New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2016). First edition - Novel set during the Jazz Age - the Roaring Twenties - in New York CIty. Author's note. 326 pp.

New York: Fawcett , 1986. First edition - A Regency romance novel. ISBN: 0-449-207528.

New York: Morrow, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this Californi-born African American poet and writer - the story of a pregnant slave woman who led an uprising. Although this book is fiction, the events and characters in this story are based on historical ones. Alice Walker call this book "a deep rich compelling work." 236 pp. ISBN: 0-688-051138.

New York: Dutton, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second book in this series involving grad student Eloise Kelly, who in the first book discovered the secret identity of England's master spy during the Napoleonic Wars, the Pink Carnation, and in this one, she is once unearthing clues about the Pink Carnation's nemesis, the French spy known as the Black Tulip. A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Author's historical note. 406 pp. ISBN: 0-525-949208.

New York: Dutton, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second book in this series involving grad student Eloise Kelly, who in the first book discovered the secret identity of England's master spy during the Napoleonic Wars, the Pink Carnation, and in this one, she is once unearthing clues about the Pink Carnation's nemesis, the French spy known as the Black Tulip. A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Author's historical note. 406 pp. ISBN: 0-525-949208.

New York: Dutton, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third book in this series involving grad student Eloise Kelly, who is researching the secret identity of England's master spy during the Napoleonic Wars. A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Author's historical note. 387 pp. ISBN: 0-525-949771.

New York: Dutton, (2009.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fifth book in the Pink Carnations series, a "lighthearted, romantic and suspenseful novel about the most elusive spy of all time." A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Author's historical note. 388 pp. ISBN: 9780525950967.

New York: Dutton, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book in the Pink Carnations series, a "lighthearted, romantic and suspenseful novel about the most elusive spy of all time." A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Recipes, author's historical note. 339 pp. ISBN: 978-0525951872.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2007.). First edition - Massive historical epic begins in 1565 when "Suleiman the Magnificant, Emperor of the Ottomans has declared a jihad against the Knights of Saint John the Baptist. The largest armada the world has ever seen approaches the Knights' Christian stronghold on the island of Malta. The Turks know the Knights as the 'Hounds of Hell.' The Knights call themselves 'The Religion.' " 627 pp plus a glossary.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Massive historical epic begins in 1565 when "Suleiman the Magnificant, Emperor of the Ottomans has declared a jihad against the Knights of Saint John the Baptist. The largest armada the world has ever seen approaches the Knights' Christian stronghold on the island of Malta. The Turks know the Knights as the 'Hounds of Hell.' The Knights call themselves 'The Religion.' " Glossary. 618 pp plus a note about the author. ISBN: 0-374-248656.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2008). Hardcover first edition - Novel set against the backdrop of the Weimar Republic and early Nazi Germany, one "which ultimately reveals the remarkable capacity of human beings to deceive themselves." It is the story of the relationship between Winifred Wagner - an English girl and a Germanophile who was raised in an orphanage and married at age 18 to the son of Richard Wagner - and Adolf Hitler as seen through the eyes of the secretary at the Wagner House in Bayreuth. 363 pp. ISBN: 978-0374290962.

New York: Arbor House, (1986) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel set in the rural South of the 1940s and 1950s which "explores one family's convoluted history. Physical and emotional violence, religious fanaticism, and pot-boiling love and hate combine to define one of those bizarre families, seemingly exaggerated but all too familiar to most Southerners. The Treadwells, headed by the certifiably insane Robert and long-suffering Mattie, repeatedly sacrifice themselves and each other for no apparent good reasons but always with some father-against-son motivation that makes sense to the individual at the time. Descriptions of places and events are perfectly on target (Publishers Weekly) INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. 405 pp. ISBN: 0-877958017.

Atlanta: Doubleday Direct / Longstreet Press, (1998) dj. Hardcover - An historical novel of Texas, based on the life of the author's remarkable grandmother. This covers almost a century of Texas political history as she follows the families of Laura Woods and Rebekah Baines Johnson and their impact on their state, the country and their own sons. Double page map, photographs and a long preface in which the author describes her search for this story among her family records. Includes a list of characters. xlvii, 649 pp plus author's brief note. ISBN: 0-739403524.

New York: SOHO Press, (2004.). SIGNED first edition - The second book in this highly praised series, set in 1930 in an England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, has now set up on her own as a private investigator. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Agatha award. 311 pp.

New York: SOHO Press, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in this highly praised series, set in 1930 in an England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, has now set up on her own as a private investigator. INSCRIBED on the title page. 311 pp. ISBN: 1-56947-3684.

