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Books with at least one protagonist who’s over 40 when the book takes place.

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Period: Click here to revealVictorian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealF/F, First relationship, Late in life romance, Lesbian, Not a romance (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealGrief, Class differences (Click here to hide)

Claiming the Tower : The cover has a vibrant orange-gold background. Two women in 1850s dresses are silhouetted in the centre, one handing the other a cup of drinking chocolate. Below them is the silhouette of a castle with towers and crenellations.

Claiming the Tower

Period: Click here to revealEdwardian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealF/F, Late in life romance, Closed door, Lesbian (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealADHD, Diverse background (Click here to hide)

Cover of Complementary. Two women in Edwardian dress in silhouette stand talking with each other. One is taller and calmer, the other is shorter, gesturing. They are on a green background, with an artist's palette in the bottom right.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Late in life romance, Closed door, Demisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealAutistic, Secrets (Click here to hide)

Cover of Seven Sisters. A thin angular woman and man in 1920s dress silhouetted on a background of lavender and grey. Bright green curling vines are inset in the top right.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Bisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealWar-related trauma, Class differences (Click here to hide)

Cover of Goblin Fruit. A man and woman in 1920s dress are silhouetted on a glowing red and golden yellow background. She turns toward him and he holds her hand. A bottle of golden liquid is inset in the top right corner.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealMagical disability, Secrets (Click here to hide)

Cover of Fool's Gold. A silhouetted man and woman turn toward each other on a brilliant green and purple background. He wears a long jacket, his back to the viewer, while she faces the viewer in a 1920s dress. A pile of coins is inset in the top left.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Late in life romance, Demisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealAutistic, Background violence (Click here to hide)

Cover of On The Bias. A man and woman in 1920s clothing are silhouetted against a pale green, yellow, and purple background. A brightly coloured rooster is inset in the top right.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of Magician's Hoard. A man and woman in 1920s dress silhouetted on a teal background shading to sandy brown. A hedgehog is inset in the top right.

Magician's Hoard

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Late in life romance (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealDifficult family, Background violence (Click here to hide)

Cover of The Hare and the Oak. A man and woman silhouetted on a brown and green background. She wears a dress with long sleeves and calf-length skirts, he wears a suit and half-cloak. A hare leaping out of an oak leaf is inset in the top left.

The Hare and the Oak

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Established relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of Winter's Charms, a seasonal novella collection. Three figures are silhouetted on a blue background with snowflakes, in front of a roaring fireplace decorated with a red and green garland. One man is sitting in a chair, gesturing, a woman stands wearing a transluscent shawl, and another man leans his hand on the mantlepiece. Oranges and cinnamon sticks are inset in the top left.

Chasing Legends

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

Cover of Facets of the Bench: a man and woman in silhouette. She shows him a necklace as he sits in a wheelchair with forearm crutches propped against the chair.

Facets of the Bench

Period: Click here to reveal1930s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/M, Late in life romance, Asexual, Bisexual, Polyamorous (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

The cover of Best Foot Forward has a deep red background with map markings in a dull purple. Two men in silhouette stand, looking up at a point in the top left. An astrology chart with different symbols picked out takes up the left side of the image, with glowing stars curving up to the title.

Best Foot Forward

Period: Click here to reveal1930s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealAsexual, Not a romance (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealDiverse background (Click here to hide)

The cover of Nocturnal Quarry has Alexander silhouetted seated in a chair, leaning forward, one leg crossed over the other against a purple background with a map of Manhattan. An astrological chart to the left has the symbols for the Sun, Mercury, and Mars in close conjunction in Leo and Virgo, glowing against the pale grey of the chart.

Nocturnal Quarry

Period: Click here to revealSecond World War (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Established relationship (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to reveal (Click here to hide)

The cover of Old As The Hills has a man with a cane and a woman silhouetted on a green ground with a map. She holds out her hand, he is putting something into it, forming a doorway between them. An astrological chart behind them shows the symbols for Venus, the Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn highlighted behind a splash of glowing stars.

Old As The Hills

Period: Click here to revealSecond World War (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, M/M/F, Established relationship (Click here to hide)

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The cover of Upon A Summer's Day shows a man in a suit silhouetted over a map of northern Wales in a muted green. He is gesturing, holding his cane in one hand, a cap on his head. Behind him is an astrological chart, with Jupiter and Saturn highlighted in the sign of Taurus.

Upon A Summer's Day

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