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Reviews of some 25,000+ historical fiction books
Wild Lavender
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When 14-year-old Simone Fleurier is sent away from her family’s lavender farm in Provence to work for her miserable great-aunt in Marseilles, ...Read Review
The Pursuit of Pearls
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The newest entry in the Clara Vine series, The Pursuit of Pearls takes place in 1939 Berlin. As tensions in Germany are building, and ...Read Review
Operation Goodwood: A Mirabelle Bevan Mystery
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Mirabelle Bevan, head of a debt-collecting agency in 1950s Brighton, enjoys a day out to see motor racing at Goodwood with Superintendent McGregor. ...Read Review
Room for Hope
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In 1936 Kansas, Neva Shilling helps her husband run their mercantile and cares for their twins while Warren goes out of town selling merchandise ...Read Review
The Contractor
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In 1868, young Charlie Madalone is murdered in cold blood by Kane Kelly, contractor for the railroad out of Omaha, Nebraska. After Kelly flees ...Read Review
The Reluctant Duchess
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This inspirational romance is set in Edwardian Scotland and England. After she has been raped by her violent cousin, Lady Rowena Kinnaird is ...Read Review
Ophelia’s War: The Secret Story of a Mormon Turned Madam
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Ophelia’s War tells the riveting life story of Ophelia Oatman, an orphaned Mormon girl coming of age and fighting for physical and ...Read Review
The Turbulent Trail
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Alcohol is ruining the life of Charlie Deegan, an ex-Army sharpshooter during the Civil War. A drunken brawler, he winds up in Yuma ...Read Review
Victoria Crossing
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In July 1851, a barque from Belfast sails into New York. Among the throng of immigrants on board are 19-year-old Victoria, a Protestant, and 17...Read Review
The Vow
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The Vow is the story of Anna and Szymon, a devout girl and a young village priest who cling to each other as ...Read Review