New York: Henry Holt - Picador, (2006.). SIGNED - SIGNED on the title page. The third book in this award winning series, set in early 1930's England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, is now working as a private investigator. The first book in this series was an Edgar Award and Agatha Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more, and the most recent title in the series was awarded the 2006 Macavity Award. 359 pp plus an author interview and discussion questions. ISBN: 0-312-426216.

New York: Henry Holt - Picador, (2006.). SIGNED - INSCRIBED on the title page. The third book in this award winning series, set in early 1930's England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, is now working as a private investigator. The first book in this series was an Edgar Award and Agatha Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more, and the most recent title in the series was awarded the 2006 Macavity Award. 359 pp plus an author interview and discussion questions. ISBN: 0-312-426216.

New York: Henry Holt, (2007 - c 2008.). SIGNED first edition - The fifth in the prize-winning Maisie Dobbs mystery series, this one set in a small village still suffering from a Zeppelin raid during the Great War.SIGNED on the title page. 306 pp.

New York: Henry Holt - Picador, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third book in this award winning series, set in early 1930's England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, is now working as a private investigator. The first book in this series was an Edgar Award and Agatha Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more, and the most recent title in the series was awarded the 2006 Macavity Award. SIGNED on the title page. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-78975.

New York: Henry Holt - Picador, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third book in this award winning series, set in early 1930's England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, is now working as a private investigator. The first book in this series was an Edgar Award and Agatha Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more, and this title was the winner of Macavity Award for best historical mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-78975.

New York: Henry Holt - Picador, (2006.). SIGNED - SIGNED on the title page. The third book in this award winning series, set in early 1930's England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, is now working as a private investigator. The first book in this series was an Edgar Award and Agatha Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more, and the most recent title in the series was awarded the 2006 Macavity Award. 359 pp plus an author interview and discussion questions. ISBN: 0-312-426216.

New York: Henry Holt - Picador, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third book in this award winning series, set in early 1930's England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, is now working as a private investigator. The first book in this series was an Edgar Award and Agatha Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more, Winner of the 2006 Macavity Award. SIGNED on the title page. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-78975.

New York: SOHO Press, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page. The first book in a captivating new series, set in 1929 in an England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year-old housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, has now set up on her own as a private investigator. Winner of the Agatha and Barry award, Edgar Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more. 294 pp. ISBN: 1-56947-3307.

New York: Henry Holt, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth in the prize-winning Maisie Dobbs mystery series, this one set in a small village still suffering from a Zeppelin raid during the Great War. SIGNED on the title page. 306 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-82158.

New York: Harper Collins, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 10th novel in the award-winning Maisie Dobbs series, set in England in the years between the two World Wars. SIGNED on the title page. 338 pp. ISBN: 978-0062049605.

New York: Kensington, (2013). First edition - The author's first novel, set in Germany during the Nazi era. "A Holocaust story told from the unlikely perspective of a German teenage girl in love with a Jewish boy, it explores the horrors and fears of innocent citizens on the homefront, as well as the risks they were willing to take to do the right thing. Ultimately a story of human survival and enduring love despite insurmountable odds, it's an original and important addition to the World War II canon."(RT Book Reviews Top Pick)

New York: Penguin, (2013). First edition - The author's first novel, published only as a trade paperback in the US. "Meet Tristan Hart, a brilliant young man of means. The year is 1751, and at the age of twenty he leaves home to study medicine at the great hospital of St. Thomas in London. . . the intellectually ambitious Mr. Hart, in addition to being a student of Locke and Descartes and a promising young physician, is also, alas, psychotic. He is obsessed with the nature of pain and medically preventing it, but - equally strong and much harder to control - is his obsession with causing it." 547 pp. ISBN: 978-0143123828.

New York: SilverOak, (2012). Hardcover first edition - Second novel by this award-winning Australian writer. "The year is 1919 and the Great War has ended. Sergeant Quinn Walker - with a damaged body and soul from his wartime experiences - decides to return home to the small and desolate town of Flint, Australia, to set right the past. Ten years earlier, he had fled following the horrific rape and murder of his beloved younger sister Sarah - a crime that everyone, including his family, believed Quinn committed. When he arrives on the outskirts of Flint, Quinn learns the town has not escaped the deadly flu epidemic sweeping the globe." Winner of the Indie award for best Australian novel, nominated for the Miles Franklin award. 235 pp. ISBN: 978-1402798139.

New York: St Martin's, (2002). First edition - An ambitious novel, which follows a blue stone thru the ages, as it changes hands and affects the lives of those who touch it. 450 pp.

By the author, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - "An historical novel of two Chicago families whose lives met, merged and forever changed destinies." A larger than usual (7 1/4 inches wide) and rather heavy, but very sturdy volume, bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering. 670 pp.