Spider, Spider
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An unforgettable tale of a woman lost in the poison of vengeance and the knife-sharp girl who might...
Historical fiction Gothic Victorian England
Brigid is the daughter of a slave and a chieftain, and she narrowly escapes marriage to a man she doesn’t want, when a goddess hears her prayers. She helps her from this point on, and this is where the blurring between goddess/ paganism and catholicism starts - in a good way.
Brigid builds her sisterhood, cloaks it in religion and makes a safe haven for women in what would have been a brutal time for them. One of my favourite themes, found family, is prominent in this, along with sisterhood and religious politics.
I’m off to find The Morrigan, and I’m hoping that Kim Curran will continue to introduce us to the Irish folklore that I know far too little about.
Lucie Dumas
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London, 1871: Lucie Dumas of Lyon has accepted a stipend from her former lover and his wife, on...
Historical Fiction Women's Fiction Victorian London
The Story Spinner
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The land of the Silures, 382 AD Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to...
Historical fiction Magic Time Slip
Three Cheers for Me (The Bandy Papers, #1)
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It is 1916. Bartholomew Bandy, fourth-year medical student, decides that it is time to join the War....
Scents of Lavender: Queer Love Through the Ages – in Verse
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Timeless and unwavering, love flows through a universal melody that echoes in every corner of the...
Poetry Historical LGBTQ+
Medea
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Shunned. Persecuted. Tormented. Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been...
Historical fiction Greek mythology retellings
A Murder of Furies (An Ancient Crete Mystery #3)
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Bronze Age Crete, 1450 B.C.E. When Tinos, the High Priestess's consort, asks Martis to search for...
Historical Ancient Crete Murder Mystery
The Midnight of Eights (The Island of Angels #2)
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1580. Nelan Michaels docks at Plymouth after sailing around the world aboard the Golden Hind. He...
Historical Fiction Elizabethan Age of Discovery
A Murder of Convenience
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Ellen Cuthbert’s husband, Randolph, is now the Earl of Keswick’s heir. Their marriage is a sham,...
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