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Sorcery in Alpara (Tesha Series)

By Judith Starkston - Published 2019

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Sorcery in Alpara is the second book in the Tesha series, a historical fantasy loosely based on 13th-century BC Bronze Age Hittites and ...Read Review

Walk the Wild With Me

By Rachel Atwood - Published 2019

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Historical Fantasy

Walk the Wild with Me is a historical fantasy set in Robin Hood’s legendary Nottingham. The reader must suspend disbelief as the ...Read Review

The Golden Wolf

By Linnea Hartsuyker - Published 2019

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Saga

The Golden Wolf is a 9th-century Viking saga spanning across the regions of Norway to Iceland. This is the final book in The ...Read Review

War King (Hakon’s Saga Book 3)

By Eric Schumacher - Published 2018

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Military Saga

Hakon’s Saga Book 3, War King, is a riveting Norse historical action adventure set in 957 AD. The saga continues for King Hakon Haroldsson, ...Read Review

Realm

By Alexandrea Weis - Published 2019

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Biographical Fiction

Realm by Alexandrea Weis is a historical tale about Roxana, the daughter of a Bactrian chieftain, who captures the heart of the Greek ...Read Review

The Path to Somerset (The Seymour Saga) (Volume 2)

By Janet Wertman - Published 2018

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Saga

The Path to Somerset is the second book in the Seymour Saga. The novel covers the career of Edward Seymour, starting in March 1539, ...Read Review

Saint Michael’s Sword: Tip of the Blade

By Cris Harding - Published 2018

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Saint Michael’s Sword: Tip of the Blade by Cris Harding is set in 9th-century France during an era undergoing tumultuous change with ...Read Review

The Council of Twelve (A Hangman’s Daughter Tale)

By Lisa Reinhardt (trans.) - By Oliver Pötzsch - Published 2018

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Mystery/Crime Thriller

Oliver Pötzsch weaves a riveting, historical thriller against the backdrop of 1672 Bavaria. Hangman Jakob Kuisl’s family is swept into political intrigue, ...Read Review