Susan Higginbotham
The Favored Queen
In this novel, the latest of her self-described “historical entertainments,” Erickson tells the story of Jane Seymour, the third wife…
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings
Thanks to her famous sister and Philippa Gregory, the subject of Alison Weir’s latest biography hardly needs an introduction. Unfortunately,…
Broken Promises: A Novel of the Civil War
In 1861, Charles Francis Adams, son of President John Quincy Adams, is sent by the new president, Abraham Lincoln, to…
Bathsheba
Married to Uriah, a loyal and pious soldier who is often away serving King David, the beautiful Bathsheba frequently finds…
The Haunting of Charles Dickens
When Meg Pickel’s older brother vanishes from the family’s home in Victorian London, taking his copy of Great Expectations with…
The Countess and the King
Scott’s latest foray into the realm of royal mistresses features an unlikely candidate: Katherine Sedley, blessed with little beauty but…
Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen
Mary Tudor, known almost indelibly to history as “Bloody Mary” for her religious persecutions, has had the good fortune to…
A Tailor-Made Bride
Deeded property to use as a dress shop by a grateful client, Hannah Richards moves to the small town of…
Charles Dickens: His Journal
This book takes the form of an imaginary journal by an 18-year-old Charles Dickens, who at a low point in…
The Reluctant Queen
In 1578, Henry, King of Navarre, is reunited with his bride, Queen Margot, daughter of Catherine de Medici. Their political…
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