Inspirational
The Well
There seems to be a spate of religious historical novels being published about marginal biblical characters. Considering the paucity of…
Daughter of Jerusalem
Mary Magdalene, or Mary of Magdala as she is known here, narrates the story of her life. As a girl,…
Waiting for Spring: Westward Winds, Book 2
Cabot’s Western romance, the second in a trilogy (after Summer of Promise, 2012), follows a frightened young woman on the…
Widow of Gettysburg: Book Two, Heroines Behind the Scenes
Troops close in on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863. Liberty Holloway, a young Union widow, has a farm near Cemetery Ridge,…
No Safe Harbor
Cara Hamilton arrives in 1897 New York alone on an immigrant ship from Ireland, looking for her brother Eoghan, who…
The Tutor’s Daughter
Emma Smallwood works with her father at their small male academy, content as long as she has her beloved books…
A Home in Drayton Valley
In 1880 New York City, Tarsie Raines daydreams with her sick friend, Mary Brubacher, about moving somewhere with fresh air…
Roses Have Thorns
Elizabeth I is on the throne, and we see her from the point of view of young Elin von Snakenborg,…
The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow
Chicago is hosting the 1893 World’s Fair, and the residents of Prairie Avenue and their staffs are counting down the…
Though My Heart Is Torn: Cadence of Grace, Book 2
The second book in Bischof’s series set in 19th-century Appalachia (after Be Still My Soul, 2012) continues the story of…
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