Path of Injustice is the fourth Matador novel from romance author Beverley Hansford, who lives in High Wycombe.

Set in the 18th-century kingdom of Alteria, Path of Injustice is a story of romantic love tormented by jealousy and personal suffering, which takes place against the background of a country locked in civil war.

Daintry is a young woman in love with her childhood sweetheart. When she obtains a herbal potion to cure her sick father, she unwittingly sparks off a chain of events that threaten to change her life forever. Accused of witchcraft and thrown into a ghastly prison, she is aware that her innocent act of compassion can have only one ending – death by hanging or burning.

When her sentence of death is lifted, her relief is short-lived: she is sent as a prisoner to work in the dreaded silver mines of Katangar, from where no one returns. Will she ever see her betrothed or her family again? Can she hope for a miracle to save her?

“I love history”, comments the author. “The injustices carried out to individuals throughout history, frequently against the innocent, have always troubled me. Always it seems the innocent must suffer. Herbalists, often helping sick people were frequently accused of witchcraft. This was the inspiration for my latest novel, coupled with a romantic background.”