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Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain
Margaret Irwin’s third book in a trilogy about the young Elizabeth I was first published in the early 1950s. This…
Queen of the Summer Stars: Book Two of the Guinevere Trilogy
Woolley gives fair warning that her vision of King Arthur’s world is in the realistic tradition. The book’s first sentence,…
What Would Mr Darcy Do?
This what-if retelling of events in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice explores what would have happened if Elizabeth Bennet and…
Child of the Northern Spring
The story of Arthur and Guinevere has been told and retold numerous times, but this first volume of Woolley’s Guinevere…
The Winter Sea
Historical subjects come to life for a modern novelist in Kearsley’s fascinating The Winter Sea. To explain how and why…
Wicked Company
Spanning the years 1761 to 1774, Wicked Company follows the adventures of Sophie McGann, from her adolescent management of her…
What Alice Knew: A Most Curious Tale of Henry James and Jack the Ripper
For anyone who reads and loves Henry James (as I do), the very title of this elegant mystery by Paula…
Darcy’s Voyage: A Tale of Uncharted Love on the Open Seas
Janeites: Rejoice! Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy come alive again in this imaginative retelling of Pride and Prejudice. Kara Louise…
A Darcy Christmas
These three Christmas novellas featuring Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy are a delight for fans of Pride and Prejudice. Debut…
The Founding
Fifteenth-century England was a time of tremendous change. As the Wars of the Roses raged on, a new middle class…
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