The Wolf King

Coll’s people are under attack. The Wolf King, a terrifying masked horseman armed with a sword, is leading the wolves – their former friends - against them. Two people have disappeared: Coll’s brother and Grayla’s father. Desperate to find their missing kinsmen, Coll and Grayla steal away from the homestead at night and go in search of them. Can they find a way to challenge the power of the Wolf King?

"Leave yourself time for this one – you’ll want to finish it in one sitting."
New Books for Young Readers, University of Minnesota, 1977.

New edition: Back to Front, 2008, pb. ISBN: 1-904529-40-2

Alice in Love and War

In 1644 Alice Newcombe, trapped and unhappy on her uncle’s farm, finds her life transformed when royalist soldiers are billeted there during the Civil War. Suddenly her days are filled with excitement – and love for one young soldier, Robin. When the regiment moves on, Alice persuades Robin to take her with him, and she joins the other army women on the baggage train. The road ahead is long and hard – will there be happiness at its end?