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  • The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley

    The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day . .
  • The Hidden Prince by Tessa Afshar

    The Hidden Prince by Tessa Afshar

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Jewel of the Nile comes the thrilling tale of a woman who feels she has no future but soon discovers the fate of nations may rest in her hands.The beloved daughter of Jewish captives in Babylon, Keren is sold into Daniel’s household to help her family survive...
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  • Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen

    Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A woman’s future is determined by fate and choice in a gripping WWII novel about danger, triumph, and second chances by the New York Times bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.London, 1940. Bombs fall and Josie Banks’s world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash...
  • The Keeper of Stars by Buck Turner

    The Keeper of Stars by Buck Turner

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Who says you can’t rewrite the stars?1962—Twelve years removed from the summer when she first gave her heart away, Dr. Elizabeth (Ellie) Spencer, Professor of Astronomy at Indiana University, receives a mysterious package that has her asking that very question.Inside the unmarked box is a novel written by Ellie’s first love, Jack Bennett...
  • The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester

    The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan comes an unforgettable historical novel about a secret collection of Dior gowns that ties back to the first female pilots of WWII and a heartbreaking story of love and sacrifice.England, 1939: The Penrose sisters couldn't be more different. Skye is a daring and brash pilot, and Liberty the one to defy her at every turn...
  • Home Sweet Home by Lizzie Lane

    Home Sweet Home by Lizzie Lane

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Will they meet again? Frances Sweet can’t really remember her real parents. Brought up by her uncle, her cousins Ruby and Mary have always treated her like their little sister.As the war continues to keep her cousins separated from the men they love – Frances is growing up fast enough to catch the eye of dashing American soldier Declan...
  • The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin

    The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    'But how will I look after them? Where can I hide them?' She looked up at me and didn't try to stop the tears from falling. 'I'm begging you. Please, save our children.'Paris, 1942. As the Germans occupy the city she calls home, Adele Basset is determined to keep her pupils' spirits up. Their dance class offers a moment of solace in the dark days of occupation...
  • He Walks Among Us by Christy Barritt

    He Walks Among Us by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Members of the Arctic Circle Murder Club get together to discuss the next case they'll take a deep dive into. But their plans are quickly derailed when three bodies emerge from an icy river nearby and a friend of one of the victims pleads for help...
  • Skin and Bone by Lisa Phillips

    Skin and Bone by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dark secrets in northern Washington.Kenna is only slightly hiding from testifying in federal hearings about her actions in Las Vegas when a routine stakeout yields a mysterious invitation—and a startling connection to a case her father worked in his FBI days...
  • Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland by Amanda Barratt

    Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland by Amanda Barratt

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "As superbly written as it is haunting in its truth." --Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a TimeZosia Lewandowska knows the brutal realities of war all too well. Within weeks of Germany's invasion of her Polish homeland, she lost the man she loves...
  • The Words We Whisper by Mary Ellen Taylor

    The Words We Whisper by Mary Ellen Taylor

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As a hospice nurse, Zara Mitchell has already seen more death than most people will experience in a lifetime. So when her older sister asks her to help care for their ailing grandmother, Zara agrees—despite strained family relationships.Though pale and tired, Nonna has lost none of her sharp mind...
  • Finding Friends on Beamer Street: The start of a brand new historical saga series by Sheila Riley for 2022 by Sheila Riley

    Finding Friends on Beamer Street: The start of a brand new historical saga series by Sheila Riley for 2022 by Sheila Riley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The start of a brand new series from Sheila Riley, bestselling author of the Reckoner's Row saga series!Liverpool 1921 Pregnant, Mary Jane Starlings secret wedding to Paddy Redfern ends in disaster when her fiancé is murdered on the way to the church. Paddy’s wayward twin ‘Red’ intercepts Mary Jane and warns that they must flee Ireland for fear of reprisals from her family, never to return...
  • Just Once: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Just Once: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author “known for her deeply heartfelt novels” ( Woman’s World ) writes a sweeping World War II love story about a young woman torn between two brothers.In 1941, beautiful Irvel Holland is too focused on her secret to take much notice of the war raging overseas...
  • Murder in an Irish Castle by Verity Bright

    Murder in an Irish Castle by Verity Bright

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Irish whiskey, rolling green hills, a traditional Christmas feast and… a murder? Lady Swift will need the luck of the Irish to survive this holiday season!Christmas, 1924. Lady Eleanor Swift has received a rather unexpected invitation to the village Christmas party in the tiny, rural hamlet of Derrydee in the west of Ireland...
  • Abiding Hope by Jennifer H. Westall

    Abiding Hope by Jennifer H. Westall

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it." After three years of bloodshed in the jungles of the Philippines, guerrilla leader, Matthew Doyle, finds himself on the brink of freedom. The Americans are coming, bringing with them the promise of an end to the terror inflicted by the Japanese army on his mind, body, and soul...
  • Divine Creations: A Divine Cozy Mystery Novel by Hope Callaghan

