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Betrayal at Iga

By Susan Spann - Published 2017

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In 1565 Japan, different clan groups are struggling with each other, while some are trying to rule the entire country. Hiro Hattori is both ...Read Review

The Himalayan Codex

By Bill Schutt - By J. R. Finch - Published 2017

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Thriller

WWII has just ended. Captain J. R. MacReady, U.S. Army Intelligence officer and trained zoologist, is sent into the Tibetan mountain valleys ...Read Review

The Dolocher

By Caroline Barry - Published 2017

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Mystery/Crime Thriller

1756, English-ruled Ireland, and its largest city, Dublin, is experiencing its own version of the murderous rampage of London’s Jack the Ripper. A ...Read Review

My Fellow Soldiers: General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War

By Andrew Carroll - Published 2017

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Military Nonfiction

Illuminating first-hand letters and diaries, including some newly discovered, enable the author to credibly deliver another historical non-fiction masterpiece. This book focuses on ...Read Review

Stranded: A Story of Frontier Survival

By Matthew P. Mayo - Published 2017

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Adventure Western

1849, the American West: a little family moves for a better life from Missouri to Oregon. It just seems our forebears were so much ...Read Review

The Dog Who Was There

By Ron Marasco - Published 2017

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Inspirational

Barley is born in the wilds of Judea to a loving mother dog. Life starts off tough and challenging until the mongrel pup ...Read Review

Caliburn: Merlin’s Tale

By Virgil Renzulli - Published 2015

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Over the years, the story of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone has been reworked in every facet of media—books, ...Read Review

The Lost Civilization of Suolucidir

By Susan Daitch - Published 2016

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Literary

Somewhere in the area where Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan converge, there are the remnants of a mysterious, enticing and magnificent ancient city-state. Or ...Read Review

Of Ashes and Dust

By Marc Graham - Published 2017

Genres:

Saga

Debut author Marc Graham has skillfully composed an exceptional historical novel of love, family, war and the adventurous taming of two emerging continent-sized ...Read Review

Seven Noble Knights: A Saga of Family, Betrayal, and Revenge in Medieval Spain

By J. K. Knauss - Published 2017

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Based on an epic medieval poem, this appealing novel seems a bit of Romeo and Juliet overlaid with Spanish Christians and Moorish Muslims. ...Read Review