Take a journey through Asia and beyond with twenty-three original thought-provoking and moving stories about identities, belonging, and choices—stories about where we come from and where we are going. Recommended by Booklist (American Library Association), Library Journal, and Locus (Gardner Dozois).ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, WE DIE...

It was left to her to fulfill her family’s duty to the Crown.When Lady Theodora Neale’s papa dies, a volume guarded by her family for generations comes into her possession—and with it a sacred duty. Lady Theo is determined to honor her papa’s deathbed request to carry out missions directed by the esteemed Lord Archbroke.But when Archbroke suggests they enter into a feigned courtship, Lady Theo is blindsided. She’s willing to put her life on the lin...

An independent East End girl meets a determined West End boy…...and the chase begins.As a key member of the Network and modiste to the ladies of the ton, Emma Lennox favors freedom over marriage. But when her best friend asks that she attend the Hadfield ball, Emma finds herself thrown into the arms of a dance master who raises both her pulse and her temper.Respected barrister Christopher Neale needs to marry in order to claim his p...

Never has a king created such controversy down the centuries as Richard III, whose remains were recently unearthed under a car park in Leicester. This discovery and subsequent analysis of the skeleton inspired this meticulously researched, yet lovingly crafted, story of Richard’s short life. Anne Easter Smith has studied this king and his period for several decades and has given us a compelling and real portrait of a three-dimensional man of his time—neither saint nor Shakespeare’s monster...

An innocent contest becomes the ultimate challenge.Lady Minerva Malbury has never lost a game of chess, and if she wants to avoid marriage, it's a streak she'll have to keep alive. Everyone knows the marriage mart is a game, but no one expects this one: the first gentleman to defeat Lady Minerva in a game of chess wins her hand.His best friend's sister was all, Anthony MacMillian, Lord Drake, could think about most days. Since her season debut, four years a...

She sacrificed her future to save his life.His life means nothing without her.Will her confessions set them both free to love?Lady Grace’s bargain with the devil guaranteed the life of the man she will always love, but the price was giving him up forever. Now Matthew has returned to England, and she finds it impossible to let him go.Freed from a hellish prison on the Continent, Mat...

Lady Diana Malbury is known for her charm and intelligence, why else would she rather solve another one of the late Earl of Chestwick’s word puzzles than entertain potential suitors for the Season?The old earl presents her with the highest-stake challenge yet…If she remains unwed for the Season, she can return to his estate next summer and solve the latest puzzle by way of his extensive library, her favorite place in England…But Randal Wilson, the n...

He has one chance to live again . . .Four years ago, Patrick MacClairns lost his life rushing to Lady Sarah’s side. As the anniversary of his death approaches, he has one final chance to defeat death and return to the woman he loves.Not even death can stop the course of true love . . .Lady Sarah Forbeshire hides her broken heart, but she has never forgotten Patrick. When her father forces her to accept an unwanted engagement, she must put all her faith in the man de...

A determined widow. A guarded scoundrel. A love that defies every rule they've lived by.Lady Violet never could resist a puzzle, so when the Wicked Widows dare her to uncover the truth about London's most scandalous men, she accepts without hesitation. But the Earl of Hurlington proves far more dangerous than she bargained for.Cameron has perfected his image to hide his real work: protecting the Crown as part of a secret network. When a determined ...

For years she worked for him……and was loyal to a fault.Why did she let herself yearn for a man, with whom she had no future?As secretary at Neale & Sons barristers, an unusual occupation for a woman, little surprised Miss Bronwyn Cadby. It was eight years ago that she dared to apply for the position, and Landon Neale made her heart leap.She was nothing if not……grounded in reality and she was no blush...

A woman on the edge.An earl who likes to gamble.And a gold coin that can change everything.Miss Beatrice Turner is desperate. Abandoned by her father, their home and possessions taken by creditors, Beatrice and her mother have been living off the generosity of friends. Time is short, and Beatrice must marry. With only a unique gold coin as her dowry, she places all her faith in the ton’s matchmaker extraordinaire – ...

It’s never easy keeping secrets…Only her desire to crush the Crown’s enemies could induce Lady Lucille Stanford to endure another Season. For years she has worked secretly for the Home Office, and she has come to London with one purpose: foil the attempted kidnapping of a highly valuable target, identity unknown. Inconveniently, Lord Harrington—Lucy’s brother and guardian—has other plans. He won’t be satisfied until she is at long last married.He ne...