The Fruit of Her Hands
Shira’s upbringing is different than other Jewish girls’ childhoods in 1224. Her widowed father, the esteemed Rabbi Shmuel ben Solomon…
House of Shadows: A Historical Mystery by the Medieval Murderers
This compendium of short stories by five well-known and talented authors of medieval mysteries, each a star in his or…
The Devlin Diary
Have you ever read a book that you wish did not end? The author’s second novel focuses on Hannah Devlin,…
Secrets of the Tudor Court: The Pleasure Palace
Jeanne Popyncourt is eight years old in 1498 when she and her mother, a lady-in-waiting to Anne of Brittany,…
Master of Surrender
11th CENTURY In a prison inIberiain 1059, the brotherhood of The Blood Sword was created out of the…
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie
Jeffries delivers her fourth installment in The School for Heiresses series with this highly entertaining novel set in early 19th-century…
Madame’s Deception
This is the middle book in a planned trilogy; the first was A Lady’s Pleasure, and a third is planned…
The Bloodstone Papers
Editors' choice
This story about an Anglo-Indian family, and the bloodstone ring that was stolen from them during the last days of…
The Queen of Bedlam
Early 18th century New York is a raw and unformed place. Young law clerk Matthew Corbett is trying to make…
Never Deceive A Duke
Never Deceive a Duke is Carlyle’s second Neville family novel. Gareth Lloyd, part-owner of Neville Shipping, finds himself saddled with…
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