Lotharingia is set in the eleventh-century Holy Roman Empire. It follows the youth of Matilde, Countess of Tuscany, destined to become the most powerful woman of the day, as she tries to forge her path in a men's world. It is also a large-scale tapestry of the great women and men that changed the course of European history at the dawn of the second millenium.
A Historical Novel Society Editor's Choice, it won the World Historical Fiction Gold Medal at the Historical Fiction Press Book of the Year Awards, and made the Page Turner Awards' 2020 shortlist. It reached the Amazon Best Sellers no.1 spot in multiple categories in the UK, Canada, and Australia.
The Road to Canossa is the second volume of the Comitissa series. It picks up where Lotharingia left off, constructing a probable tale out of the most dramatic events of the Investiture Controversy. Released in March 2023, it has reached theMatilde and Heinrich will meet again, in very different circumstances.
Released in March 2023. the ebook version has achieved Amazon Best Se;ller status in the US in multiple categories.
The Magdalene's path
Planned release: March 2024
The Magdalene's Path is the third volume of the Comitissa series. If things go to plan, it will be released in March 2024