Juliet Waldron
The Blood of Flowers
For those of you who are cosmically tired of the endless spate of historical fiction set in Ireland/England—yes, there is…
Killing Che
Editors' choice
Bolivia, 1967: Paul Hoyle, an ex-CIA paramilitary with experience in Laos, Vietnam and various Latin American hot spots, is now…
The Sun Over Breda
Editors' choice
This is the third in the adventures of Captain Alatriste in 17th century Spain, following Captain Alatriste and Purity of…
Cold Rock River
In Vietnam-era rural Georgia, insecure Adie falls in love with the most popular boy in high school. She is thrilled…
Measuring the World
With its lively translation, Daniel Kehlmann’s Measuring the World tells the parallel stories of two scientists who were child prodigies,…
Fort Dearborn
Written by a well-known reporter who has reported and edited Chicago papers for the last thirty years, Fort Dearborn is…
Bowery Girl
Mollie Flynn and Annabelle Lee are bad girls, make no mistake. When the two have their first meet-up with a…
Catalina, A True Story
This novel was inspired by the autobiography of Catalina de Erauso, who was born in Basque country around 1592. Known…
The Women Of The House: How a Colonial She-Merchant Built a Mansion, a Fortune and a Dynasty
In 1695, twenty-two-year-old Margaret Hardenbroeck arrived in the colony of New Amsterdam. Margaret wasn’t anyone’s dependent, but a factor, a…
The Sea Of Trolls
It is 793. The Holy Isle of Lindisfarne has been sacked. Jack and his little sister are stolen from their…
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