settled farming life in post-war Kent comes May, the beautiful daughter of the Traveller Tucker Beaney; but Ethan must face immense danger and personal conflict if he is to win her hand in marriage. Once by James Herbert – A Wiccan called Nell Quick is described to be alluring and dressed in the manner of a Romani woman. She is noted for her extremely beautiful looks and raven-colored hair. The novel never fully explains her origins or if she is connected to the Romanies. The Romany Heiress by Nikki Poppen - The heir to the Earl of Spelthorne is captivated by the arrival of a beautiful Romani who shows up on his doorstep claiming to be his deceased parents’ long-lost daughter. The Virgin and the Gypsy by D H Lawrence (1926) – A young Romani hero is a useful antidote to a rigid social class system. Whistledown Woman by Josephine Cox – In a rage a man who thinks his wife has been unfaithful to him, he gives his new-born daughter to a gypsy family and has his wife locked away in an asylum. Starlena the daughter grows up ignorant of her parentage and vast inheritance, though her gypsy mother is ever watchful that someone might track her down and wish her harm. Aylwin by Theodore Watts-Dunton – A bestselling novel about a boy who befriends a clan of British gypsies and its positive portrayal of gypsy life. The Romany Girl by Valerie Wood – Orphan Polly Anna finds love and acceptance with a colorful travelling fair, becoming a horse rider and acrobat. Set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire Wolds, this saga spans three generations. Far From Home by Valerie Wood – A young woman and her maid travel to the gold rush in California to find her Romani lover. The Lady Julia Grey Mystery series- The hero, Nicolas Brisbane, is half-Roma. His mother was a Romany woman, who had the gift of sight, which she bestowed upon her son. Biographies & Memoirs Gypsy Boy: One Boy's Struggle to Escape from a Secret World by Mikey Walsh (2010) - The story of a Gypsy boy growing up in a Romany Gypsy family during the 80s and 90s. Gypsy Boy on the Run by Mikey Walsh (2011) - The continuing story as Mikey decides to leave his Romany community and his life among the non-Gypsies. Gypsy Boy: My Life in