Three Rivers
The Golden Tulip
Love is in full bloom in this Laker reprint, set against the rich backdrop of 17th-century Holland. Francesca Visser is…
The Queen’s Secret
Telling the fascinating story of Katherine of Valois, the mother of England’s mighty Tudor dynasty, The Queen’s Secret opens with…
Murder Most Royal
I first read Murder Most Royal as a teenager. On re-reading this spending looking reprint I found the writing still…
To Dance with Kings
To Dance with Kings is a lengthy, absorbing, and richly detailed family saga that follows the lives and passions of…
The Thistle and the Rose
Plaidy’s eighth Tudor novel vividly reconstructs the dramatic life of Margaret Tudor, from the time of her early marriage to…
Mademoiselle Victorine
This engaging novel recounts an exciting life for the nude model in Edouard Manet’s famous painting, Olympia. Mademoiselle Victorine is…
The Moonlit Cage
In 1846, eleven-year-old Darya is on the brink of womanhood. Her dearest companion, her Circassian grandmother, regales Darya with tales…
The Perfect Royal Mistress
The subject of Diane Haeger’s latest historical novel is “pretty, witty” Nell Gwynn, the low-born actress who became a mistress…
The Water Devil
Riley completes her Margaret of Ashbury trilogy (A Vision of Light and In Pursuit of the Green Lion being the…
In Pursuit of the Green Lion
The first two novels in Riley’s highly entertaining trilogy about the adventures of Margaret of Ashbury have recently been reissued…
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