Christopher Nicole Books in Order

Clare leaves a marriage she knows she cannot enter and accepts a job in Sicily to reconsider her future. Attraction to her demanding employer Adam Melvin complicates the fresh start she wanted, especially after the emotional upheaval she has escaped.

Richard Bryant arrives in India in 1778 as a clerk but flees Bombay after a disastrous love affair. Forced to survive in the jungle, he becomes an adventurer and military leader whose ambitions bring enemies and unfinished scores.

A deadly plague wipes out an island's population and spreads across the world. Dr Meg Calhoun searches for an antidote while health minister Peter Canning manages the emergency, facing resistance to cooperation and disagreement over quarantine as the crisis grows.

Jack Dawson returns from the Far East with a friendship with German naval officer Bruno von Eltz. When Jack's sister Georgina falls for Bruno, the Dawson family's naval traditions become entangled in betrayal and espionage before the First World War.

Zoe Sutherland returns to the Isle of Arran five years after losing her heart to Ross Macallister. Their feelings remain, but Ross is now married, and uncertainty about his wife's whereabouts complicates a reunion neither can easily dismiss.

A volcanic island rises from the Atlantic, attracting scientists, tourists and worldwide attention. When Misreal explodes, its destruction spreads far beyond the ocean, forcing people across the world to confront an environmental catastrophe they cannot control.

In 1524, two Englishmen searching for the legendary kingdom of Prester John join an army conquering Delhi and Agra. Their adventure begins a family saga spanning five generations, intertwined with the ambitions, conflicts and fortunes of the Moghul rulers.

Laura Dean's marriage to an Indian rajah brings wealth and status, but his death leaves her vulnerable to political manipulation. Prince Batraj draws her into his anti-British ambitions, while Captain Guy Bartlett's devotion endures amid their dangerous travels.

Interior decorator Fay Danby receives a restoration commission that could save her failing business. Attraction to client Richard Ellerby becomes difficult when she learns his father ruined her own father's company, forcing her to confront loyalty, resentment and uncertain history.

After her husband Pat is murdered in Mexico in 1947, Alison Bennett unexpectedly becomes wealthy. The changed circumstances drive her to investigate the secrets he kept from her, questioning the life they shared as she searches for the truth.

British naval officer Jack Dawson and Japanese pilot Hirada Tanawa form a friendship on the Yangtze. The violence surrounding Nanking and the prospect of war between their countries put personal loyalties under increasing pressure.

Geli Littler has been protected for eighteen years as Hitler's secret daughter. When she reappears in Germany, a journalist's determination to reveal her identity threatens to expose a past others have worked to conceal.

Robert Barrington travels to China with a British embassy and is left behind by his companions. Building a trading fortune draws him into a country whose political struggles and changing relationship with foreigners threaten his ambitions.

The First World War divides families as well as nations. Members of the Dawson family serve in Britain's Royal Navy while the German von Eltz siblings pursue England's defeat, placing personal connections under the strain of opposing loyalties.

Petra Collins leases premises for her collectibles business beside antique dealer Hugo Baron. He doubts her professional standards, but their enforced proximity turns commercial friction into attraction, complicating the independence she hopes her new venture will bring.

A passenger flight from New York to Tokyo crashes in northwestern Canada during a blizzard. Captain John Davis must keep survivors alive in the freezing wilderness while a psychotic killer creates another danger within their stranded group.

Architects Georgina Playle and Martin Gerard investigate a fungus that is causing buildings to collapse around the world. Racing to understand the threat, they face public anger and colleagues' ridicule as the destruction spreads.

After pirates destroy her family, young Richilde becomes a companion to Joanna, heir to Naples. Growing up within the court draws her into ambitions and conspiracies where friendship offers little protection from struggles over the kingdom's future.

Jonathan Rudder becomes the chief suspect when his fiancée is killed. Discovering connections with other victims pushes him to investigate a medical conspiracy, putting his own safety at risk as he searches for the truth.

Helier L'Eree carries the memory of his mother's execution for witchcraft into a life shaped by revenge. In France, Richelieu pressures him into becoming an assassin, using threats against Marguerite to make refusal dangerous.

The Barrington trading house has established itself in Shanghai, but China's unrest threatens its position. The Boxer rebellion and Sun Yat-sen's movement confront the family with political upheaval, enemies and uncertainty about its future.

Jack Dawson and Hirada Tanawa find themselves on opposing sides as the Second World War reaches the Pacific. Naval secrets and the demands of duty threaten a friendship formed before their countries became enemies.

British shipwreck survivors Nicholas Barrett and Tom Ebury reach southern Japan in 1861. A country divided over foreign influence draws them into tensions that threaten civil war, forcing them to navigate unfamiliar loyalties and dangers.

