19th Century
The Earl Takes a Fancy: A Sins for All Seasons Novel
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Although she was born out of wedlock and raised among the working class, Fancy Trewlove’s family wants her to marry into the ...Read Review
Lady of Perdition (A Benjamin January Mystery)
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In 1840, Benjamin January, a freed black man, leaves the safety of his New Orleans home for the perils of the “Slaveholder’s Republic” ...Read Review
Winter of Despair (A Gaslight Mystery)
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Set in 1853 in London, this second in the Gaslight series again features Wilkie Collins as narrator and Charles Dickens as all-around detective, great ...Read Review
And Dangerous to Know (Rosalind Thorne Mystery)
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Regency London boasts a dazzling high society, but the daughter of a scandalous bankrupt disappears from the ton balls, no longer rides in ...Read Review
The Great Unknown
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When published in 1844, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation was an instant success; its first edition sold out within days. It was ...Read Review
Contracted as His Countess (Harlequin Historical)
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Jack Ransome is an enquiry agent, but his new client’s assignment comes as a shock: she wants a husband. And not just ...Read Review
Adoring Abigail
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1818. Abigail Rutherford’s speech impediment leads many to assume she is stupid and to treat her with scorn. After her parents’ deaths, she ...Read Review
Mortal Music (Silver Rush Mysteries)
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In the winter of 1881, music store owner Inez Stannert struggles to make her San Francisco business profitable. She attends a performance at the ...Read Review
The Winter Sisters: A Novel
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1822, Georgia. After receiving an urgent letter from the mayor of Lawrenceville, Dr. Aubrey Waycross depletes his funds to travel to the frontier outpost. ...Read Review
A Convenient Fiction (Parish Orphans of Devon)
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1860. Laura Hayes submerges herself in a pond, holding her breath to ‘strengthen her lungs,’ only to be unceremoniously ‘rescued’ by a stranger. He ...Read Review
