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Judith Merkle Riley

If you're interested in medieval historical novels, you might like to try Judith Merkle Riley. She has one trilogy: A Vision of Light/In Pursuit of the Green Lion/The Water Witch, set mostly in England. She also wote two stand-alone novels, The Oracle Glass, set in France during the Affair of the Poisons, about a young woman who may or may not have psychic powers; and The Serpent Garden, set in the England of Henry VIII, about a woman painter. All are well-written and historically accurate as far as I was able to tell, with action and suspense and minimal romance, although the mass-market paperback of A Vision of Light is packaged somewhat like a historical romance. I recently learned that Ms. Riley had died, which makes me sad, as I was hoping to read more books from her.

Margaret H.
12 years ago

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Sorry, there's a third stand-alone, Master of All Desires, set in the court of Louis XIV. Nostradamus plays a large part.
Margaret H.
12 years ago