2006
Guardians of the Key
Editors' choice
Gray has skilfully crafted a tale that leads from Italy under the burden of Napoleonic rule to the Italian…
Treason’s River
It is 1806, and Lieutenant Martin Jerrold R.N. desperately needs to avoid the consequences of his recent misdeeds. He…
Kept
Set in 1860s England, this literary novel is very much in the style of well-known Victorian fiction, but it…
A Rare Interest in Corpses
In Victorian England many a penniless young woman of ‘good’ family found that the only form of paid employment…
The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion
Editors' choice
“Most of what follows took place in the West. Not just any West.” So begins the tale of Johnny…
Vanquished
In 1890s London, suffragette leader Caledonia Rivers – known as “The Maid of Mayfair” for her unassailable virtue –…
A Million Nightingales
Straight takes readers back to 19th-century Louisiana sugar cane plantations in a heartbreaking story of a mixed-race slave and…
Pauper’s Gold
In 1854, 12-year-old Hannah Francis is living in the Macclesfield workhouse with her mother. The workhouse master has an agreement…
Lady Hartley’s Inheritance
Clarissa Hartley discovers that her inheritance has been left to the illegitimate son of her late husband. This is…
Bad Boys Ahoy!
In “Stolen Treasures,” nothing annoys a pirate more than stealing his bride. Married by proxy, Captain Phoenix, aka Sebastian…
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