19th Century
The Spiritualist
Middle-class Evelyn’s dreams appear to have come true when Peter Atherton, scion of one of New York’s most prominent families,…
The Dark Lantern
Editors' choice
Brightwell has fashioned a multilayered, Upstairs Downstairs-type mystery that drew me in completely. When I finally paused to reflect, I…
Cover the Mirrors
Preston, 1856, and spiritualism is very popular in Victorian England. Molly Pinner, born into the town’s slums, was orphaned at…
Emma and Knightley
As Emma and Knightley opens, the titular couple has been married for over a year when tragic news arrives: Jane…
Lovers and Ladies
Two classic stories by beloved Regency author Jo Beverley are brought together in this single volume, creating a delectable book…
Distant Heart
In this second book in Bateman’s Westward Hearts trilogy set in 19th-century America, ex-prostitute Toni Rodden has joined a wagon…
Simply Perfect
Simply Perfect is the fourth and final installment in Mary Balogh’s Simply series set in Regency England, where four teachers…
The Watsons and Emma Watson: Jane Austen’s Unfinished Novel Completed
It must be a publishing truth universally acknowledged that unfinished works by famous authors shall be brought to a satisfactory…
The Darcy Connection
Elizabeth Aston is the author of four previous novels about the daughters and other relations of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth…
A Fatal Waltz
Vienna! “For the connoisseur of the waltz, there is no better place,” pens Lady Emily Ashton in the very beginning…
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