13th Century
The Sheen on the Silk
“The character of eunuchs was like the sheen on the silk – fluid, unpredictable. A third gender, male and female,…
The Sixth Surrender
Young Sister Eustace (née Juliana de Charnais), learned but naïve, longs to experience the world outside the convent – the…
A Knight’s Persuasion
In this medieval romance set in England in 1213, Edouard de Lanceau, son of the powerful Lord Geoffrey de Lanceau,…
Murder for Christ’s Mass
In this fourth of the Templar Knight mysteries, the body of a clerk who worked for the local Lincoln mint…
A Knight’s Persuasion
In this medieval romance set in England in 1213, Edouard de Lanceau, son of the powerful Lord Geoffrey de Lanceau,…
Murder for Christ’s Mass
In this fourth of the Templar Knight mysteries, the body of a clerk who worked for the local Lincoln mint…
The Queen’s Daughter
(1) Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II, and their sons strut across the stage of medieval history, completely overshadowing the rest…
Scoundrel’s Kiss
Ada of Keyworth is unusual for a medieval woman. Educated by her family, she’s adventurous, headstrong, and strikingly beautiful—but she’s…
Wolfbreed
In 13th-century Eastern Europe, a place of dark forests and darker mysteries, a young man named Udolf finds a strange…
Angel Time: The Songs of the Seraphim
This is historical fiction split between 13th-century England and 21st-century America. Anne Rice, known for her Vampire Chronicles and her…
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