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Mark Bois
Irish and Napoleonic Historical Novels — In 2006 Mark Bois fulfilled a longtime ambition and returned to school to earn a master’s degree in history. His Irish ancestry and a fascination with military history prompted him to write his thesis on the Inniskilling Regiment and their bloody stand atop the ridge at Waterloo. Amongst the dusty rosters and letters in the British National Archives, and then in the artifacts and records of the Inniskilling Regimental Museum, he found what he needed to write his thesis. He also discovered the fascinating personal stories that inspired The Lockwoods of Clonakilty.
As a happily married man and the father of five, Bois believes that it’s important to share the stories not only of soldiers, but also of those who wait for them to come home. He writes of the burdens they bear alone, and together.
Ensign Lockwood
The Lockwood Series.
It is late 1797, and Ireland teeters on the brink of rebellion. Seventeen-year-old James Lockwood, fresh from school, defies his aristocratic father and takes a commission with the Westmeath Militia Regiment. Posted to the regimental barracks, he is thrown head-first into military life, struggling to fit in while grappling with the duties of a junior officer. He faces numerous challenges: the Irish enlisted men are distrustful of their officers, many of the common people hate any man in a red coat, and his brother officers are a puzzling mix of personality and ability.
Brigid O’Brian, meanwhile, is at school, and is offered an opportunity, rare for an Irish Catholic, to teach there. Her father wants her to return home to Clonakilty, but eventually allows her to work in far-away Cork town. Brigid, an exceptionally lovely young woman, is soon courted by the officers of the Cork garrison. As a result old friends and comrades begin to doubt the loyalties of both Brigid and her father who appears to have a darker life that could be related to the rebellion.
James Lockwood proves himself in several actions against the rebels. When he and a fellow officer named Charles Barr, an inveterate duelist, transfer to Cork, they both vie for Brigid’s affection, while the whole of Ireland dissolves into violent rebellion. Lockwood finds himself leading his men into a key battle for control of West Cork, where loyalty is tested in bloody close-quarters combat.
Lieutenant James Lockwood at the Battle of Waterloo
The Lockwood Series. “Captain Barr desperately wanted to kill Lieutenant Lockwood. He thought constantly of doing so, though he had long since given up any consideration of a formal duel. Lockwood, after all, was a good shot and a fine swordsman; a knife in the back would do. And then Barr dreamt of going back to Ireland, and of taking Brigid Lockwood for his own.” So begins the story of Lieutenant James Lockwood, his wife Brigid, and his deadly rivalry–professional and romantic–with Charles Barr. Lockwood and Barr hold each other’s honor hostage, at a time when a man’s honor meant more than his life. But can a man as treacherous as Charles Barr be trusted to keep secret the disgrace that could irrevocably ruin Lockwood and his family? Against a backdrop of famine and uprising in Ireland, and the war between Napoleon and Wellington, showing the famous Inniskilling Regiment in historically accurate detail, here is a romance for the ages, and for all time.
Captain James Lockwood
The Lockwood Series. Newly promoted, Captain James Lockwood returns to active service. Following a painful departure from his family, he is to travel to his regiment at Gibraltar with a draft of new recruits, but at the last minute he is diverted to help suppress a slave revolt in the British colony of Guyana. Nearing Guyana, their transport is attacked by a pirate vessel, and in a bloody battle at sea the pirates are defeated, and their captain, Miguel Otero, is captured. Lockwood and his company arrive at Guyana, but resist the Governor’s orders regarding Otero’s summary execution. So, too does Lockwood refuse to fire on the slaves, with whom he has great sympathy. Brigid, meanwhile, is approached by a group of penniless regimental wives, and she returns with them to Clonakilty. There she struggles to find support for them, finally settling them on an abandoned farm. The presence of the wives of redcoat soldiers enrages the leader of the local rebel faction, and a desperate fight between the rebels and those who have come to aid the families ensues.
The Lockwoods of Clonakilty
The Lockwood Series. Bearing wounds from the Battle of Waterloo, Lieutenant James Lockwood returns to Ireland seeking the refuge of home, his wife, and their five children. But the joy of their reunion is short-lived. As an Anglo-Irish family they find themselves caught in the sectarian strife that plagues their country. And they continue to be haunted by a twisted madman, Captain Charles Barr of the regiment, who possesses knowledge of a secret that could ruin them. As Barr’s sanity slips away, he betrays the Lockwoods, and James is ordered to leave Ireland. Before sailing for India, the Lockwoods allow their daughter Cissy to remain at home to care for their dying housekeeper. Cissy soon discovers that she is being stalked by a man who intends her great harm. She is determined to face the threat—but has few allies she can count on. Set against the sweeping backdrop of foreign wars and a country violently divided against itself, The Lockwoods of Clonakilty tells the story of a family that must rely on cunning, courage, and—above all—love in order to survive.
