The Westlake Chronicles
4 total works
The Americans have invaded at last, and the border towns of Canada are ablaze.As the British army retreats north through a painful blizzard, Jonathan Westlake's mission to combat treacherous forces in his own ranks continues - although he fears it might be too late.When Westlake is injured, only a beautiful American keeps him from death's door. But if the young hero can recover, the British Navy has one last gambit - a daring mission that will take the war to Washington itself.Brock's Assassin is the concluding chapter in a heroic series of novels about Brock's troop, following on from Brock's Traitor, in which Jonathan Westlake is a man of courage and integrity in a war that divides a continent. In Tom Taylor's tale of love and treachery, fame and fortune, Westlake is a hero to be reckoned with.
It's been two months since the tragic death of Major General Sir Isaac Brock - but the heroic leader has one final task for his mentee Jonathan Westlake.Brock has left Westlake a message - there is a traitor in the York garrison selling vital secrets. Westlake must go undercover once again - but this time it is amongst his fellow soldiers, and the consequences of failure are even more severe. The Americans are gathering once again on the border, preparing for the largest invasion in the continent's history. As Westlake passes amongst smugglers and sailors, double agents and femmes fatales, time is running out to unmask the traitor and save a nation.Brock's Traitor, winner of an Independent Publisher Award (IPPY) for fiction, is the third in the heroic series of novels about Brock's troop. It follows on from Brock's Railroad, in which Jonathan Westlake is a man of courage and integrity in a war that divides a continent. In Tom Taylor's tale of love and treachery, fame and fortune, Westlake is a hero to be reckoned with.
Fresh from his heroics on the battlefield, Jonathan Westlake is returning home in triumph, accompanied by the beautiful Mary Collins. However, his celebrations are short-lived. Major-General Sir Isaac Brock has need of him once again, and this time the stakes are higher still.Westlake is sent south to Virginia to rescue a slave named Alexander the Great, a former sergeant in the King's Army who is to lead a new troop of black ex-slaves. Westlake must use all of his cunning and courage as he clashes with slave-catchers, hostile Native Americans and even the US Army.And all the while the clock is ticking, because back north on the border, the Americans are preparing to strike . . .Brock's Railroad, winner of the gold medal Independent Publisher Award (IPPY) for wartime fiction, is the second in a heroic series of novels about Brock's troop. It follows on from Brock's Agent, in which Jonathan Westlake is a man of courage and integrity in a war that divides a continent. In Tom Taylor's tale of love and treachery, fame and fortune, Westlake is a hero to be reckoned with.
In 1811, while Great Britain was battling Napoleon, Thomas Jefferson declared that seizing British North America would be 'a mere matter of marching', but Jefferson hadn't counted on British Major General Isaac Brock. Brock moulded a reluctant citizenry, the natives, and his meagre army of 1500 redcoats into a fighting force. The future of North America would hang on the outcome. Unknown to even to even to General Brock, Jonathan Westlake, a young man ready to make his mark, was about to be the difference between defeat and victory.