Rosie Chapel

From the learned halls of the London Hospital to the squalid, bustling streets of Whitechapel surrounding it, life and death walk hand in glove with one another.This, somewhat fatalistic, status quo was shattered in the summer of 1888, when Jack the Ripper prowled the darkness, perfecting his 'skills' on unsuspecting women of the night.Follow us down these same dark and deadly alleyways to hidden corners and stairwells, stained with blood by the legendary Leather Apron's blade to discover a new twist to his story.

If you ask the average American who they intend to vote for in the next election, inevitably, and almost predictably, their reply will be... THE LESSER OF THE TWO EVILS. Usually, things even out and saner heads prevail... but what happens when the sitting president tries to tip the scales too far in his narcissistic favor simply to get re-elected? As the world teeters on the brink of a grim fate, it is up to a lone reporter to prevent that from happening...and to stay alive.

The obsidian stone with its strange steak of neon blue, hanging on a gold chain around Anna Helsdatter's neck - forged from the magma surrounding J rmungandr's cave - serves as a reminder of the last terrible battle against an insidious evil. The day, Anna came into her full power to defeat the All Father when he sought to destroy not only her family, but also every one of the Nine Realms.A stone which, unbeknownst to Anna - currently contending with an even greater challenge, that of being college student - hides its own secret.Putting her past behind her and, despite contending with a family composed of the most powerful deities on Earth or in Valhalla, all Anna wants to do, is to enjoy being a normal nineteen-year-old.Then again, things involving the Helsdatters, are anything but normal, and Anna is catapulted into another life-or-death struggle. The only problem is, this time the stakes are higher... and one wrong move could spell disaster - especially when saving Earth, might herald Valhalla's Doom.Just your typical rock and hard place

Sela Helsdatter cannot catch a break. Relentless in his jealousy and wrath, Odin is determined that neither Sela nor her infant daughter will survive. Shattered by loss, and with no time to grieve, Sela has to rely on the one person she believes responsible for her current predicament. A lost friendship revived, the disparate trio seek refuge in a remote corner of Montana, with the uneasy awareness the child may be the key to their salvation. Vowing Odin will not harm a hair on her daughter's head, Sela has to use every trick at her disposal to thwart the Norse Deity. At the same time another fiendish subversion threatens the future of humanity. Will Odin be victorious... or is another power stirring which will prove to be his bane?

After ridding the world of her tormentor, and finding the love of her life, Sela Helsdatter could be forgiven for thinking she deserves a little peace. No such luck Marriage to the God of Mischief is a walk in the park compared with the terror about to be unleashed from Valhalla. A diabolical edict from Odin himself sees the nine months pregnant, Sela fleeing from the entire Norse pantheon - with no clue why. A price on her head and a target on her belly, the only person she can trust is her husband, who is keeping her in the dark. Does her unborn child hold the key to this Conceived Chaos?

San Francisco - 1942 While men fought for freedom half a world away, in San Francisco, Jacob Butterfield PI... aka Butters... continued his fight for those unfortunates whom the authorities deemed unworthy of attention. Quite the knight in shining armour. Or perhaps not yet completely jaded with a healthy antipathy for injustice, a nose for deception, and more than a passing acquaintance with the seedy underbelly of the city. As gumshoes went, Jacob had gained a reputation for being fair and honest... if a little rough around the edges. Jacob's visitor that sunny day in June set in motion a chain of events which almost ended that glowing career, catapulting him into an investigation involving a missing heiress, a body found floating in the Bay - an apparent suicide, and two half-sisters at loggerheads with each other. Secrets, lies and misdirection abound, until his enquiries bring him face to face with his own demise, and Jacob realises the repercussions of this sibling rivalry could be lethal.

San Francisco - 1940 It is two years since Jacob Butterfield hung his Private Investigator's shingle. Almost before the paint inscribing his, sadly unfinished, name on the office door was dry, he and his lover-come-business partner, Stella, were inundated with cases. Cheating spouses, missing people, minor thefts, the list went on, along with any and all offences the various police departments deemed unworthy of their time. Their reputation as an honest agency growing steadily, Jacob presumes things are going swimmingly in every aspect of his life until a very large spanner, in the shape of Carmine Russo, is tossed into the works. A priceless diamond with a shady history has gone missing, and Russo's boss, its... equally shady... owner, who has no wish to involve the police, wants Butters to expose the thief. As the investigation heats up, so does the relationship between Stella and Russo, despite Stella's vehement denials. Now, Jacob is in a race against time to find the diamond and win back his girl. Can he persuade Stella, his love hasn't faltered and that his dedication to duty was not a dereliction of devotion before Russo steals her heart? Is this the one case Butters cannot solve?

For the sin committed...When the unexpected death of her much older husband, frees Madeline Galleron from a seemingly inescapable nightmare, she decides, as a way to regain her self-respect, that a little retribution is in order.Working for Lucas Withers, Wolfstan Colleville, the Viscount Carnforth, finds himself assigned to a curious case of blackmail. One which involves, of all things, a dead rose, a poem and, at least, two victims.Wolfstan's investigation leads him to an unlikely culprit and, as an entirely new plan is concocted, emotions believed forever vanquished are kindled.A spirited woman, Madeline refuses to let her past dictate her future... but... to conquer her torment and take a chance on love, is a whole other matter. Dare she trust Wolfstan to be an honourable man with no ulterior motive? Could he be her knight in shining armour?Can she open her heart, or will it remain forever shrouded?

This is a pair of Christmas novellas, Heart Rescued and Catch a Snowflake. Heart Rescued (originally published in the Tales for the Season Anthology)Four years since Jasper lost the woman he was hoping to marry. Four years since he closed his heart, and withdrew from Society. He has no idea his reclusive existence is about to be shattered. Enter his sister's best friend, Harriet, a flame haired beauty, who needs his help. Reluctantly he agrees and as they spend time together, it is clear their feelings run deep. Although Harriet affects Jasper in a way no woman ever has, he believes her to be out of his league but it's Christmas and she might just be the one to melt his frozen heartCatch a SnowflakeRomance often blossoms in the most unlikely of places - but in a ward full of wounded soldiers - surely not? When Lucas Withers comes face to face with Jemima Parsons - a young woman who blames him for her brother's injury - falling in love is the last thing on their minds. What neither of them anticipated, was the magic of snowflakes.

Nightmares come in many guises... but usually fade with the dawn... Not so for Bobbi Jo Fletcher. A witness to the massacre of her family, she had to escape the murderers in the middle of the worst blizzard in centuries... and she was only 5 Fast forward twelve years and Bobbi Jo dreams of starting a new life away from the trauma of her past and the antipathy of pitiless relatives. The nightmare isn't over... but perhaps the tables have turned... Vindicta - when death isn't retribution enough...