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The Wolf and the Raven

By Steven A. McKay - Published 2014

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The Wolf and the Raven is the second instalment of Steven A. McKay’s series about Robin Hood. It is set in Barnsdale ...Read Review

Rose Glace, Confectioner to a Duke

By Susan Leona Fisher - Published 2015

Genres:

Romance

I read this particular novel within a twenty-four hour period. Having read another of Ms Fisher’s novels I knew I was in ...Read Review

Dragon’s Bounty

By S. Joy P. -

Genres:

Adventure Historical Fantasy

Dragon’s Bounty is sold openly as a ‘historical gay fantasy adventure’ but this is misleading. Very misleading. My first warning is not ...Read Review

The Irresistible Miss Peppiwell

By Stacy Reid - Published 2014

Genres:

Romance

I am normally not too interested in Regency novels as most seem to focus on “spouse hunting” at society parties, and similarly I ...Read Review

By the Sword

By Alison Stuart - Published 2015

Genres:

Saga

By The Sword is the first part of a series about two families in the era of the English Civil War, just after ...Read Review

The Fowler’s Snare

By C.M.T. Stibbe - Published 2014

Genres:

Adventure Historical Fantasy

The Fowler’s Snare is an adventure novel set in Ancient Egypt following the fortunes of a handful of characters as they undertake ...Read Review

Murder at Cirey: A Victor Constant Investigation

By Cheryl Sawyer - Published 2015

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Mystery/Crime

Murder at Cirey is a very accomplished novel which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. It concerns Victor Constant, a young member of the French ...Read Review

The Vagabond Vicar

By Charlotte Brentwood - Published 2014

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Romance

The story concerns a young vicar, William Brook, who dreams of working as a missionary abroad; instead he is sent to a sleepy ...Read Review

The Adventures of Jane Waterford

By Sue Fisher - Published 2014

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Romance

The Adventures of Jane Waterford begins like any other romance, with a beleaguered heroine who plans to escape a wicked stepmother who, in ...Read Review