Books in the Folville Chronicles series

When potter's daughter Mathilda is kidnapped by the notorious Folville brothers as punishment for her father's debts, she fears for her life. Although of noble birth, the Folvilles are infamous throughout the county for using crime to rule their lands-and for using any means necessary to deliver their distinctive brand of 'justice'. Mathilda must prove her worth to the Folvilles in order to win her freedom.To do so, she must go against her instincts and, disguised as the betrothed of Robert de Folville, undertake a mission that will send her to Bakewell in Derbyshire, and the home of Nicholas Coterel, one of the most villainous men in England.With her life in the hands of more than one dangerous brigand, Mathilda must win the trust of the Folville's housekeeper, Sarah, and Robert Folville himself if she has any chance of survival. Never have the teachings gleaned from the tales of Robyn Hode been so useful…

1329: It is the dead of winter. The notorious Folville brothers are on edge. There are rumours of an unknown outlaw terrorising the Leicestershire countryside-a man who has designs on the Folville family's criminal connections.Determined to stop this usurper in his tracks, Robert Folville unearths a man hiding in one of Ashby-Folville's sheep shelters. A steward from far-off West Markham in Nottinghamshire, the cold, hungry Adam Calvin claims he knows nothing of any threat to the Folville family. He has troubles of his own, for he is being pursued by vengeful sheriff, Edmund de Cressy, for a crime he did not commit.Mathilda of Twyford, newly betrothed to Robert de Folville, believes Adam's story, but with rumours about a vendetta against the family growing, the Folville brothers are suspicious of every stranger.After an attack on the household's trusted housekeeper, it falls to Mathilda to work out who can be trusted and who can't... With the Folvilles' past about to trip them up, it's going to take a level head and extreme bravery if Mathilda and Robert are ever going to make it to their Winter Solstice wedding.The Winter Outlaw is the sequel to The Outlaw's Ransom