Books like The Lion of Justice by Victoria Holt

Italo Calvino’s *Le città invisibili* presents the imaginative dialogues between Marco Polo and Kublai Khan, offering vivid, fragmentary portraits of cities that blur reality and fantasy.

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.

Four young children discover a mysterious letter buried by a knight during a mass killing in the woods in 1327, but its secrets threaten the future of their lives and the kingdom of England.

A 2005 fictional biography by Isabel Allende chronicles the legendary origins of Zorro, serving as a prequel to the original story and referencing other Zorro adaptations.

A village girl, Kerensa Carlee, uses her beauty and wit to aspire to become the mistress of the storied St Larnston Abbas estate in Cornwall, banking on a friendship with Mellyora Martin to secure her ambitions.

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

James Goldman's stage classic dramatizes 12th‑century royal intrigue, as Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine scheme and clash over succession, revealing the timeless tensions of family conflict, ambition and power.

Minella Maddox, a schoolmistress’s daughter on a great English estate, finds herself torn between a dashing French count known as the Devil on Horseback and the young heir of Derringham Manor during the turmoil of the French Revolution.

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.

The Queen's Confession tells the life of Marie Antoinette from her upbringing in Vienna, through her reign in France, to her execution during the Revolution.

Dark Secrets. Lost Treasure. Delicious Scandal. Anna Brett fears she's doomed to be a governess to an English family for the rest of her life. But when the dashing captain Redvers Stretton struts back into her life, she is whisked away from the bleak English countryside forever. But is that such a good thing? While the charming blue-eyed captain makes Anna forget her troubled past, he is hiding dark secrets of his own. It's no coincidence that Stretton's ship is named The Secret Woman. During their voyage to the South Seas, with a murder dogging her steps and the mystery of a missing treasure haunting her dreams, Anna is forced to confront the clever captain—a man who may have just as many secrets as she. "One of the best romantic-suspense novelists."—*Associated Press*

A historical novel of the reign of King Louis XV of France, where the King's passion for women leads to a power struggle in his court.

**Can a stolen violin lead secret agent and spy Maggie Hope to a new serial killer terrorizing London? Find out as the acclaimed World War II mystery series from *New York Times* bestselling author Susan Elia MacNeal continues.** Maggie Hope started out as Winston Churchill's secretary, but now she's a secret agent--and the only one who can figure out how a missing violin ties into a series of horrifying murders. London, December 1942. As the Russian army repels German forces from Stalingrad, Maggie Hope takes a much-needed break from spying to defuse bomb in London. But Maggie herself is an explosion waiting to happen. Traumatized by her past, she finds herself living dangerously--taking huge risks, smoking, drinking, and speeding through the city streets on a motorbike. The last thing she wants is to get entangled in another crime. But when she's called upon to look into the theft of a Stradavarius, one of the finest violins ever made, Maggie can't resist. Meanwhile, there's a serial killer on the loose in London, targeting conscientious objectors. Little does Maggie know that investigating this dangerous predator will pit her against a new evil--and old enemies. Only Maggie can uncover the connection between the robbery, the murders, and her own past. This description comes from the publisher. *The King's Justice* is the ninth book in the Maggie Hope Mysteries series, the first of which is *Mr. Churchill's Secretary*.

Richard the Lionheart inherits England but must leave to fight for Jerusalem's return, while his family and enemies vied for power and the crown.