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Summer 1940, most eyes are on the skies. But young Evie Lucas spends hours sketching endless portraits of a dashing young pilot called Tony. His parents want something to remember him by if it all goes wrong... Seventy years later, art historian Lucy is uncovering the mystery surrounding a painting. But as she stirs up a hornet's nest of history, Lucy finds herself in danger from people who have no intention of letting the truth surface.

A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time... The land of the Silures, 382 AD Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would advance his quest for power. Despite warnings her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows. But this union will change her destiny forever... Camp Meadow, 2024 Cadi is a writer who has discovered Elen's lost story. As she puts pen to paper, she hears the sound of ghostly marching feet.

The brand-new, gripping historical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay. – 'Warmth, depth, mystery, magic and the supernatural...such a beautiful book!' – bestselling author Santa Montefiore – 'A dazzling roller-coaster of a book that will thrill, enchant and intrigue those who love history and the supernatural' – bestselling author Alison Weir. Mercia, 788 AD. In the grand Saxon halls of Mercia, King Offa rules with cold ambition.

On paper, Kitty's life is perfect. She lives in Montreal, so vibrant in the 1950s; she married her childhood sweetheart, who happens to also be a handsome movie star; and her detective novels, written under a plausibly male nom de plume, are bestsellers. But Kitty is suffocating under the truth of her life: Montreal feels chaotic and lonely without her mother, and with her father all but estranged. Her husband is a glib Lothario. And she never, ever wants to write another detective novel. When she says as much to her publishers, they panic. She's their golden goose.

Winner of the 2023 International Book Excellence Award. A 2021 International Book Award finalist. A forbidden love. A suitcase of old diaries. A secret so powerful it could bring a monarchy to its knees. The rules were crystal clear. She broke them all... 1918 ... When Rose Porter arrives on the shores of Sydney with little money, she must take a job as a parlourmaid at the mysterious North Head Quarantine Station. It's a place of turmoil for passengers and strict rules for employees. But Rose discovers some rules were made to be broken. 2019 ...

Told in a completely distinctive and mesmerizing voice, Wan is the story of Jacqueline, a privileged artist in 1970s South Africa. After an anti-apartheid activist comes to hide in her garden house, Jacqueline's carefully constructed life begins to unravel.

Nicknamed Hotspur for tirelessly thwarting threats to England, Sir Harry Percy should be riding easy. Deeply in love, he builds an idyllic life in Northumberland at Tower House with his sweetheart, Ciarry. Trouble brews, though, under Henry IV, who became king—over Harry's objections—by inciting a mob to make Parliament oust the venal Richard II and enthrone Henry. Now the new monarch rules as despotically as his predecessor. Moreover, the Exchequer lacks money owed Harry for national defense.

Jordan Barrister loves her grandfather, her unique candle creations, and the life she's built in present-day Chicago. Her latest hobby obsessions, however, are love locks from a section of grille purchased at auction from Paris' famed Pont des Arts pedestrian bridge. She's determined to create a lasting tribute to those who put a lock on the bridge to safeguard their love. While a lock is normally used to keep something in, one particular lock accidentally opens a time portal and Jordan finds herself in 1926 Chicago.

Tall, proud, and handsome male lead—no holds barred when husband is framed for murder and has no choice but to run for his life. Historical romantic suspense set in beautiful Eastern Canada. With perjuring witnesses, how can he prove his innocence? Rough and rowdy ways meet the love of his life. Strong female lead stands by her man when her husband is framed for murder.

Denmark. 12th century. In the castle of Kronborg, during the reign of the mighty King Rorik, an unwanted child is born to a lowly servant, Gitte, and an unknown father. But the boy Erik, later known as Yorick, will climb to a position of power that will prove his undoing. Unruly but quick-witted, Yorick rises from humble stable-boy to joining the King's players, acting at great feasts before the highest in the realm. On the death of the kindly Makan who has helped to raise him, Yorick becomes the King's jester.