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The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 95 ratingsThe New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.1940... -
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Prague Counterpoint by Bodie Thoene
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn Vienna Prelude, Elisa Lindheim risked her life helping others escape pre-World War II Austria. The climactic ending finds her safely in Czechoslovakia, but not for long. A million other lives are endangered, and she cannot still their silent cry for help... -
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![The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson]()
The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller! In New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s second novel in the Truly Devious series, there are more twists and turns than Stevie Bell can imagine. No answer is given freely, and someone will pay for the truth with their life... -
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Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
A historical novel, set in postwar New York City.In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles, and lies are more plentiful than the truth... -
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![Vienna Prelude by Bodie Thoene]()
Vienna Prelude by Bodie Thoene
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsPredating the events of The Zion Chronicles Series, Vienna Prelude opens in pre-World War II Austria. Elisa Lindheim, a violinist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, is of Jewish heritage but has adopted an Aryan stage name. Thus she is able to travel and play in Germany even though a 1935 law forbade Jewish musicians to do so... -
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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... -
![Season of Blessing by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock]()
Season of Blessing by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe fourth and final novel about the trials and joys of the residents of Cedar Circle. Sylvia Bryan has been feeling weak and tired, but is shocked when her internist finds a malignant lump in her breast. She and her husband can’t understand why God is allowing cancer to attack at a time when their missionary work is going so well... -
![Seasons Under Heaven by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock]()
Seasons Under Heaven by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat does a child s life-threatening illness cost the neighbors of Cedar Circle? What joys can be hidden in life s greatest tragedies? Behind brightly lit windows and on front porches, marriages are tested and mended, hearts broken, hopes resurrected, dreams released and reformed, values and futures shaped, and faith rekindled . . . or found for the first time... -
![A Match in the Making by Jen Turano]()
A Match in the Making by Jen Turano
Miss Gwendolyn Brinley accepted a temporary paid companion position for the Newport summer season, believing it would be a lark to spend the summer in America's most exclusive town. She suddenly finds her summer turning anything but amusing when her employer expects her to take over responsibilities as an assistant matchmaker...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDetermined to prove that cattle king Eli Dearing has no justification for evicting his stepmother and half brothers, Asher Ellis uses the cover of a fancy ball to break into the Three Cedars ranch house to search for proof of wrongdoing. On the verge of discovery, he flees, but a boy's cry compels him to make a daring rescue... -
![Baron of Blackwood by Tamara Leigh]()
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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Cottonwood Whispers by Jennifer Erin Valent
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this sequel to Jennifer’s award-winning debut novel Fireflies in December, Jessilyn Lassiter and her best friend Gemma Teague have survived prejudice and heartache in their lifelong friendship, but the summer of 1936 threatens to tear them apart yet again. Gemma’s job with the wealthy Hadley family leads to a crush on their youngest son... -
![Valiant Hearts by Linda Lee Chaikin]()
Valiant Hearts by Linda Lee Chaikin
Valiant Hearts concludes the sweeping World War I saga begun in Arabian Winds and continued in Lions of the Desert... -
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![While the City Sleeps by Elizabeth Camden]()
While the City Sleeps by Elizabeth Camden
Katherine Schneider's workaday life as a dentist in 1913 New York is upended when a patient reveals details of a deadly plot while under the influence of laughing gas. As she is plunged into danger, she seeks help from the dashing Lieutenant Jonathan Birch, a police officer she has long admired from afar... -
![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... -
![The Prodigal: A Ragamuffin Story by Brennan Manning, Greg Garrett]()
The Prodigal: A Ragamuffin Story by Brennan Manning, Greg Garrett
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Chisholm is on top of his game: lead pastor of a big church in a big city, thousands of members, a huge physical plant. His books sell millions of copies, and he is a public figure, sharing his life's philosophy: 'We have got to do better.' He is also living a lie---nobody could be as holy as his congregants think he is, and like all of us, he has his share of faults, flaws, sins... -
![Stain of Guilt by Brandilyn Collins]()
Stain of Guilt by Brandilyn Collins
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs I drew, the house felt eerie in its silence. . . . A strange sense stole over me, as though Bland and I were two actors on stage, our movements spotlighted, black emptiness between us. But that darkness grew smaller as the space between us shrank. I did not know if this sense was due to my immersion in Bland's face and mind and world, or to my fear of his threatening presence. Or both . . -
