Dividing Line Books
When Rachel marries Danny Maguire, younger son of the most powerful criminal family in Manchester, she thinks she can cope with his way of life. After all, he's the legitimate face of the family, isn't he? When war breaks out between the Maguires and their deadly rivals, the Law family, Rachel is dragged into the criminal underworld and she must turn her back on her old life and embrace this new, dangerous one if she is to survive. The Maguires also find themselves the target of The Coalition, a shadowy group made up of the city's premiere citizens who are tired of the Maguires' rule and will stop at nothing to see them fall. The Coalition's interference stirs up suspicion and paranoia within the family and Rachel is no longer sure who she can trust. When sides are taken, she finds herself facing off against those closest to her and who are also the most formidable criminals in the city. As the war increases in ferocity, Rachel discovers another woman inside herself, a strong, ruthless one who will stop at nothing to root out the traitors in the family's ranks and protect those she loves. Contains strong language, sex and violence.
Rachel Maguire finally has it all. Matriarch of the powerful Maguire family, whose name is feared and revered throughout the city of Manchester, she is wealthy, contented and more in love than ever with her husband Danny. Working in conjunction with their one time arch enemies, the Law Family, life for the Maguires has never been more peaceful. However that peace is about to be shattered in the most brutal way possible and Rachel finds herself hunting a faceless enemy, one that will stop at nothing to see her family fall. Contains strong language and scenes of sex, violence and torture.
Life for Rachel and her husband Ryan is very good indeed. Loving parents to three children, together they run their business empire while keeping on the straight and narrow, their criminal pasts firmly behind them. Their idyll is disturbed by a rival family intent on making their mark on Manchester. Jan Jordan, the hard faced matriarch of this rogue family, is fixated with Rachel. The Maguires are still top dog in the city and Jan is convinced Rachel is still a power to be reckoned with. The interlopers threaten to drag her and Ryan back into the life they've managed to avoid for so long and they are forced to resort to desperate measures to stay alive. However there is also a hidden danger. Someone close to Rachel is working against her, the revelation of a long-buried secret turning love into a corrosive hate, affecting the whole family and they will go to any lengths to destroy her perfect life. Contains scenes of sex and violence.
Fourth book in the Dividing Line series. Life is good in Devon for Rachel and Ryan Law until a tragic loss brings them back to Manchester. Their return sends the volatile Alex Maguire over the edge and his behaviour becomes increasingly unhinged as he turns on those closest to him. In desperation, Mikey and Jez commit an act that causes the situation to explode and Alex sets his sights set on the person he considers responsible for every ill that has ever befallen him. Rachel Law. When he realises his family are in danger, Ryan throws off his law-abiding persona and becomes the man he used to be in order to aggressively defend them. When Rachel disappears battle lines are drawn, allies becoming enemies as members of the Maguire and Law families pick sides to help find Rachel and topple a king. Contains scenes of sex and violence.
Fifth book in the Dividing Line series. A secret war is being fought in Manchester. A family, once close allies, is torn apart as the head of the family turns on his own. Rachel Law is recovering in hospital after a savage assault and her husband Ryan burns with the need to avenge her. Alex Maguire plots the destruction of his enemies from his hospital bed, doing all in his power to slip them up. As Alex and Rachel recuperate, the two opposing factions form new alliances and attack one another with renewed ferocity and cunning, fighting for the highest stakes imaginable. Events culminate in a showdown that will shatter the family forever. Contains strong language as well as scenes of violence, torture and sex. Please note, this is not a stand-alone novel and is part of a series.
Sixth book in the Dividing Line Series. Ryan and Rachel Law are still trying to catch their breath after the last war in Manchester that has left its scars, both inside and out. But a return to normality is denied by those they hurt and whose lives they ruined in defence of their own. When Ryan's two half-sisters turn up like bad pennies - Lexie with a dark secret and Jules with vengeance on her mind - their hopes for a peaceful interlude are dashed. Katia is also making her presence felt, violently grieving for Alex Maguire, murdered by the Laws, clinging onto her sanity with the arrival of her twin baby boys - Alex and Daniel. Ryan and Rachel are about to discover that the female of the species is indeed more deadly than the male.
Dividing Line Origins is an anthology of nine short stories about the main characters from the Dividing Line books. Every story is set pre-Dividing Line and describes what incidents in their lives moulded them into the people they became. The nine stories cover: Ryan, Rachel, Mikey, Jules, Frankie McVay, Riley, Battler and Bruiser, Estelle Law and Frank and Martina Maguire. Contains strong language and scenes of violence.
Ryan and Rachel’s dreams of finally moving back into their family home in Devon after it was devastated by fire are doused by the discovery of a body buried on their land. Ryan, as ever highly dubious of the abilities of the police, decides to look into the matter personally, with the help of the ever-loyal Battler and Bruiser. Their investigation uncovers some deep, dark secrets their new neighbours would prefer remained hidden. The closer he gets to discovering the truth leads to grave danger for one member of the family. In Manchester Jules is protecting a dark secret of her own that, if discovered, could end her plans to become a firm member of the Maguire clan. Mikey and Jez are working on consolidating the security of their families and businesses by forming a ring of steel around them that neither the police nor their enemies will be able to penetrate. However, before their plans can come to fruition, Katia plots to get the revenge she so craves for the death of Alex Maguire, her lover and father of her twin boys. She persuades her new benefactor and king of Essex, Jared Slattery, to annihilate her enemies once and for all. At the top of her hit list are Ryan and Rachel Law. Contains strong language and scenes of sex and violence. Please note, this book is part of a series and not a stand-alone novel.
