I like heist books. I loved Six of Crows, and The Queen’s Thief series remains one of my favorite reads of all time, so when my editor recommended, I read Little Thieves by Margaret Owens as research for one of my books, I was immediately intrigued, and the book did not disappoint.

This is one of those books with a title that fascinated me the moment I saw it: Mongol Queens and Secret History, Yes Please! The Mongol Era has been a weak point in my history once you get past Genghis Khan, so I was excited to learn more. Plus, I’m always interested to read more about women’s role in power and politics through history because they typically wield ‘soft’ power that isn’t all about armies and lopping people’s heads off.