
Sydney C. Grier
Hilda Caroline Gregg was an English author who wrote novels and short stories under the name Sydney C. Grier. She had her fiction printed in The Bristol Times in 1886, then William Blackwood and Sons published her first novel in 1895. She then published a novel every year until 1925, mostly heroic tales about the adventures of English people in places such as Afghanistan, Baghdad, and India.

Like Another Helen
Bound for India, a thoughtful woman says tearful goodbyes, unknowingly setting sail for a homeland of social pressures and unexpected romance.
By Sydney C. Grier

His Excellency's English Governess
A newly graduated woman leaves her home to tutor a Pasha's son, stepping into a world of adventure, cultural adjustments, and the weight of newfound responsibility.
By Sydney C. Grier

The Flag of the Adventurer
Amidst a new life in a foreign land, a spirited woman navigates cultural complexities and marital tensions.
By Sydney C. Grier

The Heir
Two siblings find their lives upended by a secret royal heritage, plunging them into a dangerous world of political unrest and imperial destiny.
By Sydney C. Grier

An Uncrowned King: A Romance of High Politics
Torn between duty and desire, an English nobleman is offered a crown in a troubled land, leading him into a web of political intrigue and personal choices that will forever alter his destiny.
By Sydney C. Grier

Peace with Honour
Amidst social expectations and duty within British colonial times, a soldier and his sister find their lives entangled with an opinionated female doctor as relationships change.
By Sydney C. Grier

The Advanced-Guard
Amidst the challenges of colonial India, strong-willed characters face love, duty, and sacrifice as personal desires clash with military demands.
By Sydney C. Grier

The Warden of the Marches
In a remote British outpost, a family's reunion awakens a storm of political intrigue and impending conflict.
By Sydney C. Grier

The Kings of the East: A Romance of the Near Future
In a world where secret meetings and clashing cultures collide, an unlikely leader must decide if he will help a group’s dangerous pursuit of claiming a homeland, or succumb to the intricate politics of a new world order.
By Sydney C. Grier

A Crowned Queen: The Romance of a Minister of State
In the politically turbulent Balkans, a royal family's fate hangs in the balance as love and duty collide amidst secrets and power struggles.
By Sydney C. Grier

The Prince of the Captivity: The Epilogue to a Romance
Beset by love and societal expectations, a young lord must decide if risking everything for an American heiress is worth defying both wealth and tradition.
By Sydney C. Grier

The Prize
In a world of political intrigue and family betrayals, a determined sister risks everything to protect her brother's throne from a cunning enemy she believes is a witch secretly controlling him.
By Sydney C. Grier

The Heritage
In a land of revolution, a prince and a revolutionary meet in a web of power, passion, and the desperate struggle for a nation's soul.
By Sydney C. Grier

The Path to Honour
In colonial India, two officers find their bond tested by love and duty amidst the complexities of honor and rivalry.
By Sydney C. Grier