Wildtrack by Bernard Cornwell
         After the hell of the Falklands War, Nick Sandman, VC, knows what it is to be a hero. Barely able to walk, he’s got no money, no job and no prospects. But, defiantly, he clings to the memory of a boat called Sycorax, his only possession, his only hope of a life at sea with no rules and no fighting. Until even that dream is shattered…..
          For there is no Sycorax to return to – only a beached and battered wreck. In its place stands the gleaming ocean racer Wildtrack, and into Nick’s life comes its menacing owner Tony Bannister, a rich TV personality. Compelled to make a desperate bargain, Nick is forced into a deal which may give him a chance to reclaim his dream – but at a price. And in the murky world of deceit and fraud into which Nick is thrown, that price could be his own life…..

Winner by Maureen O’Donoghue
          Winner is the spellbinding saga of Macha Sheridan, the passionate gypsy daughter of a horse-trading rogue, fated to ride and race with a spirit no man can match, driven to love, destined to survive.

The English Eagles by Nigel Slater
          Robin Woodford has a past that he wants to forget, and in an effort to find a new life he has taken a new identity in the Lake District. It’s a peaceful but unexciting existence – until he spots a pair of golden eagles nesting nearby. Robin is fascinated by the birds, and passionately concerned that they should breed in safety, especially when a local farmer announces they are a threat to his sheep, and is set on their destruction. Together with pretty Jenny Stott, the assistant matron at the school, Robin starts a determined crusade to protect the eagles.
          This moving novel about one man’s search for peace of mind is also a tribute to the most majestic of birds.

Trespass by Phillip Finch
          The three desk-bound executives who join the expedition to Montana’s Beartooth Mountains expect to be challenged. They all anticipate the blistered feet, aching muscles and moments of paralysing fear. What they don’t expect is the changes in themselves, and in the other members of the group. For high in the mountains a man is always close to the brink, close to disaster – and to the truth about himself. As the breathtaking scenery of the Beartooths grows ever more treacherous, character flaws begin to prove fatal – and the survival of the little group hangs precarioisly in the balance.
          A great adventure story and a haunting tale of self-discovery.