    Divine Creations: A Divine Cozy Mystery Novel by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As former convict and resident, Kelli Cole enters the last stretch of her time at Joanna Pepperdine’s rehabilitation farm in Divine, Kansas, new evidence that could prove her innocence is given to her from an unlikely ally…the news reporter who unfairly covered her trial...
  • To Treasure an Heiress by Roseanna M. White

    To Treasure an Heiress by Roseanna M. White

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    Beth Tremayne has always been drawn to adventure. During her childhood, she fed that desire by exploring every inch of the Isles of Scilly. As an adolescent, she dreamed of love in London's ballrooms. Now, stumbling across an old map on her family's property, she's found more adventure than she ever craved in the hunt for pirate treasure...
  • Right Ho, Jeeves: Jeeves & Wooster Series by P.G. Wodehouse

    Right Ho, Jeeves: Jeeves & Wooster Series by P.G. Wodehouse

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Bertie returns to London from several weeks in Cannes spent in the company of his Aunt Dahlia Travers and her daughter Angela...
  • Long Way Home by Lynn Austin

    Long Way Home by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In this portrait of war and its aftermath, a young woman searches for the truth her childhood friend won't discuss after returning from World War II, revealing a story of courage, friendship, and faith.Peggy Serrano couldn't wait for her best friend to come home from the war...
  • Secret Shores by Christy Barritt

    Secret Shores by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jonah 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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    christian  mystery  historical
  • All My Secrets by Lynn Austin

    All My Secrets by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bestselling author Lynn Austin returns with a luminous work of historical fiction set amid the opulence of Gilded Age New York, where three generations of women in one family must reckon with the choices they have made and their hopes for the future.New York, 1898...
  • Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings

    Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’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...
  • The Women of Fishers Wharf by Tracy Baines

    The Women of Fishers Wharf by Tracy Baines

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can you leave the past behind and embrace the future? - A brand new series from Tracy BainesGreat Grimsby, 1912Newlywed fisherman Alec Hardy decides to make a fresh start with his young wife Letty and move to the thriving fishing port of Grimsby in search of a brighter future...
  • Maggie by Charles Martin

    Maggie by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The moving sequel to bestselling author Charles Martin’s The Dead Don’t Dance...
  • Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown

    Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The year 1920 comes in with a roar in this rousing and suspenseful novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown. Prohibition is the new law of the land, but murder, mayhem, lust, and greed are already institutions in the Moonshine Capitol of Texas.Thatcher Hutton, a war-weary soldier on the way back to his cowboy life, jumps from a moving freight train to avoid trouble . .
  • The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns

    The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Oceans and decades apart, two women are inextricably bound by the secrets between them.Japan, 1957...
  • Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles

    Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tommy & 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...
  • Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes

    Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lucy 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
    · 10 ratings
    Reeling 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...
  • Orphans of War by Sylvia Broady

    Orphans of War by Sylvia Broady

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kingston Upon Hull, 1941.German bombs are raining down on the city. Racing to the nearest air-raid shelter, Charlotte hears an almighty explosion. Her mother’s haberdashery shop has taken a direct hit, reducing the shop to a pile of rubble — and killing her mother outright. Suddenly sixteen-year-old Charlotte is all alone in the world...
  • The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook

    The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home and one young woman will make a choice that will change her life forever…As the storm clouds of war gather, Cordelia seeks refuge in the grounds of her family estate.Isaac has recently arrived to tend to the gardens, and the connection between him and Cordelia is as immediate as it is forbidden...
  • The Last Secret of Lily Adams: A Novel by Sara Blaydes

    The Last Secret of Lily Adams: A Novel by Sara Blaydes

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The death of a legendary actress reveals a wealth of Hollywood secrets in a breathtaking novel about betrayal, rivalry, and the punishing brutality of fame.One of the brightest stars of Hollywood’s golden age was Lily Adams, the beloved picture of all-American innocence. Why she suddenly vanished from the spotlight was a mystery even to those closest to her...
  • The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood

    The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction—and the author of The Clockmaker’s Wife—comes a tale of love and a betrayal that echoes through generations…Paris, 1940: War is closing in on the city of love. With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear...
  • Leave It to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse

    Leave It to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    "Leave It to Psmith" is a delightful novel that combines humor, romance, and adventure in classic P.G. Wodehouse style. When the charming and resourceful Psmith becomes embroiled in a case of mistaken identity, readers are treated to a series of comical mishaps and romantic escapades...
  • Only the Brave by Danielle Steel

    Only the Brave by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes a powerful, sweeping historical novel about a courageous woman in World War II Germany.Sophia Alexander, the beautiful daughter of a famous surgeon in Berlin, has had to grow up faster than most young women...
  • Murder at Rochester Park by Catherine Coles

