18th Century
Mozart’s Sister
Nannerl Mozart, a talented musician in her own right, is used to being overshadowed by her brother, Wolfgang. Nonetheless, she…
Passionate Minds
Emilie du Châtelet’s brilliant mind is nurtured by her elderly father, a rarity for a female in early 18th century…
A Respectable Trade
Fans of Gregory’s phenomenally successful Tudor novels will encounter a more somber, pensive writer in A Respectable Trade. Re-issued by…
Marta’s Promise
In 1766, many German Protestant religious minorities respond to Russia’s offer of open immigration, which includes free farmland, and they…
Sparrowhawk, Book Six: War
The sixth and final book of the series picks up the story in the spring of 1774 and continues to…
Drums
Its back cover advertises Drums as “the best novel of the American Revolution ever written.” Frankly, I found that description…
Wolf’s Temptation
It is 1776 and Ethan Gray, a spymaster called the Wolf, is on the hunt for a smuggler shipping arms…
Mr Midshipman Fury
Ah, at last a new series dealing with the adventures you could have aboard a ship during what Marryat called…
Love in a Bottle
Sophie Andrews is more interested in botany than in her parents’ plan to marry her off advantageously, as befitting a…
Paper Woman
Set during the American Revolution, Paper Woman follows Sophie Barton’s attempts to learn the truth behind the murders of her…
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