18th Century
Blood Diamond: A Pirate Devlin Novel
In Blood Diamond, set in the year 1720, the pirate Devlin must steal the largest diamond in the world (the…
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
If you think you know all about Thomas Jefferson, read Jon Meacham’s brilliant 2012 biography, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of…
Come August, Come Freedom
Gabriel is born into slavery in Virginia during the American Revolution. He is raised on Prosser’s plantation and then sent…
The Werewolf of Paris
Werewolves are enjoying a fine romp across current literature and cinema. Though the filming techniques were cheesy, watching Lon Chaney…
The Potter’s Hand
In his capacious new novel, Wilson brings his combined skills as novelist and biographer to the life of the great…
Love’s Reckoning
Eden Lee’s tyrannical father is determined that his new apprentice, Silas Ballantyne, will marry one of his daughters. The family…
The Mirrored World
The Mirrored World is a fictional memoir set in Russia just before and during the rule of Catherine the Great…
Mesmerized
Alissa Walser’s Mesmerized is set against the backdrop of Vienna in the late 1700s. It follows the story of the…
The Raven’s Seal
Gentleman Thaddeus Grainger idles his days, wasting his fortune, in 1776 England. One evening in a notorious tap-room he sees…
The General’s Mistress
The nondescript title of Jo Graham’s fourth novel fits her heroine, a Dutch courtesan who becomes the lover, in turn,…
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