Published By: ZaffrePages: 400Released On: 07/11/2024 1938. Gillian Larking is used to blending in and going unnoticed, until she is befriended by her new roommate at boarding school, the vibrant and spirited Violet Claybourne. As the Christmas holidays approach, Gilly can’t believe her luck when Violet invites her to spend them at her home, theContinue reading “The Undoing of Violet Claybourne – Emily Critchley”
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The Portrait Girl – Nicole Swengley
Published By: Breakthrough BooksPages:Released On: 10th October 2024 1880 A young woman sits for the painting of a miniature portrait – a fashionable betrothal gift – while secretly contemplating a terrifying decision that will change everything. This Year Freya Wetherby’s life is falling apart. Her jewellery business has failed and her boyfriend has betrayed her.Continue reading “The Portrait Girl – Nicole Swengley”
The Rhino Keeper – Jillian Forsberg
Published By: History Through FictionPages: 270Released On: 22/10/2024 2022 – College student Andrea Clarkson uncovers a historical mystery while studying abroad in Holland. From hidden desk drawers come unusual historical documents featuring a rhinoceros. On a lichen-covered eighteenth-century grave, the same animal is carved. When an expanding river forces exhumation, what she finds buried thereContinue reading “The Rhino Keeper – Jillian Forsberg”
A Song to Drown Rivers – Ann Liang
Published By: TorPages: 336Released On: 03/10/2024 Her beauty hides a deadly purpose. Xishi’s beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue – convinced that the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisor Fanli, he presentsContinue reading “A Song to Drown Rivers – Ann Liang”
Circus of Mirrors – Julie Owen Moylan
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 368Released On: 12/09/2024 BERLIN, 1926: After the death of their parents, sisters Leni and Annette only have each other. Dreaming of better days, but desperate, Leni finds work at a notorious cabaret: the Babylon Circus. From the dancer’s barely-there costumes, to the glimmering mirrors that cover the walls, the Babylon Circus isContinue reading “Circus of Mirrors – Julie Owen Moylan”
The Instrumentalist – Harriet Constable
Published By: Simon and SchusterPages: 320Released On: 27/08/2024 Anna Maria della Pietà was destined to drown in one of Venice’s canals. Instead, she became the greatest violinist of the 18th century. Anna Maria has only known life inside the Pietà, an orphanage for children born of prostitutes. But the girls of the Pietà are luckyContinue reading “The Instrumentalist – Harriet Constable”
Costanza – Rachel Blackmore
Published By: Renegade BooksPages: 432Released On: 01/08/2024 Rome, 1636. History calls her a Muse. Temptress. Fallen woman. This is her story. In the scorched city of Rome, the cobbled streets hum with gossip and sin. Costanza Piccolomini is a respectable young wife – until she meets Gianlorenzo Bernini, the famed sculptor and star of Roman society, whoseContinue reading “Costanza – Rachel Blackmore”
A Poisoner’s Tale – Cathryn Kemp
Published By: BantamPages: 400Released On: 11/07/2024 Rome, 1656 In the shadowy backstreets of the Eternal City lies an apothecary – a place for women to take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill in four drops. Alongside her circle of female poisoners, GiuliaContinue reading “A Poisoner’s Tale – Cathryn Kemp”
A Short Walk Through a Wide World – Douglas Westerbeke
Published By: Jonathan CapePages: 400Released On: 04/07/2024 If you could never stay, where would you go? Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school. She tosses it over the fence, only to find it in her satchel that evening. Days later, atContinue reading “A Short Walk Through a Wide World – Douglas Westerbeke”
Babylonia – Costanza Casati
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 400Released On: 04/07/2024 You are SEMIRAMIS. You are orphaned and raised on the outskirts of an empire, born into a life of toil and anonymity. But dreams of power and potential course through your veins. You’re strong, cunning and quick… and hungry for more. If you want the world to knowContinue reading “Babylonia – Costanza Casati”
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