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18th Century

Devil in Tartan

By Julia London - Published 2018

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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

By Rachel Halliburton - Published 2018

Genres:

Literary

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

By Sue Purkiss - Published 2017

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Adventure Children/Young Adult

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

By Eloisa James - Published 2018

Genres:

Romance

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

The Coven

By Graham Masterton - Published 2017

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Mystery/Crime Thriller

The second instalment in Graham Masterton’s Beatrice Scarlet series sees our titular heroine face even more trials and tribulations as she returns ...Read Review

Free from All Danger

By Chris Nickson - Published 2017

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Mystery/Crime

Called out of retirement by the city fathers of Leeds to serve again as Constable, Richard Nottingham doesn’t feel up to the ...Read Review

An Incidental Death in Monterey

By John O’Hagan - Published 2017

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Mystery/Crime

The natives of Monterey, California, in the late 18th century suffer tremendously under Spanish domination. The Governor of Monterey has made a secret ...Read Review

Into the World

By Stephanie Parkyn - Published 2017

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Adventure Nautical

It is 1791, and the ships of the La Perouse expedition have gone missing somewhere in the Great Southern Ocean. Admiral Bruni d’Entrecasteaux ...Read Review

The Scot’s Bride

By Paula Quinn - Published 2017

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Romance

1712: Patrick McGregor enjoys the freedom of no responsibilities—marriage would mean giving up his soul. Charlotte “Charlie” Cunningham wants no part of a ...Read Review

The Emperor’s Barber

By Graham Wade - Published 2017

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Kutaissa, an orphaned Turk forced into the Ottoman army, is captured by Russians, where his medical skills learned as a barber eventually bring ...Read Review