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Trouble Island

By Sharon Short - Published 2024

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In this atmospheric suspense novel inspired by the author’s own family history, a dangerous group of guests is stranded on a remote ...Read Review

Through the Mist

By Lindsay Jayne Ashford - Published 2024

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In this carefully researched and convincing novel, Ashford seamlessly weaves fact and fiction into a satisfying gothic read. In the aftermath of WWII, ...Read Review

The Sky Beneath Us

By Fiona Valpy - Published 2024

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Saga

This multi-generational tale of women discovering their own strengths interweaves past and present through the stories of Violet Mackenzie-Grant and Daisy Laverock, her ...Read Review

Dead Egyptians

By Del Blackwater - Published 2024

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Historical Fantasy

Even the title of this book is likely to leave the reader puzzled about the author’s intentions, and the first several chapters ...Read Review

Death in a Scottish Castle (The Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency)

By Lydia Travers - Published 2024

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Mystery/Crime

In this latest installment in The Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency series, independent Maud McIntyre and her lady’s maid turned assistant, Daisy Cameron, ...Read Review

Medici Heist

By Caitlin Schneiderhan - Published 2024

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Children/Young Adult

As the title suggests, this novel is a playful historical pastiche in the spirit of A Knight’s Tale. Set in 1517, the story ...Read Review

The Mummy of Mayfair (An Irregular Detective Mystery, 2)

By Jeri Westerson - Published 2024

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Mystery/Crime

In this expertly crafted and satisfying Sherlockian pastiche, former Baker Street Irregular Timothy Badger and his partner, Benjamin Watson, team up to solve ...Read Review

Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 2)

By Brittany N. Williams - Published 2024

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Children/Young Adult Historical Fantasy

In this second installment of the Forge and Fracture Saga, magical metal-worker Joan Sands must aid her imprisoned godfather as he seeks to ...Read Review

Lady Charlotte Always Gets Her Man

By Violet Marsh - Published 2024

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Romance

In this fast-paced Georgian romance, Lady Charlotte Lovett finds herself betrothed to the sinister Viscount Hawley by her socially ambitious parents, even though ...Read Review