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Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce
Dancing as Inspiration
By Denny S. Bryce, Author of Wild Women and the Blues
In many ways, Wild Women and the Blues is my homage to my youth...
Duchess If You Dare by Anabelle Bryant
Romance and Reputation
By Anabelle Bryant, Author of Duchess If You Dare
Would an English nobleman of the highest power risk his reputation and forsake his...
Calder Brand by Janet Dailey
The Amazing Frontier
An Excerpt from Calder Brand by Janet Dailey
Janet Dailey’s iconic Calder Saga is synonymous with everything readers have come to love in...
Three Ordinary Girls By Tim Brady
Cobblestone Streets and Tulips: The Old-World Charm of Holland’s Haarlem
By Tim Brady, Author of Three Ordinary Girls
My nonfiction book Three Ordinary Girls tells the...
The Titanic Sisters By Patricia Falvey
Sailing First-Class Aboard the Titanic: Four Days of Luxury
By Patricia Falvey, Author of The Titanic Sisters
Few stories are more irresistible than that of the...
Notorious by Minerva Spencer
The Return of Crafting
By Minerva Spencer, Author of Notorious, Book 1 in the Rebels of the Ton Series
People all around the globe spent an...
Letters from Home by Kristina McMorris
For the Courageous American Women of WWII, a Battle on Many Fronts
By Kristina McMorris, author of Letters from Home
When I first set out to...
The Beryl & Edwina Mystery Series by Jessica Ellicott
The Beauty of a Handwritten Letter
By Jessica Ellicott, Author of the Beryl & Edwina Mystery Series
Of all life’s small pleasures, surely amongst the very...