Mary Ellen Johnson

Mary Ellen Johnson's passion for medieval England began long before she put pen to paper — and it has never left her.

Her debut novel, The Lion and the Leopard, brought to life the doomed reign of Edward II against the sweeping backdrop of fourteenth-century England. Over the decades that followed, Mary Ellen completed the acclaimed six-book Knights of England series — a sweeping saga spanning the Hundred Years War, the Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, and the tragic reign of Richard II. At the heart of every book is Matthew Hart — a knight who begins his journey full of certainty and ends it bearing the weight of everything that certainty cost him.

The Knights of England Series (Complete):

1. The Lion and the Leopard

2. A Knight There Was

3. Within a Forest Dark

4. A Child Upon the Throne

5. Lords Among the Ruins

6. Flames of Rebellion

Mary Ellen is also the author of The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek, a sweeping historical novel set during the Colorado Labor Wars of 1903 — and the Travels Across Time series, Before I Wake and Eternal Beloved, which offer readers a more intimate romantic journey across the centuries.