Sharpe's EscapeThe twentieth instalment in the bestselling Sharpe series. Sharpe's Escape takes place in the summer of 1810, once again in the Peninsular War. The French are mounting their third and most dangerous invasion of Portugal. Captain Richard Sharpe with his company of redcoats and riflemen meets the invaders on the gaunt ridge of Bussaco. But there, despite a stunning British victory, the French are not stopped and the army have to fall back. Sharpe has

Sam Palmer hates living in the country - he doesn't have any friends and life is dull

Fabiola into prostitution

Six months after the sudden death of her husband

A desire she can't escape

he wants her to stay in his gleaming

and who happens to be a gifted book scout

Samuel Etherstone

its face submerged

The line between love and hate is very thin

born of the Dark itself

Allies in an unequal fight between good and evil

When a beloved heir is murdered