Bøger af J a Ironside

Fairy tale, nounA fantasy folk tale featuring magical, imaginary beings and lands.An idealised situation.A fabricated story, especially one intended to deceive.The place where you learn the true meaning of 'fear'. Everything is going well for Amy Matthews. Apart from the nightmares... Harker & Blackthorn expect trouble. They live and breathe it. None of them expect the current state of quiet to last. Considering the unspoken strain within the team, maybe a dose of trouble is just what they need. When people start to go missing from around Oxford, leaving only mysterious burned marks on the ground behind them, Amy is almost relieved. At least until she connects it with a slew of 'fairy tale' creature appearances. And not the good kind of fairy tales. Her life as a scientist is about to collide disastrously with her extra-curricular activities. Before they can say 'Brothers Grimm', Harker & Blackthorn are facing down impossible monsters straight out of the darkest parts of the human psyche. Meanwhile, Amy is struggling with her past. Panic over the future leads to a fatal lapse in judgement. One with the direst consequences. Amy and Rebekah are faced with a deadline: three days to go where no human should go, where logic holds no sway. If they fail, the missing will remain lost forever. And so will Harker & Blackthorn... Nightmare Trail is the tenth book in the wild ride Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like sassy heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, try this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Series order; Dead Man's Hand (author website)Slice of DeathLoch & QuayAcquainted with the NightSeason of MistsCrowned with BoneAuld Lang Syne (novella)The Sea in DarknessSummer's Lease (novella)For the Dead Travel FastThe Shadow & the SoulThis Wild JusticeThe Death Upon Her Eyes (novella, October 2022)Nightmare TrailA Midnight Profound (novella, December, 2022)Where Wolves Fear to Prey (February, 2023)Carrion Comfort (novella, April, 2023)Take the Low Road (July, 2023) And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.

'Ironside writes with insight and wit... The King's Knight skilfully blends action with real historical events and personages... Medieval England is a time of both blood and humanity.' Richard ForemanREVOLT1381.England seethes with discontent over unfair and arbitrary taxation.The country is on the cusp of an uprising - a peasant's revolt. All it will take is a spark.Gregory Maudesley, second son of a minor noble and disillusioned knight for hire, returns home after nearly a decade abroad. Maudesley intends to claim his deceased father's lands but the knight is plagued by misfortune.Gregory journeys to London to secure an audience with the boy king, Richard II. But the England he travels through is very different from that of his youth. The road is treacherous and the greatest dangers of all await him in the capital.London is ablaze. Even the Tower of London has fallen to Wat Tyler's forces.But Richard, enlisting the help of Gregory, will ride out to meet the rebellion head on.TREASON1387.It's six years after the Great Revolt, when the knight, Gregory Maudesley, saved the life of the Richard II.Once again the mercenary turned nobleman is caught between two parties in a bitter dispute.Gregory has enjoyed Richard's friendship and trust since the revolt. But as an increasingly corrupt circle of advisers draws tight around the young king, he becomes plagued with doubts. Is the courageous boy who faced down an angry mob capable of being the king England needs?Other lords have graver concerns about Richard's ability to rule, especially the king's uncle, the Duke of Gloucester. As the two sides vie for power, Gregory uncovers a conspiracy which threatens the crown.Political battle lines are drawn. The knight finds himself accused of treason - and must fight for his life.In a desperate bid to save his king, Gregory turns his back on escape and risks everything on unmasking the powerful lord behind the plot, choosing trial by combat.One thing is certain, there will be blood.TYRANT1395.It has been six years since Gregory Maudesley, sword-for-hire turned baron, unmasked a plot to assassinate the king. Despite saving Richard's life, his friendship with the king has never entirely recovered from the shards of Richard's distrust and autocracy.Since the Merciless Parliament, in 1388, England has enjoyed a period of peace. But an unfavourable end to the war with France and an alliance with Charles VI threatens to set the Duke of Gloucester and many of the lords against the king once more.But Richard is no longer a boy, nor a petulant young man. With his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, safely exiled, the king begins a campaign of revenge and tyranny. The realm stands on the brink of civil war.Torn between the duty he owes an increasingly erratic king and a deep sense of what is right, Gregory must risk everything he holds dear and face his most difficult test of loyalty yet.Henry will return and Gregory will be forced to make a fatal choice.Praise for J. A. Ironside: 'Entertaining, well-researched and compelling.' Michael Jecks'Ælfgifa...steals every scene and is a character who would fit in any George R. R. Martin novel.' Tony Riches'Intense drama, creative working of the sparse historical record, and a detailed look into what made William and Harold tick... A rousing, page turning tale awaits you...' Paul BennettJ. A. Ironside grew up in rural Dorset in a house full of books. She was exposed to history at an early age and happily never recovered - the presence of so many Roman ruins in the area inspired a lifelong interest in historical warfare.

