Gilded Age
The Golem and the Jinni
Editors' choice
All the world is coming to New York City in 1899, and they are bringing a part of the Old…
Where the Light Falls
Keenum’s ambitious first novel opens in 1878, when Jeanette Palmer, an aspiring artist, convinces her parents to send her to…
No Safe Harbor
Cara Hamilton arrives in 1897 New York alone on an immigrant ship from Ireland, looking for her brother Eoghan, who…
The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow
Chicago is hosting the 1893 World’s Fair, and the residents of Prairie Avenue and their staffs are counting down the…
A Change of Fortune
In this charming romance with Christian undertones, Lady Eliza Sumner comes to New York City in 1880, undercover as a…
Josiah’s Treasure
Don’t let the amateurish cover image dissuade you from this inspirational romance by Nancy Herriman. In San Francisco in 1882,…
Her Mother’s Secret
Rifke and Jacob Goldman, Jewish immigrants, had fled a Russian pogrom with their family and settled in Chicago. Now, in…
All in Good Time
Dessa Caldwell has a promise to keep. Before her death, Sophie Pierson, Dessa’s close friend and mentor, dreamed of opening…
Sailor Twain: Or, The Mermaid in the Hudson
Set in New York at the turn of the century, Sailor Twain evokes the Gilded Age steamboat era on the…
Elizabeth I: The People’s Queen
Elizabeth I is professionally published and a pleasant read. The cover is stylish and effectively representing the book’s subject. The…
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