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Secrets of the Wolves

By Dorothy Hearst - Published 2011

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In this second volume of the Wolf Chronicles series, young wolf Kaala deals with the fallout arising from her heretical belief that wolves ...Read Review

April Queen

By Douglas Boyd - Published 2011

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Nonfiction

Douglas Boyd’s 2004 biography of the always fascinating Eleanor of Aquitaine, now reprinted in a new edition for 2011, weaves the sparse information surrounding ...Read Review

The Young Victoria

By Alison Plowden - Published 2011

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Nonfiction

This reprint of the 1981 classic is sure to please readers old and new. A short book written in a casual narrative style, this ...Read Review

The Way

By Kristen Wolf - Published 2011

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Biographical Fiction

In a debut certain to spark conversation, Kristen Wolf takes the story of Christianity and spins it in an entirely different direction – think ...Read Review

An Embarrassment of Riches

By Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Published 2011

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Historical Fantasy

The 24th volume of Yarbro’s Saint-Germain series is sure to please her fans, but it’s also likely to lure in new ...Read Review

Ambrosius Aureliani (Arthurian Tales, #1)

By Leon Mintz - Published 2010

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In this first volume of a planned four-book set, the story of King Arthur is retold as actual history in a gritty, magic-free ...Read Review

Tom Fleck

By Harry Nicholson - Published 2011

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In Northern England in the spring of 1513, a newly-orphaned teenager named Tom Fleck finds a golden ring in the woods near his croft, ...Read Review

Seduced by Destiny

By Kira Morgan - Published 2011

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Romance

In 16th-century Scotland, Jossy Ancrum, an orphan raised by three bachelor Highlanders, dreams of a life filled with adventure, swordplay, and revenge for ...Read Review

Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders

By Gyles Brandreth - Published 2011

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Mystery/Crime

Wait! It’s not what you think. The latest installment in Gyles Brandreth’s popular Oscar Wilde series is no trendy monster mash – ...Read Review

London’s Sinful Secret: The Bawdy History and Very Public Passions of London’s Georgian Age

By Dan Cruickshank - Published 2010 Published 2011

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Nonfiction

Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank’s newest book is a lengthy but fascinating examination of a not-so-secret aspect of Georgian London: the sex industry. ...Read Review