![Fleur de Lis by Sarah M. Eden]()
Fleur de Lis by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThirteen years ago, Henri Fortier left a tumultuous life in France to begin anew in England. His adopted country has become home, and his dearest friends, the Gents, are family. Unfortunately, ties to the past still plague him, and he’s forced to live in near destitution. Henri secretly publishes his poetry to supplement his meager income, but it is both insufficient and risky... -
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Pilfered Promises by M. Louisa Locke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is the winter of 1880, and the future looks promising for Annie and Nate Dawson. Nate’s law practice is taking off. Annie has made the transition from pretend clairvoyant to a successful financial consultant. And they are looking forward to spending their first Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays together... -
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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... -
![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... -
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Always by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fierce elite guard. A loyal lady in waiting. They must work together to save three princesses from certain death. On the verge of dying after giving birth to twins, the queen of Mercia pleads with Lady Felicia to save her infant daughters... -
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Passages of Hope by Terri J. Haynes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiscover the Story Behind a Secret Passageway Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure. Gracie Kingston begins renovations on the Philadelphia house inherited from her grandmother and finds a secret room. It is connected to a house nearby, the home of William Still, the man known as the father of the Underground Railroad... -
![Brink of Death by Brandilyn Collins]()
Brink of Death by Brandilyn Collins
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe noises, faint, fleeting, whispered into her consciousness like wraiths passing in the night.Twelve-year-old Erin Willit opened her eyes to darkness lit only by the dim green nightlight near her closet door and the faint glow of a street lamp through her front window. She felt her forehead wrinkle, the fingers of one hand curl as she tried to discern what had awakened her... -
![Web of Lies by Brandilyn Collins]()
Web of Lies by Brandilyn Collins
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was washing dishes when her world began to blur.Chelsea Adams hitched in a breath, her skin pebbling. She knew the dreaded sign all too well. God was pushing a vision into her consciousness.Black dots crowded her sight. She dropped a plate, heard it crack against the porcelain sink. Her fingers fumbled for the faucet. The hiss of water ceased.God, I don’t want this... -
![Thief of Glory: A Novel by Sigmund Brouwer]()
Thief of Glory: A Novel by Sigmund Brouwer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“Brouwer makes you live it....sharing each moment of an exotic and terrifying time and place in a gripping, personal way.” —Bodie and Brock Thoene, authors of Take this Cup A boy coming of age in a time of war… the love that inspires him to survive... -
![Doctors by Erich Segal]()
Doctors by Erich Segal
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWriting with all the passion of Love Story and power of The Class, Erich Segal sweeps us into the lives of the Harvard Medical School's class of 1962. His stunning novel reveals the making of doctors--what makes them tick, scheme, hurt . . . and love... -
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Jimmy by Robert Whitlow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOnce you look at the world through Jimmy's eyes, you'll never see it the same again. Jimmy's world is a place where a boy can grow to be a man, even if he's "special." Where angels hover, mostly unseen. Where danger can happen, and hearts can falter--but love is never wasted. From best-selling author Robert Whitlow.. -
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Hearts of Steel by Elizabeth Camden
Maggie Molinaro survived a hardscrabble childhood in the downtrodden streets of Manhattan to become a successful businesswoman. After a decade of sacrifice, she now owns a celebrated ice cream company, but when she offends a corrupt banker, she unwittingly sets off a series of calamities that threaten to destroy her life's work...Categorized as:
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![The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray]()
The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facing their most daunting challenge preventing the murder of the imperious Lady Catherine de Bourgh.Someone is trying to kill Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Esteemed aunt of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, generous patroness of Mr... -
![The Listener by Terri Blackstock]()
The Listener by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSomething strange happened to Sam Bennett this morning. One minute he was sleeping peacefully. Then he was having the strangest dream. And now-Sam is hearing things. Voices, from people all around him. The waitress in the coffee shop. The elevator operator in Sam's office building. His wife, his secretary, even his pastor. Sam now has insight into people's hearts... -
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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... -
