Mariah is a writer of historical fiction. Her first novel Roseleigh explores WWI Ireland and England.
Roseleigh
Ten days ago, the horrors of the Great War were far away and revolution but a whisper on the wind. Now, Donnacha Cavanagh stands an excellent chance of being killed—if not in the trenches, then before a firing squad. While posing as his dead brother, a priest, is deplorable, it just might keep his family from descending into poverty and his father from dying of grief.
Roseleigh is a sweeping tale of betrayal, revenge, redemption, love, and loss. It features meticulously researched history woven together with characters who give new perspective on the turmoil of this extraordinary time, including khaki fever, the occult, race, class, and women’s issues.
Wrongly accused and pursued by disgraced police detective Simon Burr, Donnacha takes refuge in a seemingly idyllic Derbyshire village. But the corrupt scion of the local estate, Ashcroft Stevens, will stop at nothing to expand his empire. Donnacha becomes embroiled in the dangerous and illegal schemes of both Ashcroft and a gang of violent Irish rebels operating in England. Amid this turmoil, Donnacha and Anglo-Indian ingenue Lily Lawrence fall hard for each other, but believing Donnacha is a real priest, Lily resists… for a while. The pair will need to summon new reserves of resilience to clear Donnacha and make a life together.
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About Mariah
Mariah built a successful career as a businesswoman and entrepreneur, but writing marketing copy, whitepapers, and business plans failed to scratch her creative itch. This, coupled with a lifelong interest in the ways people’s lives are impacted by the events of history, led her to chuck it all and become a novelist instead. A native of California, she is currently based in London, England where she can more easily carry out painstaking research on the topics she explores in her works.
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