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The Kennedy Debutante

By Kerri Maher - Published 2018

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In her debut historical novel, Kerri Maher explores a forgotten member of the Kennedy family: Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, the middle of the nine ...Read Review

Scandal Above Stairs (Below Stairs Mystery)

By Jennifer Ashley - Published 2018

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Mystery/Crime

The second in Jennifer Ashley’s Below Stairs Mystery series, Scandal Above Stairs opens in 1881 as our sleuth, experienced cook Kat Holloway, works ...Read Review

The Bishop’s Tale

By Margaret Frazer - Published 1994 (US)Published 2005 (UK)

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Mystery/Crime

England, 1434. Thomas Chaucer is dying. Administering to his needs is his cousin, Cardinal Bishop Beaufort of Winchester. Thomas dies and the family gathers ...Read Review