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2012

The Rogue Pirate’s Bride

By Shana Galen - Published 2012

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An admiral’s daughter, Raeven Russell has the men on her father’s ship wrapped around her finger – which is why she and ...Read Review

The Nun

By Antony Shugaar (trans.) - By Simonetta Agnello Hornby - Published 2012

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Literary

In 1839, young Agata has fallen in love with wealthy Giacomo Lepre, and he with her. Unfortunately, Agata’s parents disapprove of the affair, ...Read Review

Gillespie and I

By Jane Harris - Published 2011 Published 2012

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Mystery/Crime

Harriet Baxter is sitting in her flat in Bloomsbury in 1933 writing her memoir of events that took place in Glasgow in 1888 at the ...Read Review

May B.

By Caroline Rose Starr - Published 2012

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Children/Young Adult Western

Twelve-year-old Mavis Elizabeth Betterly (May B.) is a Kansas prairie pioneer girl, whose parents send her to a neighboring homestead to help out – “...Read Review

The Crown

By Nancy Bilyeau - Published 2012

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Mystery/Crime Thriller

Nancy Bilyeau’s debut novel begins in London in 1537, where the narrator, Joanna Stafford, a novice nun, breaks the sacred rule of enclosure ...Read Review

Reefs and Shoals

By Dewey Lambdin - Published 2012

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Adventure Nautical

I have sailed with Alan Lewrie, R.N., on sixteen voyages before Reefs and Shoals and was as eager to embark for the ...Read Review

The Duke Is Mine

By Eloisa James - Published 2011 Published 2012

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Romance

James’ most recent fairytale-inspired Regency romance features a plot that reaches beyond reimagining the classic Princess and the Pea tale. The fun begins ...Read Review

All the Flowers in Shanghai

By Duncan Jepson - Published 2012

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One of this book’s discussion questions asks if it’s surprising it was written by a man, given its first-person female narrative. ...Read Review

Titanic Tragedy

By John Maxtone-Graham - Published 2012

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Nautical Nonfiction

April 15, 2012, marks a sad centennial: the sinking of the Titanic. Interest has never waned in this preventable tragedy, and John Maxtone-Graham’s nonfiction ...Read Review

The Deepest Sin

By Caroline Richards - Published 2012

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Romance

A scholar who specializes in the Rosetta Stone, Lady Meredith Woolcott is ahead of her times. Fiercely independent, she journeys to Egypt in ...Read Review