19th Century
Courting Trouble
Outgoing, good-natured, and fond of elaborate hats and bicycle riding, Essie Spreckelmeyer is well-liked in her hometown but seriously short…
A Matter Of Duty
Louisa Cherington’s brother dies in a duel but not before urging his friend, Lord Christopher Highclare, and impecunious sister to…
The Man Of Property
This is the first book in The Forsyte Saga, a series of nine novels and some short stories, which chronicle…
To Scotland With Love
Lord Gregor MacLean and Venetia Oglivie have been best friends since they were children, so when Venetia gets kidnapped by…
The Kingdom of Bones
Tom Sayers, a former boxer and a member of a British theater troupe, is accused of the serial murders of…
Fire Bell in the Night
Editors' choice
New York Tribune reporter John Sharp arrives in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1850 to cover a trial that will prove…
Rogue Officer
This is the fifth book in the ‘Fancy Jack’ Crossman series, following the adventures of a British soldier through the…
Lost in Austen
This book, the latest attempt to capitalize on Jane Austen’s recent popularity, is an interactive novel where you, the reader,…
Queen of Swords
The fifth title in Donati’s bestselling ‘Wilderness’ series, Queen of Swords opens in the French Antilles in August 1814 and…
Turpentine
Edward Bayard Turrentine III comes to Nebraska for his health in the 1870s. (Was the air in Nebraska salubrious? His…
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