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Historical Fiction

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Chil­dren’s
Tut­ti’s Promise
K. Hei­di Fishman
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Fic­tion
The Sat­ur­day Evening Girls Club
Jane Healey
Cover of Windy City Blues
Fic­tion
Windy City Blues
Renée Rosen
Cover of The Dollmaker of Krakow
Chil­dren’s
The Doll­mak­er of Krakow
R. M. Romero
Cover of An Epiphany in Lilacs
Fic­tion
An Epiphany in Lilacs
Iris Dor­bian
Cover of Lilli de Jong
Fic­tion
Lil­li de Jong
Janet Ben­ton
Cover of The Drowning King
Fic­tion
The Drown­ing King
Emi­ly Holleman
Cover of Kasper Mützenmacher's Cursed Hat (Life Indigo, Book 1)
Fic­tion
Kasper Mützen­macher’s Cursed Hat (Life Indi­go, Book 1)
Kei­th R. Fentonmiller
Cover of David and the Philistine Woman
Fic­tion
David and the Philis­tine Woman
Paul Boorstin
Cover of In The Shadow of Alabama
Fic­tion
In The Shad­ow of Alabama
Judy Reene Singer
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Fic­tion
Bar­ren Island: A Novel
Car­ol Zoref
Cover of Two Trickster Tango
Fic­tion
Two Trick­ster Tango
Mark Lon­don Williams
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Fic­tion
Trail of Miracles
Alo­ma Halter
Smadar Herzfeld
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Fic­tion
Bronx Heart, Jerusalem Soul
Ray­na Sue Harris
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Fic­tion
Zaylie
W. H. Rosenthal
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Fic­tion
On the Sick­le’s Edge
Neville D. Frankel
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