Chris Oswald

Can you imagine a government determined upon the massslaughter of its own people?Thomas Davenport is invited to design a magnificentnew house. His sister, Grace, hears it's deep in the ScottishHighlands and decides the invitation should include the widerDavenport family.They depart in the summer of 1691, not realising that theirtravels will put them in the midst of the Glen Coe Massacre, one of the most horrific acts of a government against the peoplein British history. They flee desperately, while the forces ofgovernment flex their muscles, threatening their liberty, theirlives.For blame has to be placed on someone, especially whenpublic opinion turns against the perpetrators.Their departure for the Highlands leaves Parchmanvirtually free rein in Dorset, letting loose on the Davenportshe hates, targeting homes, friends and possessions. He employsa host of evildoers including his assistant, Alfie Rose, and hisone-time bosses, Cartwright and Ferguson. But there are otherforces in the equation, such as love and friendship; will theyprove stronger than anything Parchman can wield or will thetravellers return to ruin and desolation?All to the Sword continues the gripping Dorset Chroniclesseries; the history and drama surrounding the emergence of ourmodern nation.

Can Humphrey Barrow, a young Jesuit priest with two doctorates in the theology of celibacy, save the Catholic Church from those that would change it beyond recognition......the victims?One person, in particular, is determined to bring about change and she harnesses the mighty powers of the marketplace to achieve her aims. Will Tammy Shroton, a formidable young American with a past she will not talk about, triumph over the cunning and ambitious Cardinal Forrundiker or will she kneel at the altar rail and accept his blessing as he moves relentlessly upwards in the Church?Will Sophie LaNeve, the cardinal's lowly and frustrated assistant, get over her hatred of authority and employ her fine mind to good purpose or bad?And then there's Fi D'Alianti, the corporate raider with everything except the one thing she wants most. Can she bring about the ultimate takeover bid in support of her only friend?Does religion as we know it, end in 2034 or will those looking back see it as just one more hurdle in the creation of eternity?Are vows made forever or just until they need to be broken?God was bored for a while, but you won't be in this thought-provoking thriller set in the Vatican of the future.

It's 1690, and the wily lawyer and convicted criminal, Simon Taylor, is sentenced to indentured service in America but enlists instead. Quickly promoted, he is sent back to England on a vital secret mission. Can he succeed or will his own duplicitous character be the death of him?Henry, Earl of Sherborne, is keen to fight for his country, although as a Catholic he can never be an officer. Sent to Ireland, his section forms part of the diversionary tactics at the Battle of the Boyne. Yet a court martial hangs over him for breaking ranks in a desperate attempt to save the doomed Duke of Schomberg. Newly-married Thomas and Bridget Davenport devise a plan to rescue Taylor's ailing daughter, Amelia, from an abusive marriage. The plan is complicated as Thomas is harbouring an intense secret. How will Bridget react to her husband's strange behaviour?Penelope, the feisty Dowager-Duchess of Wiltshire, inherits great wealth but it comes with a catch; she will only get the money when she produces an heir. But how can she achieve this when the love of her life is...her maid?One Shot in the Storm continues the lives of the diverse characters of the Dorset Chronicles amidst the turbulent political and social change that is Britain in the late 17th Century.

Anyone can make a mistake...Believing himself spurned by the woman he loves, ThomasDavenport leaves Dorset, intent just to get away. He ends up inIreland, at the height of the 1689 James Stuart invasion. He meetsTristan Browne, an Irishman born in Barbados, coming home to aland in uproar.The Siege of Londonderry, like so much in the SeventeenthCentury, puts countryman against countryman in a bitter war ofattrition, starvation and resilience. Bridget Browne is caught up init and writes a startling account, full of insight.Unknown to Thomas, his brother Matthew is also in Ireland, wishing only to be on the pulpit in his native Dorset, but his senseof duty prevails.Thrown together by fate, the four must flee Ireland whenMatthew uncovers a corrupt scheme, the work of old adversaryParchman, who is also wreaking havoc back home in Dorset.Can Great Little and Bagber Manor survive as we have come toknow them, or will Parchman succeed and see his foes out on thestreets, beggar bowl in hand?As we move relentlessly towards the modern age, our heroes andvillains have their own struggles, which build into the drama of anextraordinary nation in the making.

British author Chris Oswald continues his historical fiction success with the release of the first books in his 'Dorset Chronicles' series. Set in 1680s England, 'A New Lease on Freedom' is a must-read for those who love the history and drama of an emerging nation.

Georgia Nullgeben knew privilege inside out. Daughter of the sector commander, she was destined for the very top, most likely by way of marriage to one of the elite families that made up the new aristocracy in the new Europe. Until she met Mark Smith, a brilliant but ordinary Englishman serving an indefinite sentence for being on the very fringe of the resistance. No obvious hero, Mark just wanted his freedom.And Georgia offered him a possible way out. There had been an oppression upon Britain for a generation, since the disastrous declaration of war in 1939. They fought back but there often seemed little point against such overwhelming superiority.The resistance took many forms. One of the brightest was the defiance of the Beat Kids; teenagers playing the hateful music from America, the centre of decadence.Mark was sucked into that resistance. With a sharp mind for strategy, he found himself thrust into a world he could do without.Through Mark's struggles, Georgia became involved in things she never would have imagined. It happened at an ancient and dilapidated manor house in deepest Kent; the new home of Barbara Leyland, the jilted mistress of the sector commander. That manor had seen much over the years but looked down now on extraordinary scenes as chaos fought order.Just as the resistance fought the authorities. Mark unwittingly built a team around him. How would that team react to an arrogant teenager in their midst? Closing ranks to keep Georgia out was an option, but that would depend on how they came to perceive her.And ultimately what she could offer them.If you're scanning the bookshelves for dystopia, alternative history, love story and thriller all rolled into one, this is a must read for you.