Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel Author: Baroness Orczy Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: A mysterious, masked figure named the Scarlet Pimpernel is sneaking aristocrats out of France during the French Revolution. Citizen Chauvelin is bound and determined to capture the Scarlet Pimpernel. All that most people know about him is that he’s tall and English. But theContinue reading “The Scarlet Pimpernel – Baroness Orczy”
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Angels of Music – Kim Newman
Title: Angels of Music Author: Kim Newman Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery Plot: The Phantom of the Opera has a new line of business. He employs women down on their luck to infiltrate shady businesses and bring them down. He calls the women he employs his Angels. The women work in groups of three. EachContinue reading “Angels of Music – Kim Newman”
A Refuge Assured – Joselyn Green
Title: A Refuge Assured Author: Joselyn Green Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Vivienne is a lacemaker in France in the late 1700’s, during the French Revolution. She’s in fear for her life as she’s made lace for Marie Antoinette and therefore royalty. When her aunt dies, she finds a letter from her late mother about passageContinue reading “A Refuge Assured – Joselyn Green”
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