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Flywheel by Eric Wilson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s the most important thing in your life? Jay Austin did what it took to get ahead and make the quick sell at work. Problem was—the more successful he was, the more he traded what really mattered. His integrity. His relationship with his wife. His time with his son.He was chasing things that had no eternal significance... -
![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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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... -
![The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill]()
The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLydia has vanished. Lydia, who’s never broken any rules, except falling in love with the wrong boy. Lydia, who’s been Piper’s best friend since they were children. Lydia, who never even said good-bye. Convinced the police are looking in all the wrong places, eighteen-year-old Piper Sail begins her own investigation in an attempt to solve the mystery of Lydia’s disappearance... -
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The Renegade Merchant by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarch 1147. Determined to escape the gloom that has descended on Aber, Gareth and Gwen travel to Shrewsbury in an attempt to find answers about Rhun’s death, about the whereabouts and plans of Prince Cadwaladr, and about Gwen’s family ties to England... -
![The Highlander’s Twisted Games: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan]()
The Highlander’s Twisted Games: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Let me show ye what I mean when I say ye are mine.”Green-fingered Emma loves being a healer. Her only problem is the rakish Laird she works handsome, but dangerous. So when he asks her to be his fake betrothed for a day, she has no choice but to agree.Laird Thomas needs a wife; but he doesn’t want to get married. So he picks a certain hellion to help him delay the inevitable... -
![The Viking's Warrior Bride by Mairibeth MacMillan]()
The Viking's Warrior Bride by Mairibeth MacMillan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBjorn and Ylva. Two warriors who fight side by side. Two lovers who avoid commitments. But their convenient relationship just got complicated.Determined to redeem her father’s name through her own brave deeds as a warrior, Ylva has no desire to give that up to be a mother... -
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A Worthy Rebel by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA desperate noblewoman, a rebellious peasant, and a forbidden love. While fleeing an arranged betrothal to a heartless lord, Lady Isabelle becomes injured and lost. Rescued by a young peasant man, she hides her identity as a noblewoman for fear of reprisal from the peasants who are bitter and angry toward the nobility... -
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Dreams of Falling by Karen White
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Night the Lights Went Out comes an exquisite new novel about best friends, family ties and the love that can both strengthen and break those bonds.It's been nine years since Larkin fled Georgetown, South Carolina, vowing never to go back... -
![Breakneck by Erica Spindler]()
Breakneck by Erica Spindler
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe first victim is murdered in his bed. A clean-cut college boy with no criminal record. Then a second victim is killed in the shower, then a third…each one striking closer to home for M.C. When loved ones become targets, M.C. must walk a fine line between upholding the law and taking it into her own hands. At stake is her job, her relationship with Kitt, and possibly, her life... -
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![Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman]()
Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn 1930s Munich, danger lurks behind dark corners, and secrets are buried deep within the city. But Gretchen Müller, who grew up in the National Socialist Party under the wing of her "uncle" Dolf, has been shielded from that side of society ever since her father traded his life for Dolf's, and Gretchen is his favorite, his pet. Uncle Dolf is none other than Adolf Hitler... -
![Protection for Hire: A Novel by Camy Tang]()
Protection for Hire: A Novel by Camy Tang
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTessa Lancaster's skills first earned her a position as an enforcer in her Uncle Teruo's Japanese Mafia gang. Then they landed her in prison for a crime she didn't commit. Now, three months after her release, Tessa's abilities have gained her a job as bodyguard for wealthy socialite Elizabeth St. Amant and her three-year-old son.But there's a problem or two ... or three ... -
![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... -
![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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Playing Saint by Zachary Bartels
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYesterday, Parker Saint's only concern was his swiftly rising star power. Today, he's just trying to stay alive. Parker Saint is living the dream. A cushy job at a thriving megachurch has him on the verge of becoming a bestselling author and broadcast celebrity--until life takes an abrupt turn that lands him on the wrong side of the law... -
![Lead Me Home by Stacy Hawkins Adams]()
Lead Me Home by Stacy Hawkins Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShiloh Griffin has no identity outside of her roles as pastor's wife and mom. Some days that is enough. But not always. Particularly when she is partnered with the always confident, always gracious Jade Smith on a church ministry project. Rather than shying away from God in her nervousness, Shiloh clings to Him, seeking every day to redeem herself...
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