Alphabetical by Author
Philip R. Ackman, The Man in the Spider Web Coat
Lou Aguilar, Jake for Mayor
Philip K. Allan, The Captain's Nephew
Philip K. Allan, A Sloop of War
Philip K. Allan, On the Lee Shore
Philip K. Allan, A Man of No Country
Philip K. Allan, The Distant Ocean
Philip K. Allan, The Turn of the Tide
Philip K. Allan, In Northern Seas
Mark K Bois. Ensign James Lockwood
Mark Bois, Lockwoods of Clonakilty
Mark Bois, Lieutenant James Lockwood at the Battle of Waterloo
Mark Bois, Captain James Lockwood
James Boschert, Assassins of Alamut
James Boschert, Knight Assassin
James Boschert, Assassination in Al Qahira
James Boschert, Greek Fire
James Boschert, A Falcon Flies
James Boschert, The Dragon's Breath
James Boschert, Assassins of Kantara
James Boschert, Storms of Retribution
James Boschert, A Congress of Kings
James Boschert, When the Jungle is Silent
James Boschert, North Sea Windstorm
James Boschert, Midshipman Graham
Michael Brown, The Girl Who Was Me Is Gone
Susan Boulton, Hand of Glory
Sandra Camillo, The Journey of an Invisible Woman
Ann Chamberlin, The Book of Wizzy
Kerry Cue, Target 91
John M. Danielski, The King's Scarlet
John M. Danielski, Blue Water, Scarlet Tide
John M. Danielski, Capital's Punishment
John M. Danielski, Bellerophon’s Champion: Pennywhistle at Trafalgar
John M. Danielski, Bombproofed
John M. Danielski, Attaché Extraordinaire
Leah Devlin, Vital Spark
Leah Devlin, Spider
Leah Devlin, Forger's Revenge
Leah Devlin, The Bottom Dwellers
Leah Devlin, Aegir's Curse
Leah Devlin, The Bends
Elena Douglas, Shadow of Athena
Elena Douglas, Warrior's Prize
Diana Forbes, Mistress Suffragette
Patrick Gabridge, Steering to Freedom
Craig Godfrey, Taken to the Grave
Craig Godfrey, 1814
Craig Godfrey, Silent From the Shadows
Craig Godfrey, Coral Moon
Lee Gold, Valhalla: Absent Without Leave
Lee Gold, Valhalla: Into the Darkness
J.G. Harlond, The Chosen Man
J.G. Harlond, A Turning Wind
J.G. Harlond, A Force of Circumstance
J.G. Harlond, The Empress Emerald
J.G. Harlond, Local Resistance
Roger Hileman, A Killing Snow
Roger Hileman, In the Blood
Helen Hollick, Sea Witch
Helen Hollick, Pirate Code
Helen Hollick, Bring It Close
Helen Hollick, Ripples in the Sand
David Hoing, A Killing Snow
David Hoing, In the Blood
J.A. Ironside, An Argument of Blood
J.A. Ironside, A Black Matter for the King
Bruno Jambor, Wildfire in the Desert
M.J. Jones, The King's Corpse
Toni Bird Jones, The Measure of Ella
James Keffer, Brewer's Luck
James Keffer, Brewer's Revenge
James Keffer, Brewer and the Barbary Pirates
James Keffer, Brewer and the Portuguese Gold
James Keffer, Hornblower and the Journey Home
James Keffer, Brewer and The Black Rose
James Keffer, Hornblower and the Island
Sarah Kennedy, The Altarpiece
Sarah Kennedy, City of Ladies
Sarah Kennedy, The King's Sisters
Sarah Kennedy, Queen of Blood
Patrice LaPlante, Follies in Flanders
Marc Liebman, Cherubs 2
Marc Liebman, Big Mother 40
Marc Liebman, Render Harmless
Marc Liebman, Forgotten
Marc Liebman, Inner Look
Marc Liebman, Moscow Airlift
Marc Liebman, Raider of the Scottish Coast
Marc Liebman, Carronade
Marc Liebman, Death of a Lady
Marc Liebman, The Simushir Island Incident
Benerson Little, Fortune's Whelp
Lynda Lippman Lockhart, The Laundry Room
Olivia Longueville, Between Two Kings
Marie MacPherson, The First Blast of the Trumpet
