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The Apostle's Sister by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAya, daughter of Zebulon of Tarsus, does not want a traditional life. Because she has always lived in the shadow of her brilliant brother, she wants to use her gifts and be something more than a wife and mother... -
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Daughter of Cana by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThomas and Tasmin, twin siblings hired to oversee a wedding feast in Cana, worry when the host runs out of wine . . . until a guest tells Tasmin to have the servants fill the pitchers by the gate with water from the cistern. Reluctantly, she obeys and is amazed when rainwater turns into the finest wine ever tasted in Cana... -
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![A Woman of Words by Angela Elwell Hunt]()
A Woman of Words by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDisciple Matthew, a former tax collector, is invited to work with Peter, James, and John in Jerusalem. He dreams of preaching and performing miracles like his fellow apostles, but he finds his dreams postponed because of a request from Yeshua's mother. Well aware of the passing years, Mary asks Matthew to help her record the stories of Yeshua while the eyewitnesses are still alive... -
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Baron of Blackwood by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTHE FEUD England, 1308. Boursier, De Arell, Verdun—three noblemen who secretly gather to ally against their treacherous lord. Though each is elevated to a baron in his own right and given a portion of his lord’s lands, jealousy and reprisal lead to a twenty-five-year feud, pitting family against family, passing father to son. THE PRIZE England, 1333... -
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![La regina eretica: Il romanzo di Nefertari by Michelle Moran]()
La regina eretica: Il romanzo di Nefertari by Michelle Moran
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn ancient Egypt, a forgotten princess must overcome her family’s past and remake history.The winds of change are blowing through Thebes. A devastating palace fire has killed the Eighteenth Dynasty’s royal family–with the exception of Nefertari, the niece of the reviled former queen, Nefertiti. The girl’s deceased family has been branded as heretical, and no one in Egypt will speak their names... -
![Redeeming Grace: Ruth's Story by Jill Eileen Smith]()
Redeeming Grace: Ruth's Story by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife Naomi and their sons to Moab. For a while, it appears the Lord is blessing Elimelech's family, and his sons marry two lovely Moabite women. But calamities strike, one after another, leaving Naomi alone in a foreign land with only her childless daughters-in-law for comfort... -
![A Loyal Heart by Jody Hedlund]()
A Loyal Heart by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s taken her as his prisoner. But she’s holding his heart captive. In gaining their freedom, will they lose what matters most? When Lady Olivia’s castle is besieged, she and her sister are taken captive and held for ransom by her father’s enemy, Lord Pitt. Loyalty to family means everything to Olivia... -
![The Highlander’s Inconvenient Wife by Eloise Madigan]()
The Highlander’s Inconvenient Wife by Eloise Madigan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“You can’t keep me locked up in here forever!”“I shall be the one to decide if ye stay in here forever or not.”Rumored to have killed even those closest to him, losing an eye in the process, Laird Jasper doesn’t let anyone near.Until a feisty English Lady, Joan, stumbles into his castle.Fleeing from London and her own dark past, Joan finds herself in the arms of the most dangerous Highlander... -
![Lady Of Conquest by Tamara Leigh]()
Lady Of Conquest by Tamara Leigh
Called the Bloodlust Warrior of Hastings, Maxen Pendery retreats to a monastery after the Normans conquer England, hoping a life of contemplation will wash the blood from his soul...Categorized as:
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Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political and religious undercurrents of the period... -
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Highland Angels by Ceci Giltenan
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnna MacKay fears the MacLeods. Andrew MacLeod fears love. Anna, angry with her brother, took a walk to cool her temper. She had no intention of venturing so close to MacLeod territory—until she saw a wee lad fall through the ice. Andrew becomes enraged when it appears the MacKay lass has abducted his son, his last precious connection to the wife he lost—until he learns the truth... -
![The Rake and Lady Julia by Claudia Stone]()
The Rake and Lady Julia by Claudia Stone
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLady Julia Cavendish has always been a most sensible and practical young woman. So when her parents declare that she must marry, or spend the rest of her days acting as a companion to her dreadful Aunt Mildred, she agrees.Love, she believes, is not real, and an advantageous marriage is far preferable to the life of a servant.But then she meets Lord Montague..Categorized as:
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![The Lost Brother by Sarah Woodbury]()
The Lost Brother by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNovember 1146. Gwynedd is at war with Ranulf, Earl of Chester, who seeks to gain a foothold in Wales against the day peace finally comes to England. On the eve of King Owain’s counter-assault on Mold Castle, the body of a woman who bears a striking resemblance to Gwen is discovered buried in someone else’s grave... -
