Inspirational
Loving Liza Jane
Bostonian Liza Merriwether arrives in 1895 Little Hickman, Kentucky, to become the new schoolteacher. The school board’s rules forbid “inappropriate…
A Proper Pursuit
In 1893, after returning home to Illinois from finishing school, 20-year-old high-spirited Violet Hayes discovers that her mother was not…
Sophie’s Dilemma
The story opens in autumn of 1901 in the small immigrant community of Blessing, North Dakota. Norwegian settlers there have…
Till Morning is Nigh
December 1932. Money is scarce, the children are sick, and memories are raw. Christmas approaches, but so does the anniversary…
The Seeker
The Seeker is the story of the unusual relationship between Madeleine Slade, a British woman, and Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi believes…
A Passion Most Pure
In 1916, the Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war is brewing in the Boston O’Connor household. Two…
A Fire Within
In 16th-century Scotland, Caitlin, cherished sister of the head of the Campbell clan, is abducted by Dar, an outcast from…
The Jewel Trader of Pegu
In the 1590s, news reached Italy of the source of Asia’s outstanding jewels. Sailors’ tales were backed by samples, and…
Veil of Fire
The first section of this novel follows what happens to a handful of residents during a firestorm of 1894 that…
Remembered
Véronique Girard’s mother has recently died, and it transpires that Lord Marchand, both her and her mother’s employer, has arranged…
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