After David Summers enlists with the Confederate cavalry, his delusion of chivalry is soon crushed when he witnesses the horrors of battle. Shot by a Union picket, he winds up at a stranger’s farm. Four girls compassionately nurse him back to health. David learns his comrades have deserted him in Pennsylvania following the Battle of Gettysburg, but his dilemma becomes much worse. He falls in love with the older sister, Anna, who entices him with a proposition. To his dismay, he must make a … [Read more...] about A Rebel Among Us by J.D.R. Hawkins
Dance With Destiny by Becky Lower
William Myers feels it's his duty to answer the call to fight for the Union Army–but his wife, Susannah, doesn't agree. How does he expect her to survive with four small children in the cold Ohio winter during the three-month enlistment period? Angry and abandoned, Susannah learns soon after Williams leaves that she's pregnant again. Raoul Lafontaine is a half-Ojibwa, half-French-Canadian drifter who is more Indian than white. Also known as Lone Wolf, he has recently left the Ojibwa village in … [Read more...] about Dance With Destiny by Becky Lower
Bargain Book for 02/21/2017: Clarissa and the Poor Relations by Alicia Cameron
In Regency England Mrs Thorne's School for Young Ladies is about to close due to the death of young Clarissa's mother a year ago.This leaves eighteen-year-old Clarissa Thorne and her three school mistress friends no option but to return to the bosom of their families as despised 'poor relations' - at everyone's beck and call for all their lives. But Clarissa has just inherited Ashcroft , a large crumbling estate, and she offers her companions an escape - run away with her to a life of … [Read more...] about Bargain Book for 02/21/2017: Clarissa and the Poor Relations by Alicia Cameron
A Woman so Bold by L.S. Young
Twenty year old Landra Andrews is as brazen and unique as her first name. Decidedly out of place in her small town, she once dreamt of a life far from sweltering, sandy Florida, where she works on her father’s farm and cares for her stepmother’s many children. She thinks she has found love and freedom at last when she meets gentle and forgiving William Cavendish, a man who seems her peer in every way, but when a dark secret and a past lover intertwine to threaten their relationship, will their … [Read more...] about A Woman so Bold by L.S. Young
Promise & Honor by Kim Murphy
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Amanda Graham’s husband dies a hero’s death. Left with no source of income, she smuggles medical supplies for Lieutenant Colonel William Jackson and the Confederacy. Although a rogue, Wil is a man of courage and fiercely loyal to Amanda. Lieutenant Samuel Prescott, a soldier of honor and former comrade before the war, fights for the Union. As opposing forces move into Virginia, Sam clashes with Wil on more than the battlefield, when both men fall in love with … [Read more...] about Promise & Honor by Kim Murphy
A Master Passion by Juliet Waldron
A Master Passion by Juliet Waldron A MASTER PASSION is the story of the marriage of our brilliant first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, and his wife, Elizabeth Schuyler. It begins with a whirlwind Revolutionary War courtship at Washington’s headquarters. Conflict, however, is built into this marriage. “...And hence one Master Passion in the breast Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up all the rest..." Betsy's passion is Alexander. Hamilton adores his wife and children, but, … [Read more...] about A Master Passion by Juliet Waldron
Olivia, Mourning by Yael Politis
Olivia, Mourning by Yael Politis Olivia wants the 80 acres in far off Michigan that her father left to whichever of his offspring wants to stake a claim. As Olivia says, “I’m sprung off him just as much as Avis or Tobey.” The problem: she’s seventeen, female, and it’s 1841. Mourning Free knows how to run a farm and Olivia has complete trust in him. The problem: he’s the orphaned son of runaway slaves and reluctant to travel and work with a white girl. He especially fears the slave catchers … [Read more...] about Olivia, Mourning by Yael Politis
The Mistrusting Maid and the Prairie Preacher – Book 3 of the Mail Order Brides For Cowboy Preachers (Clean Christian Western Romance) by Jenny Creek Tanner
The Mistrusting Maid and the Prairie Preacher - Book 3 of the Mail Order Brides For Cowboy Preachers (Clean Christian Western Romance) by Jenny Creek Tanner Caroline Stephens was headstrong and determined. . . At least those were the two words her father had used to describe her, but when it came to men she'd learned to hold back. ˃˃˃ Working as a maid had been the last thing she wanted to do for the rest of her life. . . She'd always fancied getting married like her sister Edna had, but … [Read more...] about The Mistrusting Maid and the Prairie Preacher – Book 3 of the Mail Order Brides For Cowboy Preachers (Clean Christian Western Romance) by Jenny Creek Tanner
Resolution: Huck Finn’s Greatest Adventure by Andrew Joyce
It is 1896 in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The largest gold strike in the annals of human history has just been made; however, word of the discovery will not reach the outside world for another year. By happenstance, a fifty-nine-year-old Huck Finn and his lady friend, Molly Lee, are on hand, but they are not interested in gold. They have come to that neck of the woods seeking adventure. Someone should have warned them, “Be careful what you wish for.” When disaster strikes, they volunteer to … [Read more...] about Resolution: Huck Finn’s Greatest Adventure by Andrew Joyce
After the Voyage: An Irish American Story by Brenda Murphy
At the heart of After the Voyage is an American immigrant family making its way forward on a road that is sometimes rocky and steep. From different counties in Ireland, Maggie Qualter and Richard Terrett both sail to America as young adults in 1870 after surviving Ireland’s Great Hunger as children. Maggie works as a maid for a wealthy family. Richard finds work in a tannery. After the death of the young wife he loves passionately, Richard marries Maggie with the help of a deceptive … [Read more...] about After the Voyage: An Irish American Story by Brenda Murphy
Halfway to Magnolia House by Anthony Mays
Laura Wingate’s life in New York City was falling apart. The man she wanted to marry could not commit, and her job as a museum exhibitions manager was growing stale. Needing to reexamine her life, she packed up and temporarily returned to Magnolia House on the outskirts of Alexandria, Louisiana. A place she had shared many happy days with her grandparents. Along the way, Laura met Kendrick Reynolds, a Hollywood Director, and learned he was preparing to direct a movie, in and around Alexandria, … [Read more...] about Halfway to Magnolia House by Anthony Mays
The Little Sentinel of the Sierra Nevada by Paul Williams
The Little Sentinel of the Sierra Nevada follows the harrowing experiences of a small group of pioneers as they journey west to California in 1846. Told through the eyes of thirteen year old Sarah Harlan, the journey is a lesson in strength and endurance, one that will shape Sarah's life forever. Targeted Age Group:: Adult or late teen. What Inspired You to Write Your Book? The American west has fascinated me since my youth. The hardships and tragedies that befell so many nameless … [Read more...] about The Little Sentinel of the Sierra Nevada by Paul Williams