Marie MacPherson, The Second Blast of the Trumpet
John Harmon McElroy, Benjamin Franklin and the Quaker Murders
Stephen McGarry, Napoleon's Blackguards
Charles Monagan, Carrie Welton
M.Howard Morgan. First Fleet
Steven M. Moore, Son of Thunder
Steven M. Moore, Rembrandt's Angel
Marina Julia Neary, Saved By the Bang: A Nuclear Comedy
Marina Julia Neary, The Gate of Dawn
Roger Paine, Ships and Sealing Wax
R. Kenward Jones. Buried at Sea
Marleen Pasch, At the End of the Storm
Donald Michael Platt, Close to the Sun
Donald Michael Platt, Rocamora
Donald Michael Platt, House of Rocamora
Donald Michal Platt, Bodo the Apostate
Donald Michael Platt, A Gathering of Vultures
Donald Michael Platt, The Sorceress and the Skull
Marshall Riggan, Sulu Sea
Mark A. Rimmer, The California Run
Mary Donnarumma Sharnick, Orla's Canvas
Mary Donnarumma Sharnick, Painting Mercy
Mary Donnarumma Sharnick, The Contessa's Easel
Stephan A. Silva, Heaven Cries
Ron Singerton, Villa of Deceit
Ron Singerton, The Silk and The Sword
Ron Singerton, A Cherry Blossom in Winter
Ron Singerton, A Blossom in the Ashes
Ron Singerton, The Refused
Hale Michael Smith, Religion Reinterpreted
Steve Smith, Better to Die
Jim Stempel, Windmill Point
Jim Stempel, American Hannibal
Amaya Tenshi, Dracula's Match
Amaya Tenshi, Dracula's Guest
Chéri Vausé, Shadows
Rod Vick, The Book of Invasions
D. C. Wales, The Prick
Margaret Walker, His Most Italian City
Margaret Walker, Through Forests and Mountains
Matthew Willis, An Argument of Blood
Matthew Willis, A Black Matter for the King
Bruce Woods, Royal Blood
Bruce Woods, Dragon Blood
Bruce Woods, American Blood
Alphabetical by Author
Philip R. Ackman, The Man in the Spider Web Coat
Lou Aguilar, Jake for Mayor
Philip K. Allan, The Captain's Nephew
Philip K. Allan, A Sloop of War
Philip K. Allan, On the Lee Shore
Philip K. Allan, A Man of No Country
Philip K. Allan, The Distant Ocean
Philip K. Allan, The Turn of the Tide
Philip K. Allan, In Northern Seas
Mark K Bois. Ensign James Lockwood
Mark Bois, Lockwoods of Clonakilty
Mark Bois, Lieutenant James Lockwood at the Battle of Waterloo
Mark Bois, Captain James Lockwood
James Boschert, Assassins of Alamut
James Boschert, Knight Assassin
James Boschert, Assassination in Al Qahira
James Boschert, Greek Fire
James Boschert, A Falcon Flies
James Boschert, The Dragon's Breath
James Boschert, Assassins of Kantara
James Boschert, Storms of Retribution
James Boschert, A Congress of Kings
James Boschert, When the Jungle is Silent
James Boschert, North Sea Windstorm
James Boschert, Midshipman Graham
Michael Brown, The Girl Who Was Me Is Gone
Susan Boulton, Hand of Glory
Sandra Camillo, The Journey of an Invisible Woman
Ann Chamberlin, The Book of Wizzy
Kerry Cue, Target 91
John M. Danielski, The King's Scarlet
John M. Danielski, Blue Water, Scarlet Tide
John M. Danielski, Capital's Punishment
John M. Danielski, Bellerophon’s Champion: Pennywhistle at Trafalgar
John M. Danielski, Bombproofed
John M. Danielski, Attaché Extraordinaire
Leah Devlin, Vital Spark
Leah Devlin, Spider
Leah Devlin, Forger's Revenge
Leah Devlin, The Bottom Dwellers
Leah Devlin, Aegir's Curse
Leah Devlin, The Bends
Elena Douglas, Shadow of Athena
Elena Douglas, Warrior's Prize
Diana Forbes, Mistress Suffragette
Patrick Gabridge, Steering to Freedom
