Colonial America
Virgin Earth
Charles I is on the verge of plunging England into civil war, and John Tradescant, royal gardener, flees the grief…
Surrender
Set in Albany, New York, in 1755, Clare begins her trilogy with this wonderful story. Blackmailed into serving the wily…
The Widow’s War
Editors' choice
As a whaler’s wife living on Cape Cod in 1761, Lyddie Berry always knew the dangers. One windy January afternoon,…
Daughter of Liberty
Elizabeth Howard is the respectable daughter of a Tory-leaning family in 1775 Boston by day, but by night she transforms…
My Story Being This
The 1770s Rhode Island setting and community of free people of color is wonderfully evoked in this “writing book” of…
Ride the Fire
Nicholas Kenleigh is a broken, guilt-ridden man. When he arrives at Bethie Stewart’s cabin with a serious injury, she is…
Longshot
The first person narrative begins in 1750 Rhode Island, where Christopher Long and his Narragansett friend Caleb clear out the…
Serafina’s Stories
Award-winning Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya sets the legend of Scheherezade against the background of Spanish-settled Santa Fe, just before the…
The Blind in Darkness
Old Man Powell is found murdered in his cabin, the crime disguised as a scalping. The natural suspect is Massaquoit,…
Sor Juana’s Second Dream
This lovely novel can be read without any previous knowledge of the famous Mexican nun. The author evokes the feel…
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