19th Century
The Twisting Vine
When Lord Farnley’s young daughter dies, her maid, Lucy Oldfield, is ordered to burn the child’s expensive French doll. Unable…
The Gods of Newport
In Gilded Age Newport, wealth and social status are all; wars are fought on tennis courts and in ballrooms; and…
A Gentle Axe
A man hangs from a tree in Petrovsky Park, St. Petersburg, an axe tucked in his belt. Beside him on…
The Rules of Seduction
This engaging novel, set during the reign of George IV, features an honour-bound hero and a penniless heroine brought together…
Daylight Comes
In 1882, Nicodemus and Hill City, Kansas, have grown from their frontier wilderness beginnings. These two towns, one black and…
Rose Alley
Audrey Howard’s new book is classic Victorian melodrama. From the foetid Liverpool slum of the title, Queenie Logan and her…
Whirlwind
Though Zane Brody looks like a happy and handsome bachelor, he pines for the comforts and happiness of a home…
When Gods Die
Apparently Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is having a rough year. Having just managed to clear himself of murder earlier…
The Better Angels of Our Nature
The title, a phrase from Lincoln’s 1861 inaugural address, haunts the brutal Civil War that followed. The phrase also describes…
Mr Knightley’s Diary
Following the success of Darcy’s Diary, Amanda Grange has now taken Jane Austen’s Emma and retold it from Mr Knightley’s…
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