The controversial true story of forbidden ‘love’ between a domestic nurse and the dashing Lord Hobart in 1928 in a society divided by the class system. Set in America, Australia and England, the book lifts the lid on the tragic tale of a young boy born to a working class mother in domestic service and a ruthless Peer of the Realm who eventually destroyed himself in a haze of gambling, alcoholism and loose morality, encompassed by the odour of criminality. But to the end he was protected by the Etonian Mafia who run Britain with an iron fist. The story of their secret affair was buried for 79-years until the advent of DNA testing led the 8th Earl of Buckinghamshire’s illegitimate son on a determined quest to uncover the truth about his concealed ancestry. He discovered a carefully woven nest of lies, bribery and betrayal designed to stop him from ever exposing the truth about his past....

Prologue -

Chapter 1 - Murder & Revenge

Chapter 2 - Sons of Virginia

Chapter 3 - The King’s Wily Mistress

Chapter 4 - Upstairs & Downstairs

Chapter 5 - Ignotus Spurious

Chapter 6 - Beloved Cousins

Chapter 7 - The Workhouse Boy

Chapter 8 - Sons of Soldiers

Chapter 9 - A Family at War

Chapter 10 - Fire & Blood

Chapter 11 - Filius est par Patris

Chapter 12 - Drama on the Suez

Chapter 13 - The Last of the Hampdens

Chapter 14 - The Lives of Others

Chapter 15 - The Pimlico Factor

Chapter 16 - R1b Enigma

Chapter 17 - Reform or Abolition

Epilogue -

Simon qualified at the London School of Journalism in August 2001 with Distinction, Honours Diploma in Journalism & Newswriting. Since then he has worked as a freelance investigative journalist for The Sunday Times, The Sun, News of the World, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mercury, Daily Express and the Daily Star and several regional newspapers in the UK. He has also contributed to BBC Radio/Television and was the former editor of internet magazine News Alliance. He is based in London and wrote his first book in 2003.