2013
Reunion
In 1860, Serena Farrar wants nothing more than to be a writer. Her home is in Brunswick, Massachusetts. Her aspirations…
Victorian Time
Pardon the pun, but this is a timely publication when current technological advances are affecting the way we perceive time…
Heart of Glass
This sequel to Cross My Heart, a thriller set in 16th-century Venice, finds the teenage heroine, Laura, engaged to her…
Gloria
Editors' choice
Jamaica, 1938. Gloria Campbell is 16 when a violent deed forces her to flee to Kingston with her sister. There…
The Dervish
The novel, set primarily in Turkey, opens with a prologue set in 1961 after the Turkish military has crushed the…
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…
Ignorance
Jeanne and Marie-Angele both grow up in the village of Ste-Marie-du-Ciel, and both survive the Nazi invasion. Jeanne, whose mother…
Awakening
Editors' choice
1860. A year after Charles Darwin published his groundbreaking Origin of Species, the evangelical community of Wiltshire has far more…
The Gods of Heavenly Punishment
World War II has fostered many poignant stories about the destruction, pain, and love that bind together those who shared…
River of Stars
Editors' choice
In his acknowledgements, Kay explains that his novel is “shaped by themes, characters, and events associated with China’s Northern Song…
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