19th Century
Jubilee Trail
This book, originally published in 1950, is just one of a number of historical novels by Bristow that were…
Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict
This is the latest entry in Emily Brightwell’s long-running series set in Victorian London, in which the housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries…
Come Sundown
Come Sundown is an intriguing tale about an Englishman, Honore Greenwood, who found his way to America and to the…
Scoundrel in Disguise
It is 1847 in Sussex, and Lady Jade Smithfield proudly defies propriety by wearing trousers, employing only male servants,…
The Rogue’s Return
This Regency-era romance begins in York, Canada, where Simon St. Bride has been investigating the disappearance of British army…
The Law of Dreams
Editors' choice
Life burns hot in The Law of Dreams, an exceptional novel about a young man’s struggle for survival during the…
Loner’s Lady
For three years, Ellen O’Brien’s husband, Dan, has been missing. Not knowing whether he has left for good or…
Summer Breeze
Anderson offers another chapter in the Coulter Family series. In 1889 Colorado, Rachel Hollister has barricaded herself away with…
Perfidy & Perfection
Allan has written a lively tale of a female author in Regency times, when it was supposedly not quite…
Rekindled
Ten years ago, in 1857, Kathryn Jennings gave up a wealthy life in Boston to go west with her…
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