19th Century
The Liar’s Daughter
The “father” in question is Lord Nelson—or is he? Here, the first daughter of the title is Nan, whose mother…
How Dark the Night
How Dark the Night is the fifth book in a series featuring the Cutler family, Boston merchant traders with their…
Wild Ran the Rivers
“My grandpa was a pirate on the Mississip,” says Zenas Meeker of White Sands, New Mexico. His half-Cherokee grandmother, Ruth…
Between the Devil and Ian Eversea
The latest volume in the Pennyroyal Green series follows Titania (Tansy) Danforth, orphaned, newly arrived from America, and consigned to…
A Shocking Delight
England, 1817. In this Regency romance, Lucy Potter, a cit’s wealthy daughter, is forced by social circumstances to have a…
Death in Saratoga Springs
This mystery is set in 1894 Saratoga Springs, New York, a posh resort town for the rich and famous. Private…
The Vintner’s Daughter
Harnisch’s satisfying first novel draws readers into two glorious locations, France’s Loire Valley and California’s Napa Valley, with an intermediary…
A Match Made in Texas
Heaven help the residents of Dry Gulch, Texas when one of their own decides to play matchmaker! This sweet collection…
Titled Americans
A reprint of the original 1890 edition, Titled Americans was written to be a catalog for wealthy American women looking…
The China Memoirs of Thomas Rowley
Based on the once lost memoirs of Thomas Rowley, this novel takes the reader on an erotic and subservient journey…
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