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2012

The Needle in the Blood

By Sarah Bower - Published 2007 Published 2012

Genres:

The Norman Conquest of England was one of the pivotal events of the Middle Ages. In 1066, William the Conqueror and his brother, Bishop ...Read Review

Equal of the Sun

By Anita Amirrezvani - Published 2012

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

Amirrezvani’s novel of 16th-century Iranian court politics centers on Princess Pari Khan Khanoom, favored daughter of the Shah, and her quest for ...Read Review

A Dark Anatomy

By Robin Blake - Published 2012

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Robin Blake’s latest novel, set in 18th-century Lancashire, takes the reader on a journey through time and technique. Blake deftly recreates Preston, ...Read Review

The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper

By James Carnac - Published 2012

Genres:

Mystery/Crime Thriller

A manuscript is found at the bottom of a box of memorabilia belonging to S.G. Beamon (creator of Larry the Lamb). Written ...Read Review

Heart of Gold

By Robin Lee Hatcher - Published 2012

Genres:

Inspirational Romance Western

In 1864, Shannon Adair dutifully accompanies her minister father to his new church in the gold rush town of Grand Coeur, in the Idaho ...Read Review

The Pursuit of Lucy Banning

By Olivia Newport - Published 2012

Genres:

Romance

In 1892-93 Chicago was preparing for the World Columbian Exposition, the greatest world’s fair held up to that time, and still the ...Read Review

Promise Me This

By Cathy Gohlke - Published 2012

Genres:

Inspirational Romance

This delightful romance begins in 1912 and spans into World War I, recreating some pivotal moments in history with excellent detail and imagery. The ...Read Review

The Secret Children

By Alison McQueen - Published 2012

Genres:

Saga

1925. When James MacDonald, a lonely Scots tea planter in Assam, took a beautiful Indian girl as a concubine, he did not foresee two ...Read Review

Bereft

By Chris Womersley - Published 2012

Genres:

Literary

Quinn Walker returns to his home town of Flint, New South Wales, Australia after terrible experiences in the Great War. He had been ...Read Review

The Queen’s Lady

By Eve Edwards - Published 2012

Genres:

Children/Young Adult Romance

One struggle that historical writers must face is controlling the urge to modernize their characters. History can be an ugly place, full of ...Read Review