18th Century
Fire At Midnight
Rachael Penrose has been confined to Bedlam by her wicked uncle Victor, who frames her in order to steal her…
Nor The Battle To The Strong
Editors' choice
This novel of the American Revolution in the South is told from the contrasting viewpoints of Major General Nathanial Greene…
A Kingdom For The Brave
The story begins seven years after the first settlers arrived in New South Wales, following the fortunes of three interconnected…
Kiss of a Traitor
Willa Bellingham may live in Revolutionary War-era South Carolina, but her loyalties lie with the British, and she wants nothing…
Blindspot: By a Gentleman in Exile and a Lady in Disguise
Editors' choice
Academics Kamensky and Lepore have produced a deliciously entertaining novel of pre-Revolutionary Boston. By turns bawdy, poignant, satirical, and patriotic,…
An Affair Before Christmas
In 1778 Paris, the Duke of Fletcher falls in love with Miss Perdita ‘Poppy’ Selby. Swept away by the charm…
The Book of Negroes
Africa, 1755. Aminata, age 11, is captured by slave traders and sold into slavery in South Carolina, where she suffers…
Lucasta
Brown-haired, brown-eyed Lucasta is not surprised when Viscount Kennington falls instantly in love with her blonde and blue-eyed sister, Camilla,…
Wind Dancer
Set in the northwestern frontier settlements of the American Revolution (1778), Wind Dancer recounts the ill-fated journey of siblings Isabelle…
The Only Son
The passing mention of an older brother in Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Confessions sent author Stéphane Audeguy in search of the rest…
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