Anna Markland Books in Order

Caedmon discovers that his origins are different from everything he believed and joins the First Crusade seeking redemption. His marriage to Agneta Kirkthwaite is threatened by the destruction of her family home and his unwitting involvement.

Norman warrior Ram de Montbryce pursues glory in William the Conqueror’s service. An arranged marriage to displaced heiress Mabelle de Valtesse forces him to weigh ambition against love as conquest transforms England and threatens their future.

Diplomatic Welsh nobleman Rhys arranges a marriage to save his rebellious brothers from execution. His Norman bride Annalise resents the union and her isolated new home, leaving both to discover whether a bargain made from necessity can become love.

Aidan FitzRam enters Lindisfarne’s monastic community, blaming himself for his parents’ drowning. Helping Nolana Kincade escape an abusive stepfather awakens feelings that challenge his chosen vocation and force him to reconsider what his future should hold.

Robert de Montbryce falls for Dorianne de Giroux, whose family regards his own as enemies. With her relatives determined to avenge old wrongs, their romance becomes entangled in bitter rivalries during the upheavals of twelfth-century England and Normandy.

Dieter Von Wolfenberg plots to kidnap the Holy Roman Emperor’s wife, but captures her English attendant instead. Blythe FitzRam finds herself drawn to the rebel despite her isolation at a foreign court and distrust of his homeland.

Warrior twins have always shared their lives and loyalties, but falling for the same woman challenges that bond. Set amid Welsh resistance to Norman rule, their romance forces them to confront a desire neither brother can easily surrender.

Shipwrecked on a Danish island, proud Ragna finds herself caught in Ryder’s struggle to reclaim a stolen throne. He needs to avenge his father’s murder, but attraction to the unfamiliar noblewoman complicates his urgent political ambitions.

Izzy de Montbryce inherits responsibility for Castle Giroux while an illness weakens his body. Farah arrives with an aging protector and a concealed past, and her presence challenges his concentration, his expectations, and his guarded heart.

After losing his wife, unborn child, and Irish estates, wounded Ronan MacLachlainn seeks revenge. His connection with Rhoni, a powerful Norman earl’s sheltered daughter, challenges the consuming anger that threatens his chance of rebuilding a life.

Half brothers Adam de Montbryce and Denis de Sancerre face a medieval world hostile to their physical differences. Their search for love across England, Normandy, and Brittany tests their trust as painful secrets threaten potential relationships.

Betrayed by his first wife, Gallien vows never to marry again. Peridotte dreams of another man, but political circumstances force them into marriage, leaving two reluctant partners to confront disappointment, distrust, and an unexpected attraction.

Scottish noblewoman Elayne conceals her identity while posing as nursemaid to her own children, political hostages in Normandy. Their guardian, Alexandre, has vowed never to marry, but her dangerous deception draws them together amid a struggle for England’s throne.

Swan and Rodrick learn that a distant shared ancestor prevents the Church from approving their marriage. With his earldom at stake and England divided by civil conflict, they must seek a path beyond an impossible choice.

Viking nobleman Bryk follows Rollo to Francia seeking farmland and a peaceful future. There he meets Cathryn, a convent-raised foundling who fears his people, and their attraction must overcome mistrust and a language barrier between them.

Torstein earns his freedom through bravery, yet Viking nobles continue to treat him as a former slave. His love for a highborn woman faces her pride and the social prejudices that freedom alone cannot erase.

Wounded at Towton, Keith Starkey falls for Aurora de Vennes, the Englishwoman who nurses him. Obligations to his Highland wife prevent him from protecting Aurora when her father’s treachery leaves her vulnerable to reprisals and heartbreak.

Braden Ogilvie wakes centuries after his apparent drowning, imprisoned as a suspected Jacobite. Novelist Charlotte Tremayne becomes intrigued by his story, but his need to return and save his accused sister threatens their growing connection.

Ingram Maknab returns determined to avenge the wrongs inflicted by Gray Buchan. His plan involves ruining Buchan's daughter Ruby's reputation, but an unexpected attraction forces him to reconsider the revenge he has made the purpose of his life.

After her brothers drown, Margaret Ogilvie seeks her childhood betrothed and discovers his involvement in a royal assassination. Rheade Robertson must choose between his brother’s orders and protecting an innocent woman implicated in a dangerous conspiracy.

