- My favourite period in history is the 17th century, when so much was happening in England.
- I have divided my novels of this time into three groups:
- 1640s - Civil War
- 1650s - King in exile - on this page
- 1660s - Restoration
- All these novels are now available as ebooks from:
- Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Sony, Diesel, Kobo, Apple, and W H Smith.
- Campaign for a Bride
- Cavalier Courtship
- Sibylla and the Privateer
- Courtesan of the Saints
- Masquerade for the King
* = also in large print; + = also on audio tape
Campaign for a Bride
Ebook from: W H Smith, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Sony, Diesel, Smashwords, Amazon
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Barbara's arranged marriage took place when she was still a child.
- Her husband Ludovick was a supporter of King Charles I, fighting in his armies, and comes to claim her only to find Barbara has fallen in love with a neighbour and wants to have her marriage annulled.
- Ludovick refuses to free her, and sets about wooing his bride.
- Robert Hale 1977 ISBN 0709156316 Ulverscroft 1994 ISBN 0708931170
- Ebooks 2012: Smashwords ISBN 9781465723086 Amazon
- Copyright © 2011 Marina Oliver. Ebook cover design by Debbie Oliver
Cavalier Courtship *
Ebook from:
W H Smith,
Barnes & Noble,
Apple,
Sony,
Diesel,
Smashwords,
Amazon
- As a child, Caroline helped a fugitive Cavalier escaping from the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
- When her aunt dies years later and her Puritan uncle remarries and sires a son Caroline is disinherited, and threatened with a hateful marriage.
- Escaping to London where she hopes to find help, she once more meets her Cavalier.
- Robert Hale 1974 ISBN 0709139322 Ulverscroft 1991 ISBN 0708924662
- Ebooks 2011: Smashwords ISBN 9781465896766 Amazon
- Copyright © 2011 Marina Oliver. Ebook cover design by Debbie Oliver
Sibylla and the Privateer *
Ebook from: Eternal Press, W H Smith, Barnes & Noble, Diesel
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Sibylla is in love, but Randolph demands secrecy.
- Then she discovers he is plotting against her brother Gerard, a Royalist hoping to restore King Charles II of England to the throne.
- Once she learns his secret motive, Randolph means to silence her, but chance and Josselin, the French Privateer intervene.
- Together Sibylla and Josselin have to save Gerard from danger and the King from his enemies. Have they time?
- Robert Hale 1976 ISBN 070915125X
- Ebook 2011: Eternal Press ISBN 9781615723126
- Copyright © 2011 Marina Oliver
Courtesan of the Saints *
Ebook from: W H Smith, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Sony, Diesel, Smashwords, Amazon
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Miles Talbot, spy, is sent to England by the exiled Charles II in the mid-1650s, to sound out what
support there is for a restoration.
- He meets Cherry Weston, a beautiful and wealthy young widow who holds many entertainments for Parliamentarians at the time of the Parliament of the Saints.
- Among her frequent guests is Dare-to-be-Faithful-to-God Denham, a man who believes all enjoyment is wicked, but who is drawn to Cherry despite himself.
- Miles is soon welcomed to Cherry's bed, but while he fails to learn anything from her, he suspects she is attempting to discover his secrets.
- She has at least two other lovers, young Parliamentarians.
- He has to leave her while he travels the country, on the pretence of purchasing a small estate, but in reality to visit known Royalists and gauge what support there is for the King.
- He is involved in setting up the Sealed Knot, a secret society hoping to coordinate the various plots on behalf of the King, but not all the plotters are willing to be guided by a body they feel is not active enough.
- Robert Hale 1976 ISBN 0709153759 Ulverscroft 2002 ISBN 0708997759
- Ebooks 2011: Smashwords ISBN 9781466035652 Amazon
- Copyright © 2011 Marina Oliver. Ebook cover design by Debbie Oliver
Masquerade for the King
Ebook from: W H Smith, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Sony, Diesel, Smashwords, Amazon
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Sanchia is stranded in Limoges when her father is killed and their money stolen.
- She is working at an inn to earn money to travel to her uncle in Orleans when she encounters Royalist Sir John Morriss and the arrogant Comte de St Savin.
- Rejecting the demands of the Comte and the innkeeper, she flees, and again meets Sir John, who is working for the Restoration of Charles II.
- Discovering her uncle has moved to Brussels she accepts Sir John's escort, and becomes involved in the plots surrounding the King as he awaits the call from England.
- Robert Hale 1978 ISBN 0709169663 Ulverscroft 1992 ISBN 0708926797
- Ebooks 2012: Smashwords ISBN 9781466053137 Amazon
- Copyright © 2012 Marina Oliver. Ebook cover design by Debbie Oliver
