Arleigh Johnson
The Original Cowgirl
The true story of the first female rodeo competitor, Lucille Mulhall, this children’s picture book features bright, full-page illustrations and…
South of Everything
In this whimsical tale, readers are transported to a horse farm in post-WWII Tennessee where two privileged children are being…
Twain’s End
The thin line between the persona of Mark Twain and the author, Samuel Clemens, is explored in this emotional and…
Enchantress of Paris
In 17th-century France, during the early reign of King Louis XIV, one of Cardinal Mazarin’s seven nieces captured the young…
Miss Emily
In this novel, Emily Dickinson is not a dark, morose woman, but a spritely thirty-something wishing for more time to…
Naked: A Novel of Lady Godiva
In 11th-century Coventry, the heart of England’s Middle Lands, there is a threat of invasion by the Danes. Lady Godiva,…
The World Within: A Novel of Emily Brontë
Author Emily Brontë’s awakened muse is examined in this highly readable and emotionally charged re-imagining. On the cusp of womanhood,…
The Taming of the Queen
The post-Pilgrimage of Grace religious upheaval late in Henry VIII’s reign finds credence in another of Philippa Gregory’s prolific Tudor…
Lion Heart
The conclusion of the author’s Scarlet trilogy, Lion Heart continues the story with the Lady Thief, Marian, escaping her intended…
Secrets of a Charmed Life
In 1940, sisters Emmaline and Julia Downtree are sent to a small Gloucester village during London’s evacuation of children. Emmy,…
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