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Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsForever within the memories of my heart.Always remember, you are perfectly loved.Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Out of all the mothers she’s tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943... -
![The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett]()
The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWith the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, presents The House of Niccolò series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe... -
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![Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings]()
Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe’s just trying to start a new life for herself. If only it wasn’t so hard… It’s not as though there are a lot of options for a woman with barely two pennies to rub together.At least not in 1884.Or in the small town where she’s settled.Or anywhere else.It’s even harder when her past keeps coming back to haunt her. Aileen has tried putting it behind her. Truly she has... -
![Secret Shores by Christy Barritt]()
Secret Shores by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJonah finds out shocking details ab out his past, and the secrets behind Ocean Essence are finally revealed in the exciting conclusion to the Lantern Beach Exposure... -
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![Mine Is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs]()
Mine Is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSHE LOST EVERYTHING SHE LOVED. HE HAD EVERYTHING SHE NEEDED. BUT COULD SHE FIND THE COURAGE TO TRUST HIM? Stepping from a battered coach on a rainy April eve, newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr must begin again, without husband or title, property or fortune... -
![Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles]()
Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTommy & Evelyn Christie have reluctantly agreed to host the wedding of Tommy's mother to Andrew Parsons, the Marquess of York, at their home Hessleham Hall.None of the happy couple's adult children support the marriage but when Andrew is found dead outside the wedding chapel on the morning of his wedding it seems one of them has taken their anger a step too far... -
![Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin]()
Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves... -
![Dust and Ashes by Lisa Phillips]()
Dust and Ashes by Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKenna needs a way out. Captive south of the border with Jax the subject of intense interrogation, there's no way she'll risk escape without setting them both free. When their captors put her in the middle of a dangerous turf war, Kenna wants nothing to do with negotiating a truce... Or being left behind... -
![On Every Side by Karen Kingsbury]()
On Every Side by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter suffering the loss of his mother and separation from his sister and the girl he loved, Jordan Riley fills the holes in his soul with anger. But Faith Evans begins to disassemble the walls around Jordan ’s heart, and he realizes there’s something very familiar about her… Everything Is on the Line ...for Faith Evans, an up-and-coming newscaster... -
![The Warrior by Maeve Greyson]()
The Warrior by Maeve Greyson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe seer predicted a union of necessity. A marriage foreseen to save a man’s life and heal a woman’s soul. Death by boredom is the only fate Duncan MacCoinnich fears. Years as a mercenary fed him the adventure he needed, but now the dull routines of his brother’s keep are starving him for excitement... -
![A Match for a Willful Bride by Tess Thompson]()
A Match for a Willful Bride by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhale Island’s nurse has no use for a doctor or a husband. He’s fresh out of medical school with no prospects. Will an interfering mother, two matchmakers and some divine intervention make lovers of these enemies?EllaI didn’t want him here. I’d do anything to get rid of him. Sabotage his practice. Make sure the islanders knew he was not to be trusted... -
![Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes]()
Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucy Clairmont's family treasured the magic of the past, and her childhood fascination with stories of the high seas led her to become a marine archaeologist. But when tragedy strikes, it's Dashel, an American forensic astronomer, and his knowledge of the stars that may help her unearth the truth behind the puzzle she's discovered in her family home... -
![Set the Stars Alight (Thorndike Press Large Print Christian Fiction) by Amanda Dykes]()
Set the Stars Alight (Thorndike Press Large Print Christian Fiction) by Amanda Dykes
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReeling from the loss of her parents, Lucie Clairmont discovers an artifact under the floorboards of their London flat, leading her to an old seaside estate.A search leads her to a community of souls and a hidden tale that may hold answers and healing... -
![The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate]()
The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen successful New York editor Jen Gibbs discovers a decaying slush-pile manuscript on her desk, she has no idea that the story of Sarra, a young mixed-race woman trapped in Appalachia at the turn of the twentieth century, will both take her on a journey and change her forever... -
