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The King’s Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I
In 1603, when James VI of Scotland was crowned James I of England, it was customary for kings to have…
The Cursed Wife
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As the wife of a successful London merchant, Mary lives a contented life. Loved by her husband and respected by…
In Love and War
In July 1919, three women converge upon Hoppestadt, a Belgian village just behind the former Western Front. Shy Englishwoman Ruby…
Royal Renegades: The Children of Charles I and the English Civil Wars
One of Charles I’s more attractive qualities was his affection for his wife and children, whose privileged existences were shattered…
The Constant Soldier
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In late 1944, veteran of the Eastern Front Paul Brandt is invalided home, maimed and disfigured almost beyond recognition. When…
The Watercolourist
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“It was easy to think I knew everything. I felt like I was on top of the world. And then…
The Marriage Bureau: The True Story of How Two Matchmakers Arranged Love in Wartime London
The Marriage Bureau takes on the journey of Audrey Pearson and Heather Jenner, bored and unfulfilled by mundane jobs in…
The Hidden Thread
Anna Butterfield leaves her father’s Suffolk parsonage for the home of her uncle, a wealthy mercer in Spitalfields, the centre…
The Hidden Thread
This quiet novel centers on a gentle romance set against the backdrop of the silk industry in 1760s London. Inspired by the unknown early…
The Shadow Sister
This, the third book in the Seven Sisters series, follows Star D’Aplièse as she searches for her own family and…
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