Romance
Strangely Wonderful
Reading the first page of this novel, I knew I was in for something completely different. I admit to feeling…
Rhett Butler’s People
Donald McCaig’s prequel/sequel to Margaret Mitchell’s novel, Gone With the Wind covers the years from 1843 until 1874. Even though…
Song Yet Sung
Editors' choice
Written by the author of the bestselling memoir The Color of Water, this novel is set in the 1850s. Liz,…
Sarah, My Beloved
Sarah Woodward believes God led her to answer an ad for a bride through the Marriage Made in Heaven Agency,…
Loving Liza Jane
Bostonian Liza Merriwether arrives in 1895 Little Hickman, Kentucky, to become the new schoolteacher. The school board’s rules forbid “inappropriate…
Where the Heart Leads
Late one November night in 1835, Penelope Ashford, twin sister of Portia, wife of Simon Cynster, pushes her way into…
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…
Fashion’s Lady
On the death of her mother, Susannah Garland goes to live with her uncle, Lord Devereux, and cousin, Miles, at…
Warrior’s Bride
Douglas “Wolf” Stewart, bastard son of Scotland’s king, lives as his father’s pawn. The latest command: marry an orphan girl…
Everlasting
If a serious historical novel is meat and potatoes, this romance is a sweet, fluffy dessert. Just don’t expect historical…
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