I ordered To Dance With Kings by Rosalind Laker. It sounds really good and got excellent reveiws on Amazon. Here is the blurb:

Her storytelling skills displayed with panache in this captivating historical novel, British author Laker ( The Silver Touch ) should gain an appreciative audience here. Set during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XVI, the sweeping saga takes place mainly in the Chateau of Versailles and the surrounding town from which the magnificent edifice took its name. The narrative is enriched with intriguing period details, and beautifully paced with fast-moving events, drama and romance. Spanning four generations, the protagonists are the women of one family, named, in turn, Marguerite, Jasmin, Violette and Rose, all of whose destinies are entwined with those of their monarchs as well as the dashing men who bring them love and heartache. Involving her heroines in the art of fan-making, Laker interpolates fascinating information about the fashions of the time and the codes of social etiquette. The sybaritic luxuries of the French Court are set against the brutalities of the Huguenot persecution and the barbaric excesses of the Revolution. If the ending is a bit pat, with a destined love affair coming full circle, readers enraptured by Laker's romantic imagination will not care.

So it was you who added to my TBR stack, Michelle?  LOL  It looked like a fun book and Shakespeare is an interesting historical figure, I think.  Valli, I'll look for the others.  If I like this one, I will be sure to read them.  I just read a REALLY boring gook (Jane Austen Book Club) so I'm hoping for something more interesting.

Three more book for my wishlist  Will and My Fathers Daughter by Grace Tiffany.And The Lost Diary of Don Juan .

Thanks Melody I am going to give  Murder in the Place of Anubis a try.I just ordered a copy.

Jennifer I just put Dance With Kings by Rosalind Laker on my wishlist.

You're welcome Anne!  I'm about half way done and I'm enjoying it.

I'm on an ordering binge.  I'm happy because I got Doris Goodwin Kearns memoir in a Book Bazaar deal.  She's a historian and one of my favorite people to hear on the radio and TV.

I am reading an excellent book I got through Interlibrary Loan: Splendid Slippers: A Thousand Years of an Erotic Tradition

After reading Peony in Love, I wanted to learn more about the Chinese custom of footbinding. It's fascinating how the practice got started and how women took great pride in their perfect "lotus feet" after suffering so much to achieve them. The tiny shoes they made were exquisitely embroidered. The whole practice was an intriguing mixture of horror and beauty.

I am also reading Sex With Kings: Five Hundred Years Of Adultery, Power, Rivalry And Revenge

Oooh I loved Sex with Kings.....just got a notice that Sex with Queens is en route to me!  :)