If you’ve not read a historical romance novel before, you are in for a big surprise. They are richly drawn, with great period detail and tightly woven plots that usually involve danger, scandal and seduction. Why watch the History Channel when these are so much more fun?? Here’s what Avon has in store in August:

Before the Scandal by Suzanne Enoch, Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Medeiros, Surrender to Me by Sophie Jordan, Too Dangerous to Desire by Alexandra Benedict, The Mistress Diaries by Julianne MacLean