December 2018 list by Sarah Brinkerhoff |
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The Best Bad Things
by Katrina Marie Carrasco
Dismissed from the Pinkerton Detective Agency for her penchant for going undercover as a man, 19th-century espionage agent Alma Rosales navigates multiple complex identities while tracking stolen opium for an alluring mastermind smuggler. .
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The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding
by Jennifer Robson
An enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century—Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown—and the fascinating women who made it.
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Josephine Baker's Last Dance
by Sherry Jones
Discover the fascinating and singular life story of Josephine Baker--actress, singer, dancer, Civil Rights activist, member of the French Resistance during WWII, and a woman dedicated to erasing prejudice and creating a more equitable world.
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The Kinship of Secrets
by Eugenia Kim
The story of two sisters—one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea—and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart.
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A Light of Her Own
by Carrie Callaghan
Determined to become the first woman accepted into the prestigious Haarlem artist's guild of 1633 Holland, Judith Leyster navigates an art theft, a murder and the demons of her loved ones before being swept up in a dangerous conspiracy.
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Master of His Fate
by Barbara Taylor Bradford
A charismatic and ambitious businessman in Victorian England faces the tragic ruin of everything he has worked to achieve before a royal summons gives him a chance to prove his talents.
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The Splendor Before the Dark
by Margaret George
When a fire engulfs ancient Rome, Nero Augustus is targeted with suspicion about his complicity, forcing him to navigate a web of false friends and spies to save the empire.
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Tony's Wife
by Adriana Trigiani
Falling in love during a mid-20th-century Jersey Shore summer, two aspiring singers find their marriage tested when they must decide which of them will pursue career opportunities while the other stays at home to raise a family.
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The Western Wind
by Samantha Harvey
A medieval mystery told in reverse over the course of several disquieting holy days
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Wolves of Eden
by Kevin McCarthy
While a post-Civil War military lieutenant and his long-suffering orderly navigate violence in their search for a band of killers, two war-weary Irish immigrants are swept into a coalition of Native American tribes fighting American expansion.
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