Moontide

Local landowner John Bettison has forbidden his workers to attend church, but when curate Toby Lovell arrives in Porthluney, he is determined to bring about change. Injured during the Battle of Trafalgar, Toby is used to facing adversity but little does he realise the challenge that lies ahead of him. But the trouble really starts when Toby falls in love with Bethany Poole, a local Quaker girl. When her society rejects her, she turns to Toby for support but a dreadful misunderstanding involving Bettison forces her to leave without a word of explanation and Toby will not rest until they are reunited . . . Set on Cornwall's south coast in the early nineteenth century, Moontide is a captivating tale of loves lost and found.

E. V. Thompson is a former policeman and sailor. He is the author of The Dream Traders as well as Chase the Wind, which won the Best Historical Novel of the Year award.