Karleen Koen
Before Versailles
Editors' choice
In Koen’s fourth fine novel (after Dark Angels, 2009), Louis XIV’s reign as French monarch is unique in unpredictable ways.…
Now Face to Face
In 1721, Barbara Montgeoffry, Countess Devane, newly widowed and mourning the death of her brother as well, travels to her…
Dark Angels
Through a Glass Darkly was a book that lingered in the memory: a lush historical setting, carefully created characters, riveting…
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