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Scandalous By Minerva Spencer
My Favorite Regency Fashions for Men
By Minerva Spencer, Author of Scandalous
The Regency era, that brief period from 1811 to 1820, developed fashions—for both men...
The Girl with the Pearl Pin by Lynne Connolly
Women Detectives
By Lynne Connolly, Author of The Girl with the Pearl Pin, The Society for Single Ladies Series
What do you do when you’re a...
Deceived by Desire by Marie Force
Gilded Newport
By Marie Force, Author of Deceived by Desire, The Gilded Series
One of the best parts about writing my recent book, Deceived by Desire,...
Murder at Kensington Palace by Andrea Penrose
A History of Kensington Palace
By Andrea Penrose, Author of Murder at Kensington Palace, A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery
Kensington Palace, which sits in the verdant...
The Irish Heiress by Kaitlin O’Riley
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
By Kaitlin O’Riley, Author of The Irish Heiress, Book Two in the Hamilton Cousins Series
The ease and...
Murder at Crossways by Alyssa Maxwell
The Women of the Gilded Age
By Alyssa Maxwell, Author of Murder at Crossways, A Gilded Newport Mystery
The industrialists of the Gilded Age—Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Morgan,...
A Tale of Two Murders by Heather Redmond
Loving the Theater
by Heather Redmond, Author of A Tale of Two Murders, A Dickens of a Crime series
Before modern alternatives for amusement, people in...
Murder at Morrington Hall by Clara McKenna
The Mysterious Language of Flowers
by Clara McKenna, Author of Murder at Morrington Hall, A Stella & Lyndy Mystery
Do you love a good mystery? If...