Penelope Moreau is a Creole courtier in 18th century Versailles, France. She searches frantically for a paper given to her containing one clue “Phillipe J.” She believes he connived the royal theft and once proven, would refute Armand’s alleged complicity in the crime. Pierre LeMercier is also an aristocrat of the king’s court and is fascinated by Penelope’s beauty and intrigued by her feigned lack of interest in him. Penelope and Pierre’s courtship blossoms demonstrating the depth of their … [Read more...] about Stolen Grace by Patricia M. Muhammad
Ardor’s Prestige by Patricia M. Muhammad
Duchessa Anastasia sneaks away from the family mansion at night in 18th Century Venezia during Carnevale. Giorgio, her cavalier servente, has feelings for her. Anastasia accepts the esteemed courtier, Leandro's marriage proposal though he fails to disclose an important detail about himself. The royal guards seize Giorgio at the d’Alessi manor. The Crown accuses Giorgio of treason. Capriana, a servant, knows how Giorgio was framed. A conspirator intends to murder her. Anastasia and Leandro … [Read more...] about Ardor’s Prestige by Patricia M. Muhammad
Hidden Valor by Patricia M. Muhammad
Duchess Arabella leaves the House of Wellington for the king's court without notice or permission of her mother and father. Two murders occur in the royal palace. Duke Everett is accused amongst the courtiers. He pursues the duchess to take her hand in marriage. The Crown sequesters all of the king's court to the royal grounds. The duke and duchess fall in love and are the first to be exonerated. They leave for the House of Carrington, only for the Crown to summon Duke Everett to serve as … [Read more...] about Hidden Valor by Patricia M. Muhammad
The Adventures of Tom Finch, Gentleman by Lucy May Lennox
London, 1735. Covent Garden offers a world of pleasures and diversions, even for a blind man. Tom Finch approaches life with boundless good cheer and resilience, whether he’s pursuing a musical career or pursuing women. And as for his blindness, to him it’s merely an inconvenience. Join Tom for a picaresque romp through high and low Georgian society among rakes, rovers, thieving whores and demi-reps, highway robbers, bigamists, and duelists, bisexual opera divas, castrati, mollies, and … [Read more...] about The Adventures of Tom Finch, Gentleman by Lucy May Lennox
The Fiery Alphabet by Diane Lefer
It’s dangerous for a girl to be a mathematical prodigy in eighteenth-century Rome. Daniela Messo and her father withdraw from the world, but Giuseppe Balsamo arrives with his occult magic and the claim that Daniela has inherited the secrets of a long-dead Jewish mystic. Posing as wonder-working pilgrims, they swindle their way across Europe, ever further east, en route perhaps to Jerusalem or to an ambiguous salvation. Targeted Age Group:: 16+ What Inspired You to Write Your … [Read more...] about The Fiery Alphabet by Diane Lefer
My Mozart By Juliet Waldron
This book is bargain priced from 05/16/2014 until 05/22/2014 Mozart was her teacher, her mentor, her rescuer--and, finally, fatally, her lover. .. At dawn, in the marble palace of a Prince, a nine-year-old sings for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, then at the peak of his career. Always delighted by musical children, he accepts Nanina as a pupil. Gifted, intense and imaginative, she sees the great "Kapellmeister Mozart” as an avatar of Orpheus and her own, personal divinity. His lessons are … [Read more...] about My Mozart By Juliet Waldron
