Judith Boyd

The Archon vows to lead a pilgrimage to the Well of Songs to seek peace with the Rain Queen and save the land from the terrible drought. The Well is hidden in the mountains across the desert. But he is not the only one with his sight set on the mountains: Argelin, the tyrannical and power-hungry General, follows behind, an ever-present threat, with his heart set on the riches to be found.

With only Oblek, Seth and two tomb-thieves known as the Jackal and the Fox for company, the Archon's journey is treacherous and dangerous. They must face the Great Desolation and the monstrous animals outlined on the desert floor, animals with mythical powers, and they must survive without Mirany, bearer-of-the-god and true friend of the Archon, who has had to remain behind to face a threat much closer to home...

To Meredith Mitchell the Cotswolds seem like a haven of peace and tranquillity. But Chief Inspector Markby has a rather different view of his native area, as he witnesses the bulldozing of one of his favourite boyhood haunts to make way for yet another housing estate. And when a man's body is found buried in the foundations his outlook turns even grimmer. The dead man remains a mystery: the labourer who dug up his body has disappeared and the farmers whose lands about the burial site are little help. The time has come for someone with a different perspective to see what they can glean. And Meredith, blessed with an uncanny ability for ferreting out the truth, seems the obvious candidate.  Book 3 of series.

Elizabeth Tudor is daughter to Henry VIII, the most powerful king England has ever known. She is destined to ascend the throne, and deferred to as the King's heiress, but that all changes when her mother Anne Boleyn - Henry`s great passion and folly - is executed for treason. Elizabeth 's life alters in a heartbeat but she is determined to survive, to foil those who want to destroy her and to reclaim her birthright . . .

The imprisonment and execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, in 1536 was unprecedented in English history. This is a richly researched and detailed portrait of the last days of one of the most influential and important figures in English history.

In the distant land of deserts and islands, the servants of the god rule the land, his wishes conveyed through the Oracle and interpreted by the High Priestess. Mirany is the new Bearer, afraid of her perilous duties for the god in the rituals of the Oracle, and fearful of her secret questioning... Does the god truly exist?

The priestess is corrupt and in secret partnership with the General, ruler, since the God-on-Earth, the Archon, has no real power - chosen as a child, his face always masked, never seen by outsiders. Should any national tragedy occur, he is also the sacrifice. When the old Archon dies, his spirit migrates into a child, and there are several candidates for succession. But Mirany begins to experience the real visions of the god, discovers which child is the rightful heir, and that the General and High Priestess intend to choose another child and seize power. With only a tomb-robbing scribe and a mad musician for allies, Mirany begins her quest - knowing that, if she is betrayed, her fate will be to be walled up alive in the Archon's tomb...

The only place Suzanna Peacock finds comfort is her shop, which provides a haven for the misfits in town. But she is forced to confront events of the past and her family that have been haunting her for so long. And she discovers that the key to her happiness may have been in front of her all along...

When Kate McGlory catches the eye of Jack Courtney and the two fall in love, Kate's mother, Lena, is terrified about what could happen if Kate marries above her station. Could history repeat itself?

When Meredith Mitchell agreed to stay with her actress cousin Eve, in the Cotswold village of Westerfield, she hardly expected it to include murder, blackmail and unrequited love. Or to involve a certain Chief Inspector Markby, a middle aged divorcee. Meredith soon needs to steer a path between her duty to the police and loyalty to her cousin's family.  Book 1 of series

The Archon returns from his journey across the desert to the Well of Songs to find the General Argelin has seized control and his reign of madness is oppressing the Two Lands.

When her new friend and neighbour, equestrienne Harriet Needham, is fatally thrown from her horse soon after Meredith Mitchell's return to her home in the Cotswolds, it looks like an accident. But some witnesses cry murder. If they're right, Meredith and Chief Inspector Alan Markby have a sneaking suspicion the obvious candidate for the murderer is, in fact, an obvious scapegoat...  Book 2 of series.

On Coronation night the ex-pat community in Hong Kong gathers for a celebration party, and twenty-one-year-old Joy falls in love at first sight. She is engaged within 24 hours, but will not see her fiance again for a year. Fifteen years later, a deeply buried family secret is discovered, and some fundamental truths about women's choices; and about mothers and daughters...

When Meredith Mitchell's old friend Toby Smythe turns up on leave, she is delighted to see him. But Toby has a problem - or rather his relative Alison Jenner has - and he wants to enlist the help of Meredith's fiance, Detective Superintendent Alan Markby...  Book 15 of series.

Alice Luckett is just nine when her father, Len, commits suicide. Sent to live with her grandparents she is happiest when she can spend time next door with Nell and her son, Eric. But when a chilling memory from the night of Len's death comes back to haunt her there is a shocking revelation…Some explicit sexual content.