Ken Kirk
The Fire Tree Series - Book 9
by Ken Peter Kirk
The Queen of the West lies imprisoned in the depths of The Fortress of Inverness, held captive by Colonel Drew Jamieson, a man whose cruelty knows no limit and whose ambitions threaten to tear the Highlands apart.
Forces are gathering. On the waters of the Moray Firth, a ship arrives that may be concealing a secret beneath its carefully constructed form. In the lanes beyond The Fortress, there are soldier in a uniform that shocked Colonel Jamieson. In the dungeons below, men and women who have endured the worst of Jamieson's tyranny are choosing their moment to rise.
As alliances are forged between unlikely companions — outlaws seeking redemption, spies playing deadly games and warriors bound by an ancient prophecy — the assault on The Fortress begins. Jamieson has secrets of his own, and the cost of freedom will be paid in blood.
In this exciting volume of The Fire Tree Series, loyalties are tested, sacrifices are made, and the mysterious power of the Quickening draws ever closer to its purpose.
A struggling author
I wanted to write a book for most of my life, but I failed miserably, over and over. Then, suddenly, it just happened. I made yet one more attempt to write a book and I ended up writing a dozen of the things! Ha! Ha! Ha!
The Fire Tree Series - Book 1
'The Girl Who Could Disappear' is a historical fantasy novel set across centuries, following the mysterious connection between a young girl, Greesha, from the Isle of Man in 793, and Balgair McRory, a prisoner in 17th-century Scotland. The story weaves together time-travel, folklore, the realities of social hardship, themes of persecution, and the power of hope, as Greesha's uncanny abilities shape fates and echo throughout history.