September 2018 by Sarah Brinkerhoff
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| The King's Witch by Tracy BormanAttending the death of Elizabeth I and forced to navigate the decadence of James I's witch-hunting court, a talented herbalist becomes a pawn in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. |
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Chariot on the Mountain
by Jack Ford
Based on little-known true events, a fictional account from an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist recreates a female slave's treacherous journey toward freedom during the days before the Civil War, a time when the traditions of the Old South still existed.
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| The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna by C.W. GortnerFollowing her marriage to Tsarevich Alexander, Princess Dagmar of Denmark becomes Maria Feodorovna of Russia. As Tsarina, she's ideally placed to observe the opulent splendor of court life -- not to mention the downfall of the Romanov dynasty. |
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Dear Mrs. Bird
by A. J. Pearce
In 1940s London, Emmy takes a job as a typist that evolves into answering rejected letters sent to an advice columnist
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Eagle & Crane
by Suzanne Rindell
In 1940s London, Emmy takes a job as a typist that evolves into answering rejected letters sent to an advice columnist
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Engraved on the Heart
by Tara Johnson
Reluctant debutante Keziah Montgomery lives beneath the weighty expectations of her staunch Confederate family, forced to keep her epilepsy secret for fear of a scandal. As the tensions of the Civil War arrive on their doorstep in Savannah, Keziah sees little cause for balls and courting. Despite her discomfort, she cannot imagine an escape from her familial confines—until her old schoolmate Micah shows her a life-changing truth that sets her feet on a new path . . . as a conductor in the Underground Railroad.
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Mary B
by Katherine J. Chen
The awkward middle child of five, Mary Bennet, who loses herself in the secret pleasures of reading and writing in 19th-century England, soon discovers that her fictional creations are no match for the very real scandal, tragedy and romance that come into her life.
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Murder at the Flamingo
by Rachel McMillan
When a corpse is discovered at the Flamingo, Reggie and Hamish quickly learn there is a vast chasm between the haves and the have-nots in 1937 Boston—and that there’s an underworld that feeds on them both. As Hamish is forced to choose between his conscience and loyalty to his beloved cousin, the unlikely sleuthing duo work to expose a murder before the darkness destroys everything they’ve worked to build.
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The Dying of the Light
by Robert Goolrick
Forced into a marriage of convenience to save her family's estate, Diana Cooke, coming of age just after World War I, sacrifices everything, including love, to become the wife of a man she cannot abide until fate intervenes.
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The Locksmith's Daughter
by Karen Brooks
In a world where no one can be trusted and secrets are currency, one woman stands without fear. Mallory Bright is the only daughter of London's master locksmith. For her there is no lock too elaborate, no secret too well kept. Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster and protector of Queen Elizabeth, the last of the Tudor monarchs, and her realm, is quick to realise Mallory's talent and draws her into his world of intrigue, danger and deception.
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The Subway Girls
by Susie Orman Schnall
To save her job, outspoken ad exec Olivia, pitted against her arch rival, is desperate to win the NYC Subway account, which leads her to the historic Miss Subways campaign, which could save her job and her future.
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