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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “The Accidental Empress: A Novel”

The Accidental Empress

Author April 9, 2016Book Reviews, Historical Fiction, Royal Reviews, The Nineteenth Century Leave a Comment

It is July 1853 and the plucky young Elisabeth (known as Sisi), Duchess of Bavaria lives happily with her family in the wild countryside.

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The Gatsby Gambit

The Gatsby Gambit: A Novel

Author: Claire Anderson-Wheeler

Greta Gatsby returns to her cherished home in West Egg, Long Island, after spending years at an elite boarding school. Her older brother, Jay, is host

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Impostor Heiress

Author: Annie Reed

The Impostor Heiress tells the compelling story of the notorious Cassie Chadwick, a con artist from America's Gilded Age. Born into humble origins in

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Of Manners and Murder: A Dear Miss Hermione Mystery

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Violet Manville never sees it coming when her Aunt Adelia embarks upon a journey with her latest lover.

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Death of a Lady

Author: Laura Martin

Miss Jane Austen is the unmarried daughter of a respectable clergyman, not yet the famous author she will come to be in the future. In 1795, she atten

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Hauntings: An Anthology

Authors: D. Apple, Jennifer C. Wilson, Judith Arnopp, K.S. Barton, Katie Jewell, Lynn Bryant, Paula Lofting, S.J.A. Turney, Samantha Wilcoxson, Stephanie Churchill

Hauntings is the perfect anthology for history lovers. In this anthology, ten authors write brilliant and bone-chilling stories that will be certain t

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Launching the 18th Century Salonnière

January 10, 2026

Yesterday I launched my first Substack, The 18th Century Salonnière. This is a digital space to write about the historical research I am currently doing. The 18th Century Salonnière is an homage to the salon culture of the Enlightenment, the women who played an active role in hosting those salons, and the great minds who existed there. I focus mostly ...

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