Carole McEntee-Taylor

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  • Bibliography:
    35 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2011
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Full Series List in Order

The Cat & the Nightingale Saga

1 - A Week In May 1940 (Nov-2011)
2 - The Pencilled Message (Nov-2011)
3 - Though Worlds May Change (Nov-2011)
4 - The Tricolore Divided (Jan-2012)
5 - 1941 - The Lowest Ebb (Dec-2012)
6 - Love, War and Infidelity (Dec-2013)

Lives Apart: A World War Two Chronicle

1 - Separation (May-2015)
2 - Change (Aug-2015)
3 - Love (Oct-2015)
4 - Deception (Jan-2016)
5 - Retribution (Mar-2016)

Obsession

1 - The Awakening (Dec-2016)
2 - The Quickening (Mar-2017)

Book List in Order: 35 titles

  • A Second in Time

    A split second decision made in the heat of battle in May 1940 changes 3 lives forever. A Second in Time is a story of love, obsession, brutality and courage based on real events and intriguing possibilities. If Rob Davies hadn’t made a split decis...

  • The Pencilled Message

    The Cat & the Nightingale Saga - 2

  • Though Worlds May Change

    The Cat & the Nightingale Saga - 3

    For Brenda the relief that Ted was alive and had survived the Defence of Calais was soon replaced by terror as the Germans began bombing London. Night after terrifying night, bombs fell and fires raged as the Blitz became her life, her days spent nur...

  • A Week In May 1940

    The Cat & the Nightingale Saga - 1

  • The Tricolore Divided

    The Cat & the Nightingale Saga - 4

    Marcel has now joined the Free French in London and together with his new friends is sent to Africa. Although he still misses Jeanne and Angel his main concern now is whether he will be a good soldier. As he settles into his new life he suddenly rece...

  • 1941 - The Lowest Ebb

    The Cat & the Nightingale Saga - 5

    As 1941 begins Ted hopes it will bring a British victory so that he can finally go home. But the new year doesn’t bring happiness. Instead he is reunited with an old foe and moved from Stalag XXA to Stalag XXB. When Germany invades Russia he dares ...

  • Secrets

    It’s fascinating to discover your family history or is it? What if you find out something you’d rather not know? Of course it doesn’t need to be a bad secret, it could be something good. Maybe it wasn’t really a secret, but just something tha...

  • Love, War and Infidelity

    The Cat & the Nightingale Saga - 6

    1941/1942 In occupied France the new year heralds the beginning of massive changes to Marie and Louis’ lives. For Louis it brings love and for Marie a choice she would never have expected to make. For Jeanne and Michel in Vichy France the new year ...

  • Separation

    Lives Apart: A World War Two Chronicle - 1

    While the Germans overrun Europe and threaten to invade Britain in the early months of the war, the lives of several individuals and their families are changed forever. Joe Price: A young soldier, newly called up and recently engaged, should be safe ...



  • Change

    Lives Apart: A World War Two Chronicle - 2

    After the French surrender and the evacuation from Dunkirk, as the war progresses into the summer and winter of 1940, ‘Change’ continues the stories of several individuals and their families: Joe Price: Captured by the Germans, Joe faces the hard...

  • Love

    Lives Apart: A World War Two Chronicle - 3

    The hardships and deprivations of many months of war begin to bite hard for those at home and abroad, those fighting and in captivity. ‘Love’ continues the tale of ‘Lives Apart’, telling the stories of a group of individuals and their familie...

  • Deception

    Lives Apart: A World War Two Chronicle - 4

    As the war enters its fourth year, the characters find that every aspect of their lives have changed and nothing is as they’d ever imagined it would be. ‘Deception’ continues the story of ‘Lives Apart’, featuring a group of individuals and ...

  • Retribution

    Lives Apart: A World War Two Chronicle - 5

    As the war enters its final year, the characters reach the end of their journey, but for some the conclusion will be harder to bear than they might have believed. ‘Retribution’ concludes the story of ‘Lives Apart’, featuring a group of indivi...

  • Betrayed

    Berlin 1935… When love and hope die, all that is left is the truth. When her best friend, Rachel, is killed Sabine is sure her brother Otto will soon find the murderer. A policeman inside the Regime, Otto has difficulty hiding his animosity to the ...

  • The Awakening

    Obsession - 1

    Part One of a Five Part Series. As Spain succumbs to civil war and Hitler’s forces gather, the effects can be felt across Europe. England Rob Davies and Mike Jacobs have been friends since school. When Mike decides to travel to Spain to fight fasci...

  • The Quickening

    Obsession - 2

    Part Two of a Five Part Series. As the Nazis invade Europe, a new war brings heartache, danger, death… and love, in the most surprising of places. England Rob thought that saying goodbye to his wife Annie would be the hardest thing he’d ever have...

