May 14, 2013
New Arrivals · Historical Fiction
These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
The lady flirts with death : a Simon & Elizabeth mystery
May 13, 2013
Herring, Peg.
Waterville, Maine : Five Star, 2013.
246
Circle of shadows
May 7, 2013
Robertson, Imogen, 1973-
New York : Viking, 2013.
384
"Pamela Dorman Books."
Transatlantic : a novel
May 7, 2013
McCann, Colum, 1965-
New York : Random House, 2013.
304
A tale spanning one hundred fifty years and two continents reimagines the peace efforts of democracy champion Frederick Douglass, Senator George Mitchell, and World War I airmen John Alcock and Teddy Brown through the experiences of four generations of women.
The sweet girl
May 7, 2013
Lyon, Annabel, 1971-
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
256
"Originally published in Canada by Random House Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto, in 2012."
Blowing on dandelions
May 7, 2013
Ferrell, Miralee, 1953-
Colorado Springs, CO : David C. Cook, c2013.
384
Widow and single mother Katherine struggles to run her Oregon boarding house by herself, but she learns to find the faith, wisdom, and courage to transform her life and relationships when she meets widower Micah Jacobs.
The tainted throne : Empires of the moghul : Book IV
May 1, 2013
Rutherford, Alex, 1948-
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
448
"THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS."
The Fairbairn girls
May 1, 2013
Parker, Una-Mary.
Sutton, Surrey, England : Severn House, 2013.
201 p. ; 23 cm.
When the rich, aristocratic Fairbairn family falls victim to a curse, the surviving members try to carve out happy, successful lives.
Hawk quest
May 1, 2013
Lyndon, Robert.
New York, N.Y. : Redhook, 2012.
658 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Originally published: London, Sphere, 2012.
It is 1072, and the Normans have captured England. The Turks have captured a Norman knight. And in order to free him, a soldier named Vallon must capture four rare hawks. On a heart-stopping journey to the far ends of the earth, braving Arctic seas, Viking warlords, and the blood-drenched battlefields, Vallon and his comrades must track down their quarry one by one in a relentless race against time.
Good man Friday
May 1, 2013
Hambly, Barbara.
Sutton, Surrey [England] : Severn House, 2013.
250 p. ; 22 cm.
Benjamin January's search for a missing man takes him into a dark world filled with grave robbers and slave stealers in 1838 New Orleans.
A play of Dux Moraud
May 1, 2013
Frazer, Margaret.
New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2005.
274 p. ; 18 cm.
"Berkley Prime Crime mystery."
In the autumn of 1434, Joliffe, while performing at Deneby Manor, assumes the role of spy to investigate Deneby's daughter, whose former fiancé met an untimely demise and whose current intended might meet a similar fate.
A play of Isaac
May 1, 2013
Frazer, Margaret.
New York : Berkley Prime Crime, c2004.
312 p. ; 18 cm.
In 1434, Joliffe and his acting troupe prepare to perform Isaac and Abraham for the Corpus Christi festival in Oxford, England, but, before the curtain can rise, murder gets a starring role.
All things new
May 1, 2013
Austin, Lynn N.
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Large Print, 2012.
592 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Includes discussion questions.
"Unabridged"--T.p. verso.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Josephine Weatherly vows to rebuild her family's once-grand Virginia plantation, but her privileged life has now turned into a daily struggle for survival.
The mystery of Charles Dickens : a tale of mesmerism and murder
April 24, 2013
Paulits, John.
London : MX Publishing, 2012.
184 p. ; 22 cm.
History records that on June 9, 1870, Charles Dickens died of a cerebral haemorrhage. History, however, is wrong. June 9, 1870, is the day on which Emile de la Rue murdered Charles Dickens. During a stay in Genoa in 1844-45, Charles Dickens, an accomplished mesmerist, used his mesmeric abilities to treat a young Englishwoman, Augusta de la Rue, attempting to cure a years' long malady of hers that included facial spasms and phantom-filled dreams. During her trances she revealed to Dickens a truth she had long suppressed-the knowledge that her husband murdered a rival so he could have her for himself. Dickens, at that time, was helpless to act on the devastating admission, but twenty-five years later Emile de la Rue shows up in London, and Dickens finally seeks justice. De La Rue cannot let this happen and stops at nothing to keep Dickens from revealing his secret. -- Back cover.
