Sphere
Ravenscliffe
Set in Yorkshire in 1904, this novel depicts the lives of ten or more characters living in or around the…
The Time Keeper
“Long ago, at the dawn of man’s history”, somewhere in ancient Mesopotamia, Dor is the first man on earth to…
A Place Beyond Courage
Chadwick takes the reader back to the turmoil of 12th-century England in this novel. John FitzGilbert inherited his position as…
The Bad Miss Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Novel
This is a delightful romp with Jane Austen’s bad girl, Lydia Bennet. Her husband, Mr. Wickham, has left her a…
Rebel
Editors' choice
The first of The Bravehearts Chronicles goes from a horrific prologue into a narrative of two boys: orphaned, abused and…
Murder by the Book
Matthew Bartholomew has returned from his escapades in York to begin the final revisions with his students at his college…
The Piccadilly Plot
This Thomas Chaloner mystery takes place in London in the spring of 1664. Chaloner has been summoned from Tangier back…
The Forest Laird
Being Scotch-Irish and fascinated with the history of Scotland, I was happy to have the opportunity to read and review…
The White Pearl
Editors' choice
Strap yourself in, cup of tea at the ready, and prepare for some excellent entertainment; you will struggle to tear…
The Circus of Ghosts
New York in the 1840s. Cordelia Preston and her daughter, Gwenlliam, are on the run. Cordelia is a professional mesmerist…
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