Victorian
A Christmas Promise
This Dickensian tale begins in 1895 London, a poor young girl of eight anxiously searching for Charlie, her uncle’s donkey.…
The Wildest Heart
Lady Rowena Dangerfield, the future Countess of Melchester, had a rather unconventional childhood. While still an infant, her parents divorced,…
A Glimpse at Happiness
Josie O’Casey returns to East End London overjoyed to discover her childhood sweetheart, Patrick Nolan, is alive and well. Her…
The Unbelievers
In Victorian Edinburgh in an age when the Highlands were being cleared of the local peasants in order for the…
Walking in Pimlico
This is Ann Featherstone`s first novel, and I, for one, will be looking forward eagerly to her next. She has…
The Bride’s Farewell
Editors' choice
Pell Ridley has seen the ravages of marriage, and she has firmly decided against it. Her mother’s health and well-being…
The Captain’s Table
This is the second in the Bella Wallis series: Bella is an attractive widow, who writes thrilling and highly…
My Unfair Lady
“My Unfair Lady” is Summer Wine Lee, an Arizona-bred prospector’s daughter, determined to be accepted by New York society.…
The Untamed Bride
Readers of Stephanie Laurens will be pleased with The Untamed Bride, the first in a new quartet of books.…
The Silver Locomotive Mystery
The sixth book in the Railway Detective series of Victorian mysteries, The Silver Locomotive Mystery brings back Inspector Robert…
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