Jeanne Greene
History of a Pleasure Seeker
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Amsterdam, 1907. The protagonist of Mason’s silky bildungsroman (after Natural Elements, 2010), is determined to rise in the world. Handsome…
The Luminist
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When Catherine Colebrook goes to Ceylon to join her husband, a functionary with the East India Company, she’s already obsessed…
Passions of War (Leonora Trilogy)
The second in Green’s World War I trilogy (after Daughters of War, 2010) opens in England in 1914. War is…
A Crimson Warning: A Lady Emily Mystery
In Alexander’s latest mystery featuring Lady Emily Hargreaves (after Dangerous to Know, 2010), someone is literally painting the town red,…
Valley of Dreams: Wild West Wind Series
Cassie Lockwood has traveled with her father’s Wild West show all her life, and at 20, she can shoot and…
The Ocean Forest: Murder in Myrtle Beach
In the ’40s, the Ocean Forest in Myrtle Beach is a grand hotel frequented by the Southern upper class, of…
The Women of the Cousins’ War
This collection of essays is a gift to those who love historical fiction. It not only functions as a history…
The Angel Makers
In 1914, Sari is an intelligent young woman living in a rural Hungarian village; but like many others, she finds…
The Legacy
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Webb’s well-written romantic mystery spans four generations but, told largely from the perspective of two women, The Legacy is a…
The Blood Royal: A Joe Sandilands Murder Mystery
In the ninth Joe Sandilands mystery (after Strange Images of Death, 2010), the handsome police commander is back on duty…
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