists on naming his helper. He chooses Mata Hari, the most famous of all double agents. Together they travel through France, the Netherlands, and Germany. Holmes deduces. Mata Hari ...

March 1879. Zululand burns, and the fate of the frontier will be decided on the blood-red heights of Kambula. Second Lieutenant William Blackwood, marches north with the Monmouthshire Fusiliers as Her Majesty’s forces prepare to strike a hammer blow against the enemy. Assigned to Colonel Evelyn Wood’s elite flying column on the untamed frontier, Blackwood is swept into a relentless campaign of raids, skirmishes, and mountain warfare. Here, loyalty is measured in blood, and every patrol could be a man’s last. From the shattered ridges of Hlobane to the storm-wracked heights of Kambula,...

June 1879. The Zulu Kingdom stands defiant, and Lord Chelmsford’s redcoats march for its heart. The campaign nears its climax, and the British forces gather their strength for the final advance on Ulundi. After months of marching, building, and battle, Lieutenant William Blackwood and the Monmouthshire Fusiliers push east through the wild country of the White Mfolozi. Behind them lie the forts they have built and the comrades they have buried; ahead, the capital of the Zulu kingdom and the promise of victory hard-won. Ordered to join Lord Chelmsford’s main column in the drive toward ...

Snow and gunfire announce the Siege of Sherpur. As winter closes in on Afghanistan, the British and Indian garrison withdraws into Sherpur Cantonment, a sprawling fortress beneath the frozen hills. What begins as uneasy occupation turns swiftly into encirclement. Afghan forces gather in vast numbers across the plain and on the surrounding heights, their fires burning closer each night, their attacks growing bolder with every passing hour. There is no single front and no respite. By day, skirmishers and artillery test the walls. By night, shadows creep through nullahs and ditches, steel ...

This volume contains all 22 of the fictional ghost stories previously published by H.E. Bulstrode between 2016 and 2022, although it omits his occult fiction. Drawing heavily upon British folklore, legend and history, these stories tap into a deep and shadowy past which seeps, sometimes erupts, into the present, whether that ‘present’ should be eleventh-century England, or today. These are ghost stories with a twist written in the ‘classic’ vein, which is to say that they contain not so much gore as a sense of the uncanny, often steeped in antiquarianism. Others possess a distinctly...

The Battlefield of Reform is not only the second book in Sidney St. James’ sweeping Florence Nightingale trilogy—it is the heart of her transformation from battlefield nurse to reformer whose influence reshaped the health of nations. A Story That Begins in Silence and Ends in Flame When Florence Nightingale returned to England after the Crimean War, she was hailed as the “Lady with the Lamp.” Newspapers carried engravings of her moving silently through the wards of Scutari, holding her light before the wounded and dying. But the Florence who stepped off the ship in 1856 was not the ...

Dive into the epic saga of England's monarchy with "Monarchs of England: A Journey Through Time," a comprehensive and captivating exploration of the kings and queens who have shaped the history of England from the Norman Conquest to the modern day. This detailed narrative brings to life the Norman Kings who laid the foundations of the English monarchy, the formidable Plantagenets who ruled during an era of unprecedented expansion and conflict, and the rival houses of Lancaster and York, whose struggles culminated in the Wars of the Roses. Witness the rise of the Tudor dynasty, known for its...

Autumn 1879. The empire marches north. Lieutenant William Blackwood and the Monmouthshire Fusiliers return from Africa, only to be swept into another conflict as Afghanistan erupts in violence. The murder of the British mission in Kabul sends shockwaves through the Raj, forcing an immediate reaction. Major General Roberts is ordered to form a new field force, and Blackwood’s regiment is ordered to the frontier to force a passage into the mountains. From the furnace heat of Bombay to the thin air of the Shutargardan Pass, the advance is relentless. Roads crumble into mule tracks. Supply ...

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“Watson, there is not a moment to lose. If you care to join the chase, pack your bag at once!” Likewise, enthusiasts of the greatest detective will not want to miss this opportunity to join Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in a whirlwind of exciting new adventures… A daring thief penetrates the defenses of the Tower of London in search of a secret treasure. A profligate young actor is accused of murdering his exemplary sibling. From the safe of a prominent London banker, a priceless heirloom is stolen. Upon a high cliff, a ghostly assassin commits an impossible murder. A kingpin of ...

