Kevin Ashman

My thanks to the Author publisher's and NetGalley for providing me with a Kindle version of this book to read and honestly review.
Having seen the cover and read the blurb I expected an action packed story to close the gap in my Historical fiction left by the end of Bernard Cornwells Uhtred series, but in fact there was little or no action in the story, the first in a series leading to the battle of Hastings. So you assume I didn't enjoy the book WRONG, this well written and researched story was an engaging read from start to finish. Authentic atmospheric full of mystery politics and subterfuge with a real feel for time and place. Totally absorbing from first to last page.
Completely and utterly recommended.… (meer)

A historical mystery based on the Pagan Goddess Vesta. Set in Rome at the time of Nero and his burning of the city. The second mystery, the abduction of the niece of the Prime Minister in current times.

India Sommers is drawn into the mystery by a visitor at the library who is trying to identify a coin. She joins with Brandon Walker, SAS to find the murderer and the abducted child.

Well researched. Though this is my least favorite story format, two stories told in alternating chapters. I was rewarded with the fascinating twists and turns of an interesting plot.… (meer)

A corking ending to a most enjoyable trilogy! Loaded with action between Welsh rebels and the English occupiers of Wales! Much brutality, especially the gruesome maiming of Sir Julian, an English knight, for which his friend, another knight, Sir Broadwick, vows to avenge him. Sir Broadwick follows his quest for years before the final confrontation. A mysterious rebel, known as "Diafol" [Devil] wreaks havoc on English supply lines. We follow Nesta in her loveless marriage to an English knight and her romance with a swashbuckling Welsh prince. Gwenllian, the tomboy daughter of Gruffydd, drives much of the action, attempting to save a Welsh prince by fleeing Wales with him and his brother. The author's historical notes on the background of several characters who really lived were especially enlightening!

Highly recommended!… (meer)