Victorian
A Christmas Secret
In December 1890, Clarice Corde accompanies her husband to the village of Cottisham, where he is to stand in while…
Katey: The Life and Loves of Dickens’ Artist Daughter
Lucinda Hawksley, a direct descendant of Charles Dickens, demonstrates that family history can be of great interest to outsiders. Katherine…
Beware of Virtuous Women
Book three of Michaels’ new Romney Marsh series focuses on adopted daughter Eleanor, who has always been aloof, quietly running…
The Runaway Heiress
The night her uncle and guardian informs her that she is to marry her cousin, Frances Hanwell escapes Torrington Hall,…
Turn of the Tide
It is always interesting reading a sequel when you haven’t read the first book. In this case, it doesn’t really…
The Excursion Train
This second novel in the Detective Inspector Colbeck mysteries is now in reprint with a splendidly eye-catching new cover. Robert…
The Railway Detective
The first novel in the Detective Inspector Colbeck Mysteries has a handsome new cover in honour of its reprint. 1851:…
An Affair of Honor
In this fifth novel in the award-winning Honor Series, Lieutenant Peter Wake is the executive officer on board the U.S.S.…
The Twisting Vine
When Lord Farnley’s young daughter dies, her maid, Lucy Oldfield, is ordered to burn the child’s expensive French doll. Unable…
Rose Alley
Audrey Howard’s new book is classic Victorian melodrama. From the foetid Liverpool slum of the title, Queenie Logan and her…
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