Luan Gaines
The Edge of Eden
The Edge of Eden is rich in contrasts: the Seychelles Islands and fog-shrouded London; well-to-do British colonists and the poverty…
The Murdered House
This dense novel bears the weight of tragedy, from the shocking murder of a family in remote upper Provence, France…
The Queen’s Dollmaker
Trent marries the story of a talented dollmaker to the fate of the French queen, Marie Antoinette, who will eventually…
Her Mother’s Daughter
“Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary.” A children’s scary game recalls the history of the 16th-century queen, Mary Tudor. Daughter of Henry…
A Christmas Promise
This Dickensian tale begins in 1895 London, a poor young girl of eight anxiously searching for Charlie, her uncle’s donkey.…
What Remains of Heaven
Regency London is stunned by the murder of the bishop, Sir Francis Prescott. Responding to the request of his aunt…
The Tudor Rose
“It is strange how many want to sit in the king’s seat even though it’s so uncomfortable.” From the mouths…
Early’s Fall
Sheriff James Early is an old-fashioned lawman in late 1940s Kansas confronted with a gruesome murder and a daylight bank…
Sacred Hearts
In Renaissance Italy the Council of Trent moves to purge convent life of the contamination of the outside world, the…
The Glassblower of Murano
In a tale of genius and tragedy, Leonora Manin is inspired to travel to Murano, Italy, from Hampstead, England, the…
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