Pamela Ortega
A Christmas Garland
This year’s holiday mystery from Anne Perry takes place in mid-nineteenth century India. A desperate and bloody rebellion has just…
Darcy’s Voyage: A Tale of Uncharted Love on the Open Seas
Janeites: Rejoice! Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy come alive again in this imaginative retelling of Pride and Prejudice. Kara Louise…
The Last Rendezvous
Although this novel of early 19th-century France may have been a prize-winner in its original French, it is a slow,…
Parrot and Olivier in America
Editors' choice
What a delight this witty novel is! Based on the journeys of Alexis de Tocqueville in the new American republic…
Parrot and Olivier in America
Editors' choice
What a delight this witty novel is! Based on the journeys of Alexis de Tocqueville in the new American republic…
The Convict’s Sword: A Mystery of Eleventh-Century Japan
I. J. Parker continues her series of medieval Japanese mysteries featuring nobleman Sugawara Akitada. This latest installment finds Akitada living…
Child of the South
This sequel to The Road from Chapel Hill continues the saga of Eugenia Mae Spotswood and Tom Maryson now that…
Prayers for Sale
This charming novel follows the life of 86-year-old Hennie Comfort as revealed in the stories she spins for her newly…
The Last Dickens
Editors' choice
If you love reading Charles Dickens, this novel will be heaven-sent. If you’re not a big fan of Dickens, you…
Sunrise
This fictionalization of the life of historical Macon, Georgia, native Anne Johnston presents a faithful depiction of her life before,…
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