Harvest, nounThe process or period of gathering, usually crops.See also 'offering'. Bruised in more ways than one after Harker & Blackthorn's most recent misadventure, Amy is restless and frustrated with unasked, unanswered questions. A call for help from a housing developer in Northumberland could be just the diversion she needs - especially since it includes mysterious reports of a giant lizard-like creature.Rebekah laughs off the suggestion that they might have found a true dragon. Nothing is more biologically improbable. But even she has to admit there's something odd going on.The picturesque town of Briarley is too perfect, too prosperous. Instead of encountering the small town clannishness she expects, Amy finds herself enthusiastically welcomed by the Local Council. And Steve is definitely acting strange.Could the town's perfect exterior conceal a dark and malevolent heart?As tensions boil within Harker & Blackthorn and further acts of increasingly nasty sabotage occur, Amy is forced to confront a truth she has been running from. Only facing her fears can avert the coming disaster. If it's not already too late.If there's one thing a physicist can spot, it's a pattern. The Petty Harvest draws near - will everything end in fire and blood?The Shadow & the Soul is the eighth book in the gripping Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like snarky heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, you'll love this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Join the team today! Series order; Dead Man's Hand (Author website) Slice of Death Loch & Quay Acquainted with the Night Season of Mists Crowned with Bone Auld Lang Syne The Sea in Darkness Summer's Lease For the Dead Travel Fast The Shadow & the Soul This Wild Justice (September, 2022) Nightmare Trail (October, 2022)And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.

'Do you like ghost stories, Emily? Mine doesn't have a happy ending...'Emlynn's power is spiralling out of control. Still reeling from the dark rite that almost killed her, Emlynn's life is thrown back into turmoil when Grace requests her help in Cornwall. Caught between the seductive pull of the Veil, and haunted by the memories of a long-dead smuggler, and the apparition of a mysterious woman who is singing men to their deaths, Emlynn needs to get her powers back under control and unravel the mystery before the storm breaks...

"There." Grace pointed towards the moor and I saw it. There was a shape in the dark. We were being watched. Emlynn used to be able to ignore her strange ability to sense the Dead. Since the accident which killed her mother, it's taking over her life. Things only get worse when her father moves the family to a remote Yorkshire vicarage, which stands at the centre of a centuries-old curse that feeds on the lives of young girls. A pattern about to repeat itself once more... When her older sister, Grace, gets involved with the local bad boy, Emlynn knows he is connected to the curse. If she cannot find the strength to stop running from her gift, Emlynn stands to lose everything she has left. Only the Dead have the answers she needs. If she can bring herself to speak to them...

