St. Martin's Press
Becky: The Life and Loves of Becky Thatcher
Besides the immediate appeal of visiting again with Mark Twain’s immortal characters, the author has created an adventure story that…
The Heir
The Heir is the second book in Bradford’s series about the Deravenel family, yet it stands alone very well. There…
The Tailor’s Daughter
The titular character is Veda Grenfell, daughter of a famed Victorian Savile Row tailor. Veda has inherited her father’s passion…
Calligraphy of the Witch
Calligraphy of the Witch explores the horrors of the Salem witch trials through the eyes of a Latina slave. Concepción…
The Star Garden
Turner shares with us another episode in the life of Sarah Prine, a widow living in the Arizona Territory in…
The Last Princess
The pendulum of public opinion seems to have swung as far as it will go with regard to Queen Victoria…
The Fall of Rome
Attila is dead. The Western Roman Empire is tottering. As every source of order crumbles, life, already brutish and short,…
The Master of Verona
How much of life is determined by the stars? How much by the choices of men? How far will a…
Roma
Steven Saylor, the award-winning mystery writer of the Roma Sub Rosa series, undertakes the multigenerational historical saga in his latest…
The Quest
In the fourth novel of Wilbur Smith’s Egyptian series, the story of Taita the eunuch continues but delves further into…
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