Widowed Magnus leaves his daughters to defend Norman territory against Flemish incursions. Capturing Judith brings unexpected attraction, but her relationship to his sworn enemy makes trust difficult when his family, lands, and country are at stake.

Mercenary Audra hopes to leave exile behind at King Canute’s court. Reuniting with childhood sweetheart Sigmar revives their love, but a bitter feud between their fathers threatens both her new beginning and his prospects for advancement.

Lute von Wolfenberg joins the Holy Roman Emperor’s army in a foreign campaign and falls for Francesca, niece of the emperor’s enemy. Their attraction clashes with national loyalties as warfare tests his optimism and her obligations.

Disillusioned former aspiring priest Konrad becomes a pirate targeting slave ships. His attraction to Venetian fleet owner Zara creates a moral conflict, because some of her vessels transport the very human cargo he is determined to liberate.

Sophia falls for Brandt, an envoy attending her brother’s wedding on behalf of her father’s enemies. His simple obligation becomes dangerous as hostility threatens his survival and their attraction forces a choice between love and family loyalty.

Blair falls for Susanna despite her being intended for his twin brother. Encountering an uncle thought drowned thirty years earlier also challenges his disbelief in time travel, complicating a romance already constrained by family expectations.

In a mythical age, a prince sails from Galicia to Inisfail seeking vengeance for his uncle’s murder by the High King. His quest unfolds amid ancient Irish legends, magic, and competing forces that threaten his destiny.

Scarred Breton knight Dervenn hopes for love after the Battle of Hastings. Norman orphan Victorine needs a marriage to secure her future but scorns him, while William the Conqueror's Yuletide matchmaking challenges their pride and expectations.

Welsh prince Rhodri ap Owain wages a fierce campaign against Norman domination. Gentle healer Rhonwen Dda feels drawn to him, but doubts she can share the dangerous, isolated life demanded by his resistance and his people’s cause.

Welsh officer Morgan Pendray serves Cromwell’s invading army in Scotland, where he meets Hannah Kincaid. Suspecting her of rescuing Scotland’s crown jewels as a Royalist spy, he must navigate attraction, military duty, and the threat of treason.

Ewan MacKinloch and Shona MacCarron each arrange substitutes to escape a marriage intended to end their clans’ feud. Neither knows the other’s deception, and unexpected attraction develops while rivals threaten the MacCarron leadership and their fragile alliance.

Norman warrior Matthew de Rowenne enters Galloway to suppress rebellion and secure peace through marriage. Blacksmith's daughter Brigandine hides her identity as a male apprentice, while their attraction develops beneath the threat of a curse surrounding a fiery stone.

Scottish adventurer Ian Donaldson joins the North West Company's fur trade at Fort William and falls for Métis mother Nindaanis. When her child's abusive father returns for the annual gathering, Ian challenges convention to protect the woman he loves.

Welsh diplomat Rhys ap Rhodri arranges a marriage to save his captured brothers from execution. His prospective Norman bride, Annalise de Vymont, fears being taken to his remote castle, complicating an alliance shaped by mistrust and necessity.

Ambitious Ram de Montbryce fights for William the Conqueror at Hastings, then faces a marriage chosen for him. Displaced heiress Mabelle brings her own determination to their union as political upheaval tests both ambition and affection.

Izzy de Montbryce wants to defend his inherited lands, but an illness cripples his hands. Gifted healer and sword dancer Farah may offer another path, though her captivity and hidden royal connections complicate their growing bond.

Adam de Montbryce and Denis de Sancerre confront prejudice against their physical differences while guarding painful secrets. Their encounters with two isolated sisters offer possible love, but medieval expectations and court intrigue threaten their hopes for belonging.

Blaise de Wolfe hires genealogist Anne Smith to prove the Norman ancestry required for a grant to save his ancestral home. Unexpected discoveries and their mutual attraction challenge Anne's resentment of the sponsoring club and both their fears of commitment.

After Hastings, Hugh de Montbryce fears the effects of violence on his own desires and avoids women. Yet Devona Melton’s abuse by her Norman husband draws him into a rescue that could anger his king.

Darroch MacKeegan believes Isabel MacRain has rejected their arranged marriage, while her father believes Darroch jilted her. Retaliation reignites a clan feud, leaving the intended couple to uncover who benefits from the misunderstanding before hostilities grow.

New clan leader Broderick Maxwell wants to restore his family’s reputation after his father’s execution. Attraction to Highland sea captain Kyla MacKeegan complicates that task when accusations of smuggling and a sunken galley deepen rivalries around them.

