2005
Challenge to Honor
In New Orleans of 1840, dueling was the honorable way to redress an affront. When Rio de Silva, a legendary…
Jane and His Lordship’s Legacy
Being the eighth Jane Austen mystery, this novel centers on the family’s move to brother Edward’s cottage in Chawton, Hampshire,…
The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy
To escape her husband’s brutality, young Alethea Darcy Napier slips out a window, and with her stalwart maid, flees England.…
Native Son
In 1775, the British have placed a price on ex-officer Jonathan Carleton’s head for deserting to the Continental forces. His…
Whence Came a Prince
It is 1790 in Galloway, Scotland. Leana McBride lives at her aunt’s cottage, nursing a broken heart, after the Kirk…
Kingston by Starlight
The trial of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Calico Jack Rackam and their shipmates from the pirate ship William drew international…
The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette begins writing her diary as a young girl in the 1760s and continues sporadically until just before her…
Captain Alatriste
The story (pub. 1996 in Spanish) is “the adventure of masked men and two Englishmen,” a superbly told tale set in…
Earthly Joys
John Tradescant designs gardens for Sir Robert Cecil as James I takes the throne of England. Through these lofty connections,…
A Bride Most Begrudging
In the 17th century, women were indentured as “tobacco brides” to Virginia farmers. Lady Constance Morrow boards a shallop to…
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