English Civil War Series by Anne Herries

A hugely poignant and emotional love story set in 1950s and 1960s England and Scotland In the early summer of 1954, young George West, qualified as an architect but completing his national service, meets 17 year old Josella Grace, daughter of a retired Colonel. He falls passionately in love with this reserved but beautiful girl ? a love that seems destined never to be fulfilled... moreA hugely poignant and emotional love story set in 1950s and 1960s England and Scotland In the early summer of 1954, young George West, qualified as an architect but completing his national service, meets 17 year old Josella Grace, daughter of a retired Colonel. He falls passionately in love with this reserved but beautiful girl ? a love that seems destined never to be fulfilled. Their story, and its dark secrets, alternates between George's tale of first love in 1954 and Josella's bittersweet perspective, a decade later in 1964, of the difficulties of her relationships. Their unique voices chart the anguish, tragedy and despair, as their lives are led apart, without hope of a happy reunion. less

The latest novel in this exciting series set against the backdrop of the Civil War The night after the battle of Naseby, Elizabeth Bellingham finds a wounded Cavalier soldier in her garden. But Rupert Saunders falls in love with her beautiful cousin Sarah instead of Elizabeth. And when Sarah betrays Rupert, he also abandons the love Elizabeth offers and rejoins those fighting for the king. Elizabeth is faced with a choice. Should she marry a man she does not love, or wait for Rupert to return?

The final instalment of the English Civil War trilogy - Harry Mortimer had two boys: Hal, by the gentle Mercy Harris, and Jared, his dark son, by the gypsy Rowena, a bitter woman who has raised Jared to hate his brother with a desperate vengeance . . . Angelica Saunders has always had strong feelings for her cousin Hal. When her other cousin Claire rejects Hal's proposal, Angelica hopes to win his heart... moreThe final instalment of the English Civil War trilogy - Harry Mortimer had two boys: Hal, by the gentle Mercy Harris, and Jared, his dark son, by the gypsy Rowena, a bitter woman who has raised Jared to hate his brother with a desperate vengeance . . . Angelica Saunders has always had strong feelings for her cousin Hal. When her other cousin Claire rejects Hal's proposal, Angelica hopes to win his heart. But will the seeds of Harry Mortimer's mistakes destroy the two families or will Angelica find her happiness at last? less