Deverill Chronicles

West Cork, Ireland, 1900. The year marks the start of a new century, and the birth of three very different women: Together they grow up in the dreamy grounds of the family's grand estate, Castle Deverill. Yet their peaceful way of life will soon be threatened by Ireland's struggle for independence. Book 1 of series.

It is 1925 and the war is long over, but Castle Deverill, ancestral home to the Deverill family in Ireland, has burned to the ground. Young Celia Deverill is determined to restore the sad ruin to it's former glory. But as the financial markets start to shake, everything that felt so certain is thrown once again into doubt… Book 2 of series.

Bridie Doyle, now mistress of Castle Deverill, is determined to make the castle she used to work in her home. But her flamboyant husband Cesare has other ideas. Meanwhile, Kitty Deverill has come to terms with her life with her husband Robert. But then Jack O’Leary, the love of her life, returns… Book 3 of series.

Arethusa Clayton has always been used to getting her own way. On her death, she leaves unexpected instructions. Instead of being buried in America, Arethusa has decreed that her ashes be scattered in a remote corner of Ireland, on the hills overlooking the sea. So her daughter, Faye travels to the village of Ballinakelly, determined to fulfil her mother’s last wish and to find out the reason for Arethusa’s insistence on being laid to rest in this faraway land.  Book 4 of series.

Margot Hart travels to Ireland to write a biography of the famous Deverill family. She knows she must speak to the current Lord Deverill – JP – if she is to uncover the secrets of the past. A notorious recluse, JP won’t be an easy man to crack. But Margot is determined – and she is not a woman who is easily put off. What she never expected was to form a close bond with JP and be drawn into his family disputes. Shouldering the blame for running up debts that forced him to sell the family castle, JP is isolated and vulnerable. With help from his handsome son Colm, it seems as though Margot might be the only one who can restore JP’s fortunes. Will the family ever succeed in healing rifts that have been centuries in the making?  Book 5 of series.