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Finding himself surprisingly alive following his death at the Liberty Tree, Dafydd Peacemaker thinks that he has finished with adventures. But it seems that the adventures have not finished with him.The Guardian tells him that if he wishes his friend the son of Wild Harp to return to Alvalard, then he must make a journey to the place of punishment, known as the Depths, to bring him home. There is however a price to pay. If he is to bring his friend home, then Dafydd must also rescue his brother James. It is a price that the prince finds almost too high to pay.Eventually setting out on his journey he is joined by the mad Lemna Minor and a mysterious man from the Depths who acts as his guide.It proves to be a journey none of them will forget.

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 not only with the present, but the past also.With the help of Ian's sister and her husband, together with an American cousin, she sets about putting the past firmly in it's place.

The Civil War rages in England turning friend against friend, family against family.When her fiance Steven Swallow falls into disgrace Mistress Anne is taken to live with her Uncle at the Manor.Wrongly accused, Steven tries to persuade Anne to run away to France with him, but Anne refuses.It is up to the devious old housekeeper, Sarah Shopham, and the invalid war hero Michael Locket to make her change her mind.

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.

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 is up to their children, Flora and Enryk to sort the matter out.Unfortunately, Flora takes a disliking to Enryk and the path is not easy for either of them.

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.

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 safe. But there is danger even in this quiet spot, not only from the men who are hunting her but also from a particularly spiteful and vicious woman.Zac soon finds that loving Victoria is a tricky business.

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 this staff-twirling Lemna Minor. Supposedly driven insane by carrying a prophecy in his head, one wonders if he is as mad as he appears.So the time of choice arrives. Good in the form of the Guardian or Evil in the shape of the Darkness. If Good is to win, then someone must pay the Ultimate Price.

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.

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.

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 Ralph to return to the outside world and find out what is going on.

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.

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 surprise she finds that there is more to him than is at first obvious. Then, just as she is beginning to have affections for him, Joel decides it's time to leave.

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 meets Judith she imeadiately fires his interest and he plans to have her to himself for one long cold snowbound winter on the moors.But that winter does not unfold quite as either of them expect it to.