‘What will be when we begin, will not always be. We will make a foundation, and the future will be built upon it. There will be errors, and we will learn from those. A perfect land cannot be made, only achieved. We must learn what it is to live together. We must find that rarest of things: the state of acceptance.’

There are two facts in life. Birth and death. Everything else is just chance. Or is it destiny? As Mistral enters the second year of her apprenticeship to master Sight she begins to question whether it is what she truly wants. All that holds her to an unwanted future is the presence of her Mage, but when figures from his dark and violent past draw him away Mistral quickly becomes uncontrollable.

When is it right to want what is wrong? When morality and emotion collide, which will be the victor? Angel De Winter has her life planned out. She will Qualify and marry the boy she loves. When greed and fate converge, forever altering the course of her life, Angel finds out what it is to fall, and not care whether she survives. A figure from the Isle’s past returns, causing a disruption in the De Winter family that quickly extends far beyond the walls of their home. An unthinkable betrayal forces everyone to make brutal and devastating sacrifices, culminating in a violent battle that will decide the fate of the Isle.

Sight ... the ability to See another’s thoughts and desires, to know ... everything. The ultimate gift? Or the ultimate curse? Mistral has finally attained Sight and with the fulfilment of her gift comes the longed for freedom of a life with her Mage. But just as it seems she has all the answers, her world spirals into confusion where the truth is more unbelievable than the questions. In the midst of her turmoil outside forces threaten the sanctuary of the Ri. The Divinus has passed, leaving in his wake a bitter fight between Leo Sphinx, the coldly ambitious Training Captain with a devastating secret, Malachi Nox, the darkly enigmatic Magnate member and Mycroft Casterton, the only human on the Isle. Old blood feuds rise again and war looms, pitting Mage against Mage and brother on brother. Arcane or Mage? The time has come for choices to be made; loyalty or blood?

The Isle is overcrowded. In an era of peace overseen by the powerful Mage Sphinx and Cassius De Winter, gifted Seer and Divinus of the Ri, the tribes on the Isle have flourished, and the result is vibrant chaos. It is harder than ever to maintain control and keep the Isle a secret. The younger generation has grown restless. The time has come to seek a new haven. England, 1703. A religious fanatic is seeking his defining cause. A chance meeting with a son of the Isle opens his eyes to the nightmare creatures he thought only existed in Revelations. It is a sign. He has been sent a mission from God.

The first thing you should know about me is that I am dead … Death. It comes to us all, even to you, one day. When death slips its hand around your tired hand, you will welcome the cold touch, I promise you. It is the leveller, the constant ... the one thing none of us can avoid. The rich, the poor, the gifted and the lame; we are all alike in death. Death is equal. Death is pure. Three tales wind through She-Wolf, each following the path of a different character. Ryder De Winter, the illegitimate son of Rafael De Winter, born with too much to prove. Tabitha Larch, a child forced into marriage with the cold and callous chieftain, Ares Wolfsnare, her innocence sacrificed to unify the two most powerful elven tribes on the Isle. And the She-Wolf, whose tale is as strange as she is … Three strands, seemingly unconnected, finally join together to become one, in this, the seventh book in the Isle of Dreams series.

England 1646. The Country is torn apart by civil war. Fear and uncertainty are rife. The terrifying reign of Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General, is at its peak. His relentless purges are forcing the Mage families from hiding, fleeing for the only sanctuary where their kind can exist without persecution. The Isle. The Isle cannot hope to remain secret in such dangerous times, leaving Mage Sphinx with a stark choice. To deny his brethren sanctuary will be to sign their death warrants, to allow them sanctuary will risk the Isle he has sworn to protect. Death comes with each decision, but need it be the death of many? Or just one man. The De Winter family travel to England to assassinate Matthew Hopkins, leaving Cassius, first born son and Divinus of the Ri, to face an inescapable fate alone.

‘A time will come when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.’ The return of an old face gives rise to difficult questions; loyalties divide and order crumbles in this, the bloody finale to the series.

The fragile balance of the Isle is shaken when a fallen god rises to challenge the iron might of Mage Grapple. Faced with an uncertain future, the Isle must look to the past for answers. Bitter feuds resurface and old secrets are exposed, revealing more of Mage De Winter’s dark past. When the very foundations of power on the Isle are destroyed, chaos seems set to reign, throwing the turbulent brilliance of Mistral’s life into darkness. How far would you go to protect those you love? Would you fight for them? Kill for them? Die in their place? For some there are no limits. “Eternal Winter” is the epic fourth book in the dark fantasy series Isle of Dreams.