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![The Knight and the Dove by Lori Wick]()
The Knight and the Dove by Lori Wick
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsEager to secure a permanent loyalty from this promising young knight, King Henry commands Bracken to marry into one of the crown's most loyal families. But Lord Vincent's oldest daughter, the beautiful yet deceitful Marigold, scorns the king's edict. She will never marry a lowly earl. Now Vincent must call his beloved Megan from the abbey and send her to Hawkings Crest to wed... -
![Thunder of Heaven: A Joshua Jordan Novel by Tim LaHaye]()
Thunder of Heaven: A Joshua Jordan Novel by Tim LaHaye
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEconomies have fallen, freedom has been suppressed, and peace is a distant memory. The world is falling apart. Joshua Jordan's protege Ethan March, along with Jimmy Louder and Rivka Reuban have been left behind in a world that is rapidly coming under the complete influence of the Antichrist... -
![Lyon Eyes by Lynne Connolly]()
Lyon Eyes by Lynne Connolly
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.Heiress to a fortune, Jenny Hambling needs a husband, before she is made to marry a man she despises... -
![Dauntless by Tamara Leigh]()
Dauntless by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTHE D’ARGENTS. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A WOMAN…TOO.Medieval Normandy. Before William the Conqueror conquered, there was the family D’Argent. And a marriage alliance destined to give rise to England’s formidable Wulfriths.BEHOLD THE VICTORThe day Godfroi D’Argent defeats his brother in a contest of arms, he gains his family’s lands. And a less than desirable bride... -
![Up from Dust: Martha's Story by Heather Kaufman]()
Up from Dust: Martha's Story by Heather Kaufman
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo stranger to adversity, Martha of Bethany is a woman of dust, undone and unseen in her hurt and loss. After her mother's untimely death, the responsibility for raising her siblings—Lazarus and Mary—lies heavily on her shoulders. She finds solace in a new friendship and the beginnings of first love, but her father's disapproval and unforeseen hardship leave Martha broken and guarded... -
![The Lost Lieutenant by Erica Vetsch]()
The Lost Lieutenant by Erica Vetsch
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's doing what he can to save the Prince Regent's life . . . but can he save his new marriage as well? Evan Eldridge never meant to be a war hero--he just wanted to fight Napoleon for the future of his country. And he certainly didn't think that saving the life of a peer would mean being made the Earl of Whitelock...Categorized as:
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![The Song of Sourwood Mountain by Ann H. Gabhart]()
The Song of Sourwood Mountain by Ann H. Gabhart
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile the century began with such promise, it is 1910 when Mira Dean's hopes of being a wife and mother are dashed to pieces. Her fiancé dead from tuberculosis, Mira resigns herself to being a spinster schoolteacher--until Gordon Covington shows up. No longer the boy she knew from school, Gordon is now a preacher who is full of surprises... -
![The Queen's Cook by Tessa Afshar]()
The Queen's Cook by Tessa Afshar
In the heart of ancient Persia, the empire's Jewish citizens face an ominous edict that threatens their very existence. Roxannah, the daughter of a once-privileged but now impoverished Persian lord, is devastated by the news... -
![The Longing by Tamara Leigh]()
The Longing by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn The Unveiling, The Yielding, The Redeeming, and The Kindling, the lives of the formidable Wulfrith family unfold during Duke Henry’s battle for the English throne and his succession. The fifth book in the series, The Longing, belongs to the last Wulfrith brother, the enigmatic Sir Everard, and the much maligned Lady Susanna de Balliol... -
![Fearless by Tamara Leigh]()
Fearless by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTHE WULFRITHS. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A WOMAN.A battle. A crown. The conqueror. The conquered. Medieval England—forever changed by the Battle of Hastings. And the rise of the formidable Wulfriths.A CAPTIVE NORMANSir Guarin D’Argent knew the danger of allowing a woman to turn him from his purpose, and yet he answered her cry across a bloody battlefield... -
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![The Vexing by Tamara Leigh]()
The Vexing by Tamara Leigh
USA Today best-seller Tamara Leigh returns to the medieval Age of Faith series with a romance three years in the making—Sir Durand’s tale. A VEXING LADY Answering her father’s summons to return home, Lady Beata Fauvel must evade capture by noblemen who seek to wed a great heiress... -
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Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows by Sigrid Undset
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe initial volume in the Nobel Prize–winning author’s tumultuous, epic story of medieval Norway—the first new English translation in nearly a century As a child, Olav Audunssøn is given by his dying father to an old friend, Steinfinn Toressøn, who rashly promises to raise the boy as his foster son and eventually marry him to his own daughter, Ingunn... -