Craig Godfrey, Taken to the Grave
Craig Godfrey, 1814
Craig Godfrey, Silent From the Shadows
Craig Godfrey, Coral Moon
Lee Gold, Valhalla: Absent Without Leave
Lee Gold, Valhalla: Into the Darkness
J.G. Harlond, The Chosen Man
J.G. Harlond, A Turning Wind
J.G. Harlond, A Force of Circumstance
J.G. Harlond, The Empress Emerald
J.G. Harlond, Local Resistance
Roger Hileman, A Killing Snow
Roger Hileman, In the Blood
Helen Hollick, Sea Witch
Helen Hollick, Pirate Code
Helen Hollick, Bring It Close
Helen Hollick, Ripples in the Sand
David Hoing, A Killing Snow
David Hoing, In the Blood
J.A. Ironside, An Argument of Blood
J.A. Ironside, A Black Matter for the King
Bruno Jambor, Wildfire in the Desert
M.J. Jones, The King's Corpse
Toni Bird Jones, The Measure of Ella
James Keffer, Brewer's Luck
James Keffer, Brewer's Revenge
James Keffer, Brewer and the Barbary Pirates
James Keffer, Brewer and the Portuguese Gold
James Keffer, Hornblower and the Journey Home
James Keffer, Brewer and The Black Rose
James Keffer, Hornblower and the Island
Sarah Kennedy, The Altarpiece
Sarah Kennedy, City of Ladies
Sarah Kennedy, The King's Sisters
Sarah Kennedy, Queen of Blood
Patrice LaPlante, Follies in Flanders
Marc Liebman, Cherubs 2
Marc Liebman, Big Mother 40
Marc Liebman, Render Harmless
Marc Liebman, Forgotten
Marc Liebman, Inner Look
Marc Liebman, Moscow Airlift
Marc Liebman, Raider of the Scottish Coast
Marc Liebman, Carronade
Marc Liebman, Death of a Lady
Marc Liebman, The Simushir Island Incident
Benerson Little, Fortune's Whelp
Lynda Lippman Lockhart, The Laundry Room
Olivia Longueville, Between Two Kings
Marie MacPherson, The First Blast of the Trumpet
Marie MacPherson, The Second Blast of the Trumpet
John Harmon McElroy, Benjamin Franklin and the Quaker Murders
Stephen McGarry, Napoleon's Blackguards
Charles Monagan, Carrie Welton
M.Howard Morgan. First Fleet
Steven M. Moore, Son of Thunder
Steven M. Moore, Rembrandt's Angel
Marina Julia Neary, Saved By the Bang: A Nuclear Comedy
Marina Julia Neary, The Gate of Dawn
Roger Paine, Ships and Sealing Wax
R. Kenward Jones. Buried at Sea
Marleen Pasch, At the End of the Storm
Donald Michael Platt, Close to the Sun
Donald Michael Platt, Rocamora
Donald Michael Platt, House of Rocamora
Donald Michal Platt, Bodo the Apostate
Donald Michael Platt, A Gathering of Vultures
Donald Michael Platt, The Sorceress and the Skull
Marshall Riggan, Sulu Sea
Mark A. Rimmer, The California Run
Mary Donnarumma Sharnick, Orla's Canvas
Mary Donnarumma Sharnick, Painting Mercy
Mary Donnarumma Sharnick, The Contessa's Easel
Stephan A. Silva, Heaven Cries
Ron Singerton, Villa of Deceit
Ron Singerton, The Silk and The Sword
Ron Singerton, A Cherry Blossom in Winter
Ron Singerton, A Blossom in the Ashes
Ron Singerton, The Refused
Hale Michael Smith, Religion Reinterpreted
Steve Smith, Better to Die
Jim Stempel, Windmill Point
Jim Stempel, American Hannibal
Amaya Tenshi, Dracula's Match
Amaya Tenshi, Dracula's Guest
Chéri Vausé, Shadows
Rod Vick, The Book of Invasions
D. C. Wales, The Prick
Margaret Walker, His Most Italian City
Margaret Walker, Through Forests and Mountains
Matthew Willis, An Argument of Blood
Matthew Willis, A Black Matter for the King
Bruce Woods, Royal Blood
Bruce Woods, Dragon Blood
Bruce Woods, American Blood
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