2012
Justa: A Novel of Ancient Rome
The backdrop of Joseph Jay Deiss and Susanna Deiss’ delightful historical novel Justa may be familiar to most readers: the…
Tabnit Gisgo: The Gisgo Chronicles, Volume 1: 323BC–321BC
M.D. Eyre has created an antihero to rank with the best of them: cowardly, crass, bumbling, and thoroughly unpleasant, along,…
Whistle Pass
When Charlie Harris said goodbye to his lover Roger Black after World War II, he had no reason to believe…
The Witch Hunter’s Amulet
Marco Lobo’s utterly fascinating novel is set during the 1560s when the Inquisition raged across Europe, but Europe is far,…
Willow Vale
Coerced into marrying an unloving, abusive man, Francesca Sittoni must leave her home in northern Italy and relocate with her…
The Bleeding Land
Editors' choice
This is the first in a planned trilogy of novels set during the English Civil War, and this tale begins…
Code Name Verity
Editors' choice
The first half of the story is told by ‘Verity’, who is being interrogated by the Gestapo. Writing is the…
The Académie
Editors' choice
Eliza Monroe, daughter of the future president of the United States, arrives at a French boarding school in 1799 ostensibly…
Overseas
Editors' choice
I loved this book. It rates as one of the best romantic novels I’ve read. Not only does Beatriz Williams…
The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton
Editors' choice
Set in post-World War I England, The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton is an unconventional but compelling mystery. As with…
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