Camille Desmoulins, a pamphleteer and journalist, and a man devoted to his wife, Lucile, harbors a malevolent secret. His quill carries poisoned ink. He writes with misdirected passion that leads to the destruction of lives who come in contact with his writings. Will he use his pen to kill?

It is London 1662, and plots abound against the king. Oliver Prior, haunted by the death of his sister when still a child, enters the world of espionage. Beatrice Short's goal is to go on stage, but she must work as a servant. While cleaning, she finds ciphers and invisible script. After the king's undersecretary finds her snooping, he blackmails her into going undercover as a spy.While Oliver and Beatrice bond to discover the backbone of insidious schemes to kill the king, they le...

London 1661, the new king is on the throne, but old religious beliefs and Medieval superstition still prevail.Catholics are not tolerated in this new era. Edgar and Emmatha Torbet are papists and fraternal twins, which means their mother was an adulteress.One of them is a legitimate heir, the other is a bastard. Which one of them is it?

David and Sara Kirke live in a time of upheaval under the reign of King Charles I who gives, then takes. He gives David the nod of approval to range up and down the French Canadian shores, burning colonies and pillaging ships that are loaded with goods meant for the French. When Louis XIII of France shouts his outrage, King Charles reneges. He takes David’s prizes and returns them to the French, putting David and his family in dire straits. Undeterred, David and Sara will not be denied. Af...

David and Sara Kirke live in a time of upheaval under the reign of King Charles I who gives, then takes. He gives David the nod of approval to range up and down the French Canadian shores, burning colonies and pillaging ships that are loaded with goods meant for the French. When Louis XIII of France shouts his outrage, King Charles reneges. He takes David's prizes and returns them to the French, putting David and his family in dire straits.Undeterred, David and Sara will not be den...

Plague has no favorites.In this anthology, USA Today, international bestselling, and award-winning authors imagine a world where anyone—rich, poor, young, old—might be well in the morning and dead by sundown.Readers will follow in the footsteps of those who fought to rebuild shattered lives as the plague left desolation in its wake.* An Irish woman tends her dying father while the Normans threaten her life and property—* A Hispano-Muslim doc...