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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...
A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman
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The American “Dollar Princess” Phenomenon
by Dianne Freeman, Author of A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder, A Countess of Harleigh Mystery
It would hardly...
Project Duchess by Sabrina Jeffries
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Every Dog Has His Day
by Sabrina Jeffries, Author of Project Duchess
Dogs may have always had their days, but in Europe they didn’t always live in...