Johanna Craven

"Do you remember the house?" Eva asks. "From when we were children?" "Of course." "What happened here? Why did we leave?" This digital box set contains books four and five of The Lindisfarne Series. Book #4 of 5 - The Rising Tide (Prequel) It's 1695, and with her husband newly in his grave, Abigail Blake is haunting Highfield House like a ghost, estranged from the village and struggling to make a good life for her children. Nathan is keeping secrets for his older brother, Eva is too young to see the threats all around her, and Oliver is becoming everything Abigail has always feared he would be. A chance meeting brings Abigail and her children into the path of Henry Ward, a privateer with connections to the rumbling Jacobite movement. Their encounter sets into motion events that will change Abigail's life forever-and leave an indelible mark on generations to come. Book #5 of 5 - North Star Rising Ten years have passed since the Blakes first returned to Lindisfarne, and found themselves entangled in the Jacobite Rising. In the vast expanse of Highfield House, Nathan and Theodora spend their nights watching the stars, while Finn and Eva are raising their family in the glow of the Longstone light. With the Jacobites lying dormant and their darkest deeds buried, the Blakes have found a shallow peace in their ancestral home that once seemed unobtainable. But when disaster strikes Longstone, it only takes a single night for that hard-fought peace to shatter. Suddenly the past is anything but buried, and old mistakes can no longer be outrun. As familiar faces return to the islands, Eva, Nathan and their families must grapple with the consequences of choices made a decade ago-consequences that will push their love for one another to the limit, and force them to face the reality of where their loyalties truly lie. Praise for The Lindisfarne Series: ★★★★★ - Everything I love about historical fiction. ★★★★★ - The perfect blend of mystery, danger and romance. ★★★★★ - Action-packed, non-stop surprises, suspenseful drama, innocent romance. ... And to top it all off, pirates ★★★★★ - I could not put it down. ★★★★★ - Amazing book, great story, very addictive ★★★★★ - There is not a moment you can put this book down.

A house full of secrets. The loneliest of islands. And a man with plenty to hide... This compilation contains the first three books of The Lindisfarne Series. "An addictive read" - Historical Novel Society It's 1715, and twenty years after fleeing the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Eva Blake and her siblings return to their dilapidated family home in an attempt to piece together their tattered lives. But a new Jacobite Rising is gaining momentum, and as outsiders from London, the Blakes find themselves under suspicion from the villagers. When conflict with the locals comes to a head, Eva escapes to the nearby island of Longstone, where the reclusive Finn Murray keeps a makeshift shipping beacon burning on the shore. Alone on Longstone, Eva and Finn find themselves drawn to each other, despite his attempts to keep her at a distance. But long-buried secrets are beginning to resurface, and Eva can't help but fear she has made a grave error in opening her heart to Finn. All she knows is her life is in danger, and she must confront the past if she is to survive. Box set contains: Book #1 of 5: Firelight Rising Book #2 of 5: Moonlight Rising Book #3 of 5: Midnight Rising What readers are saying: ★★★★★ - Everything I love about historical fiction. ★★★★★ - The perfect blend of mystery, danger and romance. ★★★★★ - Action-packed, non-stop surprises, suspenseful drama, innocent romance. ... And to top it all off, pirates ★★★★★ - I could not put it down. ★★★★★ - Amazing book, great story, very addictive ★★★★★ - There is not a moment you can put this book down.

Learn the long-buried truth in the prequel to the Lindisfarne Series."Do you remember the house?" Eva asks. "From when we were children?" "Of course.""What do you remember?"Nathan folds his hands behind his back. "I remember plenty. Playing on the beach with Oliver. Eating at that enormous table. I remember Father taking me to look at the stars.""What else?" Eva drops her voice slightly. "What happened here? Why did we leave?" It's 1695, and with his husband newly in his grave, Abigail Blake is haunting Highfield House like a ghost, estranged from the village and struggling to make a good life for her children. Nathan is keeping secrets for his older brother, Eva is too young to see the danger all around her, and Oliver is becoming everything Abigail always feared he would be. A chance meeting brings Abigail into the path of Henry Ward, a privateer with connections to the rumbling Jacobite movement. Their encounter sets in motion events that will change Abigail's life forever - and leave an indelible mark on generations to come.

Nathan Blake knows the time for keeping secrets has passed. He has lied to his family for long enough, and now the only way to keep them safe is to admit to truths he has been too afraid to share. But in the midst of the Jacobite Rising, unrest is never far away. Even as Nathan rids himself of his lies, he becomes entangled in a decades-old crime - and falling hard for a woman with dangerous Jacobite sympathies. As the pressure mounts, Nathan comes to realise that truth-telling is not enough. It's not enough to save his home, or keep his family safe - or even ensure their survival.

