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Tasa’s Song

By Linda Kass - Published 2016

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Many novels about the war ─ any war ─ involve survival; Tasa’s Song is no exception, but it has a difference in that the ...Read Review

Athos & Milady in the Beginning

By Jennifer M. Fulford - Published 2015

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Adventure Romance

“…the early heart-breaking romance of Milady de Winter and Athos before their paths cross in ‘The Three Musketeers.’ Setting aside good judgment, Athos ...Read Review

Pirates and Promises

By Peter Gredan Davies - Published 2015

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Adventure Children/Young Adult Nautical

Pirates, wreckers, galley slaves, magic tricks, unusual battle tactics and storms… In 1615, twins Jack and Becca Tremayne lost their parents when Barbary Pirates ...Read Review

Hidden Hamlets, Dancing Trees

By Terence F. Jones - Published 2015

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Military

“When Josin and Egen are the only survivors of a brutal attack on their village by soldiers of Imperial Rome, the occupying power, ...Read Review

Trojan Tales: Voices from Afar

By Edward J. Nield - Published 2015

Genres:

Epic

The story opens in first person with the elderly Andromache and her son journeying up a sun-drenched mountainside. She is not the young ...Read Review

Catacombs of Vanaheim

By Richard Denning - Published 2013

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Adventure Children/Young Adult Historical Fantasy

An ideal read for Young Adults, the fantasy-based next adventure in Richard Denning’s Nine Worlds series is a thrilling action-packed read. The ...Read Review

Theodosia and the Pirates: The Battle Against Britain

By Aya Katz - Published 2013 Published 2013-03-16

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Adventure Biographical Fiction Nautical

‘Theodosia Burr Alston boarded The Patriot on December 31st 1812 and was never seen again.’ A real person in American history, I confess I ...Read Review