![The Fallen Princess by Sarah Woodbury]()
The Fallen Princess by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHallowmas 1144. With the harvest festival approaching, Gareth has returned from fighting in the south, hoping for a few months of peace with Gwen before the birth of their first child... -
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![Highlander's Runaway Bride by Maddie MacKenna]()
Highlander's Runaway Bride by Maddie MacKenna
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I need to marry a laird by the end of the week.”After running away from her own wedding, Delilah, daughter of Laird McGunn, can’t outrun fate anymore. But finding a husband again is impossible. Until she gets an irresistible deal from the most dangerous her father’s enemy…Evan O’Reid is determined to achieve what no Laird before him peace with the McGunns... -
![An Angel's Story by Max Lucado]()
An Angel's Story by Max Lucado
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpiritual beings populate the stories of Scripture. Angels singing. Demons infecting. Heavenly hosts fighting . . . Ignore the armies of God and Satan and you ignore the heart of Scripture. Ever since the snake tempted Eve in Eden, we've known: there is more to this world than meets the eye... -
![Poppy's War by Lily Baxter]()
Poppy's War by Lily Baxter
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsInternational bestselling author Lily Baxter returns with another emotional, heart-pounding saga set in World War II England. In 1939, thirteen-year-old Poppy is forced to evacuate her London home and flee to a grand country house on the coast of England... -
![Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred D. Taylor]()
Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred D. Taylor
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA sequel to the universally acclaimed Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, continuing in the story of the Logan family in Mississippi during the Depression. The children, especially Cassie, are happy in their warm, stable family but outside is a climate of fear and tension. Their friend T.J. goes on trial for murder and stands before an all-white jury... -
![The Centurion's Wife by Janette Oke, Davis T. Bunn]()
The Centurion's Wife by Janette Oke, Davis T. Bunn
Janette Oke has dreamed for years of retelling a story in a biblical time frame from a female protagonist's perspective, and Davis Bunn is elated to be working with her again on this sweeping saga of the dramatic events surrounding the birth of Christianity...and the very personal story of Leah, a young Jewess of mixed heritage trapped in a vortex of competing political agendas and private trauma... -
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The Tudor Bride by Joanna Hickson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe thrilling story of the French princess who became an English queen from the author of critically acclaimed Agincourt Bride... -
![My Something Wonderful by Jill Barnett]()
My Something Wonderful by Jill Barnett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSISTERS OF SCOTLAND SERIESby Jill BarnettAt a time when kings fought for the right to rule, some won, some lost, and the women who loved them paid the price….MY SOMETHING WONDERFULBook One When a stranger, a golden knight who is one of the king's barons, comes to Glenna Gordon's isolated island farm, she learns her whole life has been a lie... -
![Captain Tempesta by Emilio Salgari]()
Captain Tempesta by Emilio Salgari
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA female warrior in disguise. A lover to be rescued. A city under siege.Cyprus, 1571. An island at war. The powerful Ottoman army has taken every city save one, Famagusta, a Venetian port and stronghold. Besieged by a force of 80,000 men, the city has valiantly fought back with its small force of warriors and mercenaries... -
![Ben-Hur (A Tale of the Christ) by Lew Wallace, W.M. Johnson]()
Ben-Hur (A Tale of the Christ) by Lew Wallace, W.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThis carefully crafted ebook: "Ben-Hur (A Tale of the Christ)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Ben-Hur describes the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, Jewish prince from Jerusalem who gets betrayed by his friend from childhood and enslaved by the Romans. He is taken to Rome where he becomes a charioteer and a Christian... -
![Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir]()
Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsI am now a condemned traitor . . . I am to die when I have hardly begun to live.Historical expertise marries page-turning fiction in Alison Weir’s enthralling debut novel, breathing new life into one of the most significant and tumultuous periods of the English monarchy... -
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![The Highlander by Zoe Saadia]()
The Highlander by Zoe Saadia
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBorn in the Highlands, Kuini thought his life was simple. You hunt and you fight, defending your towns against the raids of the Lowlanders and then raiding their lands in turn. His father was the Warriors’ Leader, and he wanted to be just like him. Yet, Texcoco, the mighty Capital of the Lowlands, seemed incredibly beautiful, sparkling, its pyramids magnificent... -
![The Girl is Trouble by Kathryn Miller Haines]()
The Girl is Trouble by Kathryn Miller Haines
