Best Selling Books by K. M. Peyton

A story set on the Essex seacoast in the mid-nine-teenth century. cf. Dust jacket.

When a new job takes Nicky and her mom to the Scottish border lands, Nicky is concerned. She's not worried about the job -- taking care of horses -- but about where it is -- ancient Bloodybow Castle, dark, forbidding and full of sercrets. At night, when darkness falls, Bloodybow is attacked by ghosts, ancient raiders that ride out of history to exact revenge against the castle and its denizens, both horse and human. Nicky and her friend Jed are determined to protect Stealaway, the castle's prize stallion, from these phantom attackers. But how? As Nicky and Jed delve futher into the secrets of Bloodybow's past, they realize a mysterious white pony may be the key to solving the mystery and saving Stealaway. STEALAWAY is a thrilling story sure to appeal to fans of horse stories, ghost stories and histories set in the Scottish highlands.

Strong-willed Minna is just a blacksmith's daughter, yet she raises a sickly abandoned foal to become the pride of the Roman cavalry. And when her fort is threatened by blood-thirsty pirates, the fate of her people depends on Minna and her beloved horse alone, as they set out on an impossible journey to fetch help.

Fourteen-year-old Ruth acquires what is considered an unsuitable pony and determines to train him so that she can become a member of the Pony Club team. Sequel to Fly-by-Night.

Clara has been left a widow, pregnant with another man's child, and it seems as if things could not get worse. But soon her pretty and reckless youngest sister, Ellen, is harshly sentenced to deportation to the newly-discovered land of Australia, alongside many other convicts. And back in Norfolk, Clara becomes the victim of blackmail that puts her in the clutches of the wicked Nat Grover in more ways than one . . . Will her pure love for Prosper Mayes ever survive? Spanning from the gritty county of Norfolk to the wilds of Australia in the early nineteenth century, the Garlands face huge obstacles in their struggle to survive as a family. Yet, they remain as inimitable and courageous as ever.

This is the story of the Garland's, a farming family who are strugling to adjust after the death of the mother - Their problems are complicated by poverty and ill-health but really begin to spiral out of control when the eldest daughter falls in love with the son of a wealthy family.

When Tom's favourite Shetland pony, Storm, is sold to work in the coal mines, he is devastated. The poor little black pony will have to work underground for the rest of his life - never seeing the sky or breathing fresh air! And when there is a terrible accident in the mine, Tom wonders whether he'll ever be with Storm again... A heart-warming story from an award-winning author.

When a film company asks for a difficult pony to appear in a new film, Rowan's pony, Swallow, is chosen, but Rowan's friend, Hugh, is chosen to ride her. As Rowan watches Swallow bucking in front of the cameras, she doubts whether she will ever ride well enough to control the spirited pony.

Rowan is desperate for a horse of her own - so when her father narrowly misses colliding with a dark, beautiful stray, she feels he was always supposed to be hers. Exciting, passionate and adventurous, these stories from bestselling author K.M. Peyton are the perfect read for any girl who loves horses.

When Minna's true love Theo leaves the lonely fort of Othona for the big city, Minna cannot bear to be left behind and steals away on her beloved pony, Silva, to follow him. But she has no idea that her actions will spark a deadly chain of events from which there can be no turning back.

In the first of these three pony stories, Ruth learns that keeping a pony is harder than she'd thought. In the second, Faith battles with her fear of horses as she learns to ride on a farm holiday; and in the third, David discovers that reaching the top as a show-jumper is a bumpy ride.

After her husband is killed in the war in 1916, twenty-one-year old Christina returns to take care of the deserted estate where she grew up. Sequel to Flambards and The Edge of the Cloud.

Een leerling van een Engelse kostschool komt in tweestrijd wanneer een leraar wordt vermoord.

Patrick Pennington is in his last term at school. If it wasn't for his talents in music and swimming, he'd be in big trouble. His constant brushes with the law, his parents and the teachers at school are a continual problem.

Jonathan Meredith did not like Robin, the English master at Meddington Boarding School. It was not his inability to control his classes that he disliked, but rather his indifference to the feelings of others. When Robin drowns in the river close to the school, Jonathan suspects murder.

Minna, a Roman servant girl, follows commander Theo into battle along with her brother and her beloved horse.

A young woman is forced to move from London to a bleak wilderness. She is devastated until she gets a job restoring the local manor. There she falls in love with the son and heir. But the manor is haunted and her arrival has sent the restless spirits into a frenzy. A violent end is coming.