Tamela McCann
An Echo in the Bone
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One of the best feelings in opening a sequel is in knowing you are soon to be reunited with very…
A Faraway Island
During the early years of World War II, 500 Jewish children were allowed entry into Sweden, expecting it to…
Mr. Darcy, Vampyre
Mr. Darcy, Vampyre combines the romantic tale of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with the dark world of vampyres, giving…
Pendragon’s Banner
Pendragon’s Banner, the second book in Helen Hollick’s take on the Arthurian legend, follows closely behind The Kingmaking. Arthur has…
The Virgin’s Daughters
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It seems as though everything that could be written about the Tudors has been done in recent years, with a…
Pharaoh’s Daughter
The story of Moses, hidden among the reeds and found by a princess of Egypt, is one many of us…
The Blue Tattoo
The Blue Tattoo pieces together the true story of Olive Oatman, a 14-year-old girl taken captive by the Yavapai Indians…
Oh, Johnny
In the opening scene of Jim Lehrer’s Oh, Johnny, we encounter nineteen-year-old Johnny Wrigley aboard a marine troop train bound…
Galway Bay
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Ireland, 1848: Blight has killed the potato crop for the third time in four years, there’s no work or food,…
The Apothecary’s Daughter
Lilly Haswell, an apothecary’s daughter from the village of Bedsley Priors, feels her luck has turned when her previously unknown…
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