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIris Anderson and her father have finally come to an understanding. Iris is allowed to help out at her Pop's detective agency as long as she follows his rules and learns from his technique. But when Iris uncovers details about her mother's supposed suicide, suddenly Iris is thrown headfirst into her most intense and personal case yet... -
![The Uninvited Guest by Sarah Woodbury]()
The Uninvited Guest by Sarah Woodbury
It is the winter of 1143 and all is not well in the court of Owain, King of north Wales. His future in-laws are untrustworthy, the Norman lords on his eastern border are restless, and among his wedding guests lurks a cold-blooded killer... -
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Noah's Wife by T.K. Thorne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year! Noah's wife is Na'amah, a young girl with a form of autism (now known as Asperger's) who only wishes to be a shepherdess on her beloved hills in ancient Turkey—a desire shattered by the hatred of her powerful brother, the love of two men, and a looming disaster that threatens her world... -
![Queenbreaker: Perseverance by Catherine McCarran]()
Queenbreaker: Perseverance by Catherine McCarran
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are games played only at court for power, love, revenge...Fourteen-year old Mary Shelton must learn to play them all when she enters the cauldron of spite, ambition, and danger that is the court of King Henry VIII. No one in her family expects Mary to go far; she’s the middle daughter, sharp-tongued, not the favorite, not pretty... -
![Lady Thief by A.C. Gaughen]()
Lady Thief by A.C. Gaughen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsScarlet’s true identity has been revealed, but her future is uncertain. Her forced marriage to Lord Gisbourne threatens Robin and Scarlet’s love, and as the royal court descends upon Nottingham for the appointment of a new Sheriff, the people of Nottingham hope that Prince John will appoint their beloved Robin Hood...Categorized as:
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![Drawing a Blank: Or How I Tried to Solve a Mystery, End a Feud, and Land the Girl of My Dreams by Daniel Ehrenhaft, Trevor Ristow]()
Drawing a Blank: Or How I Tried to Solve a Mystery, End a Feud, and Land the Girl of My Dreams by Daniel Ehrenhaft, Trevor Ristow
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI don't know how this happened One day I'm snug in my loner existence at Carnegie Mansion School, and the next I'm tramping through the Scottish wilderness looking for my dad. Who's been kidnapped. Because of a feud that started in medieval times. Or something. Suffice it to say, I never paid too much attention because I thought the whole thing was some twisted figment of my dad's imagination... -
![The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper]()
The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA young woman's quest to heal a family rift entangles her in one of Australia's greatest historical puzzles when an intricately illustrated map offers a clue to the fate of a long-lost girl. A mesmerising historical mystery set in the Hunter Valley from bestselling author Tea Cooper for readers of Natasha Lester and Kate Morton... -
![Robyn Hood: Fight For Freedom by K.M. Shea]()
Robyn Hood: Fight For Freedom by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe ballads lie. Robin Hood, the Bold and Brave Outlaw of Sherwood Forest, is cowardly, spineless, and a girl. Robyn left her band of Merry Men after losing an archery contest against Little John and runs to the last place her men would expect: the courts of Prince John. Robyn successfully masks her identity until Little John and Will Scarlet locate her with Marian’s help... -
![Tamed by a Duke by Claudia Stone]()
Tamed by a Duke by Claudia Stone
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen Brandon Drew issues an edict that his youngest daughter will not be allowed to make her come-out unless her elder sister secures the attentions of a duke, Miss Charlotte Drew is understandably horrified. As a confirmed bluestocking and dedicated spinster, she has neither the charm or the ability to attract the attention of a duke- never mind the inclination...Categorized as:
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![The Song of Us by Kate Fussner]()
The Song of Us by Kate Fussner
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis stunning debut and wholly original queer middle grade novel-in-verse retelling of "Orpheus and Eurydice" adds a new chorus to the songs of great love, perfect for fans of Other Words for Home and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World.Love at first sight isn't a myth. For seventh graders Olivia and Eden, it's fate... -
![Cleopatra's Heir: A Novel of The Roman Empire by Gillian Bradshaw]()
Cleopatra's Heir: A Novel of The Roman Empire by Gillian Bradshaw
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe might and power of Julius Caesar, the man who conquered the known world. The beauty of Cleopatra, the woman who conquered the conqueror. Together they could have forged an empire whose power had never been seen before. Tragically, it was not meant to be... -
![Rue For Repentance by Felicity Pulman]()
Rue For Repentance by Felicity Pulman
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second medieval mystery in the deliciously readable Janna Mysteries After her mother dies and her home is burned to the ground, Janna is forced to flee for her life. She is given shelter at a manor farm, but all is not as it seems... -
![The Tale of Nefret by M.L. Bullock]()
