19th Century
Endure My Heart
When gently born Mab and Andrew Anderson’s father dies leaving them penniless, brother and sister are forced to sell the…
Landsman
In 1861, an orphaned Jewish son of an indentured servant joins the Third Louisiana Infantry. Elias Abrams is on the…
The Last Empress
Set in the twilight days of Imperial China, The Last Empress continues the tale begun in Empress Orchid: the life…
The Blackest Bird
On a July Sunday morning in 1841, Mary Cecilia Rogers left her mother’s house on Nassau Street in New York…
Resurrectionist
The setting is Regency London. Robbing fresh graves to supply the city’s anatomy schools and hospitals is a profitable business;…
Never Too Late
Josepha Black is a young slave, living in Louisiana, who decides to protect herself from the pain of loss by…
Woman of Ill Fame
Nora Simms, a prostitute, sails to San Francisco in 1849, hoping to do well for herself during the gold rush.…
Canaan
The American Civil War has ended, and the nation begins to heal itself from four torturous years. Canaan is about…
The Mesalliance
St Osyth Priory, 1811: Lady Allegra Humphrey is devastated when her father, the Earl of Witherton, shoots himself. 1812: terrible…
Angelica
Nothing is as it seems in internationally bestselling author Phillips’ third novel. Set in Victorian England, this tale of the…
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