Even before she pulled on her first set of combats, Alison Morton was fascinated by the idea of women soldiers. Brought up by a feminist mother and an ex-military father, it never occurred to her that women couldn't serve their country in the armed forces. Everybody in her family had done time in uniform and in theatre - regular and reserve Army, RAF, WRNS, WRAF.
So busy in her day job, Alison joined the Territorial Army in a special communications regiment and left as a captain, having done all sorts of interesting and exciting things no civilian would ever know or see. Or that she can talk about, even now...
But but something else fuels her writing... Fascinated by the mosaics at Ampurias (Spain), at their creation by the complex, power and value-driven Roman civilisation started her wondering what a modern Roman society would be like if run by strong women...
Now, she writes Roman-themed alternate history thrillers with tough heroines.
http://alison-morton.com
Double Identity: A European crime thriller (The Mélisende Thrillers Book 1)
by Alison Morton
Deeply in love, a chic Parisian lifestyle before her. Now she’s facing prison for murder.It’s three days since Mel des Pittones threw in her job as an intelligence analyst with the French special forces to marry financial trader Gérard Rohlbert. But her dream turns to nightmare when she wakes to find him dead in bed beside her. Her...
Categories: Action and Adventure; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; All Women's Fiction
PERFIDITAS: The third Carina Mitela adventure (Roma Nova Thriller Series Book 3)
by Alison Morton
"One minute we’re colleagues – the next, she’s splitting me open with a knife." Carina Mitela of the 21st century Praetorian Guard is in trouble. Falsely incriminated in a conspiracy, she must choose between being a great criminal or a great counterspy, and between two men. And can she save her beloved Roma Nova and her own life at the...
ROMA NOVA EXTRA: A Collection of Short Stories (Roma Nova Thriller Series Book 9)
by Alison Morton
Sword in hand, fire in their souls, love in their heartsSuppose a last remnant of the old Roman Empire had struggled through to the 21st century – a tough little country surviving through history because of its tough, resourceful people? Roma Nova has seen them all: the brave, the noble, the traitors, the chancers, the duty-bound, the...
CARINA: The second Carina Mitela adventure (Roma Nova Thriller Series Book 2)
by Alison Morton
Is learning a lesson worth losing your life?Bringing back a traitor to face trial seems an easy job for young Roma Novan officer Carina Mitela, until she is catapulted into confrontation with the powerful head of the Praetorian Guard. Will she collapse in face of corruption at high level or risk disgrace and destruction in standing up...
AURELIA – An alternative crime thriller: The first Aurelia Mitela adventure (Roma Nova Thriller Series Book 5)
by Alison Morton
"A high-gauge stainless steel needle was not the way I thought I would die."1960s Roma Nova where a tiny part of the Roman Empire has survived into the 20th century. Ex-Praetorian officer Aurelia Mitela must discover who is manipulating the silver smuggling destroying the economy of her beloved Roma Nova. Who set a lethal trap for her in...
Military or civilians? The curious anomaly of the German Women’s Auxiliary Services during the Second World War
by Alison Morton
Reviews '...and I have found Alison's book invaluable for giving me a fascinating insight into the way that Aryan German women were regarded by themselves and by men in the Nazi state, the ways their role in Nazi society changed as the war progressed, and how they themselves experienced this difficult time - something which is normally...
SUCCESSIO: The fourth Carina Mitela adventure (Roma Nova Thriller Series Book 4)
by Alison Morton
"I love this country. My ancestors struggled for it. I’m not going to let some throwback poison it."Pulled into a nightmare of blackmail, drugs and breakdown, 21st century Roma Novan Carina struggles to defend her family and country against a gifted and vicious enemy. An experienced military intelligence officer and undercover...
INSURRECTIO: The third Aurelia Mitela adventure (Roma Nova Thriller Series Book 7)
by Alison Morton
Rebellion in imperial Rome. Not the 3rd century but the 20th centuryCaius Tellus wants to seize power in Roma Nova. Founded at the collapse of the old Roman Empire fifteen hundred years ago the tiny state now faces meltdown. Aurelia Mitela, chief imperial councillor, vows to stop him. But Caius is also on a personal vendetta – to destroy...
Categories: Action and Adventure; All Historical Fiction; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; All Science Fiction; All Women's Fiction
NEXUS: The second Aurelia Mitela Roma Nova adventure (Roma Nova Thriller Series Book 6)
by Alison Morton
A favour for a friend or a bullet in the heart?Aurelia Mitela is serving as Roma Nova’s ambassador in London. But a spate of high-level killings wrenches her away from helping a friend into leading a pan-European investigation. Badly beaten in Rome as a warning, she is devastated when the killers kidnap her companion, Miklós, and send an...
RETALIO: The fourth Aurelia Mitela adventure (Roma Nova Thriller Series Book 8)
by Alison Morton
Is resistance always futile?Recovering from a near fatal shooting, Aurelia Mitela, former foreign minister of Roma Nova, rages at her enforced exile. She barely escaped from Caius Tellus, who grabbed power in her beloved homeland. Aurelia’s duty and passion fire her determination to liberate its people despite her lover Miklós's desire...
Categories: Action and Adventure; All Historical Fiction; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; All Science Fiction; All Women's Fiction
A Roman in 1066: A Roma Nova short story
by Alison Morton
Suppose Galla Mitela, imperial councillor of Roma Nova, and descendant of the last Romans to survive in Europe, was on a mission to intervene in 1066 between Harold’s Saxon England and William’s Normandy?Could she, in an alternative timeline, have influenced either of these tough, ambitious and determined men and changed history? 1066 is...
Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; All Science Fiction
The 500 Word Writing Buddy: 35 Inner Secrets For The New Writer
by Alison Morton
Burning to write your novel? And publish it? But don’t know where to start?This book will reveal how to:• structure your book• develop your characters• introduce conflict• weave setting and plot together• edit and prepare your manuscript for publicationYou’ll learn about: • mainstream and self-publishing• marketing and selling your...
Could you survive in a modern Roman Empire? Roma Nova fought its way from the dying empire through the centuries. It's seen them all: the brave, the noble, the traitors, the chancers, the duty-bound, the grasping, the happy but above all pursuing their lives faithful to the Roman way. Except... they're ruled by women. Intrigued?Download...
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Even before she pulled on her first set of combats, Alison Morton was fascinated by the idea of women soldiers. Brought up by a feminist mother and an ex-military father, it never occurred to her that women couldn't serve their country in the armed forces. Everybody in her family had done time in uniform and in theatre - regular and reserve Army, RAF, WRNS, WRAF.
So busy in her day job, Alison joined the Territorial Army in a special communications regiment and left as a captain, having done all sorts of interesting and exciting things no civilian would ever know or see. Or that she can talk about, even now...
But but something else fuels her writing... Fascinated by the mosaics at Ampurias (Spain), at their creation by the complex, power and value-driven Roman civilisation started her wondering what a modern Roman society would be like if run by strong women...
Now, she writes Roman-themed alternate history thrillers with tough heroines.
http://alison-morton.com
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