Marina Oliver - Writer - of Historical Fiction

My favourite period in history is the 17^th 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
1660s - Restoration - on this page
All these novels are now available as ebooks from:
Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Sony, Diesel, Kobo, Apple, and W H Smith.

* = also in large print; + = also on audio tape

Callias is brought to the Restoration Court by her husband John Cobden, who married her for her money, but once there he neglects her.
She is pursued by many amorous gallants, including the King, but has eyes only for Sir Richard Weston.
His betrothal to Anne Laver, arranged by their families, is broken by her jealous cousin.
Fate, in the guise of an angry John, a malicious Anne, and even the intervention of the King, separates them, and Callias faces terrible danger.

While Isabella and her family were with King Charles II in exile, she was jilted, and has set her mind against any marriage. Instead, she wants the lovely Clare, her younger sister, to restore the family fortunes with a wealthy husband.
When they visit London for the coronation festivities she decides it is the ideal time for Clare to attract eligible suitors, such as Jason Marlowe, but he appears to be destined for their cousin Frances.
Meanwhile, men who are far from eligible have to be deterred.
Clare, however, is unwilling to be sacrificed, especially as she has her own ideas of who will be the best husband for her.
This brings Isabella into unexpected danger as she attempts to save Clare from an improvident move.

Hugo, Earl of Winton, needs a wife and an heir if his weak cousin William and his unpleasant French wife Hortense, with the son who might not be her husband's, is not to succeed him.
He decides Philippa Stannerly will be suitable. She is pretty, and an heiress.
Philippa, in love with Charles, is distraught.
Then her French cousin Sophie du Plessis comes to London and promises to help her. Their mothers were twins, and the girls are sufficiently alike to confuse people who do not know them well.
When Hugo sees Sophie on her own he offers her a lift home, intending to pursue his suit in the belief she is Philippa. She maintains the deception, hoping to prove to her uncle that Hugo is not a fit husband for Philippa.
Her behaviour is, however, unlike Philippa's shy response, and Hugo is intrigued.

The Earl of Winton was a notorious rake at the Court of Charles II, but falls in love with Sophie when he abducts her in mistake for her cousin Philippa.
They plan their wedding, but Sophie and her parents must go home to France, where her grandmother is ill.
Strange happenings follow them, and they suspect Hugo's discarded mistress, Kate Trent, and Monsieur de Terville, a probable agent of King Louis XIV, both of whom wish them ill.

Honour Atwell is the despair of her father, a wealthy City merchant. She is too beautiful, too lively, too rebellious.
She must be married as soon as possible to a suitably sober husband, but Honour prefers the romantic Robert Reade, who sails in his father's ships.
She is fascinated by the newly opened Restoration Theatre, and determines to visit it.
She persuades her father's apprentice to accompany her to Drury Lane, where she is enthralled by the play.
Outside, however, disaster strikes. Rescued by the charismatic Gervase Dunstone, her life changes and she begins to realise her dream.

Marina Oliver - Writer of Fiction and Non-Fiction