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The War of the Dragon Lady
China in 1900 is a dangerous place for westerners as the peasant youth rise up forming the cult of The…
The Secret Keepers
The Secret Keepers opens in 1906 in Chinatown, San Francisco, moments after the historical earthquake rocked the city, leaving it…
Titanic: Death on the Water
Here the familiar story is told from the point of view of dockyard boy Billy who has seen the Titanic…
Hush Now, Don’t You Cry
Irish immigrant Molly Murphy (now Molly Sullivan) returns in her eleventh outing in Bowen’s series. In the fall of 1903,…
Elizabeth Street: A Novel Based on True Events
Giovanna Costa is an amazing character whose life from 1890 through the 1900s is one of struggling, but finding peace…
Trouble at the Wedding
In April, 1904, Annabel Wheaton, American heiress, is about to marry Bernard, Lord Rumsford, English Earl. Theirs is not a…
A Dark and Lonely Place
In 1911 John Ashley, a young man from rural Florida, was accused of robbing and murdering a Seminole. In this…
The Other Guy’s Bride
Set in early 20th-century Egypt, this rollicking romance pits disaster-prone archeologist – pretending to be an officer’s bride-to-be – Ginisse…
The First Lady of Fleet Street
Married Englishwomen had legal control of their property by 1893 but, regardless of class or status, their earnings and actions…
The Life of Rebecca Jones
Editors' choice
This slim volume was originally published in Welsh to great acclaim. Rebecca Jones looks back in old age to her…
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