19th Century
The Hour of Peril
Abraham Lincoln’s train journey from Illinois to Washington becomes a dangerous rush towards safety in Daniel Stashower’s meticulous account of…
Destiny’s Embrace
Mariah Cooper inherited her unusual golden eyes from her father, and they’ve caused her nothing but grief. The neighborhood children…
Black Venus
This novel explores the life of one of France’s most innovative poets, whose contribution to French literature was underappreciated during…
And Then She Fell
Twenty-nine-year-old Henrietta Cynster is often called “The Matchbreaker” because she helps young women of the ton determine whether their suitors…
The Importance of Being Wicked
The Importance of Being Wicked mixes romance and women’s history in equal measure and produces an enjoyable story. No self-respecting…
The Mermaid Collector
The Mermaid Festival draws people from all directions to Cradle Harbor, Maine every August. They dash into the ocean and shop…
Robert B. Parker’s Ironhorse
This is the fifth book in the Cole & Hitch saga, in which lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are…
Against the Tide
As a child, Lydia Pallas lived on her father’s fishing boat, traveling from Greece to Italy and then to Boston…
Midnight at Marble Arch
A new Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery from Anne Perry is always cause for rejoicing among her fans, and this…
Belle Epoque
Editors' choice
Sixteen-year-old Maude Pichon, daughter of a Breton shopkeeper, has always dreamed of life outside her small village. In a desperate…
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