Dorianne de Giroux is confined to a convent for loving her father’s enemy’s son. Robert de Montbryce sets out to rescue her, risking his family’s safety as an inherited vendetta threatens to turn their forbidden romance into bloodshed.

Sir Barr de Montbryce tries to prevent the assassination of Thomas Becket. Hollis de Moreville suspects her own brother is involved and becomes his unlikely ally, bringing attraction into a dangerous struggle against men invoking royal authority.

Swan FitzRam and Rodrick de Montbryce want to marry, but their shared ancestry brings Church opposition. As civil strife divides England, Rodrick faces losing his earldom unless they can overcome the religious barrier separating their futures.

Jewel Pendray is kidnapped by escaped assassins who must never discover her father helped capture them. Garnet Barclay, newly escaped from an unjust death sentence, must decide whether helping her is worth risking his precarious freedom.

Spy Gray Pendray returns home to infiltrate an uprising and reconnects with Faith Cameron, fostered by his family. Their attraction faces her doubts about social standing, his commitment to another woman, and the dangers of rebellion.

Gallien must remarry to provide heirs despite betrayal by his late wife. Peridotte fears the cold nobleman chosen for her, and their growing feelings become difficult to acknowledge while a concealed threat puts her life in danger.

Scottish noblewoman Elayne disguises herself as the nursemaid of her own children after they are sent to Normandy as hostages. Powerful Alexandre has sworn not to marry, but their attraction develops amid political conflict and identities that must remain concealed.

Ordered to marry and end a clan feud, Shaw Drummond and Caitlin Blair resist the arrangement before unexpectedly falling in love. Relatives oppose their union, royal troops threaten their castles, and Caitlin's disappearance adds another complication to the dispute.

Sarah keeps her father's role in Charles I's execution secret from Munro, the Scotsman she is drawn to. His family's staunch royalism makes honesty dangerous, leaving their growing attraction dependent on whether trust can survive their opposing inheritances.

Graduate student Peter believes his doctoral research proves the Templar treasure no longer exists. Meeting university dropout Susie, who says a Templar knight in her dreams tells her otherwise, challenges both his scholarly certainty and his comfortable life.

Marshall Robson proposes marrying his brother to Teagan MacCray to end a feud and regain access to a port. Falling for Teagan himself turns diplomacy into a painful choice, complicated further by an old journal and his loyalty to family.

Spenser McDool must marry an enemy laird's daughter to restore a windmill needed for the harvest, but loves the servant he meets there. Unknown to him, Jennie is his intended bride in disguise, escaping her stepmother's cruelty.

Hunted pirate Maximiliano is stranded on a deserted Caribbean island with Heidi, a Danish widow he has taken captive. Resentment divides them, but their shared wish for a fresh start offers an unexpected possibility amid their isolation.

Kenzie devises a daring plan to free her beloved Teague from the Tower of London before his execution for joining a Scottish rebellion. With few prisoners ever escaping the fortress, her attempt risks sending both lovers to their deaths.

Becket de Montbryce faces a new political reality after Normandy falls under French rule. Marguerite d'Aigremont needs his help to reach England, but conceals her relationship to King John, making their attraction a risk for his entire family.

Career soldier Gabriel Smith unexpectedly inherits an earldom and falls for his predecessor's young widow, Emma. When signs of arsenic poisoning appear and echo the previous earl's illness, their romance becomes entangled with a mystery threatening his life.

Surgeon Ambrose Pendray travels to the Highlands to treat wounded Jacobite rebels and becomes attracted to Eala Calhoun. She is unwillingly betrothed to his injured patient, placing their feelings in conflict with Ambrose's duty to save the man's life.

Roland de Montbryce feels drawn to Adelina de Quincey despite never having met her. Learning that she faces marriage to a cruel older man, he risks entering King John's England to rescue her, uncertain whether she will share his feelings.

At her first London season, independent Patsy Crompton meets rule-conscious Earl Nicolai Morgan-Lloyd. Their unlikely friendship grows into attraction, then brings them into danger when a gang pursues a valuable Russian artifact once owned by Catherine the Great.

A rebellious soldier's courage earns his country's highest military honor, while a British spy works behind enemy lines. Their paths cross during the Second World War's Italian campaign, but the same conflict that brings them together also threatens their relationship.

