Viviane Crystal
Petra: City of Stone
Our story begins with Julian suffering deep anguish because he has been unable to prevent the death of his fiancée,…
Dreams of Joy
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“Just remember, a person is his – or her – history… What is your history and what are you going…
The Camelot Conspiracy: The Kennedys, the Castros, and the CIA
Jimmy Hoffa said one kills a snake by cutting off its head, referring to the need to remove John F.…
Strings Attached
Kit Corrigan lives to dance, hoping to become a Broadway star. Rejecting her family and her boyfriend Billy, Kit…
Childish Loves
A writer sits down to write poetry or a novel. The thoughts and emotions swirling through this process are actually…
The Map of Time
Time in this novel seems to spin in spiral patterns, weaving past, present, and future. Innocently enough, the first part…
The Private World of Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer loved to write about class, the relationships between men and women, appealing fiends, morals of the Regency era,…
Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan
630 CE, the fifth year in the reign of the Emperor Taizong, is believed to be a year lucky for…
A Sudden Dawn: A Martial Arts Novel
DaMo, the nickname for Bodhidharma, begins his life as the privileged son of a military official in 6th-centuryIndia. Skilled in…
The Fires of the Gods: A Sugawara Akitada Mystery
The eighth mystery set in 11th-century Japan begins with Sugawara Akitada pondering many worries. His wife is again pregnant, and…
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