B. J. Sedlock
My Brother Abe
Despite the title, this novel for ages 8-12 concentrates on Lincoln’s sister Sally. Little is known of her historically, leaving…
Trenton
1770s Trenton, New Jersey: Penny Scott has been raised by future Declaration-signer John Hart’s family since she was orphaned as…
Knight of Pleasure
Noblewomen of the early 1400s are accustomed to being political pawns in dynastic struggles. Isobel’s father wed her as a…
The Promise of Morning
The title has a double meaning. In frontier Illinois, Ellie Craig is having a difficult time mourning the deaths of…
Sweetwater Run
Newlywed Cara Whitt finds herself suddenly alone in the eastern Kentucky mountains in 1893. Her husband Dimmert has been jailed…
Stolen Promise
The story begins in England in 1806 when Jade, a Romani girl, runs away from an unwanted betrothal. She falls…
Knight of Pleasure
Noblewomen of the early 1400s are accustomed to being political pawns in dynastic struggles. Isobel’s father wed her as a…
Choices
1876: Miriam Longstreet is unhappy to leave school and join her parents at her father’s post at Fort Randall, Dakota…
The Carousel Painter
Orphaned artist Carrington (Carrie) Brouwer intends to find a job and live independently, something “not done” in 1890 small-town Ohio…
A Dedicated Scoundrel
Lord Justin Belforte is a disgraced soldier accused of treasonously helping a captured French general escape from Wellington’s troops. Catherine…
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