Exiled by his father... Forced to abandon his childhood sweetheart...One man will risk everything and fight for what he holds dear. When Sebastian Brigandshaw is cast aside by his Sea Captain father so his family will be received into the aristocratic establishment, his world is turned upside down. But the heartache and perils mounting against him are no match for the love he bears Emily. With threatening danger, Sebastian risks his life to take back the love that was ripped from his clutches. The Boer War threatens the land Sebastian and his family have grown to love. With the Boer rebels bent on freedom from the British, Sebastian must make the hardest decision of his life - join the fight or dare be named a coward. With the land he loves at stake, and his relationship to Emily vulnerable, where will Sebastian's loyalty lie?

After completing his geology degree at Oxford University, Harry Brigandshaw is invited to spend the summer at Purbeck Manor in Dorset, home to his friend Robert St. Clair. Once there, Harry meets Lucinda, his friend’s sister who loves him even though he doesn’t reciprocate her feelings. During a day out shooting, Harry receives an urgent telegram from home in Africa and must return immediately. He sets sail with Robert to sort out his affairs back home, with an assortment of individuals with their own agendas. As the years pass, Harry’s life continues on Elephant Walk in Rhodesia whilst Lucinda in Dorset pines away, forever in hope. The middle of 1914 approaches with England declaring war on Germany. With the war in full swing and those closest to Harry enlisting in the army, he receives a telegram that his brother has been killed in action. Devastated, Harry enlists for vengeance. As he moves up in the ranks, a past acquaintance from Oxford is also making a name for himself - the invincible killing machine – as he devises a vengeful plan of his own against Harry. As the war wages on, Harry is dealt several more blows as he attempts to stay alive and keep his family safe. But with danger brewing around every corner, this proves to be a challenging feat. ELEPHANT WALK is the second book of the Brigandshaw Chronicles with ECHOES FROM THE PAST being the first.

Tragedy has struck twice, leaving one grief-stricken man and another fighting his demons. Will they ever be happy again? It's post-World War 1. Harry Brigandshaw runs away to the Skeleton Coast to hide his grief and anger from anyone who cares. Several, lonely years pass before Harry returns to Elephant Walk putting aside his rage and sorrow to begin anew. But can he? Unbeknownst to him, a letter awaits his return. And yet again his future is thrown into turmoil! Mad Dogs and Englishmen takes you to the roaring 20’s of London where beautiful, seductive women snare the wealthy, where cut-throat deals are made, and hedonism plays out at the supper clubs and theatre. Yet always, Africa is calling. Africa, where only the mad go out in the midday sun. Beckoning. Back to Elephant Walk. The heart and soul of the Brigandshaw family. The unmissable Brigandshaws and the colourful character’s Peter Rimmer paints return in this eagerly awaited sequel to Elephant Walk. MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN is the third book of the Brigandshaw Chronicles with ECHOES FROM THE PAST being the first.

Beguiling, sexy Tina Pringle thinks she has solved her problem. Married a wealthy man. A baby due. But has she created an even bigger dilemma? Tina is excruciatingly bored. Africa is not the glitz and glamour of 1920s London. Harry Brigandshaw, however, couldn’t be happier on his African farm. But with his young wife pressurising him to return to England, Harry caves into her demands. The soul of London is what Tina desires. Plunging herself into the hedonistic swirl of social engagements, she rekindles her flirtatious dance with Barnaby St Clair. Heedless, Harry returns to business. Including financing a musical with his old flame in the leading role. Danger swirls and jealousies flare… And when Harry begins a new and hazardous venture, the warning signs are already there. Love affairs abound. The rich are getting richer. The stock market is rising. And like a pack of cards, everything collapses, along with Harry disappearing, in deepest Africa… To the Manor Born is the fourth novel in the Brigandshaw Chronicles – a multigenerational saga, of heroic people living through the rise and fall of the Anglo-Saxon Empire.

Unknowingly betrayed by one of his own, Harry Brigandshaw returns from the dead. But salvaging all that he’s lost comes at a price… The Tutsi tribe have kept him captured for more than two years. His disappearance extensively reported worldwide. Ingeniously escaping in 1931, Harry heads for Dar es Salaam. Dishevelled and unrecognisable he hides on the beaches waiting for a ship to dock. But little does he know all that has happened, with Colonial Shipping stolen… Securing his berth, he convinces the captain of who he is, only to learn of the duplicity. Harry needs to weigh up the options open to him. But, on arrival in England Harry is rushed to hospital, critically ill. His whereabouts undisclosed… Harry will need all his strength to recover and fight back but is it all too late? On the Brink of Tears is the fifth novel in the Brigandshaw Chronicles – a multigenerational saga, of courageous people living through the rise and fall of the Anglo-Saxon Empire.

