AN AMALGAM OF MINDS
Cornwall 2018, and David Johnson has just graduated. He obtains a job in Rennes, Brittany, with his partner, Madeleine. Fascinated by local folklore and mythology, his life takes a dramatic turn.
Audierne 940. In this small Brittany fishing village, young Felis is determined to enable his deceased mother's ascent to heaven. He sits against a menhir - a standing stone - and connects with something beyond his time and place.
The past and present meet in the ancient sunken city of Ys off the coast. Can Felis and David destroy the king's evil daughter, Dahut, and expose the deviant Father Felix...and who exactly is the mysterious Maiden?
In this riveting historical adventure, "The Morgens' Lair" will transport you through the centuries to an era very different from yours of today.
Historical Novels
All Books by John Bentley
Burdened by past relationships, Michael is thrust into the world of the bailiff, where he discovers a new sense of purpose. But when an assault charge lands him in court, his fate intertwines with that of Ella Bradbury, a rising solicitor who takes on his case. What begins as a professional encounter leads to an emotional connection neither of them saw coming. Amid careers and broken hearts, other characters - Laura, the Asda manager seeking validation. and James, a former drug runner trying to escape his past - each grapple with their own desires and choices. As their lives collide with Michael's and Ella's, they all realise that love and loyalty are often found in the unlikeliest of places.
The fishermen of Audierne were a resilient, optimistic sort..Cornwall 2018 and David Johnson has just graduated. He lands a job with his partner, Madeleine, in Rennes, Brittany. Fascinated by the local folklore and mythology, his life will take a dramatic turn.Audierne 940. In this small Brittany fishing port, young fisherman, Felis, is determined to enable his late mother's ascent to heaven, He sits against a menhir - a standing stone - and connects with something beyond his time and place.The past and present meet in the ancient sunken city of Ys off the coast. Can Felis and David destroy the king's scheming daughter, Dahut, and expose the errant Father Felix...and who exactly is the mysterious Maiden?This riveting historical adventure, "The Morgens' Lair", will transport you through the centuries to an era and place very different from yours of today.
Set in Marseilles, 1673. Baudet's destiny is is foreshadowed by a mysterious old woman, who appears throughout the story, and predicts that he will do great things, to Baudet's disbelief.
John's debut novel takes place in ancient Avignon, in 1348. A plague has struck the town, killing half the populace. In the Pope's Palace - the Papacy has moved here from Rome - the pontiff, Clement, cannot give any message of hope.
John's second novel begins in 1350 in Calatrava, Spain, and later in Avignon. Albornoz was born into a well-to-do family and his father hopes that his son will follow him into a military career. However, the boy prefers learning and the Church: he will search to reconcile right and wrong.
This is John Bentley's third work: a tale of Huguenot persecution from Paris to La Rochelle. In the capital, in 1572, Catherine de Medicis, the Queen Mother, urges her feckless son, King Charles, to act against the hated Huguenots in the city.