Holy Island of LindisfarneOctober 1715The Jacobite Rising has begun, and on the tiny island of Lindisfarne, it is impossible to know who to trust. Coerced into allowing government spies to gather in their house, the Blake family are playing a dangerous game, hiding their involvement in the Rising from both enemies and friends. Across the water on Longstone, Eva is building her unlikely new life with the man she loves. But she and Finn are hiding a painful truth form their family - a truth that could take away everything they have fought for; a truth that is dangerously close to being revealed. While Eva fights to keep her secrets hidden, her sister Harriet makes her own underhand plans to bring her dream of becoming an artist to life. But when she finds herself unwittingly involved with Jacobite criminals, Harriet makes a discovery that has the power to bring her to her knees - taking the rest of the family down with her.

Australia, 1857.Life is brutal on the goldfields of Castlemaine. With death around every corner, people are all too willing to believe in ghosts, and embrace the spiritualism movement finding its way across the seas. For Lucy Earnshaw and her husband Tom, their arrival on the goldfields is marred by unimaginable grief. In the wake of her loss, and a failing marriage, Lucy is drawn into a world of spiritualism and theatre - and into the path of dashing young playwright Will Browning. Lucy's new obsession leads her into the dark underbelly of the goldfields, a place where murder and thieving is rife, and no one can be trusted. And as she seeks happiness on the fringe of society, she finds herself entangled in a web of lies and corruption - one she may never escape from.

Cornwall, England. 1740.They say only the brave ride Bridles Lane at night. Vicar Richard Dodge speaks of ghosts and demons, conducting elaborate exorcisms in his churchyard overlooking the lane. And with the villagers sheltering in fear, local smugglers carry their haul up the road to be hidden in the safety of the church. Isaac and Scarlett Bailey have spent their lives hiding contraband in Talland church. Forced into free trade by their father's mistakes, they want nothing more than to escape the smuggling syndicate and build a life above the law. On the other side of Bridles Lane, Flora Kelly has grown up in the shadow of her mother, the village charmer. Sceptical of her mother's craft, Flora reopens her family's tavern, determined that her life will not be one of fortune telling and herbal lore. When a seemingly abandoned ship is wrecked in Talland Bay, it sparks a wave of hysteria among the superstitious villagers. Faith in the vicar wavers and Flora feels herself drawn to the controversial old ways of her mother. Among growing unrest, the mystery of the wrecked ship deepens, unearthing long-forgotten secrets that will tear a village - and a family - apart. Complete series includes: Prequel- Moonshine (A Short Story)Book 1- Bridles LaneBook 2- Hills of SilverBook 3- Wild Light

Isaac and Scarlett Bailey's attempts to escape the smuggling syndicate have left their lives in pieces. Isaac's children are missing, and Scarlett's battle with the darkness inside her has just become far more difficult. As the search for the children escalates, long-buried truths begin to surface, blurring the line between myth and reality, enemy and friend. Home is no longer safe, and risks must be taken. Their only option is to escape...no matter what the cost.

Cornwall, England. 1740Scarlett Bailey has left home with a knife in her hand, to search for the father she has grown up believing dead. Determined to punish him for abandoning his family, Scarlett finds herself drawn into the world of a local press gang, where smugglers rub shoulders with naval officers and the revenue men are full of surprises. Scarlett's brother, Isaac, is making his own plans to escape Talland and release his family from a life of free trade. Behind the back of syndicate boss, Charles Reuben, he conducts dangerous smuggling runs that will see a bullet in his chest if he is caught. When the truth of their father's disappearance finally comes to light, it will have far-reaching implications for Scarlett and Isaac. And while they both fight the allure of dangerous love, their enemies will do anything to stop their escape from succeeding.

In 1806, a fateful decision sends Eleanor Marling from the salons of London to a prison ship bound for New South Wales. She is put to work at the female factory of Parramatta, where the women's only hope of food and lodgings is to offer their bodies to the settlement's men. Nell is given shelter by Lieutenant Blackwell, a brooding soldier to whom she is inexplicably drawn. Despite warnings from the other women, Blackwell's motives seem decent, and beneath the roof of a military officer, Nell sees a chance to become more than just a convict woman sent to the factory to be forgotten. But tensions are high in New South Wales, with the young colony teetering on the edge of a convict rebellion. And as Nell treads a dangerous line between obedience and power, she learns the role of a factory lass is to remain silent - or face a walk to the gallows.

Van Diemen's Land, Australia, 1833English settler Grace Ashwell flees an abusive lover in Hobart Town, with six-year-old Violet in tow. In her head, escape is easy: find work in the northern settlements and earn enough for passage home to London. But the terrain beyond the settled districts is wilder than Grace could ever have imagined. She and Violet find themselves lost in a beautiful but deadly land where rain thunders down mountains, the earth drops away without warning and night brings impenetrable darkness. Deep in the wilderness, they find a crude hut inhabited by Alexander Dalton, an escaped convict long presumed dead. Hiding from civilisation in an attempt to forget his horrifying past, Alexander struggles to let Grace into his world. When Violet disappears, Grace's fragile trust in Alexander is put to the test. And while she searches for answers, he will do anything to keep his secrets inside. Inspired by the true story of the Macquarie Harbour bolters; one of the most horrifying events from Colonial Australia's bloody history.