Samantha Ward-Smith
The Queen’s Painter
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Hans Holbein, portrait painter to the English court, is heartbroken and outraged when his friend and patron, Anne Boleyn, is beheaded. Striking up ...Read Review
The Groom’s Proposal
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Set in 1592, The Groom’s Proposal follows twelve-year-old Abigail Arthur, orphaned and subject to her austere stepbrother. To secure a dowry and marry ...Read Review
The Rose Amongst the Thorns
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After her brother’s sudden death, Lady Katherine Turner unexpectedly becomes Countess of Leicester and is thrust into a dangerous world of ambition, ...Read Review
To Condemn a Witch (Tales of the Witchborn)
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The historical fantasy novel To Condemn a Witch is the prequel to Lisa A. Traugott’s To Rescue a Witch. Set in the ...Read Review
Echoes on a Fractal Line
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Echoes on a Fractal Line is a dual-timeline novel that skillfully weaves together the stories of four Scottish women, past and present. In ...Read Review
Glamorous Powers (New Edition)
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Susan Howatch’s Glamorous Powers, set in the 1940s, follows Jonathan Darrow, an ageing Anglican abbot whose mystical gifts and sudden visions compel ...Read Review
A Kiss from the Devil (A Lizzie Hardwicke Mystery Book 4)
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A Kiss from the Devil tells the story of Lizzie Hardwicke, an 18th-century society harlot who occasionally helps the local magistrate to investigate ...Read Review
The Ashtrays Are Full and the Glasses Are Empty
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Told from the perspective of Sara Wiborg, The Ashtrays are Full and the Glasses Are Empty is a fictionalized account of her life, ...Read Review
