The Jam Factory Girls Fight Back
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Pre WW1
The Jam Factory Girls Fight Back is a moving historical novel of friendship set in the heart of pre-WWI London from bestselling author, Mary Wood. Can they claim what is rightfully theirs? From the moment Len came into their...
- Location(s): San Diego
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Contemporary
On the outskirts of San Diego, the bodies of two young women are discovered. They have no names, no IDs, and no family looking for them. Fearing the possibility of a human trafficking ring, the police and FBI reach...
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Travelogue, Historical
- Era(s): Contemporary
In 2017, holed up in a hotel room, feverish, despondent and aimless, Iain Maloney chances upon an article about Richard Henry Brunton, a Victorian civil engineer unknown in his Scottish homeland but considered ‘The Father of Japanese Lighthouses’ in...
- Location(s): Malaysia (Malaya)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): WW2
A breathtaking and absorbing novel set in Malaya propelled by the superb storytelling instinct of the author of THE RICE MOTHER. Parvathi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and an arranged marriage to a wealthy businessman. But her father...
- Location(s): Greek Islands
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 20th century
Set on the breathtaking island of Andros, The Jasmine Isle is one of the finest literary achievements in contemporary Greek literature. Mina Saltaferou is the despotic wife of a ship’s captain, Savvas Saltaferos. Her tyrannical influence over her two...
- Location(s): Chennai (Madras)
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Early 1900s
At midnight where the jasmine blooms, a woman waits for her lover… Sara Archer’s future as the dutiful wife of a British official in India seems assured, until a chance meeting with the gorgeous and powerful Ravi Sabran changes...
- Location(s): Cincinnati
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): 1927
Cincinnati, 1927: a sensational murder trial captivates the nation. At stake: the lives of three men. There’s the defendant, lawyer, and legendary bootlegger George Remus, whose crime of passion may seal his fate. Against him is the ambitious son...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
- Era(s): 1920s
“It stands for Jazz Files,” said Rollo. “It’s what we call any story that has a whiff of high society scandal but can’t yet be proven… you never know when a skeleton in the closet might prove useful.” Set...
- Location(s): The Mediterranean
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
When seventy-year-old Charlotte Perkins submits a sexy essay to the Become a Jetsetter contest, she dreams of reuniting her estranged children: Lee, an almost-famous actress; Cord, a handsome Manhattan venture capitalist who can’t seem to find a bride; and...
- Location(s): Saudi Arabia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 7th century
A’isha bint Abi Bakr is the daughter of a rich merchant from Mecca in the harsh, exotic world of seventh-century Arabia at the time of the foundation of Islam. When she is married to the Prophet Muhammad at the...
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