New York, 1872. Diviner Ada Moses is a finder of hidden things and a keeper of secrets. In her possession is a lost manuscript with the power to destroy the faith of tens of thousands of believers. When a man seeking the truth knocks at her door with a conspiracy theory on his lips and assassins at his heels, she must make a choice. Spurred by news of a ritualistic murder and the arrival of a...
In 1830, an Italian pyrotechnician launched a sheep-bearing rocket 600 feet into the air. Russia's Peter the Great instituted a tax on beards in 1698. And in 1901, an unfortunate cat became the first daredevil to successful conquer Niagara Falls in a barrel. Ridiculous tales like these dot our history like a bad case of the measles. Humorist and historical fiction author Sarah Angleton jumps...
"Quality fiction and real history make a great match, and Sarah Angleton's Gentleman of Misfortune offers the best of both. This is an engaging story with surprises on every page". -- Jeff Guinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Gunfight and Manson Spring 1833 Gentleman swindler Lyman Moreau is accustomed to changing his identity to suit his schemes. A new opportunity arrives when...
Annie is a no-nonsense Pennsylvania teacher whose hunt for a home and family of her own inspires a commitment to the abolition movement. Sylvanus, the baby brother she helped raise, is an adventure-seeking physician who finds purpose on his way to Western Africa in support of the controversial colonization effort which seeks to establish a safe-haven for former US slaves in the colony of...