Napoleonic
The Danger of Desire
If a reader is looking for a sexy romance that has more than a thin wash of 1799 realism in…
Reefs and Shoals
I have sailed with Alan Lewrie, R.N., on sixteen voyages before Reefs and Shoals and was as eager to embark…
The Rogue Pirate’s Bride
An admiral’s daughter, Raeven Russell has the men on her father’s ship wrapped around her finger – which is why…
Walls of Jericho
Jonathan Hopkins’ novel is an engaging Sharpe- or Flashman-style romp. It’s the story of an unlikely friendship between two youths…
This Wonderful Year
Mark Benno’s cheerful, delightful throwback of a novel is subtitled The Adventures of Mister Edward Pamprill, and that is exactly…
The Dakota Cipher
France, 1800. In Ethan Gage’s third adventure, our hero – lover, adventurer, gambler, sharpshooter and man of unexpected talents –…
The Emperor’s Gold
This is a promising debut. Robert Wilton has used his knowledge of government to concoct a story of betrayal and…
Conquest
The Battle of Trafalgar has been won, but even before Nelson’s body has been interred, Captain Thomas Kydd finds himself…
The Murder in Whirligig Lane
In October 1813, Gibraltar is now safe from Napoleon, thanks to Nelson and Wellington, but an older and merciless enemy…
Mrs. Adams in Winter: A Journey in the Last Days of Napoleon
Louisa Catherine Adams, best known in history as the wife of President John Quincy Adams, is the main character in…
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