EMBARK ON A JOURNEY FROM THE SCORCHING SANDS OF THE DESERT TO THE STORMS OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS IN THESE THREE UNFORGETTABLE HISTORICAL ROMANCES THAT WILL STAY WITH YOU LONG AFTER THE FINAL PAGE.‘An exceptional read . . . I highly recommend.’ Victoria Cornwall, author of The Paris Affair????? ‘The romance sizzles.’Full of rich historical detail, these unputdownable and spellbinding stories are perfect for fans of Poldark, Outlander, Christina Courtenay, Dinah Jefferies, Susanna Kearsley and Nicola Cornick.IN THIS BOX SET:BOOK 1: ANGEL OF THE LOST TREASUREDevon, 1816. When young widow Marie-Ange Norton is summoned to France to claim a mysterious inheritance from the enigmatic Monsieur Malleval, she has no choice but to accept the invitation. Her escort, the wounded and wary Capitaine Hugo Saintclair, makes no secret of his reluctance to accompany her. But at the remote château of Beauregard, Marie-Ange is unsettled by Malleval’s fixation on her family’s past — and soon realises she is more prisoner than guest. With danger closing in, Hugo may be her only ally. Now Marie-Ange must decide if she can trust the man who could shatter her heart — or if love is the only hope left to save her.BOOK 2: QUEEN OF THE DESERTAlgiers, 1845. When Harriet Montague’s beloved father is kidnapped during an expedition to uncover a lost tomb, she must seek aid from the last man she can trust — Lucas Saintclair, notorious rogue and outcast. In exchange for a fabled pirate map, Lucas agrees to help track her father across the unforgiving Sahara. But as secrets surface and danger closes in beneath the blazing desert skies, their uneasy alliance begins to burn with a desire neither can deny . . .BOOK 3: CAPTURED BY SCOTTISH LORDCape Wrath, Scotland, 1847. When fiery Rose Saintclair travels from Algiers to meet her new husband, a storm strands her at the remote Scottish estate of his sworn enemy — the dark and brooding Lord Bruce McGunn. Trapped by a snowstorm, Rose refuses to be intimidated by the Highland brute, who is as unforgiving as the land he rules over. But as secrets unravel, Rose realises her husband may not be the man she thought he was. Passion soon flares in the most unexpected place, but can love bloom where hatred once reigned — or will history repeat its darkest betrayals?Readers love Marie Laval’s sweeping historical romances:????? ‘Reminded me very much of Romancing the Stone (with a bit of Indiana Jones thrown in for good measure). And, like both, this book is set to become one of my favourites. WARNING: once you start reading this book you won’t be able to put it down.’ Lizzie Lamb, author of Tall, Dark and Kilted????? ‘The chemistry leaps off the page.’????? ‘If you enjoy historical novels, with mystery and simmering romance, then this is one for you to immerse yourself in.’????? ‘I love, love, looovvve this book!!! ’????? ‘If you like your heroes to be dark and stormy, then Bruce McGunn is definitely your man and the laird to fall in love with, while Rose Saintclair is as feisty as the other Saintclair women in the series.’????? ‘Impossible to put down.’????? ‘A hero to die for.’

Recipient of numerous awards, including a First Place 2022 Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Award (Young Adult Fiction); Second Place 2022 Bookfest Award (Romance Historical); Runner Up 2022 PenCraft Book Award (Fiction, Historical); and the Literary Titan Book Award.The only thing her friend is guilty of is falling in love with the wrong man.When young Eliza first joins Maddington House, known locally as ‘The Madhouse,’ as an under housemaid in 1895, she finds herself alone in the world of the rich and privileged.A world where everyone takes what they want and no one takes responsibility…Enter Annie.Kind, pretty, vivacious Annie. The housemaid everyone loves to be around. Eliza’s new friend and close confidante.Annie’s beautiful aura and charming spirit are hard to resist, so it doesn’t come as a surprise when Edward Montague takes notice.Edward, the only son of the house, is handsome, charismatic, and manipulative, but Annie doesn’t seem to see him for who he really is. Charmed by his relentless pursuit and bold promises, she falls in love with him hard…Only to crash even harder.Eliza knew right from the start that their secret meetings and love confessions would not end well, but she never expected her friend to end up on trial because of that man.As hidden secrets, back-door deals, and scandalous love affairs unfold before the shocked circle of high society and her friend is accused of a horrible crime, Eliza must do what she knows is right: stand by Annie even if no one else is willing to.After all, her friend is innocent.It’s someone else that should be put on trial.

A US war correspondent is plunged into the Mexican civil war in "a whip-smart tale of intrigue and espionage" by the Pulitzer Prize winner (CNN.com).   Undaunted by enemy territory and sweltering heat, American journalist Christopher "Kit" Marlowe Cobb has arrived in Mexico in the spring of 1914. The country is rocked by civil war, the American invasion of Vera Cruz, and the controversial presidency of Victoriano Huerta, El Chacal (The Jackal).   Marlowe thinks he's found his first big headline in the attempted assassination of a priest—the bullet miraculously rebounding off the holy man's cross. Employing a young pickpocket to help him identify the sniper, Cobb is soon led into a far more dangerous story: German officials, with ammunition ships docked in the port, are showing up in the city. When Cobb falls for a young Mexican laundress, he believes he's found a soft respite from hard news. If only she were as innocent as she seems.   A sweeping saga of espionage, action, and romance set at the dawn of World War I, Robert Olen Butler kick-starts his rousing series with "a thinking person's thriller, the kind of exotic adventure that, in better days, would have been filmed by Sam Peckinpah" (TheWashington Post).   "Pancho Villa, fiery senoritas, and Germans up to no good—Robert Olen Butler is having fun . . . and readers will too." —Joseph Kanon, New York Times–bestselling author of The Good German    "[A] high-spirited adventure." —The New York Times Book Review   "Going off to war with Kit Cobb is as bracing and fun as it used to be in George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman books, or in Perez-Reverte's Captain Alatriste novels." —Dan Fesperman, Hammett Prize–winning author of The Double Game