Alana White
A Thing Done
This novel set in the 13th century shines a bright light on rival families in medieval Florence, Italy. It is…
Venom
The first book in Fiona Paul’s Renaissance Venice trilogy, centering on wealthy 15-year-old Cassandra Caravello, finds this privileged young miss…
Leonardo and the Last Supper
This time out, Ross King, novelist and bestselling author of biographical nonfiction focusing primarily on the Italian Renaissance (Brunelleschi’s Dome,…
The Sadness of the Samurai
Editors' choice
From time to time a book comes along that is staggeringly good, one that illuminates and informs readers on multiple…
Chasing Mona Lisa
Set in France in the summer of 1944, Chasing Mona Lisa follows Swiss OSS agents Gabi Mueller and Eric Hofstadler…
Mister Creecher
Two outcasts inhabit London in 1818 – one of them 15-year-old Billy, a pickpocket and thief, the other a hulking…
The Dressmaker
A light romance released for the centennial anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Kate Alcott’s tale of plucky Tess…
The Faerie Hills
Set in autumn 1373 on windswept Colonsay Isle in the Scottish Hebrides, The Faerie Hills picks up where A Mass…
Chasing the Nightbird
Set in 1851 New Bedford, Massachusetts, the center of the whaling industry and a haven for fugitive slaves, Chasing the…
Serendipity
It’s 1893 in Carver’s Hollow, Arkansas and healer Maggie Rose is doted on by a gaggle of older men for…
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