Book 01
Sea Witch
The First Voyage
A pirate with two loves - his ship and his freedom - falls for a white witch who can summon the wind.
The full catalogue
Every book.
Helen's complete works - the four fiction series, plus the true history behind them, collaborations, and a title for younger readers.
01The Series
Sea Witch Voyages
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Book 02
Pirate Code
The Second Voyage
All Jesamiah wants is to marry Tiola - but everyone wants something from him, and Spain wants war.
Book 03
Bring It Close
The Third Voyage
Blackbeard wants revenge, and Tiola is hiding in his territory - too much trouble has come too close.
Book 04
Ripples in the Sand
The Fourth Voyage
Off North Devon, Tiola sickens and Tethys closes in, as Jesamiah is pulled into a Jacobite plot.
Book 05
On The Account
The Fifth Voyage
Arrested for treason, Jesamiah's only escape comes at a price - find a missing boy and a coveted casket.
Book 06
Gallows Wake
The Sixth Voyage
Repairs strand Sea Witch in Gibraltar among old enemies, while pregnant Tiola sails to England alone.
Book 07
When The Mermaid Sings
A Sea Witch Voyages Prequel
A prequel: how a bullied boy fled home, took the name Acorne, and went to sea.
Pendragon's Banner
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Book 01
The Kingmaking
Book One of the Pendragon's Banner Trilogy
Arthur's rise in fifth-century Britain - a ruthless war leader, stripped of medieval myth.
Book 02
Pendragon's Banner
Book Two of the Pendragon's Banner Trilogy
The young king of Britain fights to keep his throne amid traitors, rivals and deadly treachery.
Book 03
Shadow of the King
Book Three of the Pendragon's Banner Trilogy
Arthur leaves for war-torn Gaul; presumed dead, his kingdom and Gwenhwyfar face the circling vultures.
The Saxon Era
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Book 01
A Hollow Crown
The story of Emma, Queen of Saxon England
1002: Emma of Normandy weds Æthelred. Queen to two kings, she gambles all to save her crown.
Book 02
The Forever Queen
The US edition of A Hollow Crown
1002: Emma of Normandy weds Æthelred. Queen to two kings, she gambles all to save her crown.
Book 03
Harold the King
The story of the Battle of Hastings
The road to 1066 and the Battle of Hastings - a tribute to Harold II, the last English king to die in battle.
Book 04
I Am The Chosen King
The US edition of Harold the King
The road to 1066 and the Battle of Hastings - a tribute to Harold II, the last English king to die in battle.
The Jan Christopher Mysteries
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Book 01
A Mirror Murder
Episode One
The first 1970s-set cosy mystery: library assistant Jan Christopher, a brutal murder, and budding romance.
Book 02
A Mystery of Murder
Episode Two
A Devon Christmas with Laurie's family turns to murder in the second Jan Christopher cosy mystery.
Book 03
A Mistake of Murder
Episode Three
January 1972: newly engaged Jan loses her ring and faces two murders - deliberate, or tragic mistake?
Book 04
A Meadow Murder
Episode Four
Summer 1972: a North Devon holiday becomes a murder investigation for Jan and her fiancé Laurie.
Book 05
A Memory of Murder
Episode Five
Easter 1973: a missing girl and strange gifts revive the cold-case murder of Jan's policeman father.
Book 06
A Mischief of Murder
Episode Six
July 1973: a Devon village flower show turns deadly in the sixth Jan Christopher cosy mystery.
02Non-fiction
The true history behind the stories - pirates, smugglers and ghosts.
Discovering the Diamond
Tips and advice for aspiring writers
A short, practical writing guide of tips for new and indie authors, written with editor Jo Field.
Pirates: Truth and Tales
Helen Hollick explores the fact and fiction of the Golden Age of piracy, and the surprises in between.
Life of a Smuggler
Fact and Fictions
Helen Hollick separates the fact from the fiction of smuggling and its derring-do contraband rebels.
Ghost Encounters
The Lingering Spirits of North Devon
Mother-and-daughter Helen and Kathy Hollick share benign ghost encounters in North Devon.
03Collaborations & Anthologies
Short stories and shared projects with fellow authors.
1066 Turned Upside Down
Alternative fiction stories by nine authors
Nine authors imagine the 'what ifs' of 1066 in this alternative-history short story collection.
Historical Stories of Betrayal
Short stories exploring betrayal, treason and perfidy
Twelve authors explore betrayal through history, from post-Roman Britain to the present day.
Historical Stories of Exile
An historical fiction anthology on the theme of exile
Thirteen authors write exclusive short stories on the theme of exile across the ages.
Stories of Fate
Tales of History, Mystery & Magic
An anthology of tales of history, mystery and magic, all bound by the theme of Fate.
The North Finchley Writers' Group
A north London writers' group navigates plot, characters, ambition - and a little romance.
Courage
A historical fiction anthology
Short stories on the theme of courage, by fifteen award-winning authors.
04Children's
For younger readers.
Come and Tell Me
A children's personal-safety picture book (out of print).