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The Other Countess
Eve Edwards has mixed a frothy tale – part romance, part suspense, part friendship – as she stirs the reader…
VIII
Editors' choice
Having read so much about Henry VIII, it was a real treat to find a book which manages to give…
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings
Thanks to her famous sister and Philippa Gregory, the subject of Alison Weir’s latest biography hardly needs an introduction. Unfortunately,…
My Fair Highlander
Jemma Ramsden is the sister of an English border lord who is grieving over her father’s death. In order to…
The King’s Diamond
Richard Dansey, of a London merchant family, longs to escape from his domineering mother. He is obsessed with gems and…
Shakespeare’s Will
“For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings,/That then I scorn to change my state with kings.” These words might…
To Die For
Sandra Byrd explores the familiar story of the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, infamous second wife of Henry VIII,…
Prince
Editors' choice
It is the year 1593, and England is a powder-keg of rumour and fear. Plague threatens London, famine is rife…
The Queen’s Jewels
David Glenn’s two new novels, both mysteries, take place in the later years of Queen Elizabeth I’s court as the…
The Queen’s Sword
David Glenn’s two new novels, both mysteries, take place in the later years of Queen Elizabeth I’s court as the…
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