Wedding, noun. A ceremony, celebrating the formal union of two parties in marriage.Absolutely not the place for cryptids.After all the obstacles they've overcome, a simple family visit should pose no problems for Harker & Blackthorn. Then again, there's nothing simple about a Thornton family gathering. Summoned back to East Riding by Steve's sister to attend a lavish wedding, Amy is alternately looking forward to finding out more about her boyfriend's past and battling nerves at meeting his family. The mixture of welcome and hostility which greets her is not promising. Not that there's any time to think about that. Amy is soon pressed into joining the bridal party which sends her stumbling into a family mystery. A late-night attack and series of strange events raises questions over the Thorntons' illustrious and bloody origins. Could a long dormant curse hang over them? And out in the Yorkshire Wolds, a strange, savage beast is on the prowl. A family wedding. A full moon. What could possibly go wrong? Where Wolves Fear to Prey is the eleventh book in the fun and fast paced Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like sassy heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, try this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Series order;Dead Man's Hand (Author website)Slice of DeathLoch & QuayAcquainted with the NightSeason of MistsCrowned with BoneAuld Lang Syne (Novella)The Sea in DarknessSummer's Lease (Novella)For the Dead Travel FastThe Shadow & the SoulThis Wild JusticeThe Death Upon Her Eyes (Novella. January 2022)Nightmare TrailA Midnight Profound (Novella)Where Wolves Fear to PreyCarrion Comfort (April, 2023)Take the Low Road (July, 2023) And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.

Retribution, nounPunishment, sanctioned by law, meted out in return for an offence or crime.You know what you did.See also: Revenge.For the first time ever, Amy finds herself wishing for a quiet life. Recent changes in her friendship with Steve mean that she's not desperate to charge off chasing cryptids for a change. In fact, if Harker & Blackthorn could avoid trouble for a few months, that would be great. There are other things on her mind right now. Be careful what you wish for - you might just get the complete opposite. Summoned to Dartmoor by the brutal killing of Rebekah's mentor, the Harker & Blackthorn team find themselves mired in deception and at odds with each other. A dangerous animal is on the loose, but the facts just don't fit a diagnosis of murder. With the boss driven by rage and dangerously reckless, and secrets threatening to split the fault lines in the team wide open, Amy and Steve find themselves facing an old enemy. A creature they barely survived an encounter with before. And this time, it's personal. The case is far more twisted than any of them could have imagined. Rebekah isn't the only one who wants revenge... This Wild Justice is the ninth book in the edge-of-your-seat Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like sassy heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, try this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Series order; Dead Man's Hand (author website)Slice of DeathLoch & QuayAcquainted with the NightSeason of MistsCrowned with BoneAuld Lang Syne (novella)The Sea in DarknessSummer's Lease (novella)For the Dead Travel FastThe Shadow & the SoulThis Wild JusticeThe Death Upon Her Eyes (novella, October 2022)Nightmare TrailA Midnight Profound (novella, December, 2022)Where Wolves Fear to Prey (February, 2023)Carrion Comfort (novella, May, 2023)Take the Low Road (July, 2023) And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.

"Go back. Go back to where it all began..."Everything is going right for once. Emlynn has come out of her battle with the Veil stronger in herself than ever before. She is certain of who she is and what she wants. And on who she wants to be with. It's the start of University, a time for testing your limits as an adult and Emlynn can't wait to dive right in. Of course if you happen to be the 'Veil-walker' then nothing is really simple but she's certain that the strange noises in the early hours of the morning are just memories. They can't hurt anyone...The Veil doesn't let those it wants go easily. On a dark and lonely hilltop, a discovery has been made. As wards are broken and the earth is disturbed, a half sleeping creature stirs, seeking its freedom and its queen. Some things aren't meant to be uncovered...This time, all debts will be called in. Power has its price. Not everyone will survive.The heart-stopping conclusion to the Unveiled quartetOther titles in this series: I Belong to the Earth (Book 1)Girl's Night In (Short story 1.3)Friendly Fire (Short story 1.4 - free on Author Website)Amazing Grace (Novella 1.5)Amy's Academicals (Novella 1.9)I am the Silence (Book 2)Ciaran's Chance (Novella 2.1 - free and exclusive from author website)The Black Dog of Lyme (Short story 2.2 - free from author website)I Hold the Tide (Book 3)Lucas Underground (Novella 3.5 - coming soon)A Candle against the Dark (Shot story 3.8 - coming soon)I Rule the Night (Book 4 - coming December 2017)Blood and Bone (Book 4.5 - Unveiled Companion Novel - Coming soon free from author Website)

