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Isabela's Way

by Meg Nola

Barbara Stark-Nemon’s elegant, suspenseful historical novel Isabela’s Way follows the escape route of a Portuguese girl fleeing the horrors of the Inquisition. In 1605, while her father is away on business, fourteen-year-old Isabela... Read More

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Of Wind and Wolves

by Vivian Turnbull

Both violent and feeling, "Of Wind and Wolves" is an intricate historical novel about warfare and love. Saturated with breathtaking cultural details, J. M. Elliott’s historical novel "Of Wind and Wolves" is a passionate, violent tale... Read More

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The Lost Seigneur

by Anna Karnedy

"The Lost Seigneur" is a warm, lovely historical novel in which a missing Frenchman reunites with his granddaughter in the American colonies. David Loux’s lush historical novel "The Lost Seigneur" chronicles the separation and reunion... Read More

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The Supersonic Phallus

by Hannah Pearson

Both funny and tender, "The Supersonic Phallus" sets its LGBTQ+ love story against the backdrop of UFO sightings. In Steven Key Meyers’s jaunty novel "The Supersonic Phallus", the 1947 flying saucer craze is seen through the eyes of a... Read More

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Roland's Labyrinth

by Karen Rigby

A principled doctor falls for a melancholy young woman, facing career complications and political intrigue to be with her, in the poignant historical novel Roland’s Labyrinth. An aspiring doctor and a mentally ill woman join forces in... Read More

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The Color of Mourning

by Meg Nola

"The Color of Mourning" is an unsettling, immersive novel about religious oppression in the Middle East. In Kim Dempster’s harrowing novel "The Color of Mourning", a Syrian mother and daughter struggle following the brutal takeover of... Read More

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