GET FOUR PAGE-TURNING HISTORICAL FAMILY SAGAS IN ONE GREAT-VALUE BOX SET.Set in the enchanting Scottish countryside against the looming shadow of the Second World War, this unforgettable series follows the Maxwell family — and all their trials and tribulations — through the decades.Perfect for fans of Kate Hewitt, Colleen McCullough, Tamara Alexander, Judy Gardiner and Tania Crosse.READERS LOVE THE MAXWELL FAMILY:????? ‘Without a doubt, one of my favourite sagas! I loved the characters like family, felt their joy and their pain! Wow!’ Linda G.????? ‘Couldn’t put this book down. Brilliant! So emotional and well described.’ Margaret T.????? ‘Great book very good story, couldn’t put it down. Best read for a long time.’ Wendy????? ‘Exciting from beginning to end. The Maxwell’s are a great family and I love how they all care for each other.’ Kindle customer????? ‘Gwen Kirkwood is a brilliant writer. The Maxwell family quartet is a wonderful read.’ Barbara E.????? ‘Loved the whole series about the Maxwell family . . . All so realistic and lovingly written.’ Amazon customerIN THIS FOUR-BOOK BOX SET:BOOK 1: AN ORPHAN OF SCOTLANDScotland, 1940s. After the unexpected death of her beloved father, sixteen-year-old Rachel O’Brian is sent to live with the Maxwell family. Life is hard for Rachel, toiling on the Maxwell farm under the hateful eye of Gertrude, the family’s matriarch. But the younger Maxwells welcome Rachel with open arms, especially Ross. Slowly, the two fall in love and Rachel once again tentatively allows herself to dream of a future. But tragedy strikes once more when Ross suddenly disappears during a business trip away and Rachel finds herself destitute and heartbroken once more.BOOK 2: THE SECRETS THAT BIND USScotland, 1948. Young Bridie Maxwell has spent all her life on her family farm — the work is hard but love is plenty. When she meets her big brother Conan’s best friend, the dashing Nick, love blooms. But it’s not long before life tests them. Meanwhile, Bridie’s school friend Fiona Sinclair returns from the city to look after her dying mother. She’s comforted by a sea of familiar faces who welcome her home, but there’s one person in particular who catches her eye — Fiona’s childhood rival, Conan Maxwell . . .BOOK 3: DREAMS OF THE VALLEYScotland, 1950. Rachel Maxwell’s two older children are happily married with prospering businesses and lives. But her youngest child Ewan is more naïve and sheltered. Ewan wanders through life carefree and without any direction. When a young woman named Gerda arrives at the Maxwell family party, she immediately catches Ewan’s eye. But Rachel can’t shake a feeling of unease . . . Ewan, blinded by love, marries Gerda, and their union soon sparks a terrible chain of events that threaten the entire family and community. Can Rachel save her family from Gerda’s malice before she changes their lives forever?BOOK 4: SOMEWHERE TO CALL HOMEScotland, 1980s. Following the death of her father, Tina Donnelly arrives on the Maxwell farm to nurse the family matriarch Rachel. She soon meets the devilishly handsome Paul Maxwell, Rachel’s grandson, and sparks fly between the two. But Tina is determined to keep things professional, which suits Paul just fine. Abandoned by his mother as a young boy, the last thing he wants is to fall in love and open his heart once more. Yet try as she might, Tina can’t help feeling drawn to the Maxwells and the peaceful Scottish lowlands. Can Tina and Paul heal from the scars of their past and find their way to each other?Don’t miss out on this collection of spellbinding historical fiction novels! YOU GET ALL FOUR OF THE ABOVE BOOKS IN THIS EDITION.

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"Just a girl," they said."Not a warrior," they laughed."Never a Viking," they mocked.They were wrong.I was raised by a shieldmaiden who taught me to wield a sword and stand my ground. Every step of the way, I had to prove I belonged—whether in the sparring circle or on the deck of Håkon Jarl's ship as we set sail for Denmark. But nothing could prepare me for the chaos of Hedeby, where foreign warriors and local thugs seemed determined to knock me down.Now, on the brink of my first real battle, I’m facing more than just steel and shields. Betrayal and bloodshed threaten not only my life but everything I’ve fought to protect. The path ahead is brutal, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.But I won’t back down.Defy the odds. Witness my rise. Step into the saga of a shieldmaiden today.

In the vaulted Gothic towers of Notre-Dame lives Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer. Mocked and shunned for his appearance, he is pitied only by Esmerelda, a beautiful gypsy dancer to whom he becomes completely devoted. Esmerelda, however, has also attracted the attention of the sinister archdeacon Claude Frollo, and when she rejects his lecherous approaches, Frollo hatches a plot to destoy her that only Quasimodo can prevent. Victor Hugo's sensational, evocative novel brings life to the medieval Paris he loved, and mourns its passing in one of the greatest historical romances of the nineteenth century.

Against a backdrop of murder and intrigue at the dissolute court of King Charles II, can Susannah and Raphael save their friend and find each other along the way?After a three-year absence mired in anxiety and trapped by her lack of speech, portrait miniaturist Susannah Gresham gathers her courage and returns to Whitehall Palace and her godfather, the king. Encountering Florentine jeweller Raphael Rossi, who appears to her just another court libertine, she is surprised when he finds his way unbidden into her thoughts.With help from the Duchess of Richmond, Raphael has set out to win her heart. When Susannah’s closest friend Sam Carter is sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit, Susannah and Raphael must race against time to uncover the real killer.But nothing is as it seems, for Sam has dangerous enemies who are determined to see him die... and will go to any lengths to achieve their goal.

????? 'This story is amazing. It drew me in from the very beginning.'????? 'Marvelous historical storytelling at it's finest!'????? 'From the very beginning of this book I felt like I was back in Ireland.'On New Year’s Day 1925 Ivy Rose Murphy awakes to find her world changed forever. Her irresponsible Da is dead. She is grief-stricken and alone – but for the first time in her life free to please herself.After her mother deserted the family, Ivy became the sole provider for her da and three brothers. Pushing a pram around the well-to-do areas of Dublin every day, she begged for the discards of the wealthy which she then turned into items she could sell around Dublin’s markets.As she visits the morgue to pay her respects to her Da, a chance meeting introduces Ivy to a new world of money and privilege, her mother's world. Ivy is suddenly a woman on a mission to improve herself and her lot in life.Jem Ryan is the owner of a livery near Ivy’s tenement. When an accident occurs in one of his carriages, leaving a young girl homeless, it is Ivy he turns to. With Jem and the people she meets in her travels around Dublin, Ivy begins to break out of the poverty-ridden world that is all she has ever known.Through Streets Broad and Narrow is a story of strength and determination in the unrelenting world that was Dublin tenement life.