Ilysa Magnus
Royal Panoply : Brief Lives of the English Monarchs
Somehow Erickson manages, in the space she permits herself, to give us vignettes about 40 English monarchs from William…
The Duchess of Aquitaine
Ah! A novel about Eleanor that covers her days before Henry II! The historical facts surrounding Eleanor’s life with…
King’s Blood
In this sequel to Rite of Conquest, the talented Judith Tarr follows the saga of the brood of William the…
The Rose of York: Crown of Destiny
Editors' choice
In this sequel to the gripping The Rose of York: Love and War, Worth does a beautiful, and succinct, job…
The Serpent Dreamer
Against the turbulent backdrop of the Viking invasion of Ireland in the 9th century, Holland, a prestigious and prodigious writer…
Penumbra
In the 1950s in Drexel, Mississippi, it is difficult, if not nigh onto impossible, for a woman like Jade Dupree…
The Legacy
Francesco de Romena is a knight and count. His father, who died in ignominy and rightfully so, murdered his brothers.…
The Witch in the Well
This is certainly a departure for the wonderful Sharan Newman in this, the tenth Catherine LeVendeur mystery. It is filled…
Prince of Darkness
This is the fourth installment in the engaging, provocative, and downright fun mystery series featuring Justin de Quincy, the Queen’s…
The Secret Lion
In this, the first installment of Gortner’s Spymaster Chronicles, we are introduced to a wonderful new character, Brendan Prescott. Is…
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