Viviane Crystal
Khan: Empire of Silver
Blind obedience to the Khan is no longer taken for granted in this fourth novel of the Mongol empire saga.…
Banana Republican
Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby was a suave but crass braggart who considered others less intelligent to threaten his…
The Masuda Affair
Sugawara Akitada, a Senior Secretary in the Ministry of Justice in 11th-century Japan, is very depressed as he had lost…
Carry Me Home
In the early-to-mid-20th century, the American South is suffering economically, and hope lies in finding enough work to barely survive…
Year of the Tiger
In 2nd-century China, the Great Wall is crumbling in parts, leaving the country open to barbarian invasion. Chinese soldiers have…
The Flowers of Edo
Editors' choice
Lieutenant Ken Kobayashi, one of the noblest fictional characters, narrates this heroic World War II adventure, which moves between America…
Sphinx’s Queen
Nefertiti, the famous Queen of Egypt, is a young girl forced to escape the Crown Prince, a man she was…
Cleopatra: A Life
Myths and legends abound about Cleopatra. Historian Stacy Schiff carefully prepares readers about what a difficult task her biography entailed,…
Her Daughter’s Dream
This generational saga continues after the bestseller, Her Mother’s Hope, with Carolyn now married but bitter after struggling with physical…
Captivity
Commitment to the living and the dead requires immense responsibility! The time is the mid-1800s, a time when women are…
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