“Loved it!… I pulled an all-nighter to finish reading it… I read it with bated breath!… Brilliant.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????Maggie O’Halloran gazes up at the Statue of Liberty, her eyes full of tears. “At last,” she breathes softly, taking her brother’s hand in hers. “This is where our future begins…”New York City, 1891: Stepping off the boat, Maggie O’Halloran’s heart is filled with hope. This is her chance to start again, to leave her life in Ireland behind her. But when her father isn’t waiting at the docks as planned, she and her brother Danny find themselves alone in this ferocious city—homeless, penniless and without a friend in the world. How are they going to survive?Life on the Lower East Side is hard and grindingly poor, but Maggie is determined to find a way to make a living in this city. As she gazes longingly into the windows of Manhattan’s famous department stores, she dreams of owning her own millinery shop and becoming independent at last.As Maggie fights to survive, she finds a speck of hope at last in the warm, kind eyes of Brendan O’Donoghue, who offers her and Danny refuge. Even though it’s not the life she’d dreamed of, she can’t deny that Brendan makes her feel she has finally found a home at last.But just as Maggie finds work with a wealthy family on the Upper East Side, and her dreams feel closer than ever, Danny falls in with a notorious New York gang… Will she be able to save him and everything they’ve worked for? Or will the American dream she has held so close to her heart be lost forever?The first book in the Maggie O’Halloran series, this is a sweeping, epic and heart-wrenching story of one woman’s determination to change her fortunes against all odds. Perfect for fans of moving historical fiction, Kristin Harmel and Jean Grainger.Readers are loving The Irish Daughter of New York:“Wow! This book had everything I want!… [I] teared up… Made me want to start the next one in the series immediately.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“I absolutely flew through [it]… It pulled me in from the first chapter… I kept telling myself “just one more chapter,” and before I knew it, I was at the end… Fantastic… Addictive.” Goodreads reviewer, ????“Amazing… Impossible to put down… I can’t wait for the next book!” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“Wonderful… This book has it all… You won’t want to put it down.” NetGalley reviewer, ?????“Incredible… Brilliant… It broke my heart.” Shaz’s Book Blog, ????“A gripping, emotionally rich story that captured me from the very first chapter… Powerful.” Goodreads reviewer, ????“Sweeping, emotional, and utterly absorbing… Unforgettable… Lingers long after the final page.” Goodreads reviewer, ????“Hewitt’s exceptional storytelling skills transported me to the vibrant streets of New York City, and I found myself eagerly turning the pages… Inspiring and heart-warming.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????

? ? ? ? ? "Bad Blood is a fantastic historical fiction novel that does not shy away from the dark complications of the world," - Reedsy DiscoveryIreland, 1590s. Loyalty is bought with blood—and betrayal is a family tradition.Eunan Maguire was never meant to survive. Hated by his own parents, taken hostage to secure his father’s allegiance, and trained to kill as a galloglass warrior, his life has been shaped by cruelty and violence. When English soldiers burn his village to the ground and his parents are murdered, Eunan escapes with his life—and a crushing guilt he cannot outrun.Alone and hunted, he is taken in by Seamus MacSheehy, the formidable leader of a roaming band of warriors. Seamus pushes Eunan toward a dangerous claim: his dead father’s title and a place in the brutal power struggle tearing the Maguire clan apart. Drawn into a world of clan elections, secret deals, and simmering rebellion, Eunan must learn fast who to trust—and who is using him.As faction fighting explodes across Fermanagh and the English advance with ruthless force, Eunan is pulled into a war that will decide the fate of his people. But the greatest threat may lie closer than he thinks. His parents’ hatred hides a deadly secret. Seamus MacSheehy is not the man he pretends to be. And the truth could destroy Eunan—or make him the most dangerous man in Ireland.Bad Blood is the first book in the Exiles series, a gripping work of Irish historical fiction packed with action, intrigue, and rebellion. Set during the Elizabethan wars, it brings to life a savage world of warring clans, shifting loyalties, and a young warrior forced to choose between his past and his destiny.

