Books with author DW Davis

The immortal knight, Richard of Ashbury, hunts his nemesis through centuries of war...AD 1190, England. A young knight’s family is slaughtered.His eternal quest for vengeance begins.Sir Richard swears an oath to destroy Earl William de Ferrers, who has returned from the Holy Land with an insatiable thirst for blood. As the lords of Christendom fight to retake Jerusalem from the mighty Saladin, Richard stalks William and his savage knights across Europe to the war-torn Crusader states.There, he fights in the crusade's bloodiest battles beside Richard the Lionheart... and unearths a secret of great evil under the hills of Palestine.This is not an ordinary vampire story.Vampire Crusader is a thrilling novel for readers of historical fiction and action-adventure. Ideal for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden, Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane, and Giles Kristian. The Immortal Knight Chronicles is a historical fantasy series spanning 800 years from the 12th century to the present day and featuring the most exciting and the darkest periods of English and European history.If you love action-packed historical fiction with a twist then get Vampire Crusader now.An excerpt from The Immortal Knight Chronicles:"Wherever there was great death and evil in the world, William was never far. I fought him in the New World, the Far East and in Napoleon’s Europe.I tracked him through the horrors of the Black Death and the overwhelming destruction on the Eastern Front.He was crusader, outlaw, khan. He was a count, a cavalier and a cardinal.William was a murderer, a devil.A vampire."Praise for the Immortal Knight Chronicles:“Highlander meets Interview with the Vampire” "If Bernard Cornwell wrote vampire novels he’d do extremely well to match this."“I recommend this book to everyone with a love for historical fiction and fantasy!”“These vampires are bloody murderous, cruel, ferocious bastards, lurking in the darkness trying to bite your head of your body (or slice you open… sometimes on a meat hook)”"Interview with a Vampire meets Kingdom of Heaven."The Immortal Knight Chronicles:1. Vampire Crusader: Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade2. Vampire Outlaw: King John and the Invasion of England 3. Vampire Khan: Hulegu Khan and the Mongol Invasions4. Vampire Knight: King Edward III and the Hundred Years War 5. Vampire Heretic: Gilles de Rais and the Siege of Orléans6. Vampire Impaler: Vlad Dracula and the Ottoman InvasionsFeaturing epic medieval battles, political intrigue and real historical figures and events, this is exciting, action-packed historical fiction with a military fantasy twist.

Stone Hart moved to Buzby Beach at the start of his teen years - the years of learning about life and love - believing he was destined to meet his soul mate. However, his chances at love came and went as one girl after another raised his hopes and then dashed his dreams. Is there a girl who won't break Stone's heart, or will he wind up with a heart of stone?

Summer is when teenagers get to sleep late, spend lazy days on the beach, and hangout with their friends, unless your mom owns the only coffee shop on the island. Then summer means getting up before the sun and getting the job done. It also means meeting some interesting characters, including some cute girls. Just ask Jacques, the Boy from Buzby Beach.

The immortal knight, Richard of Ashbury, faces an assassin who stalks a young Henry VIII.AD 1513, France. The army of King Henry VIII is besieging the town of Thérouanne in northern France. It is the young Henry's first war.But an immortal assassin stalks the king...And only one man can stop him. But at what cost?Richard of Ashbury returns in the new short story Vampire Assassin.Please note: the Immortal Knight Chronicles Short Stories are to be read in conjunction with the main series, which starts with the novel Vampire Crusader. Richard of Ashbury has performed countless heroic deeds down the centuries and fought in hundreds of battles that will not feature in the main novel series. But they are too good to miss. That is why some of these episodes will be told in these short stories.So join Richard and his companions now for their next thrilling adventure.Vampire Assassin takes place between Book 6 Vampire Impaler and Book 7 Vampire Armada of the Immortal Knight Chronicles.The Immortal Knight Chronicles:1. Vampire Crusader: Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade2. Vampire Outlaw: King John and the Invasion of England 3. Vampire Khan: Hulegu Khan and the Mongol Invasions4. Vampire Knight: King Edward III and the Hundred Years War 5. Vampire Heretic: Gilles de Rais and the Siege of Orléans6. Vampire Impaler: Vlad Dracula and the Ottoman InvasionsFeaturing epic medieval battles, political intrigue and real historical figures and events, this is exciting, action-packed historical fiction with a military fantasy twist.

Rhiannon has a rule against dating her best friend, Michael. Is it a rule meant to be broken, or a rule that will break her heart? Rhiannon and sailing are Mike's two greatest loves. Sailing's the one thing he can always count on. Rhiannon's the one he can count on to keep him confused.As high school begins, the new girl in town sets her sites on Mike. What will Rhiannon's rules cost her, and will she ever get to show Michael she really does love him, too?

