2009
The Book of Negroes
Africa, 1755. Aminata, age 11, is captured by slave traders and sold into slavery in South Carolina, where she suffers…
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
In World War II Seattle, Henry Lee, the son of Chinese immigrants, faces a changing world. On one side are…
Wind Dancer
Set in the northwestern frontier settlements of the American Revolution (1778), Wind Dancer recounts the ill-fated journey of siblings Isabelle…
The Courtier’s Secret
In 1682, the Court of Versailles is in its heyday. The reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV, is at…
Roanoke
Lawrence weaves a spidery web of intrigue and adventure as she delves into the unsolved mystery of the true fate…
Mistress Shakespeare
Basing her premise on a marriage bond found in Worcester, England, author Harper has fashioned an intriguing and plausible story…
Nemesis: The Final Case of Eliot Ness
Eliot Ness, the real-life lawman who took down Al Capone, is appointed Safety Director of Cleveland, a city that in…
Oscar Wilde And A Game Called Murder
In this mystery, set in 1892, Oscar Wilde and friends—including Bram Stoker and Arthur Conan Doyle—indulge in an after-dinner game.…
The Leopard’s Prey
Fourth in Arruda’s Jade del Cameron series, The Leopard’s Prey is thoroughly engaging from beginning to end. American Jade is…
Mr Darcy’s Dream
Phoebe Hawkins, niece to Mr. Darcy, is twenty years old, handsome, and well-born, and she possesses a fortune of fifty…
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