Lisa Ann Verge
Black Water Born
Black Water Born integrates the elements of many different genres: At the beginning, it’s strongly inspirational; at the end, it’s…
The Afghan Campaign
Editors' choice
Pressfield has penned an astonishing story about a young soldier coming of age during a brutal war. In the process,…
Queen of Swords
Sara Donati revives the sweeping, no-holds-barred historical sagas of the 1970s and 1980s in Queen of Swords, the fifth book…
In The Belly Of The Bloodhound
In L.A. Meyer’s fourth installment of this swashbuckling series set in the early 1800s, street-wise Jacky Faber is once again…
The Colonel And Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Beginnings of Superstardom in America
Larry McMurtry recounts the life stories of two 19th century American icons in this short, easy-to-read work of narrative nonfiction.…
A Cabinet Of Wonders
Narrated by a dwarf, a wolf-woman, conjoined twins, a tattooed man, and an individual of ambiguous sex – and a…
All For Love
In All for Love, Dan Jacobson brings to light a tempestuous turn-of-the-century affair amid the petty royals of the Austro-Hungarian…
The Law of Dreams
Editors' choice
Life burns hot in The Law of Dreams, an exceptional novel about a young man’s struggle for survival during the…
Juniper Blue
In Juniper Blue, the sequel to Small Rocks Rising, Susan Lang continues the story of Ruth Farley, a young,…
Rachel’s Prayer
In this cozy inspirational novel set during World War II, Leisha Kelly has written a story full of homespun…
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