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Bone Necklace

by Karen Rigby

"Bone Necklace" is a captivating historical novel in which men are troubled by their wartime losses. Julia Sullivan’s piercing historical novel "Bone Necklace" revisits the 1877 Nez Perce War through the personal stories of people on... Read More

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Grunwald

by Mari Carlson

"Grunwald" is an epic historical novel set during a harrowing period. Susan Altstatt’s historical novel "Grunwald" concerns church, state, and tribal tensions during the Baltic Crusade. When Jadwiga is declared the ruler of Poland in... Read More

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Marching as to War

by Mari Carlson

"Marching as to War" is an emotional historical novel in which a young relationship refracts the troubles of the Vietnam era. A Vietnam veteran’s war trauma plays out in his marriage in Scharlie Martin’s historical novel "Marching as... Read More

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The Beijing Blunder

by John M. Murray

An oil empire continues to grow in "The Beijing Blunder", a tense political thriller in which flawed people chase power with determination. In Jay Perin’s political thriller "The Beijing Blunder", the cold war between three families... Read More

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This Is Eden?

by Karen Rigby

This is Eden? is a careful historical novel that follows a pioneering family woman along her new adventure. A Christian family from Chicago moves to rural Wisconsin in Nancy Radcliffe’s brisk historical novel This is Eden?, a story... Read More

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Hell Spring

by John M. Murray

"Hell Spring" is a surrealistic horror novel in which traumas wreak havoc on people’s minds. In Isaac Thorne’s horror novel "Hell Spring", people are trapped overnight in a general store. On a quiet night in 1955, a sudden,... Read More

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Prize for the Fire

by Meg Nola

Rilla Askew’s historical novel "Prize for the Fire" is the tragic, passionate story of an Englishwoman who lived during the reign of Henry VIII. In 1537, Martha faces an arranged marriage. But her sudden death leaves a void in the... Read More

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