Margaret Barr
Fleur-de-Lis
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The aftermath of the French Revolution leaves orphaned aristocrat Fleur de Montbulliou starving and destitute. At one stroke, through her marriage to a ...Read Review
The Duke’s Scandalous Secret
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Social butterfly Lynette Overton, an avid reader of Gothic fiction, is determined to prove that her late mother did not steal the valuable ...Read Review
White Horses
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Veteran romance author Joan Wolf weaves a ragged and disappointing tale from promising raw material. In early 1813, Wellington requires an infusion of money ...Read Review
Life Mask
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In her latest novel, Emma Donahue (Slammerkin) lifts all her characters from the pages of history and draws obvious parallels between that age ...Read Review
Powder and Patch
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Originally published as The Transformation of Philip Jettan, this early work by the admired Georgette Heyer contains the language and idiom of ...Read Review
Lichtenberg and the Little Flower Girl
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Translated from the German by the late author’s son, this fictional biography depicts an episode in the life of 18th century scholar ...Read Review
The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries
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In his examination of six historical mysteries, Bondeson’s investigative skills unmask famous pretenders and notorious imposters. His solutions are based on medical ...Read Review
Enter the Hero
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The dramatic works penned by Irish spinster Emily Fairfax are produced in London under the name Edgar St. John. Forced to meet English ...Read Review
The Golden Lord
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While trespassing on a duke’s estate, an accident befalls Jenny Dell, sister and accomplice of a charming swindler. After her ducal rescuer ...Read Review
Winter Fire
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December 1763. It is challenging to take seriously a novel featuring females called Genova, Calliope, Thalia, Regeanne, Sheena, and Damaris. But in this story ...Read Review
