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Witch Hammer
The third book in M.L. Trow’s Kit Marlowe series finds the young playwright joining up with a group of actors…
Crowner’s Crusade
In this prequel to the popular Crowner John series, readers get a glimpse into the back story of protagonist and…
The Return of Moriarty
Considering the current popularity in historical fiction of revisiting classic stories and characters, the decision to reprint John Gardner’s 1974…
Commedia della Morte
The 25th volume in Chelsea Quinn Yarbro’s venerated Saint-Germain series finds the vampire in Revolutionary France on a rescue mission…
Sins of the Empress
“All that I have ever done, I have done for love.” The opening line says it all: Paula Paul’s novel…
Blood Cries Afar
An often overlooked event in English history comes to life in this information-packed account of the French Invasion of 1216.…
The Highlander’s Prize
Clarissa of York, illegitimate daughter of Edward IV, is sent to Scotland as a gift for King James. But it…
A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert, and the Death that Changed the British Monarchy
The image of Queen Victoria as a dour, gloomy widow in black pervades popular culture, overshadowing the vivacious young queen…
Getorix: Games of the Underworld
The second book in Judith Geary’s popular Getorix series finds the young Celt in Rome, treading the line between slave…
The House at Tyneford
Editors' choice
“On the page we live again, young and unknowing, everything yet to happen.” So begins the captivating story of Elise…
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