2003
Chickahominy Fever
In June 1862, the city of Richmond, Virginia, is surrounded by the Union army. A letter to Jefferson Davis, outlining…
Winter Woman
Kernan’s debut novel is hampered by an annoying heroine, a not-so-heroic hero, and poor writing. In 1835, after a winter…
The Photograph
This story of two young women left behind as their men march off to war embodies the experience of a…
Undertow
This engaging, complex mystery takes place in Newfoundland in 1947, before it joined Canada as a province. The book’s prologue…
Eastertown
This novel is a throwback to the early 20th century west, when members of close-knit communities used the local schoolhouse…
The Seducer
Daniel St. John is “the seducer,” a French shipping merchant doing business in England. Because of his wealth, Daniel is…
The Saint
Vergil Duclairc is the frustrated guardian of Bianca Kenwood, unwilling to follow the rules of English society. The young American…
Days of the Dead
Hannibal Sefton is in trouble. Ben January’s dearest friend, a gifted musician who suffers from TB, enjoyed a new lease…
The Navigation Log
Tom and William, identical twins, are born on the very day WWI ends in 1918. They are reared by a…
The Rising of the Moon
The title is from a traditional Irish song calling for rebellion “at the rising of the moon.” This is a…
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