  • Obsession - The Deepening

    Part three of a five part series. As the war progresses into its third year, the actions of each character become more intertwined; paths cross and stories unfold, each leaving a trail of heartache, loss, bitterness… and love. England Having faced ...

  • Obsession - The Consuming

    Part four of a five part series. As the war progresses into its final stages, the consequences cause suffering, resentment and sadness, the cost of which no-one can foresee. England Annie is now settled with Sam, and their future seems to be filled w...

  • Obsession - The Reckoning

    The final part of the series. The war is now over, nine years have passed and lives have moved on… England Happily settled with Sam and their children, Annie’s life seems mapped out, until the return of someone from her past throws everything int...



  • 1913

    Part one of a six part series set in England and Europe.

    Times are changing…

    England
    Lady Frances Ashbourne and her friend Lettie Hallenby risk everything for the sake of Women’s Suffrage, but when Frances’ parents order her t...

  • 1914

    Part two of the six part series set in England and Europe.

    The echoes of war…

    England

    Frances faces the reality of a loveless marriage to Eddie, while envying her brother, Thomas’s happiness with his wife, Henrietta. However,...

  • 1915

    Revised and re-edited 2nd Edition1915 is the third book in the Secret Lives series set in England and Europe before and through the Great War.EnglandWith Eddie at war Francis is finally free to be herself again and busies herself making plans for the...

  • 1916

    Revised and re-edited 2nd Edition1916 is the fourth book in the Secret Lives series set in England and Europe before and through the Great War.EnglandThomas arrives home looking for sympathy only to find Henrietta missing. Francis has finally started...

  • 1917

    Revised and re-edited 2nd Edition1917 is the fifth book in the Secret Lives series set in England and Europe before and through the Great War.EnglandWhile Lettie makes a life changing decision and Frances despairs of ever finding happiness, Henrietta...

  • 1918

    Revised and re-edited 2nd EditionEnglandGiuseppe finally tells Frances the truth about Eddie, but they still haven’t worked out how to protect John. Henrietta’s past is about to catch up with her with explosive consequences. Despite the d...

  • Changing Fortunes

    Bill is now on HMS Keats and has fallen in love. But his nightmares are growing worse as does his feeling that he is jinxed and anyone who gets close to him gets hurt. His sister Nora’s nightmares are only just beginning but then she meets Hank...

  • Dangerous Territory

    After a V1 lands on a house in London Jacob is horrified to discover the bodies of several children. But is Tilly’s sister one of them? His investigations lead him to Halford Manor and he begins to unravel a diabolical plot.The war is finally o...

  • Journey's End

    Inspired by the true story of Bill Young, A One Way Ticket is a four book series mixing fact and fiction. Photos are included in every book and Bill’s true story, written by his son Bob, is at the end of this book.Bill returns to the Isle of Ma...

  • A One Way Ticket

    A One Way TicketBook 1New BeginningsInspired by the true story of Bill Young, A One Way Ticket is a four book series mixing fact and fiction. Photos are included in every book and Bill’s true story is at the end of book 4, Journey’s End.B...



  • The Deepening

    The Deepening is the third book in 5 part series, Obsession, which tells the stories of five families across England, Germany and Poland from the 1920s through to the aftermath of WW2.Felcia can’t believe that she has been lucky enough to find ...

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning is the fifth and final book in 5 part series, Obsession, which tells the stories of five families across England, Germany and Poland from the 1920s through to the aftermath of WW2.Its 1954, Neil knows Daisy is bored with him, but his se...

  • Love, Resistance, Betrayal

    Love, Resistance, Betrayal is a mixture of fact and fiction, based on the true story of Gavino Luna (stage name Gavino De Lunas), a famous Sardinian poet and singer who became a war hero, fought against the regime that ruined his country and was ulti...

  • Dark Eagles Rising

    The Eagle QuartetThe War is over, but peace is further away than ever. Across Europe the fear of communism leads to the rise of nationalism and the Treaty of Versailles sows the seeds for the next conflict.GermanyAs the country descends into chaos, a...

  • Dark Eagles Rising Part Two

    Tensions are rising in Europe. But it's not only Italy standing between Austria and the Nazis.ViennaSamuel and Ramon are determined to save Austria from a Nazi coup when help comes from an unexpected ally.NurembergWhile secrets are beginning to unrav...

  • The Consuming

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    The Consuming is the fourth book in 5 part series, Obsession, which tells the stories of five families across England, Germany and Poland from the 1920s through to the aftermath of WW2.Annie seems to have everything she wants, a happy life with Sam a...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Carole McEntee-Taylor has published 35 books.

Carole McEntee-Taylor does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Dark Eagles Rising Part Two, was published in April 2024.

The first book by Carole McEntee-Taylor, A Week in May 1940 & the Pencilled Message, was published in November 2011.

Yes. Carole McEntee-Taylor has 3 series.
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