Charlotte Betts
The Dressmaker’s Secret
It’s 1819, and young Englishwoman Emilia Barton is growing impatient of her unsettled life, traveling up and down Italy as…
The House in Quill Court
In 1813, a time when there was no formal law enforcement, hardworking business people were regularly threatened to pay tithes…
The Chateau on the Lake
The date is 1792, and the French Revolution is at its height. Madeleine Moreau has lived a sheltered life teaching…
The Spice Merchant’s Wife
This novel is set during the 1666 Great Fire of London and its fascinating but less well-known aftermath. The heroine…
The Painter’s Apprentice
On the cusp of England’s Glorious Revolution, a family is drawn into dangerous political events while desperately trying to save…
The Apothecary’s Daughter
January 1665, and the ills in the City of London are mostly treatable fevers and accidents. Susannah Leyton is happy…
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