Berkley
The Black Hawk
Editors' choice
Joanna Bourne always manages to pack her historical romances with plenty of plot twists, multi-layered characters, and deftly placed historical…
Sup with the Devil
Barbara Hamilton’s third book in the Abigail Adams Mystery series is set on the cusp of the American Revolution, and…
The Turning of Anne Merrick
This sequel to The Tory Widow takes place in 1777. Widow Anne Merrick has infiltrated General Burgoyne’s British army as…
The Unexpected Miss Bennet
Among the plethora of Jane Austen continuation novels, this story is distinct in that its central character is the least…
Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-up
In Brightwell’s latest in her series of Victorian mysteries, Mrs. Jeffries, housekeeper to Inspector Witherspoon, and the gang at Upper…
The Tin Ticket: Heroic Journey of Australia’s Convict Women
There’s a joke: A tourist passing through Customs in Sydney is asked by the agent if he has a criminal…
A Play of Heresy
Editors' choice
During the reign of Henry VI, Joliffe the Player returns to his travelling troupe as they prepare to assist the…
The Woman Who Heard Color
Lauren O’Farrell’s job in present-day New York as an “art detective” is to track down pieces lost during World War…
The Eloquence of Blood
The Eloquence of Blood opens on Christmas Eve in Paris of 1686. Against a backdrop of a harsh winter, ex-soldier…
The September Queen
Jane Lane, daughter of an affluent Royalist family during Cromwell’s Commonwealth, longed for adventure over respectable marriage. This she found…
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