Michael's dream of life with Rhiannon changes when she ignores his moment of direst need.In the second book of the River Dream series, it's been four years since high school graduation and Michael's dream of a life with Rhiannon changes when she leaves him waiting as he struggles to overcome his wounds and restart his life. Maeve, his summer love from long ago, re-enters his life and a new dream begins to grow in his heart. Dreams Change, the much anticipated follow up to River Dream.

Overlooking Purgatory Chasm, there sits an old house that has far exceeded its occupancy limit. Only those who reside here are no longer living - they are the ones who have passed on within the confines of its walls and cannot escape. Death had all but forgotten the wretched souls here. When Clara Mae fell to her death and added to the count, it was one too many for the rest of them to take - something had to be done. There just wasn't room for all of them to exist in that house any longer. But what would it take to break the curse that kept them confined for all these years? While the others had occupied themselves with haunting the living, Charles plotted an escape. But could it work, or would it backfire and leave them worse off than they were before? Could he find a way out before more bodies piled up? Perhaps the evil one would find the answer, or maybe it would just take the help of a child to bring them the peace they had been waiting for all this time.

When his father was killed in the Second Gulf War, Trey and his mother moved to Buzby Island. There, Trey meets Dusty, who lives with her single dad in the apartment across the hall. Over the years their friendship develops into a romance until their parents discover feelings for each other. When Trey and Dusty refuse to break off their budding romance to accommodate their parents, the two find themselves exiled. Trey is sent to New Hampshire to live with the paternal grandparents he hardly knows, while Dusty is sent to western North Carolina to live with her father's parents.In New Hampshire, Trey meets Bobbi, a girl his age who lives next door to his grandparents. From the moment he first sets eyes on Bobbi, Trey knows his vow to stay true to Dusty is on thin ice. As he and Bobbi, a sailing enthusiast, take to the lake so Trey can learn how to sail, Trey begins to learn the difference between loving someone and being in love with someone. Trey is one boy, caught between two islands, and trying to find a safe harbor for his heart.

Michael and Maeve are about to renew their vows in the big, beachside wedding Maeve always dreamed of when Rhiannon's unexpected arrival threatens to derail their plans. Will Rhiannon be able to win Mike back, or will his new love for Maeve be stronger than his old feelings for his high school sweetheart?The fates once conspired to change Michael's dreams. Are they now conspiring to set his Dreams Adrift?

This is a study that digs deeply into this 'other' slavery, the bondage of Europeans by North-African Muslims that flourished during the same centuries as the heyday of the trans-Atlantic trade from sub-Saharan Africa to the Americas. Here are explored the actual extent of Barbary Coast slavery, the dynamic relationship between master and slave, and the effects of this slaving on Italy, one of the slave takers' primary targets and victims.

The immortal knight, Sir Richard of Ashbury, hunts his nemesis through centuries of war... AD 1190, England. A young knight’s family is slaughtered. As the lords of Europe seek to retake Jerusalem from the mighty Saladin, Sir Richard swears an oath of vengeance against Earl William de Ferrers, who has returned from the dead with an insatiable thirst for violence. Richard stalks William and his savage knights across Europe to the Holy Land, fights in the crusades' bloodiest battles alongside Richard the Lionheart and unearths a secret of great evil under the hills of Palestine.Vampire Crusader is a thrilling novel for fans of historical fiction and action-adventure — the kinds of novels by authors such as Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden, Simon Scarrow. This is not an ordinary vampire story. It is a series spanning 800 years from the 12th century to the present day and featuring the most exciting and the darkest periods of English and European history. If you love action-packed historical fiction then get Vampire Crusader now.Wherever there was great death and evil in the world, William was never far. I fought him in the New World, the Far East and in Napoleon’s Europe. I tracked him through the horrors of the Black Death and the overwhelming destruction on the Eastern Front.He was crusader, outlaw, khan. He was a count, a cavalier and a cardinal.William was a murderer, a devil.A vampire.Vampire Outlaw, Book 2 in the Immortal Knight Chronicles, is available now on Amazon.Praise for the Immortal Knight Chronicles:“Highlander meets Interview with the Vampire” “These vampires are bloody murderous, cruel, ferocious bastards, lurking in the darkness trying to bite your head of your body (or slice you open… sometimes on a meat hook)”“Recommended for history and vampire enthusiasts because it integrates both sublimely.” “I recommend this book to everyone with a love for historical fiction and fantasy!”"If Bernard Cornwell wrote vampire novels he’d do extremely well to match this."“Historical fiction with a twist!” “I was captured by this awesome story about knights, romance and bloody murders.” “A rip-roaring, blood soaked yarn fraught with danger and tension.”“Just like that I was hooked. These weren't the glamorous vampires that we are so use to reading about in books now-a-days, these were ruthless, blood-sucking parasites and I loved it.”“The author did a wonderful job of masterfully creating characters that were true to the era and the writing was so excellent and the plot was so gripping, I found myself, turning page after page.”“I would recommend it to everyone.”