Carolly Erickson (HarperCollins, $32.99)
In post-Revolutionary France, Josephine captured the much younger General Bonaparte's heart through her extraordinary natural charm, ambition and cunning. But, can she keep it?
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Benjamin Markovits (Faber and Faber, $29.95)
Broody, complex, poetic and sensuous, Lord Byron was the Johnny Depp of 19th century England. This fictionalised biography follows his romance with his wife, Annabella Milbanke.
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Michelle Moran (Quercus, $29.95)
This novel reads like a tawdry ancient Egyptian soap opera. There are villains galore, opulent lifestyles, a Pharaoh husband, and, of course, an increasingly jealous sister.
Yannick Murphy (Abacus, $29.95)
In 1917, exotic dancer Mata Hari shared her life story with interrogators in a Paris prison cell. Accused of being a WWI double agent, she paid a high price for using sex as a weapon.
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