"Ironside writes with insight and wit... The King's Knight skilfully blends action with real historical events and personages... Medieval England is a time of both blood and humanity." Richard Foreman, author Band of Brothers.1381.England seethes with discontent over unfair and arbitrary taxation.The country is on the cusp of an uprising - a peasant's revolt. All it will take is a spark.Gregory Maudesley, second son of a minor noble and disillusioned knight for hire, returns home after nearly a decade abroad. Maudesley intends to claim his deceased father's lands but the knight is plagued by misfortune.Gregory journeys to London to secure an audience with the boy king, Richard II. But the England he travels through is very different from that of his youth. The road is treacherous and the greatest dangers of all await him in the capital.London is ablaze. Even the Tower of London has fallen to Wat Tyler's forces.But Richard, enlisting the help of Gregory, will ride out to meet the rebellion head on.A king and kingdom must stand, or fall.Revolt is the first book is The King's Knight series of novellas, chronicling the life of Gregory Maudesley and the dramatic reign of Richard II.Recommended for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Robyn Young and Michael Jecks. Praise for J. A. Ironside"Entertaining, well-researched and compelling." Michael Jecks on An Argument of Blood. "Ælfgifa...steals every scene and is a character who would fit in any George R. R. Martin novel." Tony Riches author of The Tudor Trilogy (An Argument of Blood). "Intense drama, creative working of the sparse historical record, and a detailed look into what made William and Harold tick... A rousing, page turning tale awaits you..." Paul Bennett, author of Clash of Empires (on 'A Black Matter for the King'). J. A. Ironside grew up in rural Dorset in a house full of books. She was exposed to history at an early age and happily never recovered - the presence of so many Roman ruins in the area inspired a lifelong interest in historical warfare. She has taught and studied martial arts and weaponry for 25 years. Her published works include An Argument of Blood and A Black Matter for the King, both co-written with Matthew Willis.

My feet refused to move. I was going to die a horrible death right here, right now, because I could not run.From the other side of the fire, a huge dark shape slunk forward. I gasped in smoke and hacked it out. The shape from my nightmares. I watched as its mouth opened, lips peeled back over teeth as long as my fingers. The beast snarled and sprang... A year after breaking the Pattern, Emlynn no longer fights her gift. She's become adept at sending the Dead on to rest. Perhaps a little too good - her overconfidence is about to lead to a fall...Sent to investigate reports of a haunting, Emlynn finds herself facing a crushing embarrassment, and worse, a deep betrayal. Deciding it's time to leave the supernatural alone for a while, she travels to Dorset to stay with her childhood best friend, Beth. The Milton Abbey festival of music should take her mind off everything; Ghosts, betrayals and disappointments. Except Beth has changed. She's definitely running with a new crowd - a cooler, dangerous group whose leader, Rhys, has an unhealthy interest in Emlynn. As if that isn't enough, Emlynn's violin tutor turns out to be a young man she used to know. Lucas has definitely changed - hostile, volatile and rude, but also intense and disturbingly compelling. That's one mystery Emlynn can't leave alone. Torn between her connection with Beth's troubled younger sister and the terrifying black beast that stalks Emlynn in her dreams, there's no rest for the weary psychic. Facing the reality of what Beth is mixed up in, Emlynn may have finally picked a fight she cannot win...

