Where Theodora went, trouble followed… In sixth-century Constantinople, one woman, Theodora, defied every convention and all the odds and rose from common theater tart to empress of a great kingdom, the most powerful woman the Roman Empire would ever know. The woman whose image was later immortalized in glittering mosaic was a scrappy, clever, conniving,Continue reading “The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora by Stephanie Thornton”
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran
At the dawn of the Roman Empire, when tyranny ruled, a daughter of Egypt and a son of Rome found each other… Selene’s legendary parents are gone. Her country taken, she has been brought to the city of Rome in chains, with only her twin brother, Alexander, to remind her of home and all sheContinue reading “Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran”
The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel
A concubine at the palace learns quickly that there are many ways to capture the Emperor’s attention. Many paint their faces white and style their hair attractively, hoping to lure in the One Above All with their beauty. Some present him with fantastic gifts, such as jade pendants and scrolls of calligraphy, while others relyContinue reading “The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel”
The Conqueror’s Wife by Stephanie Thornton
330s, B.C.E., Greece: Alexander, a handsome young warrior of Macedon, begins his quest to conquer the ancient world. But he cannot ascend to power, and keep it, without the women who help to shape his destiny. His spirited younger half-sister, Thessalonike, yearns to join her brother and see the world. Instead, it is Alexander’s boyhoodContinue reading “The Conqueror’s Wife by Stephanie Thornton”
The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon’s Court by Michelle Moran
After the bloody French Revolution, Emperor Napoleon’s power is absolute. When Marie-Louise, the eighteen year old daughter of the King of Austria, is told that the Emperor has demanded her hand in marriage, her father presents her with a terrible choice: marry the cruel, capricious Napoleon, leaving the man she loves and her home forever,Continue reading “The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon’s Court by Michelle Moran”
The Tiger Queens: The Women of Genghis Khan by Stephanie Thornton
In the late twelfth century, across the sweeping Mongolian grasslands, brilliant, charismatic Temujin ascends to power, declaring himself the Great, or Genghis, Khan. But it is the women who stand beside him who ensure his triumph…. After her mother foretells an ominous future for her, gifted Borte becomes an outsider within her clan. When sheContinue reading “The Tiger Queens: The Women of Genghis Khan by Stephanie Thornton”
Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
Thea is a slave girl from Judaea, passionate, musical, and guarded. Purchased as a toy for the spiteful heiress Lepida Pollia, Thea will become her mistress’s rival for the love of Arius the Barbarian, Rome’s newest and most savage gladiator. His love brings Thea the first happiness of her life-that is quickly ended when aContinue reading “Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn”
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
One Life to One Dawn. In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad’s dearest friend fallsContinue reading “The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh”
Wishing For a Highlander by Jessi Gage
Single-and-pregnant museum worker Melanie voices an idle wish while examining a Scottish artifact, that a Highland warrior would sweep her off her feet and help her forget her cheating ex. The last thing she expects is for her wish to be granted. Magically transported to the middle of a clan skirmish in the sixteenth-century Highlands,Continue reading “Wishing For a Highlander by Jessi Gage”
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
In ancient Egypt, a forgotten princess must overcome her family’s past and remake history. The winds of change are blowing through Thebes. A devastating palace fire has killed the Eighteenth Dynasty’s royal family—all with the exception of Nefertari, the niece of the reviled former queen, Nefertiti. The girl’s deceased family has been branded as heretical,Continue reading “The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran”
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