![The Hidden Hand by E.D.E.N. Southworth]()
The Hidden Hand by E.D.E.N. Southworth
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsE.D.E.N. Southworth was one of the most popular and prolific writers of the nineteenth century and her Capitola Black, or Black Cap—a cross-dressing, adventure-seeking girl-woman—was so well-loved that the book was serialized three times between 1859 and 1888 and was dramatized in forty different versions... -
![Murder in the Churchyard by Catherine Coles]()
Murder in the Churchyard by Catherine Coles
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDownton Abbey crossed with Murder, She Wrote...set in a Yorkshire village!When the body of Isolde Newley's long lost husband is found in the grounds of St Augustus churchyard, suspicion falls on Isolde and everyone close to her - especially her new love interest, the dashing Dr Mainwaring.The mystery is exacerbated by the largest snowfall seen in North Yorkshire for years... -
![Millstone of Doubt by Erica Vetsch]()
Millstone of Doubt by Erica Vetsch
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRegency London's detective duo is back on a new case--and this one is going to be a killerCaught in the explosion of the Hammersmith Mill in London, Bow Street Runner Daniel Swann rushes to help any survivors only to find the mill's owner dead of an apparent gunshot... -
![The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright]()
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn 1865, orphaned Daisy Francois takes a position as housemaid at a midwestern Wisconsin castle and finds that the reclusive and eccentric Gothic authoress inside hides more than the harrowing tales in her novels. With women disappearing from the area and a legend that seems to parallel these eerie circumstances, Daisy is thrust into a web that may threaten to steal her sanity, if not her life... -
![The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep]()
The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat Can a London Opera Star and an Escaped Dartmoor Prisoner Have in Common? Opera star Maggie Lee escapes her opulent lifestyle when threatened by a powerful politician who aims to ruin her life. She runs off to the wilds of the moors to live in anonymity. All that changes the day she discovers a half-dead man near her house... -
![The Redeeming by Tamara Leigh]()
The Redeeming by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIN THE EYES OF THE CHURCH AND MEN, HERS IS NO SMALL SIN Lady Gaenor Wulfrith is a woman scorned—and now King Henry’s pawn. After three broken betrothals, she is ordered to wed her family’s enemy, a man she has never met and has good reason to fear... -
![The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham]()
The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNewlyweds Lord and Lady Astley Finally Reach Their Honeymoon Destination Only to Encounter a New Mystery in Need of Solving Frederick and Grace Percy finally make it to Italy to enjoy a delayed honeymoon and explore the beauties of the historic city of Venice... -
![With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden]()
With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden
In the shadow of the nation's capital, Kate Livingston holds a respectable position as a government statistician when she encounters a rival from her past, the insufferable Trevor McDonough. A Harvard-trained physician, Trevor never showed the tiniest flicker of interest in Kate, and she's bewildered at the way he suddenly seeks her out... -
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![Children of the Shadows by Erica Vetsch]()
Children of the Shadows by Erica Vetsch
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratings>Detective Daniel Swann and debutante Juliette Thorndike once again team up to solve a dangerous mystery--while trying to keep their growing romance secret. Someone is preying upon the street children of Regency London. They seem to think no one will notice when urchins go missing--and even if they are noticed, who will care? Daniel needs to do something about the missing children... -
![Boundless by Tamara Leigh]()
Boundless by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTHE WULFRITHS. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A WOMANA battle. A crown. The conqueror. The conquered. Medieval England—forever changed by the Battle of Hastings. And the rise of the formidable Wulfriths... -
![DANGEROUS: A Medieval Romance by Tamara Leigh]()
DANGEROUS: A Medieval Romance by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe late middle ages. England’s king seeks to recover the French lands of his ancestor William the Conqueror and claim the continental throne. France’s king aspires to seize the remainder of his royal vassal’s lands and retain his throne. So begins the Hundred Years’ War, the backdrop against which the formidable Wulfriths of the AGE OF CONQUEST and AGE OF FAITH series continue their tale... -
![Soul Raging by Ronie Kendig]()
Soul Raging by Ronie Kendig
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes, the only hope is the enemy.Leif Metcalfe is done waiting for answers and seizes control, a move that comes with a high price and a deadly risk: teaming up with the enemy. He can only hope that what he uncovers will heal the wounds he's inflicted on those he loves... -
