Hey, good review. I remember reading Bethany's Sin in my twenties, thought it was delightfully way over the top. Loved Night Boat too.

The discovery of Amazon culture near the Black Sea was, and is, muy exciting. Have you read any of Barbara Walker's books? She gives an excellent accounting of feminine socio-political history, including the Amazons and how they chose to become pregnant. It's not nearly as bloody and cruel as what most men would like to believe, men who think they are graced with God-given dominance.