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  In the name of…

  Manjiri Gokhale Joshi

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  December 1992: Teenage Ira Dixit and Omar Siddiqui's blithe world is ripped apart in the Mumbai riots raging over the Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute.  
  December 2017: Dr Ira Godse and her son Sameer are on a flight from London to Mumbai with an urn of ashes. Sameer absconds, swearing revenge and to trace the familial connection to Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse. Ira's frenetic search for her son unearths polarised worlds jostling for survival and wars waged in the name of colour, demi-gods, statues, minarets, cows, and pigs...culminating in a journey to the Auschwitz Birkenau Memorial in Poland.

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  The Sword of Saint Isidores -...

  David Thomas Kay

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  THE SWORD OF SAINT ISIDORES 
    
  Witches, warlocks, Norse Gods and historical Viking battles, a teenage necromancer and a cursed ceremonial sword with a strange influence over its possessors.  
  Circa 926 A.D: King Athelstan, the first king of all England, gifts the jewelled sword to Harold Fairhair, the first king of all Norway, setting in place a series of events that will shape the future of Norway. Alphonso, a young monk in search of redemption, and Theresa, a beautiful Asturian s woman, are enslaved by Vikings, and crave their Spanish homeland. Rota, the daughter of Heidre the sorceress, is a necromancer with a secret. She has inherited her warlock father’s curse and hunts the woods at night. Wilhelm, a soldier of fortune, clings to his Christian beliefs whilst surrounded by sacrificial worship to the Norse Gods. Ragnarr, the Viking son of Hauk the Red, reveres the sword and plans to take it with him to the new land: The Lake District of England. Does he own the sword, or does the sword own him? The emigration is fraught with danger, and peace in the settlement is elusive, as a female warrior seeks revenge in a battle that must be won. 
   
  REVIEW: 
  Kay's use of interwoven storylines is impressive. The reader is initially presented with snippets of the characters' lives, all connected by the titular sword, gripping and captivating. The narrative quickly coalesces around the figure of Ragnarr, whose presence weaves religion and Norse customs into an increasingly tense plot.  
   Overall, THE SWORD OF SAINT ISIDORES offers a captivating tale of emigration, a departure from established traditions, relations, and physical domains.-a sprawling saga of Norse kings, jarls and warriors, linked and menaced by the same exquisite, cursed sword-David Thomas Kay proves that an impassioned imagination and an expertly wielded pen produce storytelling that defies the creative limitations of any set genre. 
   
  ~Neil Czeszejko for IndieReader 4.8 Stars

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  Columba's Bones

  David Greig

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  In a bloody, brutal raid, Abbot Blathmac is slain on the steps of his monastery for refusing to give away the location of the sacred relics of St Columba, the missionary who first brought Christianity to Scotland. Following a night of rampage and mayhem, one Viking wakes up the next morning to find himself alone, hungover, and abandoned by his crew mates. He can't swim, there are no boats, and the only surviving monk on the island has taken his sword. With only his wits, he must survive long enough not only to rejoin his Viking comrades, but also to find the location of the elusive relics that brought him here in the first place. 
   
   
   
  Rooted in the real history of Iona and its early monks, Columba's Bones is an utterly unique and thrilling book, exploring the clash of early Christianity and paganism, and expanding into a sharp, witty meditation on philosophy, redemption, shame, violence, love, transcendence, and reality.

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  The Curse of the Saltmarsh Girl...

  Clare Marchant

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  The dark marsh stretches around Margery. She can hear the sound of her mother’s voice, crying. Or is it the wind…? Will she get out of here alive? 
  1665: When Margery arrives in Saltmarsh looking for her mother, she finds silence, secrets, and backs turned. 
  But she is not the only thing that has arrived. As the Plague falls on the village, leaving almost no man, woman or child alive, rumours circulate – about a demon dog, about lights floating above the waters, about voices in the dark… And about a girl, one who has brought a curse. 
  With Margery’s mother missing, it becomes clear that these remote, desolate marshes are about to become the most dangerous ground she’s ever stepped on… 
  Now: A beautiful young opera singer named Angel Bailey has arrived in Saltmarsh. She’s there to visit her adoptive brother, but she’s also running away. Because, after years of longing to know where she came from, she’s received word from a woman claiming to be her sister, saying their birth mother’s dying wish is to meet the child she abandoned. 
  But when Angel becomes fascinated with the story of another mother and daughter, and a centuries old curse on the marsh, the land beneath her feet is about to shift forever… 
  Authors love Clare Marchant: 
  'Marchant’s usual magical blend of strong women, well-researched historical settings and riveting plotlines knocks another stellar novel out the park.’ Bestselling author, Jenni Keer 
  ‘I was completely hooked by this brilliant timeslip novel. Unmissable!’ Bestselling author, Louise Douglas 
  ‘A page turning historical novel that kept me guessing until the very end.’ Bestselling author, Rachel Burton

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  Orphan's Choice An

  Rachel Wesson

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  When a deadline threatens everything they've built, one small community must decide what truly matters.Hope House has always operated on a shoestring budget, but when a fire marshal delivers an impossible ultimatum—install a costly fire escape within thirty days or close forever—Lauren Greenwood faces her greatest challenge yet. With ten children depending on her and three more arriving from a mining accident, failure isn't an option.As autumn leaves fall across rural Virginia in 1936, unexpected allies emerge from the shadows. A shopkeeper with a hidden past finds healing through two special children, a troubled boy discovers his mechanical genius in a forgotten garage. And two young orphans embark on a dangerous adventure that might just save everything.Through harvest festivals, community prejudices, and the quiet rekindling of dormant romances, An Orphan's Choice weaves a tapestry of lives interconnected by love, loss, and the fierce determination to protect what matters most. Return to Delgany in this heartwarming second installment of the Orphanage Chronicles, where faith is tested, community is redefined, and hope refuses to be extinguished.

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  Young Lions Prey

  Andrew Mackay

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  Alan, Sam, Alice and Aurora continue to fight against the German Forces occupying Hereward. The Nazis plan to achieve a Final Solution of the Jewish problem in Great Britain. The partisans carry out a daring and audacious mission to kidnap two top ranking enemy officers visiting Occupied England. 
  "Young Lions Prey" is the fifth book in the Young Lions series and is a fast-paced, gritty novel set in an alternative history of the Second World War. 
  Other novels in the Young Lions series: 
  Young Lions 
  Young Lions Roar (winner of the NGP Publishing Prize 2012) 
  Young Lions Hunt 
  Young Lions Attack

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