The Maguires' enemies are sensing weakness. Now Mikey and Jez are in charge every chancer in Manchester is trying their luck in the hope of wrenching their empire from them. But it is Jared Slattery, a rival from down south, who poses the biggest threat. His actions will destroy an integral part of the Maguire empire, throwing the future of the entire family into the balance and Rachel and Ryan will be forced to fight again. Contains scenes of sex, violence and torture.
The quiet life Rachel and Ryan Law so crave in Devon is still eluding them. As well as a shock attack they also have to contend with a surprise visitor. On top of all that they're also trying to quietly sort out any problems the local residents come to them with, problems that can't be solved by the police and require their own special brand of brutal justice. Meanwhile one of their enemies is working in the background in an attempt to bring them down once and for all. Neither is life any more peaceful for Mikey and Jez, who are still recovering from the recent war with Jared Slattery. When they are approached for help by Toni McVay they find themselves caught up in another war, this time in Glasgow. This brings them into contact with Brodie MacBride, a private investigator whose language is as colourful as his personality. Jules is also struggling with a secret of her own, one that turns her life on its head and could potentially expose the entire family to danger. Contains sex, violence, strong language and scenes of torture. Please note this book is part of a series and is not a stand-alone novel.
Two years after Dividing Line #9. For the first time in his life, Ryan Law is afraid. His adored wife Rachel is giving him the cold-shoulder and he has no idea why, making him fear that his marriage may be over. On top of that the local police are aware of the fact that he and Rachel - along with their old friends Battler and Bruiser - are the local vigilantes responsible for punishing those who terrorise their neighbourhood and they are starting to feel the pressure. Life in Manchester is as hectic as ever for the Laws and Maguires. Family tensions are rising and grudges being formed. However Jules, for the first time in her traumatic life, is blissfully happy with her husband Jackson and her daughter Cara. Yet a shadow looms on the horizon in the form of Jared Slattery - Cara's biological father and an enemy of the Laws and Maguires. He's decided it's time his little girl came home to daddy and he's going to leave carnage in his wake. Contains strong language and scenes of sex, torture and violence. This book is part of a series and not a stand-alone novel.
The Maguire-Law family is still in mourning. Jules Driscoll, an integral part of their criminal empire, survived the attack on her by the ferocious Slattery clan, however she remains locked in a coma with no sign of waking up. Despite the retribution the Maguires and Laws took on the Slatterys for this atrocity, their leader Jared still lives, his shadow hanging over them like an ever-present threat. Adding to the pressure, their deadliest rivals, led by Katia and her increasingly dominant crew, are restless, unsatisfied by how far they've come in such a short space of time. They want more, especially the Maguire-Law empire. Meanwhile in Devon, Rachel and Ryan Law's daughter Leah has got herself in a mess. Possessed by the desire to be just like her parents, she's set up her own vigilante gang with her older and dangerous boyfriend, Reid. However Reid has crossed a line and killed two people. With Reid growing increasingly unstable, Leah finds herself trapped in a volatile situation and can see no way out. Back in Manchester, another and unexpected threat arises in the form of a traitor in their own family whose actions threaten to topple their reign once and for all. Contains bad language and scenes of sex and violence. Please note this is not a stand-alone book and is part of a series.
The Maguire-Law family are preparing for a big celebration - Mikey and Jules are finally getting hitched. It's been a while since they last had a family get-together and they're all looking forward to it. However their enemies are plotting in the shadows, determined to use their happiness to destroy every single last one of them in an attempt to seize their empire. The carnage that ensues will change the family forever.
The dead won't stay buried. When an armed robber is extradited from Spain back to the UK to face trial, he knows the police have bigger fish to fry. So he does something no one has ever had the nerve to do before - he agrees to give evidence against Mikey Maguire and Jez Law, the kings of not only Manchester but the entire north of England about a murder he committed on their behalf. At the same time Estelle Law's mangled corpse is discovered and all the evidence points to her youngest son, Jez, as the culprit. With murder charges hanging over their heads and an obsessed police officer determined to see them sent down, the two men are remanded into prison, leaving Jules and Ryan holding the fort in Manchester, fending off their rivals who, sensing weakness, start to attack. Rachel remains behind in Devon when her eldest son ends up in trouble. The pressure is only piled on when she realises she has a stalker. As the family fights for survival one member is driven to commit an unthinkable act...
Two years of peace in Manchester is about to be violently shattered. The Maguire-Law family is still top dog, holding sway over the entire north of England. When a gang of ex-soldiers starts attacking their businesses and murdering people under their protection, their ferocious reputation is torn to shreds, leaving them vulnerable to attack from their many rivals. The family becomes locked in a battle against an enemy the likes of which they’ve never seen before. This enemy doesn’t want money or power. They’re on a mission to clean-up the city, starting with them. Like all zealots they won’t stop until all their targets are dead. The Maguires and Laws have to face the fact that this could be one war they can’t possibly win.