Rowanvale Books imprint: 84 books

It is now seventy years since the end of the Second World War, and time is running out to capture the memories of the men and women who lived through that valiant era. Porthcawl author Malcolm Cowper has interviewed some forty war veterans in the former county of Glamorgan, ranging from the survivor...

The great Silure War King, Arthur Pendragon, and his Round Table Companions are but one epic battle from ending the Saxon Wars and at last forging an era of peace, a golden age – the Summer Kingdom. Merlin is the chief strategist and architect of the plan that will bring the ultimate victory. He...

“The scarecrows are coming…” Welcome to Freykirk – population, 266. A quaint, rural, yet affluent village where everybody knows everybody else and the locals are not afraid to leave their doors unlocked at night. Washed-up writer and city boy, Cage Roberts, is about to experience...

CONTAINS ADULT CONTENTWhen Freya’s parents are brutally murdered, the horrifying experience turns her and her family’s lives upside down. She embarks on an emotional journey to discover the truth of why this tragedy has occurred, but on the way she discovers secrets that have been kept...

A couple struggling to come to terms with betrayal and a young’s woman’s isolation are just two of the situations brought to life in this collection of short stories. The element of performance fiction brings a sense of stark realism, with both humour and unflinching honesty. A must-read for any...

A chance encounter with an old university friend leads a newly qualified priest, James Brittain, to accept an invitation to participate in the CND Aldermaston march in April 1963, where he unwittingly learns of a plot to assassinate President Kennedy during his forthcoming visit to the UK. As a result...

One day, two boys living miles apart begin experiencing the same vivid, terrifying dreams. They are completely unaware that they are not alone in their experiences, and they struggle to find out what the dreams really mean. These nightmares soon morph into reality as fate draws them to visit the Austrian...

Warning: Strong Adult Content Mike Angells is an openly gay CID inspector based in North East England. There are three men in his life: Raith Balan, Phil Roberts and Ross Whitburn. Mike is particularly close to Ross. Following a routine but significant investigation into thefts of farm...

Derek, a cabbie born and raised in East London, wakes up from a coma only to find that Britain is now ruled by Sharia law. He finds himself unable to cope with the dramatic changes and desperately searches for answers. His actions lead him to meet Britain’s new ruler, Emir George, which reveals...

The kings and poshies were a pretty nasty lot and didn’t reckon much on the sweaty peasant types. With war, assassinations, plots and some shady characters, British history sure is chaotic! If you want to know who did what, when and why in medieval English history, but don’t reckon much on the...

A young Munich zookeeper, Marion Weisberg, is terrified of all dangerous animals. After being run over by a car, she is in a coma. She dreams of being with different tribes and cultures and learns how they see dangerous animals in their spiritualism and folklore. She encounters the world’s most...

Roconn and Maria, royal vampires of Italy, face a new foe: religion. More formidable than anything else they have encountered before, it prompts them to plot a merciless act of revenge. New obstacles constantly appear, no one is quite what they seem and, when faced with a choice of love or revenge, Roconn finds himself walking the path he wished never to take.

A shooting star is not a star. When twenty-one year old Rachel Coast meets Austin Jacobs, a young and extremely handsome photographer, she immediately falls for his charms and is left curious after overhearing a conversation between Austin and his father about their past. Unexpectedly, Austin asks...

At the beginning of the Korean War, Jimmy McLeod is called up for national service, and this has far reaching effects on the rest of his life. The story shows how an ordinary man, through circumstances not all of his making, can find his whole life’s course altered, and demonstrates how, when trained to kill, he can lose his way in life.