Nicholas Barrett, a Japanese citizen with an English father and American mother, wants to command a Japanese warship. As the 1930s bring growing threats of war, his naval ambitions unfold against increasingly troubled international relations.

Stranded in France after her money and return ticket are stolen, Alex Leeward works her passage home by helping with horses. Attraction to Marcus Wakeford becomes complicated by his role in her sister's troubles.

In 1650, Helier L'Eree follows Charles II's cause in Scotland while pursuing a private vengeance. The woman blamed for his family's murder remains a threat, drawing his personal struggle into the dangerous politics surrounding the king.

Margaret of Anjou marries Henry VI expecting love, wealth and power. Her desire for an heir and her husband's limitations draw her into competing interests at court, where personal ambitions become inseparable from struggles over royal authority.

An unseen nuclear cloud threatens Guernsey for three days. Veterinarian Liz and banker Jackson are brought together by the emergency, confronting a danger they cannot see as attraction grows amid uncertainty about their survival.

Helier L'Eree hopes to retire to Guernsey with his German wife after years of war. Richelieu instead summons him to rescue England's Queen Henrietta Maria, sending him back into conflict and the influence of a mysterious woman.

Lieutenant Colin McLain becomes involved with the Bolugayevski sisters in nineteenth-century Russia. Their aristocratic family faces a threat from American Charles Cromb, drawing personal relationships into a struggle against someone determined to destroy them.

Paleontologist Geoffrey Lynn travels into the Amazon basin in search of a supposedly extinct bird. When a devastating storm floods the river, his expedition faces a struggle for survival, with dangers beyond the forces of nature.

Forced to flee her home, a young woman falls into a dangerous underworld. With few choices left, she must find a way to survive circumstances beyond her control in this sequel to A Woman of Her Time.

In London in 1917, a young mother finds herself penniless with a baby to support. She turns to prostitution to survive, beginning a journey through a world where making a living comes at a personal cost.

At thirteen, Eleanor is heir to the Duchy of Aquitaine, with little control over the events shaping her future. This historical romance follows her passage from girlhood into the responsibilities and pressures of becoming Queen of France.

Lauren wants to stop depending on others and build an independent life. Professional troubleshooter Charles Lennox seems determined to help, but his interest leaves her wondering whether she can protect her freedom as well as her heart.

This historical romance follows Eleanor of Aquitaine's marriage to Henry II and her relationships with her children, including Richard and John. Her public role as queen sits alongside the personal ties of an extensive royal family.

The island of Grand Flamingo offers the appearance of a peaceful paradise until terrorism and murder shatter its calm. Colonel Tallant returns to confront the trouble with his familiar cynicism and dry view of human nature.

A deadly accident exposes a huge natural gas reservoir beneath the Scottish countryside. Geochemists Gus Wilson and Kitty Cochrane investigate the threat on Bernard Morris's estate, where personal tensions complicate an already dangerous situation underground.

Anna Cromb arrives at Port Arthur expecting a family reunion, only to find war threatening those she loves. As Japanese forces close in and escape plans fail, the family's personal entanglements become inseparable from the conflict.

The assassination of Russia's prime minister in 1911 draws the Bolugayevski family into political turmoil. Old connections with revolutionaries and the growing influence of Rasputin threaten their relationships as the country moves toward war and upheaval.

A family barbecue ends in murder when bikers attack James Knight in front of his family. The police struggle to identify his killers, until one biker is found dead with a crossbow wound, suggesting revenge.

After James and Charles confront German thugs, a fascist leader threatens revenge in their hometown of Windsor. Police prepare for a possible attack, but uncertainty about when and how it will happen leaves everyone vulnerable.

Colonel Tallant finds a body on a beach near the place where the prime minister's wife has been meeting a lover. The discovery threatens to turn a private affair into a dangerous scandal at the highest level.

Russia's civil war divides the Bolugayevski family between Reds and Whites. While Prince Alexei fights to recover ancestral lands, Joseph Cromb arrives from England looking for his mother, entering a conflict where family loyalties offer little protection.

Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union draws the surviving Bolugayevskis into another war. Alexei volunteers in Russian hospitals, Joseph Cromb returns on a fact-finding mission, and Priscilla enters the dangerous political world of the Kremlin.

Japan's invasion of Burma separates Harry Brand from his wife, Constance. While she endures captivity in a Japanese prison camp, Harry struggles to escape with the Burma Corps and joins the campaign to fight back.

After failing medical school, Harry Brand joins a Red Cross unit in Ethiopia in 1935. His wish to save lives meets the realities of war, beginning a military journey that will demand choices he hoped to avoid.

After World War II, Stalin orders the destruction of the exiled Bolugayevski family. Secret police chief Lavrenty Beria receives the task, but sees the feud as an opportunity to pursue his own ambitions against Stalin.