The King's Knight Book 2"Ironside writes with insight and wit... The King's Knight skilfully blends action with real historical events and personages... Medieval England is a time of both blood and humanity." Richard Foreman, author Band of Brothers.1387. It's six years after the Great Revolt, when the knight, Gregory Maudesley, saved the life of the Richard II. Once again the mercenary turned nobleman is caught between two parties in a bitter dispute. Gregory has enjoyed Richard's friendship and trust since the revolt. But as an increasingly corrupt circle of advisers draws tight around the young king, he becomes plagued with doubts. Is the courageous boy who faced down an angry mob capable of being the king England needs? Other lords have graver concerns about Richard's ability to rule, especially the king's uncle, the Duke of Gloucester. As the two sides vie for power, Gregory uncovers a conspiracy which threatens the crown. Political battle lines are drawn. The knight finds himself accused of treason - and must fight for his life. In a desperate bid to save his king, Gregory turns his back on escape and risks everything on unmasking the powerful lord behind the plot, choosing trial by combat.One thing is certain, there will be blood.Recommended for fans of Michael Jecks, CJ Sansom and Angus Donald.Praise for J. A. Ironside"Entertaining, well-researched and compelling." Michael Jecks on An Argument of Blood"Ælfgifa...steals every scene and is a character who would fit in any George R. R. Martin novel." Tony Riches author of The Tudor Trilogy"Intense drama, creative working of the sparse historical record, and a detailed look into what made William and Harold tick... A rousing, page turning tale awaits you..." Paul Bennett, author of Clash of Empires J. A. Ironside grew up in rural Dorset in a house full of books. She was exposed to history at an early age and happily never recovered - the presence of so many Roman ruins in the area inspired a lifelong interest in historical warfare. She has taught and studied martial arts and weaponry for 25 years. Her published works include Revolt, the first book in The King's Knight series and the Oath and Crown series co-written with Matthew Willis.

The King's Knight Book 3"Ironside writes with insight and wit... The King's Knight skilfully blends action with real historical events and personages... Medieval England is a time of both blood and humanity." Richard Foreman, author of Band of Brothers.1395.It has been six years since Gregory Maudesley, sword-for-hire turned baron, unmasked a plot to assassinate the king. Despite saving Richard's life, his friendship with the king has never entirely recovered from the shards of Richard's distrust and autocracy. Since the Merciless Parliament, in 1388, England has enjoyed a period of peace. But an unfavourable end to the war with France and an alliance with Charles VI threatens to set the Duke of Gloucester and many of the lords against the king once more. But Richard is no longer a boy, nor a petulant young man. With his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, safely exiled, the king begins a campaign of revenge and tyranny. The realm stands on the brink of civil war. Torn between the duty he owes an increasingly erratic king and a deep sense of what is right, Gregory must risk everything he holds dear and face his most difficult test of loyalty yet. Henry will return and Gregory will be forced to make a fatal choice.The knight will be compelled to draw his sword once more. Praise for J. A. Ironside: "Entertaining, well-researched and compelling." Michael Jecks"Ælfgifa...steals every scene and is a character who would fit in any George R. R. Martin novel." Tony Riches"Intense drama, creative working of the sparse historical record, and a detailed look into what made William and Harold tick... A rousing, page turning tale awaits you..." Paul BennettJ. A. Ironside grew up in rural Dorset in a house full of books. She was exposed to history at an early age and happily never recovered - the presence of so many Roman ruins in the area inspired a lifelong interest in historical warfare. She has taught and studied martial arts and weaponry for 25 years. Her published works include The King's Knight series and the Oath and Crown series co-written with Matthew Willis.

Peril, nounSerious and immediate danger.Exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed or lost.Harker & Blackthorn's general state of being. Amy Matthews - physicist, psychic and cryptozoology consultant - is thrilled to be travelling to Romania on Harker & Blackthorn's latest case. Rebekah has finally managed to track down an informant who can tell them where the rogue DNA used to make sanguivorous panthers came from. While her methods of acquiring the intel aren't entirely legal, none of the team are technically breaking the law. Yet.What should have been a quick, risk-free job turns into a political nightmare when the team are accused of a heinous crime. Pushed into the service of a mysterious, ancient organisation, Amy, Rebekah and Steve must journey into the forests of Southern Transylvania in search of answers.Failure is not an option if they ever want to make it home.And in a remote mountain stronghold, an inhuman intelligence watches their progress with interest...and hungers. For the Dead Travel Fast is the seventh book in the riveting Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like snarky heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, try this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Join the team today! Series order; Slice of Death Loch & Quay Acquainted with the Night Season of Mists Crowned with Bone Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot The Sea in Darkness Summer's Lease For the Dead Travel Fast The Shadow & the Soul (July 2022)And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.