2007
No Regrets
Carolyn Torrington has had a crush on Lucas, Lord Foxhaven, since childhood. Nevertheless she turns down his proposal, knowing it’s…
The Last Summer Of The World
Editors' choice
Rarely does a book present the delicate balance of the relationship between a man and a woman as well as…
The Well Of Shades
When I finished The Well of Shades (which I assumed was the last book of the Bridei Chronicles), I thought…
A Texas Legacy Christmas
The formerly incorrigible Zach Kahler is all grown up in this sequel to Lightning and Lace. It’s 1911, and Zach…
The Coal Gatherer
Callie is one of many children born to Mary and Ebeneezer Ingram, fisher-folk who scratch a precarious and impoverished living…
The Journal of Dora Damage
Editors' choice
Dora Damage has a name straight from Dickens, and in fact her tale would not be out of place in…
Heaven’s Net Is Wide: The First Tale of the Otori
In this gripping prequel to the Otori novels set in an alternate feudal Japan, Hearn delves into the back story…
Confrontation At Lepanto: Christendom vs. Islam
Had Lepanto taken place on land instead of at sea, Hopkins argues, its name would be much more enduring in…
A Man Of No Moon
In McPhee’s entrancing tale of post-war Italy, Dante Omero Sabato is a famous poet, novelist, and translator with two obsessions:…
Enduring Passions
Set just before and during the Second World War, Enduring Passions is the tale of two lovers, Tom and Fay,…
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