16th Century
No Will but His
Of all Henry VIII’s wives, perhaps none is so equally dismissed and pitied as Katherine Howard, the child bride executed…
Till the Day Go Down
The border country between England and Scotland is a lawless and dangerous place in the mid-16th century, so when Harry…
Secrets of the Tudor Court
This is another Tudor novel, this time seen from the perspective of Mary Howard, cousin and lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn,…
The Sonnets
In 1592, young playwright William Shakespeare was forced on hiatus out of London due to threats of the plague. Returning…
The Bones of Avalon
Editors' choice
England 1560, and the young Queen Elizabeth is still settling into her new throne. Whilst trying to usher in a…
Heresy
Editors' choice
The name Giordano Bruno is carved deep into the gravestone of Inquisition heretics. He was burned at the stake in…
The Creation of Eve
The Creation of Eve is Cullen’s first foray into adult fiction, and it is quite a promising beginning. The story…
Between Two Queens
When you are lady in waiting to three of Henry VIII’s queens, there is a very fine line you must…
Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr
As Henry VIII’s sixth and last wife, Katherine Parr has often been relegated to a footnote in history, or caricatured…
The Heretic’s Wife
Kate Gough and her brother maintain a London bookshop during the reign of Henry VIII. Their “inventory” contains contraband Lutheran…
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