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The Necklace

by Julia Ann Charpentier

Envision the turbulent times depicted in Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, a classic that has been romanticized despite the portrayal of blatant racism and sexism, but substitute Meiji-era Japan for Civil War America. "The... Read More

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The Wayward Moon

by Hilary Daninhirsch

"The Wayward Moon" is a magnificent piece of historical fiction and a startlingly beautiful portrayal of a strong woman in an era when women were expected to be only a man’s wife and mother to his children. In a mesmerizing voice,... Read More

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A Sheepish Man

by Julia Ann Charpentier

World War II stories continue to hold appeal for book lovers and filmgoers alike. "A Sheepish Man" is yet another title that capitalizes on the fascination with the period. This is the story of Colonel Robert Thornton White, a seasoned... Read More

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Tabnit Gisgo

by Mark McLaughlin

What George MacDonald Fraser and his Flashman character did for Victoria’s England, M. D. Eyre and his similarly cowardly, selfish, oversexed rogue, Tabnit Gisgo, does for Alexander the Great’s world empire. Written with tongue... Read More

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The Chronicles of Iona

by Mark McLaughlin

“Iona is not a place one visits on a whim,” says a burly Scottish warlord to the Irish abbot who plans to colonize the isle. “Beset by vile storms” and surrounded by even viler barbarian Picts, the rocky, windswept... Read More

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The Death of Carthage

by Mark McLaughlin

“Your cousin may seem completely harmless to you, Ectorius, but I can assure you that after sixteen years in the Roman cavalry, serving during the entire second Punic war, he is supremely adept at homicide!” So says the historical... Read More

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Bountiful Creek

by Jeannine Chartier Hanscom

In the spring of 1861, just prior to the onset of the Civil War, eighteen-year-old Martha Somerville finds her life rapidly changing along with the world around her. As she and her loved ones stand on the brink of war, Martha sets about... Read More

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No Place Called Home

by Cheryl M. Hibbard

In "No Place Called Home", Gigi Michaels introduces readers to her family’s Holocaust survival story. Her fictionalized account follows two loving, close-knit families who become united through the marriage of a son and daughter. In... Read More

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