16th Century

Captain from Castile

By Samuel Shellabarger - Published 2002

Genres:

Adventure

The novel begins in 1518. At nineteen, Pedro de Vargas is about to enter Spanish society as a young caballero. Over the next few ...Read Review

Prince of Foxes

By Samuel Shellabarger - Published 2002

Genres:

RomanceSagaThriller

Renaissance Italy is a crazy-quilt of independent city-states; a hotbed of intrigue – and no family epitomizes the era more than the notorious Borgias. ...Read Review

Lucrezia Borgia

By John Faunce - Published 2002

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

For Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of a Roman Cardinal and his beloved mistress, life changes for the worse when her father is elevated to ...Read Review

Captured by Your Kiss

By Jen Holling - Published 2003

Genres:

Romance

Mona Graham is the keeper of the Clachan Fala, a magical bloodstone that grants powers, such as the ability to read minds, to ...Read Review

Rosamund

By Bertrice Small - Published 2002

Genres:

Romance

Rosamund tells the story of a young girl’s unexpected journey into womanhood, mystery, passion, and history. Set at the beginning of the 16...Read Review

My Father Had a Daughter: Judith Shakespeare’s Tale

By Grace Tiffany - Published 2003

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

  To the world, William Shakespeare was a sought-after playwright, a man of ability and wit. But to his children, he was a ...Read Review

Out of the Flames

By Lawrence Goldstone - By Nancy Goldstone - Published 2002Published 2003

Genres:

Nonfiction

In mid-sixteenth century Europe, a scholarly genius named Michael Servetus published a book contesting the doctrine of the Trinity, proposed that blood circulated ...Read Review

The Conquest

By Yxta Maya Murray - Published 2002

Genres:

Adventure

Sara Rosario González is a rare book restorer at the Getty Museum in modern-day Los Angeles. An attractive young Chicana fascinated by ...Read Review

Ruled Britannia

By Harry Turtledove - Published 2002

Genres:

Alternate History

In 1588 the Spanish Armada failed in its attempt to invade England, but what if it hadn’t? That is the premise of this ...Read Review

Feathered Serpent

By Colin Falconer - Published 2002

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

The adventurer Hernan Cortés arrives on the coast of Mexico with a handful of men, armor, horses and guns. He proceeds to ...Read Review