Adventure
A Sister’s Crusade
Aubrette is raised as a maid to her Lord’s daughter, Rowena, and it turns out that they are sisters. They…
The Cavalier Spy
The second in O’Connell’s adventure series (after The Patriot Spy, 2012) begins late in 1776, with Lt. Gen. George Washington…
Son of the Sphinx
Ancient history and fantasy mingle in Sons of the Sphinx, the latest in Cheryl Carpinello’s Quest series. Fifteen-year-old Rosa is…
On the Account
Editors' choice
From the mists of Exmoor to the bustle of Bristol in the early 18th century, this fifth instalment of the…
Kingmaker: Divided Souls
Editors' choice
Third in a series of four, here is a product of vivid imagination and astute historical knowledge, tempered by fine…
The Mask Revealed: The Jacobite Chronicles, Book 2
Continuing the story which started in Mask of Duplicity, this novel narrates the life of Beth Cunningham and Sir Anthony…
Journey of the Dead: The Trinity Conspiracy, Book 1
In Journey of the Dead, the first book in A. C. Townsend’s unusual and ultimately highly readable Trinity Conspiracy series,…
The Harrowing
Editors' choice
The Harrowing of the North is a famous phrase familiar to many of us as the tactic used by William…
The Hungry Horizon: Pirates of the Pacific
It’s 1679 in Port Royal, Jamaica. English sailor Tom Sheppard and two of his mates join an expedition to steal…
Shakespeare’s Ghost
London, 1610; a dirty, dangerous yet exhilarating place and home to seventeen-year-old Ned Lambert, an actor in Shakespeare’s theatre company,…
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