Annie wasn't naïve when she followed Tom to Serbia, but perhaps a little innocent. It was 1997, Communism had collapsed, and the Balkan Wars appeared over. It seemed the perfect time for a young couple to make their fortune, explore the world, and leave past disappointments behind. But Belgrade could be cruel to foreigners, and in the end, Annie's innocence would fall as its victim. Yet, she learned, the city had gifts had to offer too - gifts that could prove just as intense as its dangers...
A Tom Fisher Tales Story Tom Fisher is the gamekeeper's son, living on the estate of Sir Richard Astley, 'somewhere in England' in the 1920s. Richard is a selfish lover, as Tom observes when he fails to satisfy his paramour, Amy. She thinks virginal Tom might be able to assist in her moment of need.
A seemingly accidental meeting aboard a delayed steam train draws poised university graduate Millicent Minstead into the orbit of Foreign Office operative James Wendover. What begins as polite conversation soon spirals into abduction, espionage, British Nazi sympathisers and dangerous attraction. As Europe edges towards war, the pair must decide whether they can trust each other — and how far they are willing to go for King and country.
Young Meg is certain she has found the ideal way for both she and her father to pay their way in the world. Unfortunately, it involves robbery on the King's highway and that is a "Hanging" offense.
Based loosely on the graphic novel by French Artist George Pichard and set in Paris in the year 1893. Madeleine is an adulteress and brazen hussy. Her mother-in-law Fabienne plans to re-educate her and teach her the error of her ways. The story is told from her son's point of view.
I would especially appreciate anyone who is French to provide feedback. I've done a little research about 1890s Paris to try to use terms and places that are authentic to the setting.