In a world suffering severe water shortages in 2023, journalist Brett Manders disappears after a plane crash in Africa. His lover, Antonia Dariette, waits for news while facing an increasingly dangerous threat from a stalker.

Discharged from the army after a traumatic Gulf War experience, Helen Price accepts a job caring for a socialite's stepchildren. When she uncovers a conspiracy, she suspects her troubled mental health is precisely why she was hired.

After their police inspector father is murdered in British Guiana, the teenage Grain siblings move to England. Joanna struggles to rise in a new world, negotiating enemies and suitors while her siblings follow different paths.

Wounded Major Brand recovers with the Von Patten family in Germany in 1940. Though they treat him as a guest, his duty demands escape, putting his gratitude to his hosts at odds with military honour.

James Martingell accepts a lucrative offer to supply weapons to rebels in the Transvaal, expecting to secure his fortune. Instead, the deal draws him into betrayal and warfare, where money cannot shield him from danger.

Sophie von Bernhardt journeys into the Sahara to make a delivery with her servant Ned. As violence threatens their survival, the bond between them begins to change, complicating a dangerous expedition through the desert.

Arms dealer James Martingell was knighted for supplying Britain's army, but now the government wants him stopped. Renewed negotiations bring accusations of treason, while the man assigned to undermine him falls for his daughter.

John Warrey joins photographer Margo Cartwright's expedition across the Sahara, then returns to Cairo to spy on Mussolini's men. As war breaks out, their work draws them into intrigue where betrayal could prove fatal.

In Cairo in June 1942, the fall of Tobruk leaves the British facing a desperate situation. A plan to eliminate Field Marshal Rommel becomes their answer to the Afrika Korps' advance in the North African war.

In 1973, Joanna Orton's powerful position in the City begins to collapse. Betrayal by her husband and trouble in a love affair threaten the businesswoman's carefully built life, turning personal relationships into sources of danger.

Banker David Barnes returns to Surrey to find a sinkhole opening beside his home. As the damage spreads into a widening trench heading toward London, experts race to understand its cause and whether it can be stopped.

Rescued from Dunkirk in 1940, Harry Curtis is wounded and disillusioned but determined to fight the Nazis again. An invitation to join the Commandos offers him a way back into action with an elite military unit.

A holiday in Albania becomes a struggle for survival when Catherine Ames is caught in Italy's 1939 invasion. To help her injured friend, she agrees to an arms deal that draws her into a dangerous mission.

Joanna regains control of the Caribee Shipping Line after her fourth husband helps her leave prison. When Michael dies suddenly, hidden aspects of his life emerge, forcing her to reconsider the man she thought she knew.

Helen Edge becomes a hostage when Indonesian revolutionaries seize the ship carrying her. With British help far away, her mother, the vessel's owner, refuses to abandon her, setting up a struggle to rescue the captives.

Warrey must unite northern Italy's partisans before the Allied invasion of Sicily, with Annaliese Copparo posing as his wife. Margo Cartwright watches his mission with resentment, adding a personal complication to a delicate wartime assignment.

Berkeley Townsend travels to Serbia on an assignment he would rather refuse. Falling in love with Anna's daughter draws him further into Balkan politics, while scrutiny from the War Office complicates both his mission and personal life.

Berkeley Townsend hopes to retire after years of espionage, but his Nazi enemies are determined to destroy him. When they strike, his daughter Anna and mistress Marita take up his defence and carry the fight back to Germany.

Harry Curtis survives a disastrous secret raid on St Nazaire that leaves many others dead. There is little time to recover, however, as the demands of war soon draw him back into the fighting.

Berkeley Townsend's daughter disappears from her exclusive school, drawing him into a scheme designed to manipulate him. He must discover who is behind it and what they want, with his family's safety on the line.

Separated from his comrades during Germany's invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941, Captain Tony Davis escapes into the mountains. The British military attache encounters rival armed groups before reaching Tito's Partisans, trying to survive a fractured war.

Sophie Gallagher's tour bus is attacked on its way to Guernsey's airport. As she and her partner James Candish face the gunmen, a terrorist scheme threatens to hold the entire island to ransom.

Special Branch officer Jessica Jones protects minister Margaret Lewton after a hotel bombing. The investigation brings back Robert Korman, a terrorist believed dead for two years, who wants revenge against the woman who can recognize him.

After his marriage breaks down, Major Harry Curtis leaves England for Malaya and joins the fight against insurgents. His work with the Malay Scouts becomes complicated by Jutta Hulin, a woman he saved during the war.

In Yugoslavia in 1942, Tito's forces retreat into the mountains while Tony Davis stays behind with a small team. Their attacks on German communications bring them into conflict with his old SS enemy, Fritz Wassermann.

