17th Century
The Musketeer’s Apprentice
Seeking his apprentice’s killer, Musketeer Porthos calls upon his comrades for aid in this plot-twisting historical mystery set during the…
Jamestown Woman
About a year ago I read and enjoyed Mayflower Maid, which told the story of an obscure servant woman’s adventures…
The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History
Pocahontas’s life has reached mythical proportions. How could any book possibly offer new information? The True Story of Pocahontas was…
The Sea Venture: Shipwreck, Survival, and the Salvation of the First English Colony in the New World
Released to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Jamestown’s founding, The Sea Venture provides an informative and dramatic account of…
Corsair: The Adventures of Hector Lynch
The unfortunate Hector Lynch certainly gets his fair share of adventures in this novel and is still only eighteen years…
Highlander Untamed
From childhood, Isabel MacDonald has longed for the approval of her brothers and father. A deadly feud against the MacLeod…
Death of a Dutch Uncle
When Laurens de Noyes dies on Boston Common, right at the feet of Increase “Creasy” Cotton, a minister and cousin…
The Musketeer’s Seamstress
Aramis finds his Spanish mistress, Violette, dead in her palace rooms. Violette, friend to Queen Anne, is married to a…
The Blood of Flowers
For those of you who are cosmically tired of the endless spate of historical fiction set in Ireland/England—yes, there is…
Royal Harlot: A Novel of the Countess of Castlemaine and King Charles II
Editors' choice
Having previously provided a fictional memoir of Sarah, first Duchess of Marlborough (Duchess, an Editors’ Choice), Scott brings to vivid life another of the 17th…
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