historical – 1700s

2010: #14 – The Kitchen House (Kathleen Grissom)

By jaime

Orphaned while onboard ship from Ireland, seven-year-old Lavinia arrives on the steps of a tobacco plantation where she is to live and work with the slaves of the kitchen house. Under the care of Belle, the master’s illegitimate daughter, Lavinia becomes deeply bonded to her adopted family, though she is set apart from them by… »

2009: #3 – Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (Diana Gabaldon)

By jaime

In her much-anticipated new novel, the New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander saga brings back one of her most compelling characters: Lord John Grey—soldier, gentleman, and no mean hand with a blade. Here Diana Gabaldon brilliantly weaves together the strands of Lord John’s secret and public lives—a shattering family mystery, a love affair… »

2008: #3 – Lord John and the Private Matter (Diana Gabaldon)

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Book #3 was Lord John and the Private Matter, the first book in a Lord John trilogy by Diana Gabaldon.  The back of the book reads: Adored bestselling author Diana Gabaldon brings us the first book in a new trilogy featuring many of the characters from her wildly popular Outlander series. In her New York… »

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