Books like Spangle by Gary Jennings

Candide: A Tale of Conviviality and Optimism in a Wretched World

A young woman rebels against her mother and aunt, discovering a magical place where she can be who she truly wants to be.

Craig of the Mohicans, a frontier scout turns away from civilization, forming a bond with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters across the perilous wilderness of America's frontier.

About the life of the painter Vincent Van Gogh

A fast-paced historical romance set in early America, featuring the legendary Natty Bumppo and a love story set against the backdrop of the French and Indian War.

A Chilean woman embarks on a quest to find her lover in 1840s California's goldfields, facing numerous challenges and adventures along the way.

The Deerslayer: A prequel to James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, focusing on the rapid civilizing of New York and the introduction of the hero, Natty Bumppo, to the frontiersmen of the time.

Natty Bumppo's first journey into frontier life and the challenges of defending his freedom against dangerous Indians and the corrupting influence of a ruthless new lawman, setting the stage for the larger story of The Last of the Mohicans.

A group of settlers encounters an old trapper on the prairie in 1805, as they push westward over the Great Plains for new land and opportunities in the United States of America, while the country is still being explored.

A historical adventure novel about a Chilean seamstress who flees to Peru and forms a passionate bond with a conquistador, leading to the creation of a new city and a clash between the Spanish and indigenous peoples of Chile.

An adventurous retelling of Marco Polo’s voyages, highlighting the sights and experiences he kept secret for centuries.

A historical lightkeeper of Key West, Florida, witnesses the trials of fugitive slaves, grappling with duty and humanity in a sweeping tale of courage and hope.

THERE WAS MAGIC UNDER THE BIG TOP When she was in the cage with her cats, lion trainer Tanya Rhodin had the upper hand. So why, when it came to Wade Broderick, did she feel so out of control? The millionaire businessman had run away to the circus to fulfill a boyhood fantasy, but when the color and pageantry of the traveling show faded for him, he would leave. The circus was Tanya's whole world. She knew it would be folly to become involved with an outsider. But Wade made her aware of a hundred new feelings ...and one of them was love.

A 1970s fictional portrait of gay bodybuilders navigating art, identity, and passion.

Margaret Maron's mystery, Slow Dollar, follows fictional judge Deborah Knott as she navigates a North Carolina case that turns to the intrigue of a circus.

The Terrible Hours chronicles how Naval officer Swede Momsen led the daring rescue of 33 survivors from the sunken submarine Squalus before World War II.

A tale of the 1839-1846 Anti-rent War in New York, featuring the Littlepage Manuscripts and classic literature characters, including James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, focusing on themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, through the eyes of the Littlepage family, who uncover a secret manuscript that reveals the true power behind the anti-rent movement, and how it was suppressed by those in control, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the era through the lens of a family torn between tradition and change, amidst the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future, with the Littlepage family's journey reflecting the themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future, and the Littlepage family's journey reflecting the themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future.