- Location(s): Europe
- Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
Flirting at the Funeral is a story about love, money, and lost opportunities, ranging across Europe against a background of financial crisis, terrorism and the power of the super-rich. At the pool-side, the evening breeze is fragrant with the...
Flower from Castile (Book 1 – Alhambra Decree)
- Location(s): Granada, Spain
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Late 1400s
The Flower from Castile Trilogy opens in 1491 during the tumultuous unification of Spain under Catholicism. The battle for the conquest of Granada, which was held by the Islamic Moors for 700 years, empties Spain’s coffers and decimates the...
- Location(s): Helmand
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 2000s
Set in Helmand during the current conflict, Bishop’s novel is a compelling variant on the theme of soldiers trapped in enemy territory and striving to get home. the narrator is a British officer involved in the ambush of a...
- Location(s): Monaco
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Modern
Living and working in Monaco, Nanette Weston enjoyed a glamorous lifestyle until a serious car accident changed everything. Returning to the wealthy principality three years later at the request of her friend and employer, Vanessa, Nanette is drawn into...
- Location(s): Tarawa
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
Nothing ever happens on Tarawa, a coral atoll in the middle of the Pacific. Then a mutilated body is found in a children’s nursery hut. Detective Sergeant Louisa Townsend from Edinburgh is on the island, helping train local police...
- Location(s): Hokitika, South Island
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Mid 1800s
Love—is it worth its weight in gold? It’s 1866 and the gold rush is on. Left to fend for herself in the wilds of New Zealand’s west coast, Lady Guinevere Stanhope is determined to do whatever it takes to...
For the Sake of All Living Things
- Location(s): Cambodia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1970s
This book covers Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, as well as delving into Cambodian culture.
Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse
- Location(s): Afghanistan, Kabul
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Modern
Suraya Sadeed grew up in a peaceful Afghanistan. Following the Soviet invasion in 1979, she left America with her family, building a new life. But after a sudden tragedy, Suraya returned to Afghanistan for a visit that changed everything....
- Location(s): Beijing (Peking)
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 2000s
Hoping to improve her Chinese and broaden her cultural horizons, Rachel DeWoskin went to work for an American PR firm in China. Before she knew it, she was not just exploring, but making Chinese culture, as the sexy and...
Forever a Stranger and Other Stories
- Location(s): Indonesia
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): First half 20th century
Dealing with the themes of alienation and estrangement, this collection of stories reflects the impressions the author absorbed during her childhood and youth in the Indies. Describing the Indonesian landscape, the stories evoke images of the country and its...










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