E. V. Thompson

1915: Ben Retallick is asked by a War Office friend to provide two traction engines for a secret expedition from Cape Town to Lake Tanganyika. But he is arrested on circumstantial evidence provided by a business rival and accused of being pro-German. Book 9 of the 'Retallick' series.

In 1812 Dartmoor Prison is dangerously overcrowded with French and American prisoners. For one of them, Pilgrim Penn, only an illicit love makes this brutal captivity bearable.

Josh Retallick, hardy son of a respected Cornish family, and the wild Miriam, daughter of a copper miner, explore together the secret places and wild creatures of Bodmin Moor, unaware that fate will soon sweep them apart. Yet destiny brings them together again through hard and bitter years when the forces of property and power fight to crush the sturdy mining folk who refuse, come what may, to see their spirit broken . . . Book 2 of the 'Retallick' series.

Events for the Retallick family take a dramatic turn when the onset of the Great War plunges Europe into turmoil. Book 8 of the 'Retallick' series.

A collection of short stories about the fickleness of Fate!

When artist Fergus Vincent sets sail for India, he leaves his wife Becky expecting their baby and determined to survive the slums of Bristol.

In 1864 Josh and Miriam Retallick return home from Africa to discover hard times in Cornwall. We see Josh become a new power in his native land.

Liam McCabe turns to politics to offer his fellow Irishmen the hope they need to survive the failure of the potato crop and the ensuing famine. Although the women in his life provide support, he is faced with dangerous enemies.

In 1854, Gideon is a navvy in the Crimean War whilst Alice waits for him to return home to Cornwall. When Alice's employer dies she loses her home and her work. Taken in by the Sisters of Mercy, she eventually gets the chance to nurse in the Crimea, where she hopes to find Gideon.

Since their mother's death life has been hard for Sally and Ruth. Whilst Sally manages to get a job, Ruth is forced to turn to prostitution. Left alone when Ruth is brutally murdered, Sally decides to search for her father, but will this bring happiness?

As a page to the future Charles II, Ralf rapidly learns about court intrigue. He manages to foil a Catholic plot to kidnap Charles, and in 1645, just after the defeat of Naseby he follows his master into exile. Years later he yearns to return to Cornwall but his dreams are shattered.

Thomasina Varcoe had already had a colourful life when she decided to become a seafarer. Disguised as 'Tom', she leads a dangerous and adventurous double life until she meets her old enemy, Sir Charles Hearle, again!

Set on the edge of the Cotswolds during the 19th century, this is the story of a young man's fight for health and fortune, and of his impossible love for a girl whose way of life is alien to his own.