A Viking messenger falls for a woman traveling to Worcester's Yuletide market. When King Harthacanute orders the town destroyed in retaliation for murdered tax collectors, the messenger must find a way to protect her from the king's vengeance.

Earl Griffith Halliwell enjoys horse breeding and pursuing women, with little concern for his impoverished tenants. Crusading Lady Susan Crompton challenges both his neglect and his views of women, creating a clash of convictions complicated by mutual attraction.

Exposed as a spy while serving as King John's emissary, Adrien de Montbryce must flee with an unwanted bride. Marissa sees their marriage as escape from her cruel mother, but their journey brings dangers neither anticipated and tests their new bond.

Young goldsmith Benedict Hawke hopes to establish himself apart from his father's business in plague-threatened Elizabethan London. Meeting wealthy diamond merchant Madeline Traverne draws him into a romance that challenges his assumptions about ambition, desire and the life he wants.

Goldsmith and informant Julian Hawke travels to France as a double agent in a plot involving Mary of Scotland's supporters. Attraction to Sara Morcant complicates his assignment as each mistakes the other's loyalties, risking implication in a treasonous conspiracy.

London goldsmith Dominic Hawke secretly informs Elizabeth's spymaster when an emissary deposits money intended for a Spanish invasion. Falling for the man's daughter Luisa places his loyalty and desire in conflict, with the threat of treason endangering them both.

Forced into piracy after a false accusation, Santiago Velázquez navigates shifting loyalties at the end of the Seven Years War. An opportunity to escape Florida conflicts with his urge to rescue the governor's daughter, Valentina, despite his distrust of women.

Terric de Quincey joins rebellious barons to reclaim the ancestral home King John confiscated from him. Meeting the young woman who would lose her home if he succeeds complicates his determination and makes revenge less satisfying than he expected.

Newly recognized duke's heir Warrick brings dockland orphans into his unfamiliar aristocratic life. Aspiring governess Amelia helps educate them and teaches him social manners, while affection and threats from his past complicate his efforts to begin again.

War hero and physician Philip secretly works to prevent an assassination of the Prince Regent. His love for commoner Jenny faces both his parents' opposition and an old enemy whose return puts Philip's mission and closest relationships in danger.

Scarred and in constant pain after Waterloo, Alexander reluctantly accepts healer Eliza's help. As their bond develops, they discover his injuries came from friendly fire, and uncovering the shooter threatens both their lives and his fragile recovery.

Niven meets and loves a duke's daughter, but her family rejects him as a commoner. Their plan to elope collapses when her soldier brothers take him to Flanders, where Napoleon's final campaign puts his future and their romance in peril.

Payton travels to war-torn Spain to retrieve sherry barrels for his family's distillery. A desperate father entrusts him with partisan Alba Castillero's safety, but danger and growing attraction complicate his duty to return to the woman he is promised to marry.

Tavish seeks a wealthy London bride to fund his family's distillery expansion. Piper Graham's mother prefers a duke as her daughter's husband, leaving their growing affection caught between financial necessity, family ambition and unexpected royal involvement.

After Waterloo, the Halstead brothers struggle with injury, exile and guilt. Rowan resists marrying Daisy, Ash seeks redemption in Scotland and Hawthorne wanders the Caribbean, while their sister hopes each can find love and a way forward.

Music hall performer Maggie Chadwick's abusive husband is murdered backstage in 1862. French businessman Edouard Deschanel also falls under suspicion after confronting him, and the pair must help unravel the crime while navigating an unexpected attraction.

During Lancashire's cotton famine, mill owner Roger Sandiford faces scrutiny when a boy's body is found at his factory. Newly arrived Bea Parker challenges his world, while family expectations and a cousin's demands threaten their developing attachment.

A manor's master dies after eating poisoned soup, placing chef Raphael Poitiers under suspicion. Inspector Marcus Halliwell investigates servants' secrets and unsettling tales of a haunting, while the chef's bond with an upstairs maid offers hope amid the accusations.

A corpse discovered in an ale vat casts suspicion on brewery owner Jacob Longworth, whose victim had been blackmailing him. As the investigation unfolds, Jacob develops an unlikely attachment to Lady Jane Yate, a committed campaigner for temperance.

Inspector Halliwell investigates the shooting of a sheep farmer, determined to follow procedure. His assistant, Constable Hart, struggles to concentrate as an irrepressible young woman repeatedly inserts herself into the case and disrupts their investigation.