    Murder at Rochester Park by Catherine Coles

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Tommy and Evelyn Christie are looking forward to a quiet Christmas holiday at the home of Hugh Norton-Cavendish, the 9th Earl of Clifford, who recently married Tommy's cousin, Elise.However the suspicious death of Albert Lewis, a businessman hoping to buy land from Hugh, means the Christmas festivities are quickly over. Tommy is distracted by his sister's new relationship with a man he distrusts...
  • The Last Secret of Lily Adams by Sara Blaydes

    The Last Secret of Lily Adams by Sara Blaydes

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The death of a legendary actress reveals a wealth of Hollywood secrets in a breathtaking novel about betrayal, rivalry, and the punishing brutality of fame.One of the brightest stars of Hollywood’s golden age was Lily Adams, the beloved picture of all-American innocence. Why she suddenly vanished from the spotlight was a mystery even to those closest to her...
  • The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich

    The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Beloved writer Sean Dietrich—also known as Sean of the South—will warm your heart with this rich and nostalgic tale of a small-town sheriff, a mysterious little girl, and a good-hearted community pulling together to help her.Folks in Moab live for ice cream socials, baseball, and the local paper’s weekly gossip column...
  • Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

    Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.The great Dorothy L. Sayers is considered by many to be the premier detective novelist of the Golden Age, and her dashing sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, one of mystery fiction’s most enduring and endearing protagonists...
  • These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon

    These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    For years, Mitford's sixtysomething rector has been happily married to his parish. Now he's also married to Cynthia, his vivacious next-door neighbor. For Father Tim, life in Mitford has never been so full of surprises. His wife is "aging" his already ancient kitchen walls, not to mention burning his draperies. The mountain boy he's learned to love as his own makes a heartrending decision...
  • A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden

    A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    Caroline Delacroix is at the pinnacle of Washington high society in her role as secretary to the first lady of the United States. But beneath the faade of her beauty, glamorous wardrobe, and dazzling personality, she's hiding a terrible secret. If she cannot untangle a web of foreign espionage, her brother will face execution for treason...
  • Chasing Shadows by Lynn Austin

    Chasing Shadows by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lena is a wife and mother who farms alongside her husband in the tranquil countryside...
  • The Mersey Mothers by Sheila Riley

    The Mersey Mothers by Sheila Riley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Liverpool 1953January sees the dawn of the Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation year as the mothers of Reckoners Row unite in preparation for the celebration of the new Queen.Meanwhile Evie Kilgaren is dreaming of her summer wedding to Danny Harris, but trouble looms for Skinner & Sons with a new rival trying to put them out of business, but no-one knows why...
  • Dust and Ashes by Lisa Phillips

    Dust and Ashes by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kenna 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...
    Categorized as:
    christian  mystery  historical
  • Codes of Courage by A.L. Sowards

    Codes of Courage by A.L. Sowards

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a battle of torpedoes, depth charges, and secret codes, nothing is as vulnerable as the human heart. 1940: Austrian refugee Karl Lang has lost everything―his country, his home, and his family. All that is left to him is a burning ambition to see the Nazis defeated...
  • The Queen of Beauty by Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles

    The Queen of Beauty by Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Petra Durst-Benning’s captivating historical novel pays homage to the trailblazing women of the early twentieth century—like Elizabeth Arden and Estée Lauder—who shaped culture, shattered convention, and strived to make the world around them more beautiful...
  • The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul

    The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From Gill Paul, the author of Another Woman’s Husband and The Secret Wife, comes a powerful new chapter in her Romanov saga… a gripping journey through the decades and across the continents, a novel of eternal love, devastating loss, and courage against all odds. Summer 1918: Pretty, vivacious Grand Duchess Maria Romanova faces an uncertain future...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  20th century  historical  war  length-long
  • Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown

    Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    With a “knack for romantic tension and page-turning suspense, this one is a winner.” The year 1920 comes in with a roar in this rousing and suspenseful New York Times bestselling novel by Sandra Brown. Prohibition is the new law of the land, but murder, mayhem, lust, and greed are already institutions in the Moonshine Capitol of Texas (Booklist, starred review)...
  • The Orphan Daughter by Sheila Riley

    The Orphan Daughter by Sheila Riley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Winter, Liverpool 1947. Evie Kilgaren is a fighter. Abandoned by her mother and with her father long gone, she is left to raise her siblings in dockside Liverpool, as they battle against the coldest winter on record. But she is determined to make a life for herself and create a happy home for what's left of her family...
  • Worthy of Legend by Roseanna M. White

    Worthy of Legend by Roseanna M. White

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    After a summer of successful pirate-treasure hunting, Lady Emily Scofield and her friends must hide the unprecedented discoveries they've made, thanks to the betrayal of her own family. Horrified by her brother, who stops at nothing to prove himself to their greedy father, Emily is forced to take a stand against her family--even when it means being cut off entirely...
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