Rosalind Laker's historical novels are set in various places in Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Orchids and Diamonds (1995) is set in Paris during the lifetime of the sculptor Rodin. The Sugar Pavilion (1994) depicts life in Brighton, England, in the eighteenth century, when that city was the playground of English royalty.

The Venetian Mask (1992) describes eighteenth-century Venice through the eyes of two young women. Circle of Pearls (1990) is set in England during Cromwell's rule and the Restoration. To Dance with Kings (1989) illustrates life at the court of Louis XIV of France at Versailles. Also by Laker are The Smuggler's Bride, Ride the Blue Riband, Warwyck's Woman, Claudine's Daughter, Warwyck's Choice, Banners of Silk, Gilded Spendour, Jewelled Path, What the Heart Keeps, This Shining Land, Tree of Gold and The Silver Touch, all historical novels.

Isabelle Allende's Daughter of Fortune (1999) sweeps from England to Chile to...