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* National Bestseller *
"This novel delivers sweet, smart escapism." —People

"[An] exceptional winner.... It expresses something profound about the human experience that seems both extraordinarily current and at the same time, enduring."

From Lynn Kurland, the New York Times bestselling author of the Nine Kingdom series.

In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be changed forever.

Michel Bravis is tasked with returning to Greenfire Depths to do whatever he can to prevent the Dynize from using its power.

Just as his debut novel becomes a bestseller, Robert Parrish realizes he must confront his secret demons by fulfilling a promise to solve a mystery about his favorite book series, the Tremendous Tr

Gideon Hawthorne is ready to quit the Duke of Windemere's service and strike out on his own.

In a long-ago country-village, a grandmother, her grandchildren, an artifact hunter, and the lady who catches his eye, are all drawn together in a Christmas treasure hunt for three ancient coins.

Lawyer and journalist Matteo Teresi discovers the existence of a secret sect which initiates devout virgins into the rites of married life, preying on their naivete while promising them divine grac

This novel based on the real life of Coco Chanel reveals an unseen side to the celebrated icon as she trades fashion for espionage during World War II to protect her name, her business, and her leg

By day, Lady Jenny Mackintosh helps her mother manage their Highland estate. By night, she risks her life to aid the Jacobite rebellion.

Matthew and Alex Graham go to the West Indies to find a young man neither of them knows but who faces imminent death on a sugar plantation, condemned to slavery for treason.

While Matthew struggles to come to terms with the fact that Scotland of 1688 bears little resemblance to his lovingly conserved memories, Alex is forced to confront unresolved issues from her past,

Not far from Luella and Effie Tildon's large family mansion looms the House of Mercy, a workhouse for wayward girls.

A reserved debutante and a former soldier make an unlikely but fated match as they hasten for the Isle of Skye.