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THE CENTER OF GRAVITY by Patricia Brandon

A simply riveting read from cover to cover… Brandon’s latest is a compelling work lit by powerful imagery, character, and setting. It is 1933. Struggling to make ends meet after her father’s forced confinement by the Reich military police in…
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Sister Marguerite and the Captain by Mark Barie

An intriguing historical drama… Inspired by the life of Antoine Pouline, a well-known historical figure in New France and the American revolutionary War, Barie’s latest interweaves history, romance, and intrigue of war and politics. Leaving her luxurious life as the…
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The Reversible Mask: An Elizabethan Spy Novel by Loretta Goldberg

Lush, inspired, and provocative… A spellbinding tale. Set during the English Renaissance, Goldberg’s fascinating historical is steeped in lust, mystery, and intrigue. Life is good under the regime of Elizabeth I’s Protestant government, but Catholics suffer. When Sir Edward Latham,…
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Song of Gabrielle: The Woman Who Loved Two Men by John Anthony Miller

An emotionally charged historical drama… Set in the 13th Century England, Miller’s latest delivers an intricate and authentic rendering of one woman’s heart wrenching love for two men. When Lady Gabrielle took refuge in a French convent, she had no…
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Elisabeth Samson, Forbidden Bride by Carolyn V. Hamilton Proctor

Profoundly moving and compelling… Proctor’s captivating latest set in the 18th century tropical Dutch colony of Suriname details the deeply affecting story of a Black woman, who successfully challenged marriage laws upheld by the colonial Governor. As a free negress,…
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Truth of the Matter by Leigh Ffleming

Intricate, gripping, and poignant… Addictively readable. The award-winning Ffleming returns with another compelling tale, a stand-alone historical saga, with memorable, deeply realized characters, genuine surprises, and family intrigue. The young and resilient Laurel Whitman has always struggled with her father’s…
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The Seventh Circle by Thomas Bauer

Riveting and heartbreaking… Bauer delivers a complex and authentic rendering of the forgotten victims of the Holocaust in a historical based loosely on the memoir of Heinz Heger, The Men With the Pink Triangles. For the bright and sensitive Karl…
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Eleonora and Joseph: Passion, Tragedy, and Revolution in the Age of Enlightenment by Julieta Almeida Rodrigues

Brimming with pathos and rich in character, this is a knockout… Lush and electrifying, Rodrigues’s vibrant tale about love, morality, and duty is a searing depiction of the Enlightenment. Set in the 18th century Naples and the newly minted United…
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DESTINY LOVE JONES VOL 1. “sisters and the plight with boys” by N. R. White

A rollicking tale of friendship, love, and female solidarity… Rich in evocative detail and human insight, White’s engrossing tale tells the story of three young Black friends as they struggle to navigate ups and downs of their conflicted lives. Life…
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The Coal Miner’s War by Randall Reese

A page-turner… Reese weaves a compelling fictionalized retelling of history, taking readers into a turbulent time in Colorado’s unsavory past. Struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of his wife and child, Louis Tikas is determined to stay…
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Bloodlines (A Dying Truth Exposed, Book One) by Marcus Abston

A gripping and detailed historical, with plenty of intrigue… A young slave struggles to navigate the ups and downs of her difficult life in Abston’s gripping historical. As a slave on the Browns’s cotton plantation in Mississippi, the life for…
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Skullduggery at Quanah by Dennis Boyd Call

Meticulously researched and elegantly written… A gripping tale. Set in the area around Quanah, Texas, Call’s excellent latest is an informed, moving portrait of one young man’s remarkable resilience and pride. On his eighteenth birthday, Jonathan is given responsibility to…
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Book blurb: On Distant Shores by Wes Snowden

1847. Bellyclaven, Ireland. A terrible famine has ravaged the land. That means there’s hardly any food to eat. 18-year-old Jonathan Flynn is struggling to stay alive after losing his parents and baby sister in the course of a single fateful…
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The Weight of Salt by Sandra Montanino

A nuanced exploration of love, family, and the human spirit… Montanino makes her debut in the historical genre with this layered and engrossing tale of one young girl’s journey to independence. It is 1906. After losing her mother to child…
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On Distant Shores by Wes Snowden

Solidly convincing and wholly engrossing… Treachery, murder, love, and ambition mark Snowden’s page-turning latest, a tale of one man’s journey of revenge and redemption. When Rory O’Flynn unexpectedly inherited a ten-acres property in Ireland, he had no idea he was…
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Sergeant’s Lady (3-Book Series) by Judith Fabris

Evocative… A remarkable story of love, loss, and resilience. Fabris takes readers on a poignant journey of love, sacrifice, and survival in this tantalizing 3-part historical series. The series kicker, Sergeant’s Lady, covers a vast time period, between 1800s to…
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Becoming Olive W.: The Women of Campbell County: Family Saga Book 1 by S. Lee Fisher

Stirring and transporting… Set in the early 1900s in rural Pennsylvania, Fisher’s marvelous debut installment in her historical fiction series takes readers on a young woman’s coming-of-age journey as she sets on to attain a college education. Losing her mother…
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A Girl Named Coco by Jennifer Spurgeon

Stirring, dreamy, and compelling… Thoroughly addictive. Spurgeon transports readers to 1800s wartime South in this layered and engrossing historical. When the wealthy plantation owner Albert Toussaint bought the young and beautiful Dinah along with four other slaves, he had no…
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Bloodroot by Daniel V. Meier Jr.

By turns heartbreaking and fascinating… A raw, powerful story. Meier returns with a stunning story about a man caught in the grip of treachery, passion, and the unescapable flow of history. England 1609. After a minor scuffle with his master,…
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Cape Nome – The Alaskan Adventures of Percy Hope – Book 2 by Neil Perry Gordon

A firecracker of a historical thriller… Gordon continues Percy Hope’s story, taking readers into the exhilarating world of gold rush, sinister conspiracies, and deadly betrayals. It is 1898. Once a desolate city, Cape Nome is now popular among aspiring gold…