![Undercurrent of Secrets (Doors to the Past) by Rachel Scott McDaniel]()
Undercurrent of Secrets (Doors to the Past) by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo women, a century apart, are bound by a haunting secret aboard a legendary steamboat.Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure... -
![Walking on Hidden Wings: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties by Rachel Scott McDaniel]()
Walking on Hidden Wings: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A tangled web, a sleuthing adventure, a rekindled romance . . . Walking on Hidden Wings has it all."--Rachel Fordham, author of The Letter TreeGeneva Ashcroft Hayes's marriage to a newspaper mogul might have been arranged, but the New York socialite is devastated when her husband's plane crashes a few short months after their nuptials... -
![The Avenger of Castle Wick by Rebecca Ruger]()
The Avenger of Castle Wick by Rebecca Ruger
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a Highlands’ castle is besieged by Scottish armies loyal to the English crown, the call to war is answered by many advocates of Scots’ freedom. Austin Merrick, a skilled and respected lieutenant of his father’s army rises to the challenge, as does Fiona Rose and her ragtag group of soldiers, what remains of the Roses, the Merricks’ longtime enemy in the north... -
![Through Thorny Ways by Jennifer Q. Hunt]()
Through Thorny Ways by Jennifer Q. Hunt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith secrets dating back two generations, will Wisteria House unite or destroy an already-fractured family?Shrouded in scandal and secrets, Arilee Rutledge’s family is as tangled as the thorns surrounding their unwelcoming antebellum mansion. When her brother Davis returns from the Great War, she hopes they will make a new start after a season of devastation... -
![Nameless by Tamara Leigh]()
Nameless by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTHE WULFRITHS. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A WOMAN. A battle. A crown. The conqueror. The conquered. Medieval England—forever changed by the Battle of Hastings. And the rise of the formidable Wulfriths... -
![The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron]()
The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling author Kristy Cambron concludes the Lost Castle novels with this sweeping tale of art and secrets long buried in England. It was supposed to be a one-week job: survey an art find, collect a hefty fee, and use that to settle historian Kiera Foley’s life back into balance... -
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![To Write a Wrong by Jen Turano]()
To Write a Wrong by Jen Turano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiss Daphne Beekman is a mystery writer by day, inquiry agent by night. Known for her ability to puzzle out plots, she happily works behind the scenes for the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, staying well away from danger. However, when Mr... -
![To Disguise the Truth by Jen Turano]()
To Disguise the Truth by Jen Turano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Arthur Livingston arrives out of the blue at the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, anxious to hire the agency to seek out a missing heiress, Eunice Holbrooke realizes her past has finally caught up with her.Having fled from the scene of her grandfather's murder seven years before, Eunice is a lady with secrets--the most important that she is the missing heiress Arthur is seeking... -
![A Stormy Season by Melanie Dickerson]()
A Stormy Season by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing but the deepest love will induce Jane Gilchrist to marry, even when asked by the young and handsome widower with whom every other girl is in love.Luke Watley lost his wife to a tragic accident. But when he discovers it was no accident at all, he must solve the mystery behind her murder, or he—and anyone close to him—is in danger of becoming their next victim... -
![A Mark of Grace by Kimberley Woodhouse]()
A Mark of Grace by Kimberley Woodhouse
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRuth Anniston survived an injury that left her physically scarred, broken, and angry at God. Now she finds herself working behind the scenes as a kitchen supervisor at the El Tovar Hotel, hidden away from curious eyes. When money begins to disappear from the hotel, Ruth's entire livelihood is put at risk... -
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In Spotlight and Shadow by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Gem of a Mystery Takes Center StageWalk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure. Elise Malvern has a habit of letting people down. Her former boyfriend who hoped she’d be his bride. Her grandfather who hoped she’d take over the family’s auction company. But mostly she’s disappointed herself... -
![Through Every Danger: Four Christian Romantic Suspense Novels by Lisa Phillips, Michelle Aleckson]()
Through Every Danger: Four Christian Romantic Suspense Novels by Lisa Phillips, Michelle Aleckson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUndertow - Lisa PhillipsSelena is ready to retire from her career as a social media stunt star. After a disastrous breakup, one last job—on a cruise—will give her the cash to take charge of her future. Peter wants to make full operative at Vanguard Security...
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