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Sunrise of Avalon
This concludes the trilogy, begun in Twilight of Avalon (2009) and Dark Moon of Avalon (2010), which sets the story…
The Lady of the Rivers
Philippa Gregory’s third entry in her Cousins’ War series features an unusual character: Jacquetta Woodville, mother of Elizabeth, who in…
The Mermaid Garden
Heartache and romance wing their way from a palazzo in Italy to an old hotel in Devon-by-the-Sea in England –…
Wildflower Hill
Two passionate women tell this multigenerational story that begins in 1929 Glasgow and moves through Australia, London, and home to…
The Little Women Letters
As much as I wanted to enjoy and enthusiastically recommend this book (being a great lover of this American classic),…
Queen By Right
Anne Easter Smith has written three well-researched and entertaining books featuring the children and grandchildren of Richard, Duke of York…
Sisters of Fortune
Wake offers a riveting joint biography of four remarkable sisters: Marianne, Bess, Louisa and Emily Caton. These half-English, devoutly Catholic…
Exit the Actress
Nell Gwynn has been enjoying a revival in historical fiction of late, and it is no wonder. She’s the quintessential…
Come Again No More
The second volume in Todd’s planned memoir-turned-fiction trilogy (after Sun Going Down), Come Again No More can also easily stand…
Eleanor the Queen
First published in the 1950s and set in 12th-century France and England, Eleanor the Queen follows Eleanor of Aquitaine from…
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