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The Darlings, by Cristina Alger: I’m eating up this novel about an extraordinarily wealthy New York family embroiled in a financial scandal. Sound familiar?

At the Mercy of the Queen: A Novel of Anne Boleyn, by Anne Clinard Barnhill: For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a Henry VIII/Tudors fanatic; this particular book focuses on the seduction and intrigue of Anne’s ladies-in-waiting.

50 Shades of Grey, by E.L. James: This series is sweeping women around the country off their feet…it’s crazy-erotic, and the kind of book you’ll give to your best friend when you’re done. (Then you give her the two sequels….)

That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, by Anne Sebba: Back to the royals…this is probably the greatest book I’ve ever read on the subject of the American divorcee who married into the royal family. Everyone referred to her as “That Woman!” Nothing like a good scandal to keep you turning the pages.