Romance
The Misremembered Man
I could never laugh at “Fawlty Towers.” John Cleese’s performance as a man falling apart was painful for me, not…
Sunshine and Shadows
When her impoverished family is forced from their home, young Daisy Kildare is sent from Ireland to Liverpool to…
The Last Concubine
The Last Concubine is set in Japan in the mid-1860s at the time of the Civil War, the coming of…
More Letters from Pemberley
When we left Elizabeth Darcy in Letters from Pemberley, she and her husband had been married for a year or…
Wizard’s Daughter
Catherine Coulter mesmerizes readers with a blend of history, fantasy, and a touch of the paranormal in her tenth book…
Blessed Assurance
This novel is a compilation of three previous stories that make up the Blessed Assurance series; they follow the lives…
The Spymaster’s Lady
Set in 1802 France and England, this tale of espionage and passion has all the elements of a good historical…
Madame’s Deception
This is the middle book in a planned trilogy; the first was A Lady’s Pleasure, and a third is planned…
Najila
Najila is the daughter of a Persian Muslim princess and a Byzantine Orthodox diplomat in 11th-century Baghdad. Orphaned at the…
Macbeth’s Niece
Tessa, Macbeth’s niece of the title, is on her way to join her uncle’s household when she is waylaid by…
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