16th Century
The Eyes of Venice
I am a lover of Venice, and so when I heard about this book, I jumped on the opportunity to…
The Italian Woman: A Catherine DeMedici Novel
Set in 16th-century France, The Italian Woman depicts the transformation of Catherine DeMedici from a scorned and humiliated wife to…
The Forgotten Queen
The Tudors were a fiery, memorable family. Headstrong, passionate, often foolhardy, restless… this describes the forgotten Tudor, Queen Margaret of…
The Heretics
This is the fifth novel in Clements’ John Shakespeare series. For the uninitiated, John Shakespeare is Will Shakespeare’s fictional elder…
Child of Vengeance
Bennosuke is a lonely 13-year-old with a skin condition who lives in the village of Miyamoto and dreams of becoming…
Cymberie
Sir Richard Belvoir of Cymberie, Essex, hanged woodcarver Thomas Fisher for a murder he did not commit, leaving his young…
Shadow of Night
Shadow of Night is the second novel in the All Souls Trilogy, with the paranormal time-slip now set in 1590.…
Will Sparrow’s Road
Twelve-year-old Will Sparrow is a boy of the streets. After being abandoned by his mother, abused by his father, and…
Clash of Empires: The Red Sea
This is a sequel to Clash of Empires: The Great Siege, which I have not read and the HNR did…
The Raven’s Heart
The year is 1561, and Mary, Queen of Scots, has finally returned from France to claim her throne in Scotland.…
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