18th Century
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
Anyone wondering how to produce authentic fictional characters should pick up Diana Gabaldon’s novels and study closely. One of the…
The Secret Life of Josephine
Lovely Rose of Martinique is sent to pre-revolutionary France to marry Viscount Alexandre de Beauharnais, but her arrogant new husband…
Star-Crossed
Set in the 1750s, Star-Crossed is the story of Patricia, born illegitimate in the West Indies. Initially, she is a…
The Crimson Cavalier
Pre-Regency London is the setting for this debut novel by Mary Andrea Clarke. Sir Robert Foster, whose reputation is far…
Mozart’s Sister
Editors' choice
Nannerl Mozart, a brilliant musician in her own right, has been close to her brother, Wolfgang, since his birth. Then…
The Lacemaker And The Princess
In 1788, the 11-year-old lacemaker Isabelle Bonnard lives in the town near the palace of Versailles with her sickly mother…
Lieutenant Fury
1793. In France, the Royalists are clinging to power in Toulon, but the Republicans are gaining ground. Lieutenant Fury, returning…
Down And Out In Eighteenth-Century London
In this well-researched volume, Tim Hitchcock, Professor of History at the University of Hertfordshire, offers a scholarly look at the…
Cruel Choices
Paris in spring 1788 sees intrepid Anne Cartier and her husband Paul back home after their sojourn in Nice. The…
To Dance with Kings
To Dance with Kings is a lengthy, absorbing, and richly detailed family saga that follows the lives and passions of…
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