Sloan Thornton is the heir to Highcroft Hall, the family seat of the Earl of Wessex, in the quaint village of Thornton-on-Sea, on the southeast coast of England. He has always dreamed of finding his soul-mate. However, in a moment of weakness, just before he leaves to fight in World War II as an RAF pilot, he proposes to his childhood sweetheart, Anne Whitfield. There is no question how deep his devotion is to her, and how naturally they bring out the best in each other.

Deborah would gladly spend her life saving others. It could be though that the one she wants to save the most is one that is beyond her reach. Through the war, Deborah found her purpose. With the abbey she was raised in opened up to the wounded, she found no shortage of need for her calming smile, quick mind, and skill at tending to the sick and injured. She couldn’t imagine that with the war winding down, her life wouldn’t just continue in the abbey as she gets ready to take her vows and become a nun. Before this happens though, someone from the wealthy Duke of Harksbury’s estate ...

Young Abigail suffers greatly from the way she is being raised by her mother, for whom a woman's only place is in the kitchen. At the same time, her father's dedicated fight for freedom also ignites in her a passion for the American Revolution. When news of her father's death reaches her, she has a falling out with her mother. Soon after, Abigail goes on her way to fight for freedom and independence, like her father had done. On the way, she encounters the young English deserter Edward, who has come to the realization that he went to war for the wrong ideals.

The Lady with the Lamp was not born in legend—she was forged in the shadows of Scutari. Before she became one of history’s most celebrated figures, Florence Nightingale was a woman who defied her family’s expectations, the Army’s hostility, and the horrors of the Crimean War. In The Calling, the first book of a sweeping trilogy, discover the untold story of how one woman’s relentless courage and unshakable faith turned chaos into order, despair into hope, and a flickering lamp into an eternal flame. Walk the filthy wards of Scutari where disease claimed more lives than battle, ...

An espionage thriller that has been called the first great spy novel, it has sustained its popularity, being embraced by each new generation. The first in a series of five novels it features the spy Richard Hannay, an action hero with a stiff upper lip who gets caught up in a dangerous race against a plot by German spies to destroy the British war effort. When Richard Hannay offers sanctuary to an American agent seeking his help in stopping a political assassination, he takes the first step on a trail of peril and espionage.

Ferocious knight Simon of Blackstone is my family's sworn enemy—and now by order of the King, I am to wed him. After ten brutal years of civil war between the barons of England, peace depends on an alliance between my father and his fiercest nemesis... Romantic with unfettered raunch and a happily ever after. TRADED: TRADED TO THE STABLE MASTER TRADED TO THE BLACKSMITH TRADED TO THE ENEMY TRADED TO THE BRUTE TRADED TO THE HIGHWAYMAN BOXED SET: BOOKS 1-5 And HER SENSUAL DUKE: TAKE ME AT MIDNIGHT, MY DUKE THE DUKE'S SENSUAL AWAKENING NAUGHTY DUCHESS

1879. The British Empire is about to face an enemy it cannot understand and cannot outrun. Something ancient is rising in the east. Villages fall silent. Entire regiments vanish. And in the Carpathian Mountains, a remote fort is torn apart in a single night of blood and terror. Captain Charles Hayward survives the massacre, but survival is only the beginning. As Europe descends into chaos, Hayward leads a desperate band of soldiers and civilians through abandoned towns and ravaged countryside. What hunts them is no ordinary enemy. It does not tire. It does not fear. And it is multiplying. ...

Florence Nightingale became one of the most famous women of the Victorian age, but the legend of the Lady with the Lamp was never the whole story. Behind the image of the gentle nurse walking through the wards of Scutari stood a formidable reformer: disciplined, religious, severe, intelligent, and relentless. Nightingale did not simply comfort wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. She turned suffering into evidence, evidence into reform, and reform into a new standard for nursing, hospital care, sanitation, military medicine, and public health. Born into privilege, Florence Nightingale ...