Novels

Autumn, 1797. With Napoleon's forces sweeping through Europe, a young Englishwoman travels to Paris, risking her life on a secret assignment that may buy Britain vital time. Mary Finch is no stranger to adventure, but even she hesitates before accepting this new task. She must rely wholly upon a stranger, while deceiving her 'dearest friend', Captain Robert Holland. Once In France, Mary's safety rests on a knife-edge, and her colleague has secrets of his own.

Spring 1797. The war with France deepens, the Channel Fleet has mutinied … and a ruthless traitor lurks within fashionable London society. A chance encounter places an unlikely sleuth on his trail: Mary Finch. Having gained a fortune but lost the regard of Captain Robert Holland, she wants only to enjoy the delights of the Season, yet she cannot ignore the evidence of a deeper mystery. Her curiosity leads to a meeting with an elusive spymaster and an audacious proposal.

Mary Finch is a young woman of wit, courage, and straitened circumstances. When invited to meet her wealthy uncle and end a family estrangement, therefore, she sets off immediately for White Ladies, his estate on the Suffolk coast. Yet soon she is embroiled in an adventure beyond any she could imagine, for the year is 1795, and England is at war with Republican France. When she arrives at White Ladies she learns that her uncle has died, leaving behind evidence of a treacherous plot.