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On Her Way Home
In On Her Way Home, six years have passed since Frieda first moved to the Arizona-Sonora border. Now the mother…
A Swarming of Bees
England, Whitby, mid seventh century and at the height of crisis for the early Christian church when the celebration of…
The Black Thread
This is an enchanting historical novel, well written with excellent local knowledge. It is a story based around the life…
Blood Between Queens
The Thornleigh series continues with this fifth installment in which Richard Thornleigh’s ward, Justine Grenville, is entrusted with a delicate…
The Wells
The first of a series to be called the Hope Trilogy, The Wells is a long, well-written read, a lovely blend…
Children of Liberty
The Bronze Horseman and its sequels have captured the imagination and hearts of millions of readers. Now, Simons has written…
The Innkeeper’s Daughter
Val Wood is a Yorkshire woman who now lives in Beverley and certainly knows the region and history of which…
Poacher’s Moon
This is a fine Victorian novel with action, intrigue, big houses and hardworking Yorkshire folk. It starts predictably with a…
Requiem for a Lost Empire
This novel spans three generations – from 1917, when the narrator’s grandfather fought for the Red Army, through World War…
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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