Carole Mcentee Taylor: 14 books

It’s fascinating to discover your family history or is it? What if you find out something you’d rather not know? Of course it doesn’t need to be a bad secret, it could be something good. Maybe it wasn’t really a secret, but just something that was kept quiet because of guilt or out...

Port Said September 1st 1945
"As the ship pulled into Alex, the dockside was a hive of activity. The captain had radioed ahead and so there was a battalion of the Kings' African Rifles (KAR)waiting to disarm us as we disembarked. All these KAR's were standing at the order as a staff officer...

Ted Taylor, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, was sent to France in May 1940 as part of Calais Force. Initially sent to open up supply lines to the rapidly retreating BEF, they soon found themselves defending Calais against the might of the 10th Panzer Division. Outnumbered by at least three to one...

While the Germans overrun Europe and threaten to invade Britain in the early months of the war, the lives of several individuals and their families are changed forever. Joe Price: A young soldier, newly called up and recently engaged, should be safe in Suffolk, but instead finds himself in France,...

As the war enters its fourth year, the characters find that every aspect of their lives have changed and nothing is as they’d ever imagined it would be. ‘Deception’ continues the story of ‘Lives Apart’, featuring a group of individuals and their families as they face the hardships of war:...

After the French surrender and the evacuation from Dunkirk, as the war progresses into the summer and winter of 1940, ‘Change’ continues the stories of several individuals and their families: Joe Price: Captured by the Germans, Joe faces the hardships of a Prisoner of War camp, where he meets...

The hardships and deprivations of many months of war begin to bite hard for those at home and abroad, those fighting and in captivity. ‘Love’ continues the tale of ‘Lives Apart’, telling the stories of a group of individuals and their families: Joe Price: Moved from one camp to another, Joe...

Stalkers, bigamy, murders, domestic violence, hard work, continuous childbearing, starvation, illegal abortions, suicides. What was the reality of life for women in the masculine environment of an emerging steel town? Steel manufacturing began in Frodingham in 1890 and as agricultural workers came...

It was 2am on the 16th June 1915 and dawn was slowly breaking over Bellewaarde. It was exceptionally quiet, the troops of 3rd Division were situated on the western edge of Railway Wood and shrouded in a thick mist which reduced visibility and gave the illusion of safety. Across the few yards of no...

'Save Yourselves, I'll carry on'. These were the last known words of Herbert Columbine, shouted at his two companions on the afternoon of 22nd March 1918. At 9am that morning, in Hervilly Woods, France, 9 Squadron Machine Gun Corps had come under intense attack from a heavy force of German infantry....

As the war enters its final year, the characters reach the end of their journey, but for some the conclusion will be harder to bear than they might have believed. ‘Retribution’ concludes the story of ‘Lives Apart’, featuring a group of individuals and their families as they face the hardships...

Berlin 1935… When love and hope die, all that is left is the truth. When her best friend, Rachel, is killed Sabine is sure her brother Otto will soon find the murderer. A policeman inside the Regime, Otto has difficulty hiding his animosity to the Nazis, but even he is worried about Sabine’s relationship...

Who are we? Why are we here? Is there a God? The world we currently live in is characterised by its conflicting cultures with their diverse political, social and religious views. Add to this the growing climatic problems and the increasing gap between those who have and those...

The Adventure holiday of A lifetime It had been billed as the holiday of a lifetime. A destination with everything a holiday maker could possibly want. There were towns and cities where they could shop until they dropped and beaches, clubs and nightlife with all kinds of exotic food and drink...