Sourcebooks
The Tudor Rose
“It is strange how many want to sit in the king’s seat even though it’s so uncomfortable.” From the mouths…
Staff Publication: Hugh and Bess
Susan Higginbotham’s debut novel The Traitor’s Wife told the story of Eleanor, wife of Hugh le Despenser, intimate of King…
Pendragon’s Banner
Pendragon’s Banner, the second book in Helen Hollick’s take on the Arthurian legend, follows closely behind The Kingmaking. Arthur has…
Loving Mr. Darcy
My idea of good company is that of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation. But, I…
Highland Rebel
Editors' choice
Set during the religious warfare in the reign of James II of England (1685-1688), this rousing historical romance pits the…
What Would Jane Austen Do?
Eleanor Pottinger has traveled to England for a Jane Austen convention. Rather than giving her costume history lecture as she’d…
Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark
When Lady Anne Addison receives a distressing letter from Lady Lydia Bestwick, she rushes to her close friend’s side—and…
Winston’s War: A Novel of Deception
Following upon the success of Never Surrender, this is another of Michael Dobbs’s previously published novels centering on pivotal moments…
Regency Buck
Judith Taverner and her brother, Peregrine, find themselves under the guardianship of the mysterious Lord Worth following their father’s untimely…
The Talisman Ring
Miss Thane, the sensible female in Georgette Heyer’s The Talisman Ring, sums up the problem for her rather thick brother,…
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