When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn
Michael Stirling, best friend and cousin to John, 8th Earl of Kilmartin, has fallen deeply in love with his cousin’s wife, Francesca. He manages to keep it to himself at great cost, ...
(September 2009)
Zorro by Isabel Allende ; translated by Margaret Peden
The estate of the original creator of the Zorro legend asked Isabel Allende to write the story of Zorro's childhood, and the influences that made him what he became, and Ms. Allende ...
(June 2005)
Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase
Daphne Pembroke has arrived in Cairo, Egypt, to solve the mystery of the hieroglyphics. As a female, her expertise is disregarded, so her brother, Miles, pretends to be the scholar of the ...
(May 2005)
Floating in My Mother's Palm by Ursula Hegi
This novel is composed of well-crafted vignettes that follow the maturation of Hanna Malter, a young girl in post-war Germany. Set in the small town of Burgdorf, the stories effectively paint a ...
(January 2005)
The Murder Stone by Charles Todd
The Great War is raging in the autumn of 1916 when Francesca Hatton’s beloved grandfather dies in the remote Exe Valley of England. He raised her and her five male cousins after ...
(December 2004)
Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Everyone has a book that they read over and over again. Whether it’s because the book touches something deep in their soul, makes them laugh hysterically, or just challenges their perceptions of ...
(June 2004)
Golden Leopard (1st in trilogy) by Lynn Kerstan
Lady Jessica Carville turned to the study of antiquities after her heart was broken by Lord Hugh Duran. Years later, Hugh turns up on her doorstop asking for help in finding a ...
(April 2004)
Heart of the Tiger (2nd in trilogy) by Lynn Kerstan
Mercernary Michael Keynes has just returned from India where he has ruined his evil brother’s financial enterprises. He meets Mira Holcombe and her father who also have reason to hate and fear ...
(April 2004)
Silver Lion (3rd in trilogy) by Lynn Kerstan
Derek Leighton, the Earl of Varden, makes a deal with Helena Pryce, a supremely self-possessed young woman and secretary to the heroine in the first book (Golden Leopard) to gain him a ...
(April 2004)
Little Friend by Donna Tartt
When Harriet was just a baby, her brother Robin was found hanging in a tree. The crime (or accident) was never solved. Now twelve years later, Harriet decides to spend her summer ...
(March 2004)
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