Ilysa Magnus
Empress of the Night: A Novel of Catherine the Great
It is 9 AM on November 5, 1796. Catherine II, Empress of Russia, is 67 years old. Her splitting headache…
The Secret Life of William Shakespeare
We know little of the glovemaker’s son from Stratford. We know he was married at age 18 to Anne Hathaway,…
If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History
Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination, journalist, speechwriter and political savant Greenfield has decided to…
The Queen’s Dwarf
Editors' choice
It is 1629, three years into the reign of Charles Stuart and Henrietta-Maria, his French Catholic queen. George Villiers, Lord…
The Harem Midwife
In this second in the series following The Midwife of Venice, Hannah and Isaac have now made their way to…
The Criminal Conversation of Mrs. Norton
Caroline Norton was a brilliant and beautiful woman, a descendant of Richard Sheridan, the playwright, and a poetess and novelist…
Hild
Editors' choice
Hild is three years old when the book opens. Even at that point, Hild’s worldview – as the “light of…
Blind Justice
In this, the 19th installment in Perry’s William Monk series, a moral dilemma is presented to us: if someone knows…
The Elixir of Immortality
Ari Spinoza, the last surviving member of his family, is dying. Childless and at the end of his family’s long…
Blood and Beauty
On the heels of an increased interest in the Borgia family, Dunant follows with her newest novel, an exploration of…
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