Adventure
The Last Troubadour
The year is 1240, and Ramon Troubadour has returned to his beloved Carcassonne. The once beautiful town, a cultural center…
Coward on the Beach
Dick Coward might be a coward by name but not by nature. He is a bona fide hero; unfortunately, no…
The Chase
In 1950, Montana’s Flathead Lake gives up a dark secret: the remains of a steam locomotive (plus boxcar) and its…
Whitethorn
Editors' choice
Do not be misled by the blurb on the back cover of Bryce Courtenay’s new novel. The Second World War…
Standard of Honor
Standard of Honor is the second volume of Jack Whyte’s Templar trilogy. The story opens in 1187 with a small…
Mistress of the Revolution
Editors' choice
Though Gabrielle de Montserrat was born into the minor aristocracy of France’s Auvergne region and convent-educated, she is less concerned…
The World in Pancho’s Eyes
When Mikey is born in August of 1930, his father, Paul Summers, is working hard as a cowboy. He is…
The Medium
The Medium begins in 1937, as Helen Schneider is nearing the end of her childhood and entering adolescence. It is…
The Expeditions
Editors' choice
Sixteen-year-old Elisha Stone is elated after joining a scientific expedition that is to explore Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It is the…
Becky: The Life and Loves of Becky Thatcher
Besides the immediate appeal of visiting again with Mark Twain’s immortal characters, the author has created an adventure story that…
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