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The Highwayman’s Footsteps
Inspired by the famous poem by Alfred Noyes, ‘The Highwayman’, this novel is about a young upper-class boy, William de…
White Rose Rebel
Scotland, 1745. Bonnie Prince Charles lands to attempt to regain the throne and establish, once again, Scotland’s independence from the…
An Accomplished Woman
Editors' choice
Jude Morgan follows up his tragic and haunting novel Symphony with this witty, Jane-Austen-inspired comedy of errors. Ten years ago…
Desperate Duchesses
Lady Roberta is determined to escape her unconventional life with her father and his mistress by marrying the Duke of…
The Sylph
The Sylph was published anonymously in 1779, four years after Georgiana Spencer married the fifth Duke of Devonshire and thus…
Lord John and the Hand of Devils
Three novellas line up in good, better, best order as master storyteller Diana Gabaldon explores the mid-18th century life of…
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
Anyone wondering how to produce authentic fictional characters should pick up Diana Gabaldon’s novels and study closely. One of the…
Star-Crossed
Set in the 1750s, Star-Crossed is the story of Patricia, born illegitimate in the West Indies. Initially, she is a…
The Crimson Cavalier
Pre-Regency London is the setting for this debut novel by Mary Andrea Clarke. Sir Robert Foster, whose reputation is far…
No Regrets
Carolyn Torrington has had a crush on Lucas, Lord Foxhaven, since childhood. Nevertheless she turns down his proposal, knowing it’s…
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