McGann Saga Series by Christopher Nicole

In the final decade of the 1800s, spirited teenager Toni McGann is living a thoroughly modern American life with her family in Long Island. From a stable, comfortable background, Toni has a bright future ahead of her. Then she meets wealthy, cultured, Rafael, heir to a sugar plantation — and to a turbulent political future. For Rafael is Cuban... moreIn the final decade of the 1800s, spirited teenager Toni McGann is living a thoroughly modern American life with her family in Long Island. From a stable, comfortable background, Toni has a bright future ahead of her. Then she meets wealthy, cultured, Rafael, heir to a sugar plantation — and to a turbulent political future. For Rafael is Cuban. As the young couple prepares to marry, Toni finds herself entranced by her fiancé's family, their lifestyle — and by their English friend, John Lisle. Against her own instincts, Toni marries Rafael, not knowing that in doing so she has sealed her own fate, and her own role in Cuba's struggle against Spanish rule. And as events unfold, it becomes clear that Rafael and his family are much more embroiled in political rebellion than Toni could ever have dreamed, and that as a result their lifestyle, their country — even their own lives — are at stake. Far from living a life of luxury on their sugar plantation, Toni and her sister-in-law Christina are thrown headlong into a hellish world of combat and suffering. The women must draw upon all their bravery and ingenuity to survive and fight oppression, torture and the constant threat of destruction. All around them, a vicious and blood-thirsty war in raging. Dare they even hope to come out of it alive? And if they do — what then? For Rafael's Cuban rebels, the brightest hope seems to lie in aid from America. But the Americans want no part of this foreign war. So Rafael must entice them in. But the results of Rafael's actions stretch far beyond his own plans, and as the American battleships finally approach the Cuban coast, Rafael's marriage, family and political ambitions may be as much at risk as the Spanish fleet. Will Rafael achieve his dream of a free Cuba, or will he die in battle like so many of his colleagues? Will Toni become mistress of the family's plantation, or will she too lose everything? And what of Toni's brother, who is carefully plotting the American forces' destruction of the Spanish fleet? In the end, it seems, the Wind of Destiny will decide. Praise for Christopher Nicole: ‘A sensual, passion-packed saga!’ – Publishers Weekly ‘Sex and violence… fast-paced, entertaining, appealing!’ – Library Journal Christopher Nicole was born and brought up in British Guyana and the West Indies. His output of books has been prolific and many of his novels are historical with a Caribbean background. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now. less

The North Atlantic, 1915. War has been raging in Europe and it looks to continue for many years to come. Lewis, son of Christina and Joe, known to his friends as ‘Lew’, grows from charming adolescent to brave seafarer. At times passionate, at others brave, Lewis is the dashing romantic lead in this tale, which takes in 25 years of his life and his relationship with Brenda Grant, his beloved, and his sister Shirley... moreThe North Atlantic, 1915. War has been raging in Europe and it looks to continue for many years to come. Lewis, son of Christina and Joe, known to his friends as ‘Lew’, grows from charming adolescent to brave seafarer. At times passionate, at others brave, Lewis is the dashing romantic lead in this tale, which takes in 25 years of his life and his relationship with Brenda Grant, his beloved, and his sister Shirley. He possesses all the McGann trademarks, including a love of the sea. Beginning in 1915 and spanning the tumultuous years of the Great War to the shattering onset of World War II, this is his story. It takes him from London to New York, from Shanghai to Pearl Harbour. Other more exotic characters appear in Lew’s life, like the loyal Hashimoto Kurita and Lieutenant Hallstrom, in a wonderful picaresque tale that forms a crucial part in the McGann saga. Will Lew survive these turbulent years? Or will raging seas and passionate romances prove too much for the young McGann? In the tradition of great romantic novels, readers of Austen and Bronte will enjoy the passion felt between characters. Fans of Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong will appreciate the scenes set in a wartime environment, as Lew joins up with the British Navy and trains in the North Sea. Raging Sea, Searing Sky is the fifth in Christopher Nicole’s best-selling six-book saga of the McGann family. Praise for Christopher Nicole: ‘A sensual, passion-packed saga!’ – Publishers Weekly ‘Sex and violence… fast-paced, entertaining, appealing!’ – Library Journal Christopher Nicole was born and brought up in British Guyana and the West Indies. His output of books has been prolific and many of his novels are historical with a Caribbean background. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now. less