A sniper kills the wife of a German general in occupied Belgrade, provoking a vendetta against the Partisans. Tony Davis's work with Tito becomes personal when Sandrine Fouquet is imprisoned during the fighting.

Jessica Jones is assigned to protect Princess Karina after an attempt on her life. The sultan's daughter comes to England to stay with her grandfather, but her behavior complicates the officer's effort to keep her safe.

Lady Miranda Lichton witnesses a Bolivian cocaine trafficker's crimes and becomes his target. Jessica Jones must bring her home from a country where the rancher's power makes a dangerous rescue even harder.

A stranger hypnotizes Frances Ogilvie at a party in the Bahamas. Back in England, the apparent entertainment becomes a means of controlling her, drawing her toward murder and a disturbing power she doesn't understand.

Captain de Gruchy's wedding is interrupted by Germany's invasion of France in 1940. He escapes to England and becomes an agent, while his family and the woman he loves face life under occupation.

In Yugoslavia in 1943, Tony Davis and Sandrine Fouquet fight alongside Tito's Partisans. A German offensive and a vengeful SS officer threaten their survival as the struggle drives the resistance toward the Neretva.

Jessica Jones is considering retirement when a convicted murderer she helped imprison is released. Peter Miller kidnaps her aboard a yacht, turning a voyage at sea into his chance to exact revenge.

Amalie de Gruchy's attack on a German commandant makes her a target for the secret police. With her sister Liane working undercover, the family's resistance efforts become entangled with a threatened British wartime plan.

Shirley Richards investigates her grandfather's wartime disappearance after his plane crashed in British Guiana. Convinced he might still be alive, she draws Tom O'Ryan into a search through the Guyanese forest.

Forced away from work by stress, Jessica Jones accepts a private commission to find a wealthy family's missing daughter. The search takes her into Nigeria and toward Lake Chad, where the danger extends into the Sahara.

The de Gruchy family continues its resistance work in occupied France while the Germans try to crush the underground. Liane's relationship with an infiltrating Nazi agent threatens the secrecy on which their operations depend.

Playboy Jeremy Lenghurst seduces a Colombian drug baron's daughter and elopes with her. What begins as a romantic escapade brings disastrous danger to his family as they confront the consequences of his choice.

First World War pilot Mark Bayley's family becomes divided between England and Germany. As another war approaches, his sons John and Max enter opposing air forces, bringing a conflict between nations into their own family.

Chef David Lytton sells his London restaurant and moves to Spain with his wife, Melissa. Their retirement unravels when their retriever acquires valuable secrets that two former crime bosses are prepared to kill for.

In the weeks before D-Day, Liane de Gruchy and Major Barron operate behind German lines in France. Their missions against airfields bring new risks as the Resistance prepares to support the coming Allied invasion.

When Germany occupies Austria in 1938, seventeen-year-old Anna Fehrbach's family is arrested. The SS trains her for secret work, using threats against her relatives to force a young woman into its service.

Anna Fehrbach works as a double agent while the Nazis hold her family hostage. After France falls, a new assignment sends her into Russia with an almost impossible objective: the assassination of Stalin.

During the Battle of Britain, half-brothers John and Max fly for opposing forces. With John in a Spitfire and Max in a Messerschmitt, their family's divided loyalties become part of the struggle for control of the skies.

In 1941, Max's troubles with the SS take him to Norway while his half-brother John flies for the RAF. Shot down over France, John must find a way home through enemy-controlled territory.

In 1943, Himmler entrusts Anna Fehrbach with carrying money to Switzerland. Unaware that she also works for British and American intelligence, he gives the double agent a mission that puts her secret loyalties at risk.

Anna Fehrbach brings information about the Nazis' extermination program to British intelligence, but struggles to convince them. An assassination assignment creates another dilemma when Hitler's possible successor is also the man she loves.

As war approaches in 1939, naval officer Duncan Morant takes command of a motor torpedo boat. Operations in the Channel place him and his crew in the path of the conflict engulfing Europe.

In 1942, German pilot Max needs access to plans for the RAF's Mosquito aircraft. His half-brother John serves on the other side, and John's wife becomes a target in the effort to obtain the secrets.

After the attempt to assassinate Hitler fails in July 1944, Anna Fehrbach must hide her involvement. With her family still captive, the double agent faces growing danger as the Nazi regime begins to crumble.

With the Third Reich collapsing, British intelligence retires Anna Fehrbach from active service. Her retreat to Scotland offers little security while the Russians continue hunting the woman who once tried to assassinate Stalin.

At the end of 1941, British motor torpedo boats operate from Malta under growing pressure. Duncan Morant's missions are complicated by family concerns and the involvement of Rebecca Strong, who works for the American State Department.