18th Century
Once There Was Fire: A Novel of Old Hawaii
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While many readers or movie watchers are familiar with the story of Hawaii told by James Michener, very few know of the early ...Read Review
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
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Too many times I have read a book, very often by a first-time published writer, that has been stratospherically praised by the media, ...Read Review
Devil in Tartan
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Devil in Tartan is set in Scotland in 1752. Lottie Livingstone is forced to take charge at sea when her ship is damaged. She ...Read Review
The Optickal Illusion
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Based on a real-life scandal in 1797, this novel is concerned with Ann-Jemima Provis and her father, who want to present (and sell) an ...Read Review
Jack Fortune: And the Search for the Hidden Valley
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I had not read anything by Sue Purkiss before, and this novel, set in 1768, turned out to be a treat. Jack Fortune is ...Read Review
Too Wilde to Wed
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This is the second of “The Wildes of Lindow Castle” series. 1778. Lord Roland Northbridge Wilde is the future Duke of Lindow: wealthy, handsome, ...Read Review
Benjamin Franklin and the Quaker Murders
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Captain James Jamison, a Revolutionary War veteran, is summoned one evening in 1785 to the home of Benjamin Franklin. A recent murder in Philadelphia ...Read Review
The King’s Salt
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In Book Four of the Smithyman Saga, it is 1778, and Sir Thomas Smithyman and his comrades remain loyal to the Crown. They lose ...Read Review
Fear and His Servant
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In 18th-century Serbia, Count Otto von Hausburg visits Belgrade with his servant, Novak. Von Hausburg is not what he seems—or perhaps exactly ...Read Review
Savage Liberty
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In 1768, the English merchant ship Arcturus, arriving from London, explodes in Boston harbor, killing 37 men on board. Upon examination of the destroyed vessel ...Read Review