Books by Fiona McIntosh

A humble soldier wakes in a military hospital with no recollection of his past. Jones has only a few horrifying memories of the battlefield at Ypres, and his identity becomes a puzzle he must solve. A stunning seamstress dreams of her own high-fashion salon in London. After a fat...ed meeting with Jones, Eden Valentine is driven by something more than charity to help the soldier. A mysterious and aristocratic man may hold the key to Jones's past - and to Eden's future. But the news that Alex Wynter bears will bring shattering consequences that threaten to tear their lives apart. Reviews for The Tailor's Girl 'Sure to appeal to lovers of period romantic dramas like Downton Abbey.' Woman's Day 'McIntosh knows her history ...and this won't disappoint.' Sunday Canberra Times 'If you enjoy popular romantic fiction, you'd be mad not to try this.' Sydney Morning Herald 'An exquisite story that just bursts from the pages and leaps into your heart.' Write Note Reviews
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A fabulous standalone historical fiction of love, war and betrayal from the bestselling Fiona McIntosh. TAPESTRY takes us on a gripping journey from the 1980s into the England and Scotland of 1716 ...In 1980, Jane Maxwell is a young Anglo-American history scholar tracing her fami...ly's ancestry. She is excited to have recently discovered that her family may be related to the aristocratic Herbert's of Powis. While she and her scientist husband, Will, are on their honeymoon in New York, he is killed - execution style. It is a tragic case of mistaken identity and Jane is powerless to intervene. In 1715, the Earl of Nithsdale joins the doomed Jacobite rebellion for Scottish independence. The cause is lost and the Earl is locked in the Tower with other nobles and is sentenced to be beheaded. His wife refuses to let this happen and in a daring rescue, she and her husband flee to Europe. On the first anniversary of Will's death, Jane is swept away into 1715 and as the Countess of Nithsdale she is the one who rescues the Earl from the Tower of London. This is an exciting and gripping story as the present and past become entwined and are both changed by one woman's determination ...
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Lavender farmer Luc Bonet is raised by a wealthy Jewish family in the foothills of the French Alps. When the Second World War breaks out he joins the French Resistance, leaving behind his family's fortune, their home overrun by soldiers, their lavender fields in disarray. Lisette... Forestier is on a mission of her own: to work her way into the heart of a senior German officer - and to bring down the Reich in any way she can. What Luc and Lisette hadn't counted on was meeting each other. When they come together at the height of the Paris occupation, German traitors are plotting to change the course of history. But who, if anyone, can be trusted? As Luc and Lisette's emotions threaten to betray them, their love may prove the greatest risk of all.
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To celebrate ten years since its first publication MYRREN'S GIFT is being republished in a fantastic new format. Life for Myrren should be good - she's a beautiful young woman with bewitching eyes; one grey, the other green. But those entrancing colours are likely to be her downf...all, for many believe only a witch could have mismatched eyes. Wyl Thirsk possesses the good habits and wise judgment that have helped the Thirsk family remain leaders for generations. These virtues will serve him well as he finds himself companion to the king's wayward son and though the prince is arrogant and cruel, Wyl is duty-bound to protect him. When Myrren crosses paths with Wyl, she is grateful for his compassion and decides to give him an extraordinary gift. It is both powerful and astonishing - but also devastating. Bestselling author Fiona McIntosh weaves a gripping story of action and intrigue in this magnificent opening to the much-loved QUICKENING series. 'Fiona McIntosh is a seductress. I have not moved from the sofa for three days, beguiled by her new fantasy novel, MYRREN'S GIFT.' - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 'Fantasy fans will welcome Australian author McIntosh's gripping first installment in her QUICKENING trilogy, a tale of the eternal struggle between good and evil filled with magic, blood and jealousy...delightful and fast-moving story.' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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The highly anticipated new blockbuster by the bestselling author of The Perfumer's Secret. Alexandra Frobisher, a modern-thinking woman with hopes of a career in England's famous chocolate-making town of York, has received several proposals of marriage, although none of them prom...ises that elusive extra - love. Matthew Britten-Jones is a man of charm and strong social standing. He impresses Alex and her parents with his wit and intelligence, but would an amicable union be enough for a fulfilling life together? At the end of the war, Captain Harry Blakeney discovers a dead soldier in a trench in France. In the man's possession is a secret love note, tucked inside a tin of chocolates that had been sent to the soldiers as a gift from the king. In pursuit of the author of this mysterious message, Harry travels to Rowntree's chocolate factory in England's north, where his life becomes inextricably bound with Alexandra and Matthew's. Only together will they be able to unlock secrets of the past and offer each other the greatest gift for the future. From the battlefields of northern France to the medieval city of York, this is a heartbreaking tale about a triangle of love in all its forms and a story about the bittersweet taste of life ... and of chocolate. 'Fiona McIntosh is a prolific and superior writer in the genre, and if you enjoy popular romantic fiction, you'd be mad not to try her.' The Age
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