**Hemingway Book Award for 20th Century Wartime Fiction, First Place 2023**In 1915, Simon Temple, a young naval officer from northeast England, finds himself aboard RMS Guardian, patrolling the North Sea as part of the Germany blockade. By midyear, he's in Petrograd, Russia on a private assignment for King George. The three-month task turns into three years, embroiling him in the intrigues of two royal families, Russian politics and British espionage. As t...

It's 1918. Simon Temple has returned to England with his new wife, Mary-the once Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna. Having only narrowly escaped the grim fate of the Romanov family, together they seek to put Mary's past behind them and settle into a comfortable, uneventful life.Unfortunately, tranquility proves elusive. Ivan Vasiliev, who hounded them throughout Russia, is now trying to terrorize them from afar. He has been posted to Türkiye to oversee the Russian interest in the Turk...

**Winner - Canada Book Awards****Independent Press Award 2020 Distinguished Favorite - Historical Fiction Series****Next Generation Indie Book Award 2020 Finalist - Fiction Series****Readers' Favorite 2020 5-Star Review**A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy Saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more than 70 years.

**Winner - Canada Book Awards****Independent Press Award 2020 Distinguished Favorite - Historical Fiction Series****Next Generation Indie Book Award 2020 Finalist - Fiction Series****Readers' Favorite 2020 5-Star Review**A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy Saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more than 70 years.In the...

**Winner - Canada Book Awards****Independent Press Award 2020 Distinguished Favorite - Historical Fiction Series****Next Generation Indie Book Award 2020 Finalist - Fiction Series****Readers' Favorite 2020 Bronze Medal Winner - Fiction-General**A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy Saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more than...

**Winner - 2020 Canada Book Awards****Independent Press Award 2020 Distinguished Favorite - Historical Fiction Series****Next Generation Indie Book Award 2020 Finalist - Fiction Series****Readers' Favorite 2020 Bronze Medal Winner - Fiction-General and 5-Star Review**A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more than 70 years.On a blust...

**Winner - Canada Book Awards****Independent Press Award 2020 Distinguished Favorite - Historical Fiction Series****Next Generation Indie Book Award 2020 Finalist - Fiction Series****Readers' Favorite 2020 5-Star Review**A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more than 70 years.The Crest begins in the fall of 1914 as friends ...

It's 1918. Simon Temple has returned to England with his new wife, Mary—the once Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna. Having only narrowly escaped the grim fate of the Romanov family, together they seek to put Mary's past behind them and settle into a comfortable, uneventful life.Unfortunately, tranquility proves elusive. Ivan Vasiliev, who hounded them throughout Russia, is now trying to terrorize them from afar. He has been posted to Türkiye to oversee the Russian interest in the Turk...

**Winner - 2020 Canada Book Awards****Independent Press Award 2020 Distinguished Favorite - Historical Fiction Series****Next Generation Indie Book Award 2020 Finalist - Fiction Series****Readers' Favorite 2020 5-Star Review****Hemingway Book Award for 20th Century Wartime Fiction, First Place 2021**A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more ...

**Hemingway Book Award for 20th Century Wartime Fiction, First Place 2023**In 1915, Simon Temple, a young naval officer from northeast England, finds himself aboard RMS Guardian, patrolling the North Sea as part of the Germany blockade. By midyear, he's in Petrograd, Russia on a private assignment for King George. The three-month task turns into three years, embroiling him in the intrigues of two royal families, Russian politics and British espionage. As the Russia...

A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more than 70 years.On a blustery January day in 1952, Mina Kota gives birth to her daughter, Miriam. Mina and her mother, Punita, endeavour to protect Miriam from their business associates and raise her in a loving home in post-war Amsterdam. As she grows to adulthood, Miriam struggles with her identity. She demands that Punita...

A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more than 70 years.In the fall of 1928, Nicolai Kota leads a Roma caravan into a community in eastern Germany for the annual fair, where they expect to display their talents. When nine-year-old Punita is attacked, the Kota family makes the difficult decision to leave her in the care of a relative.While the caravan resum...