Margaret Barr
The Masque of the Black Tulip
Willig’s breezy second offering in her series of Napoleonic-era spy romances features the intrepid and amusing Henrietta Uppington, closely guarding…
The Little Balloonist
In her imaginative and lyrical tale, Domm creates a fictional history and heritage for the first female aeronaut, whose true…
The First American Army: the Remarkable Story of George Washington and the Men behind America’s Fight for Freedom
Through their letters, memoirs and verses, the author presents the lesser-known actors in the American Revolution—teenaged volunteers, raw young officers,…
Rachel’s Story
Doubly abandoned after her mother’s death and her Cherokee father’s departure from South Carolina in search of work, young Rachel…
To Pleasure a Prince
In this second installment of the Royal Brotherhood series, the socially adept Lady Regina Tremaine encounters Viscount Draker, the Prince…
Life Mask
In her latest novel, Emma Donahue (Slammerkin) lifts all her characters from the pages of history and draws obvious parallels…
White Horses
Veteran romance author Joan Wolf weaves a ragged and disappointing tale from promising raw material. In early 1813, Wellington requires…
The Rose Grower
In 1789, monumental changes took place in France. Australian writer Michelle de Kretser’s debut novel begins on the famously fateful…
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