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The Duke’s Proposal for the Governess (Harlequin Historical)
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Abby Carstens fascinates Randolph, the new Duke of Elmsend: she’s forthright, pragmatic, and possessed of a fine sense of humor as well ...Read Review
Trading Thomas: Jamestown’s Boy Interpreter
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In 1606, eleven-year-old Thomas Savage’s father announces he’s sailing from England to America to help establish a new colony named James Towne. ...Read Review
The Prince & the Coyote
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In 1418, pre-Columbian Mexico, a young nobleman comes of age in a time of tremendous upheaval. The Mexican national hero, Nezahualcoyotl, a dreamer and ...Read Review
The Girl Who Tried to Change History
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2009: What would you do if a mysterious man sat down beside you in the park and offered you a chance to travel in ...Read Review
Olav Audunssøn: IV. Winter (Olav Audunssøn, 4)
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Norway, early 1300s: This last volume of Sigrid Undset’s tetralogy, Olav Audunssøn, recounts the final years of Olav’s life; his ...Read Review
The Oak People
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Set during the Stone Age in the caves of Carmel Mountain near the shores of modern-day Israel, the novel brings to life a ...Read Review
Until Then
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Inspirational RomanceTime-slip
In this standalone timeslip novel, Celeste and Vin Lantz live in 1985 Pennsylvania. They are Old Order Amish, and while Vin is a respected ...Read Review
The Reformatory
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In Florida in 1950, Robert and Gloria’s father is chased out of town on false charges, but his real “crime” was asking for ...Read Review
Warrior King: An Ancient Family Saga (Egypt’s Golden Age Chronicles)
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Written as an ode to the women behind the throne and set during Egypt’s 2nd Intermediate Period, Warrior King is about a ...Read Review
A Most Agreeable Murder
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The first sentence of this entertaining Regency-era page-turner from Julia Seales offers fair warning that tongue-in-cheek is its most appropriate dance style, despite ...Read Review