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When James heir to the throne of Alvalard, falls to an assassin's arrow, Dafydd Peacemaker finds he has hard times ahead. The old enemy, Mordart raises and army and prepared to march South. Dafydd leads a disastrous attempt to stop him, almost losing his life and that of his friends in the process. The Castle of the Blue Stars under his control, Mordart thinks that he is secure. But Dafydd has other ideas and rides once more against him.

Alvalard falls foul of the Evil Power's wrath. Unable to conquer the land, he sends two riders, to spread death and disease among the people. They are not alone, for the Darkness has been released from his place of punishment and is thirsty for revenge. The time has come when the two dimensions of Earth and Alvalard will have to pull together to save themselves, because the White Unicorn, their Guardian, is nowhere to be found.

Blind and disfigured during the Great War, Ralph Witham believes that there is no future for him outside the confines of the hospital. A visit from his boyhood friend helps him realise that this is not the case. His disfigurement had been corrected thanks to the work of a brilliant doctor at the hospital. His sweetheart, Melody, is still waiting for him, and his young brother seems to have got himself into some kind of trouble. It is time for...

Kit Chatterton is supposed to be recovering from a recent injury, but when he and his friend Simon stop for the night at the Dog and Duck it is the beginning of an adventure which could end in tragedy. Not far from the inn stands the Grey House, an empty building that seems to have an influence over several of the nearby villagers.

At last the Evil Power, that created the Darkness, makes himself known. Spiriting away all the fighting men and women of Alvalard, he thinks that those who are left will soon be overcome. But he has reckoned without the Saxon Mordart and the eccentric Lemna Minor. Things do not run as smoothly as he expected in his prison camp either. Dafydd Peacemaker was never one to give in easily.

By the terms of her father's will, Harriet Gann is forced to marry within a year of his death, or the Gann estate will be passed to her half brother, Wendell Guest. Everyone for miles has heard of Harriet and her hautiness. Consiquently, no one is willing to marry her, even with the estate as a dowery. Only one man is willing to take the chance. The drunken stable hand, Joel Meekham. In desperation Harriet accepts his offer, but to her surpri...

The story of the Dressmakers Daughter involves three families, the Lovlaces, the Walters and the Henlys. It is a time of change and the town in which they live is having to learn to live with industrialisation. The coming of the railways has brought with it certain undesirable elements who cause havoc when let loose on the streets. At one time Mrs Lovelace and Mrs Walters were best friends, but a misunderstanding has come between them and it...

There are two things Dafydd ap Siarl does not want to do. One is fight is brother, the other is marry one of the daughters of Patric McPatrik. Unfortunately it looks as though he is destined to do both.

Once more the son of the 'big house' has fallen in love with a girl from the village. This time both parents are in agreement to the marriage but Peter Joel is an airman, and in these days, the life of airmen can be very short.

In Part Four of The Way of Things, the spirits of wind and rivers contribute their own abilities to aid the mysterious and apparently ageless Athro who is to steer events to the time of choosing. It is an event looked forward to and yet feared by all of Alvalard. Athro's task is complicated by having to care for two headstrong youngsters who have a talent for getting themselves into trouble. Also making his first appearance in the series, is t...

When Chas and Kirsty go to stay with their aunt for the holidays they think they are in for a dull time with nothing more exciting than a walk in the woods. Then they meet a strange old lady and unexpected things begin to happen.

Hell's Gate is a ghost story set in the 1960's. Ian Weston is the current owner of Hillsgate House, the ancestral home set on a hill above a village full of people with a distrust, a loathing even, of the family in the big house. Eleanor Boston is from the village yet she is going to marry Ian however strongly her father may object. But the ghost of the past seem to have a will of their own and Eleanor finds that she has a fight on her hands ...

People are just beginning to take up their lives again following the Great War. For Val Garratt that means returning to the dance floor. His proposal of marriage to Beth Riche is rejected, and that is only the beginning of the touble for the young couple. Fortunately they have friends who are only too ready to help them.

Eddie Pitt thinks that after losing Nicola, the love of his life, to another man, he will never love again. But love comes into his life once again in the form of a wealthy young woman with a sickly heart. Unfortunately she is being pursued by Eddie's old enemy, Terrance Yates. This time, Eddie decides he is not going to lose, especially to Terrance.

Kit Chatterton is happy to spend his life on the Fens with his uncle making a study of local birdlife, though he seems to have his own ideas as to which birds interest him most. Then his uncle has a letter from the man who was once his boss. His daughter has committed suicide after messing with the occult and he wants someone to investigate her death. From that moment things change. Kit and his uncle are catapulted into a life of mystery and m...

Nicola falls desperately in love with the pianist at Rose Cottage. However there is one small problem. He is almost old enough to be her father and will not accept that the love they have between them is something special. Difficult times lay ahead, but Nicola is not one to give in.

Judith is an attractive girl, who will have nothing to do with young men who would court her. Her attitude towards them is due to the life she leads with her brother an idle gambler. It is his gambling that will lead Judith into danger, heartbreak and adventure. Lawrence Sheridan newly arrived in town from his estate on Dartmoor, is the product of a family with a dark past, a past which has had made him bitter and self seeking. When he meet...

When Aunt Win places her niece, Catherine, as nursemaid in the house of Edward Lynton, she little knows that she is sending the girl in a life threatening situation. Though everyone in the family seems to like her, Catherine soon finds that all is not as it seems at 'Redmays.' Wherever she turns there are hidden secrets, and someone in the house is perhaps not as genuine as they appear to be.

Archaeologists working in a field in the Highlands of Scotland find a strange pot. During the night it broken and an evil warrior by the name of Tarnus is released. Two children from the nearby village, Chas and Kirsty, suddenly find themselves in the middle of a life and death struggle between the ancient Powers of good and evil, a struggle in which they call the Hunter to their aid and Chas finds that there is more to his family than he ever...

During his life as a lawyer, Cranford Yates made dangerous enemies. So dangerous that they vowed to wipe out his whole family. They eventually catch up with him one snowy evening on Dartmoor. True to their word they murder everyone in the house, except for his daughter Victoria, who is saved by the foul smelling stable hand Zac Stanton. Desperately in love with her, Stanton takes her to his home in a small village where he believes she is sa...