New American Library
The Virgin Widow
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During the War of the Roses, Anne Neville, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker, is a young woman from one of the most powerful ...Read Review
Notorious Royal Marriages
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Sex! Intrigue! Scandal! Carroll’s newest offering chronicles well-known matrimonial pairings among European royals during the last 900 years. With a breezy and lively ...Read Review
The King’s Favorite: A Novel of Nell Gwyn and King Charles II
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The story of the Oxford-born barmaid turned prostitute turned orange seller turned renowned actress – and, ultimately, the mistress and closest companion to Charles ...Read Review
The Secret Bride
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Another episode in today’s Tudormania. The story of Mary Tudor, Henry VIII’s younger sister, is relatively unknown to the reading public. ...Read Review
Mademoiselle Boleyn
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Robin Maxwell returns to the subject of her debut (The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn) in this colorful and imaginative novel. Anne Boleyn’...Read Review
Too Great a Lady
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Elyot (the pseudonym used by actress-novelist Leslie Carroll for her historical novels) presents a sweeping, emotionally intense portrait of Emma, Lady Hamilton, half ...Read Review
Stalking Ivory
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American Jade del Cameron returns in her second mystery, following Mark of the Lion. In her first adventure, Jade, who had served as ...Read Review
The King’s Nun
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French children still, albeit reluctantly, celebrate Charlemagne’s birthday. They do so because he is considered the inventor of schooling. Indeed, learning plays ...Read Review
Queen of Shadows: A Novel of Isabella, Wife of King Edward II
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In her own time, Isabella, the much maligned wife of the English king Edward II, was known as the She-Wolf of France because, ...Read Review
When Gods Die
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Apparently Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is having a rough year. Having just managed to clear himself of murder earlier in 1811 (see What ...Read Review