Birthright

Thoroughly entertaining historical adventure set in 1664 that divides its time between Restoration England, a sea voyage and the Americas.......more

This is a debut novel by David Hingley and it did not disappoint. Set in the early days of the Restoration of Charles II. A young widow, Mercia Blakewood, suffers the execution of her beloved father for treason and then loses the right to her home which her Uncle and Aunt, have by devious means take......more

Fast paced, full of action and plenty of intrigue. A very well written, and researched, first novel. There were a few places where literary licence was obviously in place but it added to the overall enjoyment of the story. The characters were believable and well cast with interesting and very indivi......more

I wanted to love this book so much. In fact I’m still giving it three stars because I do believe it’s a great read it was just not right for me at this time. I did attempt to fall into this book twice and both time I was unsuccessful. The premise is so interesting and the writing is very well execute......more

The historical setting of the story was very interesting, but I am afraid that I was not convinced by the plot. Too many things happened that I could not believe. I liked Mercia, but doubt whether many of her actions would have been possible, especially at that time. The book is beautifully produced,......more