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Devil by the Tail

By Jeanne Matthews - Published 2021

Genres:

Chicago, 1867. A young widow and a Confederate veteran team up to start a detective agency. Garnick, the Confederate, and Mrs. Paschal are an ...Read Review

Anna’s Refuge

By Kerryn Reid - Published 2020

Genres:

Romance

London, 1817. Anna Spain’s beguiling innocence spells tragedy for her. During her first London season, she falls in love with dashing Gideon Aubrey, ...Read Review

Murder at Keyhaven Castle (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery)

By Clara McKenna - Published 2021

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

This is the third book in the Stella and Lyndy mystery series. It is 1905, and American heiress Stella McKendrick is preparing for her ...Read Review

The Duke Who Loved Me (The Duke’s Estates, 1)

By Jane Ashford - Published 2021

Genres:

Romance

This is the first in a new series of Regency romances, The Duke’s Estates, by Jane Ashford. It is a sparkling example ...Read Review

The Lost Daughter (The Love and War Series)

By R. P. G. Colley - Published 2020

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Twenty-first-century Britain finds Elizabeth Swingle in a very grim place: an unhappy marriage, a difficult daughter, and caring for a mother struggling in ...Read Review

Heart in the Highlands

By Heidi Kimball - Published 2021

Genres:

Inspirational Romance

In this Scottish Regency romance, Collum Darrington agrees to an arranged marriage with Lady Katherine Hadleigh if his father, the Duke of Edinbane, ...Read Review

Hero Wanted (Reluctant Heroes)

By Betina Krahn - Published 2021

Genres:

Romance

Spring 1880. Lauren Alcott and her fiancé, Rafe Townsend, are boating when they see two women drowning. Lauren jumps in and saves them, while ...Read Review

Tonight is Already Tomorrow

By Clarissa Botsford (trans.) - By Lia Levi - Published 2021

Genres:

Literary

Genoa, 1938. Mussolini’s new racial laws are deporting Jews. The Rimon family—Marc, Emilia, and their precocious son Alessandro—is faced with a ...Read Review