

Excerpt: White Feathers by Susan Lanigan
In 1913, Irish emigrée Eva Downey receives a bequest from an elderly suffragette to attend a finishing school. There she finds friendship and, eventually, love. But when war looms and he refuses to enlist, Eva is under family and social pressure to give the man she loves a white feather of cowardice. The decision she eventually makes will have lasting consequences for her and everyone around her.
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May 2
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Excerpt: Sister Rosa's Rebellion (The Meonbridge Chronicles #6) by Carolyn Hughes
1363. When Mother Angelica, the old prioress at Northwick Priory, dies, many of the nuns presume Sister Rosa – formerly Johanna de Bohun, of Meonbridge – will take her place. But Sister Evangelina, Angelica’s niece, believes the position is hers by right, and one way or another she will ensure it is.
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May 1
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Author Interview: The Ballad of Mary Kearney by Katherine Mezzacappa
An impoverished tenant farmer sends his seventeen-year-old daughter Mary into service at the home of his Ascendancy landlord. Viscount Kilkeel, the impulsive but idealistic son of Lord Goward, lately returned from the Grand Tour, cohabits openly there with his married mistress – but at least her presence means he is not distracted by pretty servants. When Lady Mitchelstown dies, however, only Mary is willing to lay out the corpse. Impressed, Kilkeel decides to educate her and
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Apr 25
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Spotlight: The Cross of Ciarán (The Cross of Ciarán #1) by Andrea Matthews
When a fifth century pagan priest is unearthed in Ireland fifteen hundred years after being entombed, archaeologist Caitlin O’Connell is convinced it’s the find of the century. The body is in perfect condition, right down to the intricate tattoos adorning the Celt’s skin. In fact, if scientific data hadn’t proved otherwise, she would swear he hadn’t been interred more than a few hours.
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Apr 23
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Spotlight: Oscar's Tale by Chris Bishop
Oscar’s Tale is that of a Saxon boy who sets out to find and rescue his father who has been taken by Viking slavers.
The story begins in 877, just prior to the Viking attack on Chippenham in which King Alfred was routed. Against this backdrop, Oscar is obliged to set out on his all but impossible quest and quickly becomes embroiled in all that’s going on in Wessex at this turbulent time, culminating in him playing a small but important part in the battle at Edington.
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Apr 15
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Excerpt: The Tudor Queens’ Midwife (The Tudor Queens’ Midwife #1) by Brigitte Barnard
In the glamorous, glittering and dangerous court of king Henry VIII and his queen Katherine of Aragon, the desperate desire for a healthy ma
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Apr 2
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Excerpt: Strait Lace (Loxley Hall Books) by Rosemary Hayward
It is 1905. Edwardian England. Harriet Loxley, the daughter of a vicar and niece to a prominent Nottingham lace manufacturer, spends her day
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Mar 27
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Excerpt: The Midnight of Eights (The Island of Angels #2) by Justin Newland
Nelan Michaels docks at Plymouth after sailing around the world aboard the Golden Hind. He seeks only to master his mystical powers – the ma
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Mar 25
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Spotlight: The Rune Stone (Dr DuLac series #3) by Julia Ibbotson
When Dr Viv DuLac, medievalist and academic, finds a mysterious runic inscription on a Rune Stone in the graveyard of her husband’s village
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Mar 18
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Excerpt: Sword Brethren (The Northern Crusader Chronicles) by Jon Byrne
1242. After being wounded in the Battle on the Ice, Richard Fitz Simon becomes a prisoner of Prince Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod. Alexander,
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Mar 11
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Excerpt: Death Of A Princess (Empire of Shadows #3) by R. N. Morris
The elderly and cantankerous Princess Belskaya suffers a violent reaction while taking a mud bath at the famous Lipetsk Sanatorium. Soon aft
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Feb 26
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Audio Snippet: A Woman's Lot (The Meonbridge Chronicles #2) by Carolyn Hughes
1352. In Meonbridge, a resentful peasant rages against Eleanor Titherige’s efforts to build up her flock of sheep. Susanna Miller’s husband,
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Feb 24
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Excerpt: The Many Lives & Loves of Hazel Lavery by Lois Cahall
Boston-born Hazel ascended from her Irish roots to become the quintessential Society Queen of Chicago, and later London, where she lived a d
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Feb 21
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Excerpt: The Fires of Gallipoli by Barney Campbell
Edward Salter is a shy, reserved lawyer whose life is transformed by the outbreak of war in 1914. On his way to fight in the Gallipoli campa
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Feb 18
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Spotlight: Murder on West Lake (South Shore Mystery #3) by I. M. Foster
A scream shattered the tranquil air, echoing off the ice-covered lake, and Daniel's heart froze. He knew that voice all too well.
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Feb 14
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Excerpt: Lalji's Nairobi by Nitin Nanji
Despairing of the social injustices and crippling taxes under the British Raj, Lalji, 19, flees to British East Africa hoping to build a bet
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Feb 5
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