Books with author Margaret Gill

An enchanting heroine. A layered plot. Mystery, romance, intrigue. I had to prevent myself from looking at the end to see how it all turned out. You must buy this book. I want her to write many more in this strange and alluring world. - Sarah A. Hoyt.Bookish and shy, Sabira has a perfect marriage of convenience to the elderly Lord Steinnland and his library, marred only by her family's urging to trick her husband into releasing his claim to their island fastness. But time and tide bring the irritating, if handsome, Viscount Iveroth, and on his heels, scheming visitors who kill her elderly Lord and release a plague of sea monsters. Now Sabira must travel to the city of Din Eidyn and fight to save her home and her people, with Iveroth as her only ally. But as they battle black magicians and drawing room politics, the hardest fight of all is hiding her growing feelings for the Viscount... and the fact that she's not human...

This it the sequel to book one "Narwhal".Gray's discovery of a narwhal tusk engraved with ancient runes ( in book one) has alerted a drug dealing cabal who believe the prophecy that the finder of these runes will lead to their downfall Gray must be traced and annihilated.Is his encounter with Juan Perez, a Colombian shaman, a coincidence? Is it pure chance that links his destiny with that of a sacred crystal skull?

When the authorities of a tyrannical state learn about Mel's uncanny ability to translate an ancient and possibly illegal text they decide to keep her under surveillance. But they have no idea what extraordinary powers the text is about to unleash, nor what strange coincidences will lead her to resolving a terrible crime committed in the past and uncovering a devastating secret.

Sam’s talent for drawing figures coincides with an alarming series of ‘hallucinatory’ events which are linked to a Greek audio tape that becomes the catalyst for projecting her into other worlds where she experiences the bizarre figures of her own drawings coming to life. Through the multifarious worlds she ‘visits’, she experiences a wide range of characters and learns that the world is not as it seems, that there are other worlds out there. In fact she finds that the whole universe is full of amazing characters and untapped potential.She learns that absolute ‘goodness’ exists but that it needs to be tempered by common sense, that in the world we live in the concise use of language is just as important as being able to use computers and machines, and that having a special talent doesn’t mean you have to forget everything else. After many trials she learns about betrayal, the need to share with and trust others, and experiences real terror before coming to understand the things that are really important.

Meg, uprooted from her smug middle class life in England struggles to find her place in the multi cultural broil of a small Central American country. She stands alone in her doubts about the mysterious and strangely compelling new teacher and in her fears about her missing brother, until she meets Tony, her first friend in this strange country and her first love.

An enchanting heroine. A layered plot. Mystery, romance, intrigue. I had to prevent myself from looking at the end to see how it all turned out. You must buy this book. I want her to write many more in this strange and alluring world. - Sarah A. Hoyt.Bookish and shy, Sabira has a perfect marriage of convenience to the elderly Lord Steinnland and his library, marred only by her family's urging to trick her husband into releasing his claim to their island fastness. But time and tide bring the irritating, if handsome, Viscount Iveroth, and on his heels, scheming visitors who kill her elderly Lord and release a plague of sea monsters. Now Sabira must travel to the city of Din Eidyn and fight to save her home and her people, with Iveroth as her only ally. But as they battle black magicians and drawing room politics, the hardest fight of all is hiding her growing feelings for the Viscount... and the fact that she's not human...

THE QUETZAL SKULLGray's discovery of a narwhal tusk engraved with magic runes and his supposed miraculous powers have alerted the attention of a drug-dealing cabal. They hail from a superstitious native clan who believe the prophecy that the finder of such runes will lead to their downfall. Gray must be traced and annihilated. Is his encounter with Juan, a Colombian shaman, a coincidence? And is it pure chance that links his destiny with that of a sacred crystal skull?

This story celebrates the wonderful marine environment round the south-west coast of England, as seen through the eyes of a young cuttlefish. Cuddles is one of the first of the offspring of Cleo and Clive, a pair of adult cuttlefish which had lost their first clutch of eggs to a pollution incident. Cleo and Clive teach their their offspring what is edible, what they can play with and what is just nice to see. They show the young cuttlefish how to navigate to a reef and a wreck site, warning about the dangers and what is likely to try to eat them. Cleo demonstrates the various skills that cuttlefish possess. Cuddles and his brother, Kurt, are natural leaders amongst their brothers and sisters. They meet many marine creatures on their adventures. Cuddles teams up with Sammy, a young squid, which shows Cuddles a special inlet where a seahorse lives. Sadly, Sammy disappears but, while Cuddles searches for him, he meets a lovely young cuttlefish called Claudie. She shows Cuddles round the wreck and allows him to share her home. The two learn about a cuttlefish gathering and meet up with their families again. Cuddles and Claudie stay together throughout the Autumn and Winter and by the Spring they have grown into young adults. They realise that they are now more than just friends. The cuttlefish life cycle starts over again as Cuddles and Claudie raise their own youngsters.