Charlotte Betts

The Stone Rose a richly descriptive account of a royal household in medieval times and follows the story of Isabella from her marriage at fifteen to King Edward II to the end of her life.

Many of us have been told stories of family members who served in WWI and the difficulties and privations they faced. Many of these ordinary men rose to the challenges of war to became heroes. Both my grandfathers may be counted amongst them.

I’m thrilled to reveal that I’ve signed a contract for three new books set in Italy with Little Brown Book Group for their Piatkus imprint.   

I was completely swept away into the shadowy and dangerous world of Giulia Tofano in Renaissance Italy.

Darjeeling Inheritance is a meticulously researched story set in Darjeeling in the 1930s. The descriptions are beautifully written and give the reader a real sense of the atmosphere of the place and the beauty of the landscape.