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Woman of Iron
Set in 1830, during the Industrial Revolution in Britain, Women of Iron depicts a story of poverty, deceit, and revenge.…
The Blackstone Key
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Mary Finch receives an invitation from a rich, estranged uncle to meet him at White Ladies, his estate on the…
A Flag of Truce
Toulon, 1793. In this fourth John Pearce adventure, our hero, now a naval lieutenant, continues to be a thorn in…
An Awkward Commission
This is the third novel in Donachie’s 1790s naval series and so continues the story of John Pearce and his…
Dark Obsession
With a title like this, I should have known. The main characters, Nora Thornegoode, ruined for society by her painting…
Mutiny on the Bounty
In December 1787, a fourteen-year-old boy, John Jacob Turnstile, is arrested in Portsmouth for picking the pocket of a mysterious…
Theft of Shadows
Gabriel d’Aubrigny, Chevalier de Lesgardes, finds himself returning to England after living through the years of the Revolution in France,…
Wizard’s Daughter
Catherine Coulter mesmerizes readers with a blend of history, fantasy, and a touch of the paranormal in her tenth book…
Scapegallows
Editors' choice
A ‘scapegallows’ is one who deserves and has narrowly escaped hanging. One such is Margaret Catchpole, born in Suffolk, who…
Where the Heart Leads
Late one November night in 1835, Penelope Ashford, twin sister of Portia, wife of Simon Cynster, pushes her way into…
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