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Beat the Drum for Justice

by Jennifer Maveety

In the sensitive historical novel "Beat the Drum for Justice", a humane man fights against slavery and racial discrimination. Focused on complex relationships between white and Black people and Southern and Northern families in a nation... Read More

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Chains of Fate

by Katelynn Watkins

A community remakes itself to fit a vision of freedom in the sympathetic Revolutionary War–era novel "Chains of Fate". The very notion of freedom—both of the soul and of the body—hangs in the balance in "Chains of Fate", Melissa... Read More

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Pride and Perjury

by Meg Nola

These twelve enchanting stories contemplate events and perspectives beyond the scope of famed lovers and schemers. Alice McVeigh’s short story collection "Pride and Perjury" is a spirited speculative addition to the realm of Jane... Read More

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Those We Carry

by Ryan Prado

"Those We Carry" is a tragic, triumphant novel about wartime love. Perseverance despite a tragic past leads a budding hero into the horrors and humility of World War II, and eventually to love, in Scott Saxberg’s novel "Those We... Read More

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Atlantic Overture

by Paige Soto

A gay man in the United States Navy navigates era prejudices to fulfill his sense of duty in the harrowing historical novel "Atlantic Overture". In Grover Hartt III’s historical novel "Atlantic Overture", a radar prodigy’s military... Read More

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Unruly Human Hearts

by Anna Karnedy

A strong woman with a penchant for forgiveness navigates the tumult of her complicated relationships in the historical novel "Unruly Human Hearts". In Barbara Southard’s rousing historical novel "Unruly Human Hearts", a woman navigates... Read More

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The Pale Flesh of Wood

by Mari Carlson

Family stories and regrets drive a woman away from home and pull her back again in the affecting literary novel "The Pale Flesh of Wood". In Elizabeth A. Tucker’s moving novel "The Pale Flesh of Wood", a woman grapples with her... Read More

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