18th Century
The Day of Atonement
Lisbon before the earthquake of 1755 was one of the major commercial centers of Europe, an ancient city of close,…
The Great Gambler
This is the story of John Law of Lauriston, a man who made his name and fortune gambling but whose…
The New World
This is a sequel to the former Poet Laureate’s own sequel to RL Stevenson’s Treasure Island. This was titled Silver…
Ambition and Desire: The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte
Kate Williams, royal correspondent for CNN, has followed up her 2008 biography of Queen Victoria with a well-researched, heavily detailed…
Patrick’s Journey
Patrick Rourke is a young Irishman who through a series of misadventures ends up in English custody and is sentences…
Wolf Winter
Strong, stoic Maija, wavering Paavo, and daughters Frederika and Dorotea leave their native Finland for Swedish Lapland in 1717, having…
The Silversmith’s Wife
On a dark night in late 18th-century London, a night watchman stumbles across a man with his throat slit. At…
Visions of Teaoga
Visions of Teaoga takes place in Tioga, northern Pennsylvania, during two very different time periods, one contemporary and one historical.…
Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints
This is the same Brackston as Paula, author of The Winter Witch and The Witch’s Daughter, beginning a fantasy mystery…
The Pirate Captain, Nor Gold (Volume 2)
This second book in Lynne’s “Chronicles of a Legend” series follows directly from the action of the first (the author…
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