The Tale of Nefret by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwin daughters of an ancient Bedouin king struggle under the weight of an ominous prophecy that threatens to divide them forever. Royal sibling rivalry explodes as the young women realize that they must fight for their future and for the love of Alexio, the man they both love. The Tale of Nefret chronicles their lives as they travel in two different directions... -
![Viking Thrall by Joanna Davis]()
Viking Thrall by Joanna Davis
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEsme is left behind when the Viking marauders appear in their sleepy village. She hopes to bargain with them, a cask of fine wine for the safety of the orphans she watches over. But once the Viking's fierce leader sets eyes on her, his intentions are plain. Magnus cannot believe his sight... -
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Patience, Princess Catherine by Carolyn Meyer
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWill Catherine ever become queen? England anxiously awaits Prince Arthur’s betrothed—the Spanish princess who will be its future queen. But when Arthur dies not long after the wedding, Catherine of Aragon’s fate becomes uncertain... -
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![Curses and Smoke by Vicky Alvear Shecter]()
Curses and Smoke by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen your world blows apart, what will you hold onto? TAG is a medical slave, doomed to spend his life healing his master's injured gladiators. But his warrior's heart yearns to fight in the gladiator ring himself and earn enough money to win his freedom. LUCIA is the daughter of Tag's owner, doomed by her father's greed to marry a much older Roman man... -
![The Rogue's Princess by Eve Edwards]()
The Rogue's Princess by Eve Edwards
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 13 ratings1586 – London, England. Sixteen-year-old Mercy Hart is the daughter of one of London’s richest – and strictest – cloth merchants. Kit Turner is an actor and the illegitimate son of the late Earl of Dorset. A chance encounter finds Kit falling for the beautiful Mercy’s charms, but their love is forbidden. A merchant’s daughter and a vagabond – it simply cannot be... -
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Pharaoh by Karen Essex
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFollowing on from Kleopatra , the glittering epic of Egypt's queen continues as she allies herself with Anthony and begins a love story that immortalizes her as one of history's greatest political players and most tragic heroines... -
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![The Tempest: A Gisborne Novel by Charlotte Hawkins]()
The Tempest: A Gisborne Novel by Charlotte Hawkins
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGuy of Gisborne, a man of great darkness and sin, meets the woman who will be his redemption... Sir Guy is a fierce, brooding knight. He is both feared and scorned by those under his command. But under his harsh exterior lies a tortured soul, haunted by a tragic past... Cassia is a peasant healer, with a secret admiration for the fearsome lord Gisborne... -
![Jars of Clay by Lee Strauss]()
Jars of Clay by Lee Strauss
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJars of Clay (volume 1) and Broken Vessels (volume 2) contain strong religious themes and scenes of sensuality and violence. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Sixteen year old Helena Vibius is the daughter of a wealthy business man in the city of Carthage, North Africa in the year 199AD... -
![Jepp, Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh]()
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFate: Is it written in the stars from the moment we are born? Or is it a bendable thing that we can shape with our own hands? Jepp of Astraveld needs to know. He left his countryside home on the empty promise of a stranger, only to become a captive in a luxurious prison: Coudenberg Palace, the royal court of the Spanish Infanta... -
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The Manhattan Girls by Gill Paul
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt's a 1920s version of Sex and the City, as Dorothy Parker--one of the wittiest women who ever wielded a pen--and her three friends navigate life, love, and careers in New York City. Perfect for fans of Fiona Davis, Beatriz Williams, and Ren�e Rosen.NEW YORK CITY 1921: The war is over, fashions are daring, and bootleg liquor is abundant... -
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The Ramsay Scallop by Frances Temple
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe year is 1299. Fourteen year-old Elenor reluctantly awaits the return of her betrothed -- a man she hardly knows -- from the Crusade. Thomas, broken, and disillusioned from years of fighting, finds the very idea of marriage and lordship overwhelming. So when the village priest sends them on religious pilgrimage before the marriage, both are relieved... -
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Daughter of Venice by Donna Jo Napoli
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn 1592, Donata is a noble girl living in a palazzo on the Grand Canal. Girls of her class receive no education and rarely leave the palazzo. In a noble family, only one daughter and one son will be allowed to marry; Donata, like all younger daughters, will be sent to a convent. Donata longs to be tutored like her brothers and to see the Venice she has glimpsed only on the map...
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