Beacon in the Darkness continues the reader's immersion in the 8th century court of Charlemagne the Great. Filled with love and lust, intrigue and betrayal, growth and challenge, Charlemagne's world becomes a 'beacon' in Europe's Dark Ages.
The second volume of The Carolingian Chronicles investigates the middle
years of King Charlemagne's rule. Beacon in the Medieval Darkness
describes the King's growth from a warrior to a ruler, from a lover to a faithful
husband, from a man searching for his destiny to one who begins to
implement his vision. Growing and becoming, Charlemagne remakes the
Tralee, Ireland. September 1948.
An arrogant, and highly agitated, priest arrives home after 40 years.
Days later he's dead. Suicide? Or did his past catch up with him?
Ireland 1947. Seven weeks of relentless snow. Guard Eamon Foley is searching for a missing child.
At Toby Appleyard’s farm, he discovers the kitchen littered with dead cats. And the skeletal remains of a woman. Upstairs, Toby is dead in his bed.
Ireland 1967. The Summer of love. Or was it?
A holiday weekend. Amazing weather. American student Dakota Lacey is hiking around Kerry.
But there’s a sinister, dark side to the atmosphere. Lone female hikers are being brutally attacked.