Daughter of York by Anne Easter Smith - Smith, author of A Rose for the Crown, presents her 15th century tale of Margaret of York, who strives to navigate her own complicated life and keep family alliances strong.
The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir – A vivid fictional portrait of the tumultuous early life of Queen Elizabeth I describes her perilous path to the throne of England and the scandal, political intrigues, and religious turmoil she confronted along the way, from the deaths of her parents, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, to the fanaticism of her sister, Mary I.
Lady of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen – This 19th century English romance is Christian writer Klassen’s debut. The novel features a young pregnant woman named Charlotte Lamb who is thrown out of her family home and is forced to live in a home for unwed mothers.
The Rossetti Letter by Christi Phillips – This well-researched novel parallels the 17th century story of Venetian courtesan Alessandra Rossetti and the modern story of an American graduate student, Clare Donovan, who is writing a thesis about her.
I do love a good bodice-ripper! Firsties!!
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