Shelagh Mazey

BRANDY ROW (Ist novel in the 'Heart of Stone' series and adapted as a screenplay) Period Piece ⋄ Romance BRANDY ROW -  Poldark meets Moonfleet in this 19th century smuggling love triangle, located in Brandy Row on Portland, at the southernmost end of Dorset's notorious Jurassic, Chesil Bank, exposing long standing family secrets and leading to conflicts, tragedy, heartache and ultimately salvation.

DAWN TO DEADLY NIGHTSHADE (2nd book in the series, also adapted as a Screenplay) Period Piece ⋄ Romance DAWN TO DEADLY NIGHTSHADE The smuggling theme continues in this 'Upstairs Downstairs' love story, when the son of the heroine in Brandy Row,becomes Lord of the Manor and inherits a Somerset country estate. Conflict and drama develop between Joshua and his immoral pagan aristocratic neighbour, who is a law unto himself.

LEGACY OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND (3rd novel in the Heart of Stone Series, also adapted as a screenplay Period Piece ⋄ Romance LEGACY OF VAN DIEMEN’S LAND - From the civilised society of Somerset to the wilds of the Australian goldfields, after being transported for life to Van Diemen's Land for rape and infanticide, our antagonist, Nathan Meakins is challenged to return to reap revenge on his nemesis. 

THE GOLDEN FLEECE ( 4th novel in the Heart of Stone Series also adapted as a screenplay) Period Piece ⋄ Romance THE GOLDEN FLEECE - Thomas Hardy meets Dick Francis in this tale of racing, gambling, drunkenness and debt when Billy, the heartbroken stable lad leaves Alvington Manor to become a racing jockey. Only to be thwarted when the husband of his past love turns up at the racetrack and embroils him with the dregs of society.

ALL THAT GLITTERS (5th novel in the Heart of Stone Series, adapted into a screenplay for television) Period Piece ⋄ Romance ALL THAT GLITTERS - Wilber Smith meets Bryce Courtenay in this 19th century tale, charting the adventures of two women who leave their families in Somerset to travel; one to the goldmines of Australia and the other to the diamond mines of South Africa, both seeking romance, love and new adventures.