17th Century
Lady Merry’s Dashing Champion
A case of mistaken identity leads Meriel St. Thomas into a world of courtly intrigue and sensual delights she never…
The Winter Prince
Sawyer delivers up a broad canvas of love and war set against the backdrop of the early years of England’s…
The Sun Over Breda
Editors' choice
This is the third in the adventures of Captain Alatriste in 17th century Spain, following Captain Alatriste and Purity of…
The Perfect Royal Mistress
The subject of Diane Haeger’s latest historical novel is “pretty, witty” Nell Gwynn, the low-born actress who became a mistress…
Blood on the Strand
Editors' choice
Spring 1663, the eve of the third year of the Restoration, but all is not well in the capital city.…
The Solitude of Thomas Cave
Editors' choice
Set in the first half of the 17th century, this is a poetic and highly literate novel that has as…
The Painted Lady
London, 1670s. To aid their seduction of the beautiful Araminta, four of London’s most dissolute rakes have set up The…
In the Last Blue
The story of the Majorcan Jews in the time of the Inquisition during the 17th century is one with which…
The Weight of Smoke: A Novel of the Jamestown Colony
In 1607, the English founded the Jamestown colony in the New World, led by men who considered themselves gentlemen. Not…
The Winthrop Woman
A sprawling epic that covers the entire life of a woman whose vicissitudes and adventures formed a characteristic part of…
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