A young man resolves to rise above his humble beginnings in the series praised as a "masterwork . . . a panorama of middle and upper-middle class English society" (The New York Times).Nine-year-old Lewis Eliot learns that his father is bankrupt in the summer of 1914. This family crisis—and the tragedy that follows—shape his future, but with fierce willpower, he diligently studies and eventually finds a promising law career in London. However, that very determination to succeed against difficult odds may prove Eliot's undoing as he courts and marries a troubled, wealthy woman, raising questions of social class, marriage, and the nature of ambition."Snow depicted a milieu of which he was an intimate and exhilarating part. [The Strangers and Brothers novels are] precisely, often poetically written books . . . strong on plot and narrative and nuances of power politics." —The New York Times"A sensitive evocation of the early background of Lewis Eliot, Snow's narrator, and with the first stages of the career that is to take him through so many different layers of English society. . . . [The novel] gives a remarkable impression of the world of the law." —Commentary

The dust has barely settled after El Alamein when Captain Douglas Tulloch and the Lothian Rifles are drawn into the next stretch of the Allied campaign.From chasing retreating Axis forces across North Africa to preparing for combat in Sicily, Tulloch must navigate the violence of war and the hidden schemes unfolding behind enemy lines. While Tulloch's heart remains with Amanda, the intelligence operative who refuses to accept his proposal, his instincts as a soldier drive him to the front line.As the Lothians are thrust into a deadly confrontation with elite German paratroopers, Tulloch uncovers a betrayal that shakes the foundations of everything he believes in, and the cost of survival is higher than ever.A powerful tale of grit and resilience, PUIR BLUIDY SWADDIES ARE WEARY is the fourth book in Malcolm Archibald's Tulloch at War series of historical war novels.

This heart-warming WW2 historical fiction debut about a female pilot is “like reading a personal diary of the brave women who were unsung heroes of WWII” (Rhys Bowen, New York Times–bestselling author of the Royal Spyness mysteries).During World War II, farmer’s daughter Rosalie Wright becomes a pilot assisting the RAF. But will a romantic rivalry send her aerial dreams plummeting to earth?Ever since she was 10 years old, Rosalie Wright’s eyes have been on the skies. But at the age of 18, on the verge of earning her pilot's license, the English farmer’s daughter watches her dreams of becoming an aviatrix fly away without her. Britain's entry into World War II brings civilian aviation to a standstill. Then, Rosalie's father dies, leaving her, her mother, and her brothers to run the farm.Everything changes when she learns that the Air Transport Authority is recruiting women pilots to ferry warplanes across Britain to RAF bases. Despite her mother’s objections, Rosalie cannot resist the call of her country—and the lure of the skies. During her training on Gipsy Moth aircraft, Rosalie forms a fast friendship with fellow flyer Caroline Andrews. Her trusty Ferry Pilots Notebook by her side, Rosalie delivers to five airfields in a day—while fighting an endless battle against skeptical male pilots and ground crews.She would much rather spend her time on the wing than on the arm of any man...until she meets gruff pilot Snug Durrant and RAF squadron leader Alan Chersey. Snug is a cynical, wisecracking playboy, and Alan is every WAAF’s heartthrob...and Rosalie catches both their eyes. As the war drags on, and casualties mount, will love and tragedy send Rosalie’s exhilarating airborne life crashing to the ground?

A brutal murder. A castle under siege. A family torn apart by the Scottish Reformation.Scotland, 1546. When Protestant rebels seize St Andrews Castle and assassinate Cardinal Beaton, the most powerful man in Scotland, young Will Seton joins the occupiers, convinced he is fighting for a better future.His sister Bethia fears he has made a terrible mistake.As the castle comes under siege and Scotland edges towards religious war, Bethia watches her family become caught between powerful forces beyond their control. While Will endures hunger, fear and mounting despair behind the castle walls, Bethia must decide how far she is willing to go to save the brother she loves—even if it means risking everything.But this is more than a conflict between brother and sister. As Henry VIII pressures Scotland to surrender its independence and secure the marriage of the infant Mary Queen of Scots to his son, the future of an entire nation hangs in the balance.Based on the dramatic true events of the Siege of St Andrews Castle, The Castilians is a gripping tale of faith, loyalty, courage and survival during one of the most turbulent periods in Scottish history.The Castilians is Book One of The Seton Chronicles, an award-winning and best-selling historical fiction series spanning Scotland, Venice, France and Constantinople during the turbulent years of the Reformation'Historical Fiction at its absolute best.' — Booklymatters'By the end, I found myself hoping for a sequel, which shows how much I enjoyed this excellent novel.' — Historical Novel Society'A clever blend of fact and fiction… gripping action, drama galore, and a dash of romance.' — Margaret Skea, Winner of the Beryl Bainbridge Prize'I highly recommend this intriguing novel.' — Jean M. Roberts, The Books Delight'The darker side of St Andrews Castle's history, written with such delightful detail I could almost taste and smell the medieval streets of the historic town.' — Lynsey Maxwell