Georgian
Frankenstein’s Bride
London, 1826. Jonathan Goodall, a young linguist, befriends a brilliant but pensive scientist named Victor Frankenstein. Together they attempt to…
Not Yet Drown’d
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Catherine MacDonald, a young Scottish widow who has temporarily settled into the Edinburgh home of her older brother, finds her…
Fashion’s Lady
On the death of her mother, Susannah Garland goes to live with her uncle, Lord Devereux, and cousin, Miles, at…
Troubled Waters
This is the 14th in the Alan Lewrie series, Lewrie now being a captain in His Majesty’s Navy of the…
Death in Hellfire
This is the latest novel in Deryn Lake’s excellent John Rawlings mystery series. After his adventures in Cornwall, told in…
All for Love
Elyot has written three fictional memoirs about women whose passions ruled their lives. Like Helen of Troy (The Memoirs of…
The Straw Halter
Betsy Salden was eleven years old when she was sent into service with Mrs. Wallasey, who taught her to read…
Light
Off the Isle of Man lies the tiny island of Ellan Bride, an outpost of fabulous isolation, often veiled from…
The Diamond of Drury Lane
(1) London, 1780. The playwright and theatre manager Richard Sheridan rescues an abandoned child and brings her to the Theatre…
Privilege And Scandal: The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana
Daughter of a prominent family, sister to the infamous Duchess of Devonshire, Harriet Spencer lived in a universe of sophisticated,…
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