Bøger af Linda Collins

The story of England's first great queen - and how she wielded power with a meticulously crafted image

In a small iron-making community, spunky Rachel Palsgrove hates the traditional roles of women and dreams of becoming a teacher. But with war raging in the colonies, will she survive to fulfill her ambitions? By some miracle Rachel arrives at the university in Philadelphia, eager to defy the gentlemen-only rules, only to find it temporarily closed. She refuses to return home humiliated. While awaiting their decision on her enrollment, a British spy intent on learning her village's secrets brutally assaults her. With shattered dreams and shame, revenge drives her to destroy the British tyrants. She spies on the British soldiers stationed in her boardinghouse to help the Patriot cause and free her jailed beau from a noose. But her best friend betrays her, and her only ally is her beloved palomino horse. As she and a nation fight for their dreams, can Rachel overcome imprisonment, kidnapping, and death? If you like strong women, journeys of self-discovery, and well-researched Revolutionary War stories based on actual places and events, you'll love Dreams of Revolution. Buy Dreams of Revolution today and be swept away by the emotional journey of Rachel's and her country's fight for independence.

A sumptuous guide to the art of Henry VIII - and what his collection of paintings and artworks reveal about the man and his reign

Beatrice Henlow was a young woman of twenty seven years old living on her own and basically happy with her life, but there was one thing she longed for and that was to meet someone too share it with. She had no close family but she did have a very special friend named Lucy who was always there for her when needed. Beatrice finally met a man whom she fell deeply in love with, and she now felt, at last, that her life was too be complete. But life sometimes can be so cruel and unforeseen circumstances were to throw her life into emotional turmoil and she was left wondering whether she would ever find the love and happiness that she so longed for.