David Hingley: 3 books

May 1665. With winter passed, Mercia Blakewood is at last headed back to England from America, hoping to leave behind the shadow cast by death and heartache. She expects a welcome from the King considering her earlier mission on his behalf, but the reception she receives after her long voyage home...

1664, London. A traitor meets his end on Tower Hill and a long-held secret begins to unravel for Mercia Blakewood. As the crowd gathers to witness her father’s execution, his urgent last words propel Mercia onto the trail of a mystery. What she hears at that moment sets in motion a series...

Following adventures she would sooner forget in New York, Mercia Blakewood is hopeful that she has gained the leverage with the King she needs to reclaim her family’s home back in England. The breathtaking new world piques her curiosity and a burgeoning friendship with Clemency Carter, a local medicine...