What the older generation of Brigandshaws feared has returned. The world is no longer on the brink of tears. Having joined the Air Ministry, Harry Brigandshaw is itching to fly but deemed too old. He has no alternative but to stay in London, working to keep his fevered mind at rest and running for shelter as the chilling air-raid sirens sound. To keep his wife and children out of insanity’s reach, Harry sends them to Cape Town. But from so far away, can he stop his boys from enlisting, whilst other younger men are fighting for their lives in the skies above London? For the beautiful film star, Genevieve, she has no choice but to watch from afar. She’s petrified she will lose her man even before their love has had a chance to flourish. Along with other indomitable pilots, will her darling survive the greatest fight of his life? Through the eyes of the Brigandshaws and their friends, Peter Rimmer yet again brings to life their lives and loves during the harrowing times of World War Two in Treason If You Lose, the thrilling sixth instalment of this historical fiction series.

Returning to England, Frank is heading down two paths. One to make them, the ménage à trois a trifle uncomfortable and admit the truth. The other, to make money and lots of it. And so like father like son, it seems Frank will succeed until he meets Connie Whitaker. Meantime, Frank’s siblings are making their own way in a city that is recovering from the fallout of war. Amongst the jazz set and artists living in Chelsea, Beth falls in love with a man who doesn’t love her; Dorian finds himself with a worrying dilemma and Kim sets off on his travels to India. However, when they are all summoned to Hastings Court, everything the young Brigandshaws have come to love is about to unravel, threatened with collapse and truths are revealed. With the flame of empire about to go out, along with crippling taxes, the enduring Brigandshaws strive to make their way in a new Britain in this next instalment of Peter Rimmer’s historical fiction series, the seventh in the epic saga of the Brigandshaws, Horns of Dilemma .

She left home for a husband. But she fell in love with Africa… With a fiancé waiting in Africa, and a one-way ticket in hand, artist Livy Johnston boards a steamer ship at the port of London. A tantalizingly future awaits, and Livy is exuberant with a lust for life. So much so, that when she catches the eye of a fellow passenger, she embarks on a shipboard romance. Surely one last fling wouldn’t hurt… Arriving in Rhodesia, Livy quickly makes new friends, who waste no time exposing her to the nightlife of colonial society. But what of Jeremy, her fiancé? When the life he offers turns out to be nothing like what she envisaged, Livy embarks on a safari to the Zambezi River. Camping on the shores, she passionately paints the winding river. Lost in the beauty of Africa, she creates a nostalgic painting never meant to be sold. Confused and disillusioned, Livy begins to question where she really belongs. Harry Brigandshaw’s damning words have become a portent of things to come in Africa. Should she listen to them now? Or follow her heart’s desire… Lady Come Home is Peter Rimmer’s eighth novel in the Brigandshaw Chronicles, the historical fiction series where love is at the heart of everything. It’s the dawn of a new era for the Brigandshaws.

They chanted. ‘Release Mandela’. But for three young individuals, their motives are their own… During a London Anti-Apartheid march, the Daily Mirror reporter Harry meets the impassioned Petronella, a communist activist. Alongside her is Josiah Makoni, a man spearheading his own cause to free his people from colonial Rhodesia. A country threatening to declare unilateral independence from Britain… Enamoured after his brief encounter, Harry wants more. Why is this woman so intriguing when her political agenda is in direct contrast to her family background? The granddaughter of an English magnate and daughter of a privileged white Rhodesian farmer. Playing with Harry, it becomes clear that Petronella and Josiah are lovers, driving Harry ever more to win her over. But for Josiah, his desire and passion are for his land. To break free of white oppression. To recruit freedom fighters and take back the power of his country, Zimbabwe. No matter the unthinkable… The Best of Times is the ninth episode in the Brigandshaw Chronicles. It’s the best of times for some, but the start of a bitter war to come.

If you hope well in life, everything turns out fine. But hope for Rhodesia is fading… Granted a Crown Land farm, all Bobby Preston wants is a life of happiness. With a woman by his side. His estate to flourish. A family. With that, he proposes marriage. To a girl he barely knows… Full of optimism and excitement, Katie accepts and begins her voyage to Africa. Spending her first night under the African stars, it all seems perfect. But then doubts begin to set in. Tensions are rising with stirrings of a vicious conflict on the horizon. Black nationalism continues to grow, and the future is looking very bleak. For some… The best of times are over and for Britain, its domination in Africa is beginning to crumble. Peter Rimmer’s tenth outing, Full Circle, in the massive Brigandshaw Chronicles, will leave you with so many questions and a deep yearning for all it once was.