2010
Frontier Hearts: The Story of Captain John Mathias
From the early American frontier to the high seas, Frontier Hearts takes the reader on an action-packed journey filled with…
Montfort: The Early Years; The Viceroy; The Revolutionary; The Angel with the Sword
When reading through the ample “historical context” notes that follow each volume of Katherine Ashe’s utterly remarkable tetralogy of novels…
Whisper of Scandal
May 1811. Commodore David Ware has left his widow, society belle Lady Joanna, and his closest friend, Alexander, Lord Grant,…
Stars of Fire
This historical romance ranges between 1820 and 1860. Young James Coleman has a memorable meeting with the child Jenny McAllister…
Betrayal at Lisson Grove
It is 1895, a time of political upheaval in various parts of Europe. Inspector Pitt of Scotland Yard Special Branch…
Lyrics Alley
Editors' choice
The Abuzeids are one of the most prominent families in 1950s Sudan. The patriarch, Mahmoud Bey, amassed the family fortune…
Any Survivors?
The narrator is a refugee in London in 1939. Turfed out of his lodgings and finding himself homeless with five…
Pattern of Shadows
Mary is a nursing sister at a Lancashire prison for the housing and treatment of German POWs; although her work…
Ellis Island
Ellie Flaherty was raised by parents who are pious, distant, and haunted by the sins of their ancestors. Her consolation…
Into the Blue
In late 19th-century Devon, vicar’s daughter Hester Redding longs to experience all the exciting challenges that the approaching new century…
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