It happened at the fair : a novel
April 24, 2013
Gist, Deeanne.
Nashville, TN : Howard Books, 2013.
viii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes reading group guide.
Gambling everything, including the family farm, Cullen McNamara travels to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with his most recent invention. But the noise in the fair's Machinery Hall makes it impossible to communicate with potential buyers. In an act of desperation, he hires Della Wentworth, a teacher of the deaf, to tutor him in the art of lip-reading. The young teacher is reluctant to participate, and Cullen has trouble keeping his mind on his lessons while intently watching her lips. Like the newly invented Ferris wheel, he is caught in a whirl between his girl back home, his dreams as an inventor, and his unexpected attraction to his new tutor. Can he keep his feet on the ground, or will he be carried away?
Seduced by the highlander
April 24, 2013
MacLean, Julianne.
New York : St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2011.
333 p. ; 18 cm.
"The fierce and powerful Laird of War, Lachlan MacDonald has conquered so many men on the battlefield--and so many women in the bedroom--that he is virtually undefeated. But one unlucky tryst with a seductive witch has cursed him forever. Now, any women he makes love to will be doomed for eternity... Lady Catherine is a beautiful lass of elite origin--or so she is told. Suffering from amnesia, she is desperate to find the truth about who she really is--or, at the very least, meet someone who inspires an intense memory or emotion. When she first lays eyes on Lachlan MacDonald, Catherine has a sixth sense that he holds the key that will unlock her past--and maybe even her heart. But how could she know that the passion she ignites in this lusty warrior's heart could consume--and destroy--them both?"--From publisher description.
The Bridgertons : happily ever after
April 24, 2013
Quinn, Julia, 1970-
New York : Avon, c2013.
374 p. ; 21 cm.
As you wish
April 24, 2013
James, Eloisa.
New York : Avon Books, 2013.
374 p. ; 18 cm.
Includes an excerpt of "Once upon a tower" (p. [361]-374).
Seduced by a pirate -- With this kiss part one -- With this kiss part two -- With this kiss part three.
With this Kiss: Lady Grace Ryburn is in love with a dashing young lieutenant, Colin Barry, but she turns away, thinking that Colin is in love with her sister.
Jewel of the Pacific
April 24, 2013
Chaikin, L. L., 1943-
Chicago : Moody Publishers, c2013.
344 p. : map, geneal. table ; 21 cm.
I travel by night
April 17, 2013
McCammon, Robert R.
Burton, MI : Subterranean Press, 2013.
147 p., [1] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Civil War soldier and partial vampire Trevor Lawson travels by night, working to combat evil and hunting LaRouge, the vampire queen who turned him. If he can trap LaRouge and drink from her, he may be able to return to mortal life. In this adventure he may gain the help of an unexpected ally or find himself sinking deeper into darkness.
The path of the wicked
April 17, 2013
Peacock, Caro.
Sutton, Surrey, England : Crème de la Crime, 2013.
217 p. ; 23 cm.
Private investigator Liberty Lane travels to Cheltenham in order to determine the innocence of a man accused of murdering a governess.
A rescue for a queen
April 17, 2013
Buckley, Fiona.
Sutton, Surrey, England : Crème de la Crime, 2013.
218 p. ; 23 cm.
Ursula, traveling to the Netherlands to escort her foster daughter to meet her suitor, also investigates whether or not a wealthy Italian banker is plotting to put Mary, Queen of Scots on the English throne.
Savage coast
April 17, 2013
Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980.
New York : The Feminist Press, 2013.
xxxviii, 300 p. ; 20 cm.
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