Anne Clinard Barnhill
The Borgias: The Hidden History
As a follow-up to his previous book, The Tudors: A World Undone, Meyer brings his considerable skills to another infamous…
The King Arthur Conspiracy: How a Scottish Prince Became a Mythical Hero
In The King Arthur Conspiracy, Simon Stirling traces the legend of the British king back to Scottish and Welsh early…
Asylum
Editors' choice
When Georgina Ferrars awakens to find herself in Tregannon House, a private asylum in a remote corner of England, she…
Child of the Mountains
Marilyn Shank’s debut novel, Child of the Mountains, tells the story of Lydia Hawkins, an eleven-year-old girl growing up in…
Every Day After
In Every Day After, sixth-grader Lizzie Hawkins is having a bad time of it. Growing up in Bittersweet, Alabama, during…
The Secret of the Nightingale Palace
In her second novel, Dana Sachs delivers a satisfying story about an estranged grandmother and granddaughter who are able to…
Death on a Pale Horse
Donald Thomas’ sixth novel about the adventures of famed detective Sherlock Holmes does not disappoint. Capturing the tone and essence…
Calling Me Home
Julie Kibler’s debut novel travels between the current era and the late 1930s to early ´40s. The outer rim of…
Tower: An Epic History
This is a fascinating look at the infamous Tower of London, from its beginnings as a motte-and-bailey castle built by…
Dear Mr. Darcy: A Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
Amanda Grange’s delightful Dear Mr. Darcy romps through the familiar grounds of Pemberley, Meryton, London, and the other haunts of…
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