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Canticle

by Peggy Kurkowski

In Janet Richard Edwards’s luminous, mesmerizing historical novel "Canticle", a thirteenth-century saint-in-the-making has her faith fostered by a community of women. As a teenager on her family farm, Aleys lives to pray and teaches... Read More

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The World That We Are

by Meg Nola

Andrew Furman’s wondrous novel "The World That We Are" connects young Henry David Thoreau with a contemporary college professor. In 1837, twenty-year-old Thoreau resigns from his position as a schoolteacher after his superiors insist... Read More

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The Book of Judges

by Peggy Kurkowski

An intriguing thriller that follows consequential judges through the centuries, "The Book of Judges" rests on exciting conspiracies. A mysterious, world-shattering secret relating to historical judges across millennia initiates a... Read More

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Kismet

by Karen Rigby

A capable woman forges a new life while traveling to California by sea in the adventure-filled historical novel "Kismet". In J. James Wheeling’s exciting historical novel "Kismet", a woman undertakes a sea voyage to prove her courage.... Read More

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The Gantlet

by Karen Rigby

A fleeing man has grandiose adventures on his way out west in the eventful novel "The Gantlet". In J. James Wheeling’s entrancing historical novel "The Gantlet", a man undertakes a fevered quest to refashion his life in California. In... Read More

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Cover for Me

by Karen Rigby

Two musicians form an immeasurable bond that sees them through wartime preparations in the atmospheric historical novel "Cover for Me". Steven Schindler’s nostalgia-piquing historical novel "Cover for Me" is about an unusual plot to... Read More

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