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Captain Sedition: The Death of the Age of Reason by K. C. Fusaro

Intelligent and thrillingly engrossing… A page-turner. Fusaro traces the life of a young man struggling to find a balance between duty and loyalty in his series kicker in The Death of the Age of Reason series. 1774. New England is…
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Vivie’s Secret by Terry Lee Caruthers

Imaginatively crafted and gripping… Immensely satisfying historical tale. Caruthers’s stunning novel, a fictionalized tale of a real-life Hungarian refugee turned cat rescuer, deftly delves into courage, compassion, understanding, and human resilience. As the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 begins, 12-year-old Vivie…
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The Shadow Song by Anita Morrish

A brilliant story of courage, resilience, and love… In the shadow of war and resistance, a young couple struggle to stay alive in Morrish’s engrossing historical tale. War is ravaging Italy, with the Allies bombing Rome while the city remains…
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No Happy Valley: Shattered Colonial Dreams (Winds of Change Trilogy Book 1) by Guy Hallowes

A timely exploration of power, revolution, and survival… Hallowes’s impressively crafted debut installment in the Winds of Change trilogy takes readers into 1950s Kenya during the Mau Mau insurrection, narrating the ups and downs of one man’s journey to love…
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A Time to Forget in East Berlin by CG FEWSTON

Vivid, nuanced, and poetic… Set in the 1970s in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Fewston’s second installment in the three part series explores the grave moral complexities of life through the tense encounters of John Lockwood, a former CIA…
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Who Killed Coriolanus? by Ron Fritsch

Brilliantly constructed and richly detailed… Stunning. Fritsch returns with this deeply engrossing stand-alone sequel to Helen’s Orphans, taking readers on an exhilarating journey laced with sinister motives, manipulations, and intrigues. Timon, the last surviving member of the Trojan royal family,…
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THE GIRL FROM POTTER’S FIELD (ISLAND TALES) by James Gregory Kingston

A taut, compulsively readable tale… Set in 1944, Kingston’s stand-alone sequel to The City Island Messenger is a coming-of-age tale of love, friendship, revenge, and reincarnation. The world around City Island is caught up in war, and the close-knit community…
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Dare Not Tell (The Immense Sky Saga Book 1) by Elaine Schroller

Vividly evocative and steeped in history… A rousing character-driven tale. Set against the backdrop of WWI, Schroller’s debut historical novel is a compelling story about a couple’s journey of love, loss, regrets, and redemption. It’s been two decades since Joe…
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A Suffragette in Time by Connie Lacy

Richly embroidered with historical detail… Heartwarming and fun. Lacy’s latest historical novel masterfully takes readers to the mid-1800s of America. While on a school trip, Sarah Burns is thrown back in time and finds herself entrapped in the 1850s. Determined…
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Otzi’s Odyssey – The Troubled Soul of a Neolithic Iceman by Neil Perry Gordon    

Richly researched, ornately plotted… A page-turner. Gordon’s latest is a deeply engrossing metaphysical tale of one soul’s journey to redemption. When a mummified man, half frozen in glacial ice, is discovered by two hikers, it’s just the beginning of a…
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When the Swan Sings on Hastings (Living Detroit) by Thomas Galasso

Page-turning, gripping, and memorable… Set in Detroit in 1956, Galasso’s excellent latest buzzes with history and intrigue. Paradise Valley is an exciting collage of culture: a vibrant set of theatres, restaurants, bars, and other after-hour businesses line up the streets.…
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Standing Against The Wind (A Dying Truth Exposed, Book Two) by Marcus Abston

Completely immersive and utterly alive… Set in 19th Century America, Abston’s second installment in the A Dying Truth Exposed series delivers an intricate and authentic rendering of one woman’s journey to love and fulfillment. Annabelle has escaped into Indian Territory…
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Trapped in Glass (The second book in the Halina series) A novel by Pam Records

Rich, satisfying, and gorgeously written… Simply mesmerizing. Old secrets, betrayal, and faith propel Records’s latest, the second installment in the Halina series. Hegewisch is facing increasing threats and violence from Chicago’s gangsters. Halina, as a nurse’s aide, is trying her…
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The Widow’s Walk by John Anthony Miller

A top-class mystery romance infused with poignant emotions and charming characters… Mystery and intrigue abound in Miller’s deeply engrossing latest, taking readers into a middle-age, newly divorced woman’s journey to finding love and fulfillment. NYC editor Audrey Taylor is hurting…
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Blind Man’s Labyrinth by Daryl Potter

A blazing story of survival, perseverance, and kinship… Set near the end of the Maccabean period in Israel, Potter’s follow up to critically acclaimed Keziah’s Song paints a rousing portrait of a young boy struggling to stay alive amidst the…
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Steel by Kathleen Novak

Engaging, imaginative, and craftily executed… A stunner. Set in the 1920s, Novak’s gripping latest takes readers on a young Croatian couple’s journey to love and destruction. Tony Babic ́, the oldest son of Marie Babic ́and Jocco Babić, has always…
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The Man From Burnt Island by Wendy Sura Thomson

A richly crafted, compelling and immersive tale. Set in the Depression era, Thomson’s latest is a compelling and transformative story of one man’s journey to strive. Born in poverty in Scotland, Robert Funkie Thomson Sharp had no option but to…
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The Winterkeeper by Jo Horne

A stirring, transporting story of love and family… Horne combines history and intrigue in his latest, a fine, complex tale of love and what it means to be family. At fourteen, Millie Chase is left at the mercy of her…
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The Abalone Ukulele: A Tale of Far Eastern Intrigue by R L Crossland

A first-rate historical tale… Crossland returns with this poignant historical about the temper and times of three ordinary men in the 1910s Shanghai. Three ordinary men, a disgraced Korean tribute courier, a bookish naval officer, and a polyglot third-class quartermaster,…
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Enemy Patriots: A Unique World War II Story of Love, Loyalty, Courage and Brotherhood by Rodger Carlyle

Intense and intimate… A fast-paced historical thriller. Carlyle’s latest is a richly evoked story of friendship, love, trauma, loyalty, and brotherhood. With his family imprisoned on a visit to Japan, Mark Ishihara has no option but to accept spying for…