The Lost Melody
By: Joanna Davidson Politano
4.02
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
"Darkly premised and brilliantly presented. The Lost Melody serves a pitch-perfect blend of history…
Want to Read $ 11.99"There is no such thing as hopeless cases. Only those who have lost hope."-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody
"When it came to darkness, you could succumb and let it consume you…or you could invade it with light of your own."-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody
"For all the locking up he’d done, all the patients he’d managed to control with cells and restraints, there was one thing those walls could not contain. Light."-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody
"One cannot help staring at the light, eh? Especially when he’s been cowering in the shadows for so long…. Perhaps it’s time you quit choosing the darkness – quit lingering there. Whatever you believe you’re paying penance for, it’s costing you…. If you begin to think you are not worthy, too broken, you’re focused on the wrong person."-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody
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1. The Rose and the Thistle
By: Laura Frantz
4.17
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
In 1715, Lady Blythe Hedley's father is declared an enemy of the British crown because of his Jacob… read more
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- romance
- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
"You cannot change the past, only how you regard or respond to it. Nor should you dwell on it."-Laura Frantz, The Rose and the Thistle
"Her defenses had been bridged, compromised. She should have continued to find him maddening, even infuriating. NOT enthralling."-Laura Frantz, The Rose and the Thistle
"You are still my English rose," he said, laying their clothing over a chairback. "While I remain your Scottish thistle." -Laura Frantz, the Rose and the Thistle 2023"-Laura Frantz, The Rose and the Thistle
"Perhaps I should apply my scholarship to your speech, milord. Labor over a dictionary of your peculiar language. 'Tis a great garble of words and growls, at least to my Northumbrian ears."-Laura Frantz, The Rose and the Thistle
2. The Metropolitan Affair (On Central Park, #1)
By: Jocelyn Green
3.84
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she'd accompany him on one of his Egypti… read more
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- romance
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- christian
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
3. All the Lost Places
By: Amanda Dykes
4.11
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
De vondeling van Venetië van Amanda Dykes is een hartverwarmende historische roman over een man die… read more
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- christian
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- historical fiction
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"The hundreds of bridges in Venice, they are not the only bridges here. … The artisans are living bridges."-Amanda Dykes, All the Lost Places
"And understanding, I had learned, came more often through listening than only by seeing and drawing conclusions."-Amanda Dykes, All the Lost Places
"This is a tapestry of every sunset and sunrise …It reminds me that if the sun comes up, the day has beautiful purpose. For God made it so, yes?"-Amanda Dykes, All the Lost Places
"Friendship, he began to see, was something of a miracle. Built in the smallest of stitches, like Valentina’s lace. Each stitch a word, a look, the offering of a hand to help on unsteady ground. Small…"-Amanda Dykes, All the Lost Places
4. Scenes of the Crime
By: Jilly Gagnon
3.02
Format: 379 pages, Paperback
An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friend's disappearance by recreating their fateful fin… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
- audiobook
"I know how to tell the better story."-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime
"Something can be stunning and still be really fucking dangerous."-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime
"We were all really here because of our secrets. And I, for one, needed to make sure mine were truly safe..."-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime
5. The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater
By: Jaime Jo Wright
4.28
Format: 379 pages, Paperback
Barlowe Theater stole the life of Greta Mercy's brother during its construction. Now in 1915, the c… read more
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- romance
- gothic
- christian fiction
- christian
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- historical fiction
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6. The Divine Proverb of Streusel
By: Sara Brunsvold
4.29
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
Shaken by her parents' divorce and discouraged by the growing chasm between herself and her serious… read more
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- christian fiction
- christian
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- historical fiction
- audiobook
7. The Weight of Air
By: Kimberly Duffy
4.02
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In 1911, Mabel MacGinnis is Europe's strongest woman and has performed beside her father in the Man… read more
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- romance
- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
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- historical fiction
"She'd tried so hard to be good. To be quiet and obedient and not a nuisance. But her trying never seemed to accomplish much of anything."-Kimberly Duffy, The Weight of Air
8. A Beautiful Disguise (The Imposters, #1)
By: Roseanna M. White
4.26
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Left with an estate on the brink of bankruptcy after their father's death, Lady Marigold Fairfax an… read more
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- romance
- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
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- historical fiction
- mystery
"I think the truth always changes us. I think it always should."-Roseanna M. White, A Beautiful Disguise (The Imposters, #1)
"The truth isn't always pretty. But I like to think it's always beautiful."-Roseanna M. White, A Beautiful Disguise (The Imposters, #1)
"The truth isn’t always pretty. But I like to think it’s always beautiful."-Roseanna M. White, A Beautiful Disguise (The Imposters, #1)
"How very boring he'd painted his faceless future spouse. No wonder he'd never been inspired to search for her."-Roseanna M. White, A Beautiful Disguise (The Imposters, #1)
9. The Vanishing at Castle Moreau
By: Jaime Jo Wright
4.18
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In 1865, orphaned Daisy Francois takes a position as housemaid at a midwestern Wisconsin castle and… read more
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- romance
- gothic
- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
"A woman is a powerful creature, Daisy François. Do not underestimate the power you wield."-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau
"I’m sorry. . . . For whatever happened to you to steal the life from your eyes. To make you so afraid."-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau
"Death had avoided her, while life itself had extended a hand and insisted there was purpose. There was refuge."-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau
"You realize that if you aren’t an ambassador for your own feelings and thoughts, then no one else shall be either?"-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau
10. The Diamond of London
By: Andrea Penrose
3.70
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Born into an illustrious family of swashbuckling war heroes and brilliant political leaders, Lady H… read more
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- romance
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
11. The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale
By: Virginia Kantra
3.73
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A woman learns to follow her own road in this heartwarming novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz by Ne… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- audiobook
12. A Noble Scheme (The Imposters, #2)
By: Roseanna M. White
4.42
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Gemma Parks is known throughout high society as G. M. Parker, a columnist renowned for her commenta… read more
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- romance
- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
"Perhaps she didn't need her own forgiveness. Perhaps she could rely on His."-Roseanna M. White, A Noble Scheme (The Imposters, #2)
"Once upon a time, he’d have leaned in for a kiss, and she’d have counted it a victory to have distracted him for even a moment."-Roseanna M. White, A Noble Scheme (The Imposters, #2)
"It wasn't the same, their mourning. The grief of a mother and the grief of a father - they weren't the same. But sharing them made them a little bit easier to bear."-Roseanna M. White, A Noble Scheme (The Imposters, #2)
"But the thought of not forgiving him, of drifting away until she'd scarcely recognize him on the street, of living the rest of her life alone... that terrified her even more, lit an even deeper flame…"-Roseanna M. White, A Noble Scheme (The Imposters, #2)
13. Famous for a Living
By: Melissa Ferguson
3.51
Format: 309 pages, Paperback
She's Insta-famous. He uses a flip phone. When her business partner is accused of serious financ… read more
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- romance
- christian fiction
- fiction
- audiobook
14. The Seamstress of Acadie
By: Laura Frantz
4.41
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
As 1754 is drawing to a close, tensions between the French and the British on Canada's Acadian shor… read more
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- christian fiction
- christian
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- fiction
- historical fiction
15. Night Falls on Predicament Avenue
By: Jaime Jo Wright
4.26
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
In 1910, Effie James is living a dream for two. Her younger sister is harboring a secret that has l… read more
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- romance
- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
"Effie couldn't disregard the awful sight of the blood that cursed this room with its stains. Stains that someone had taken the time to hid by rearranging the furniture."-Jaime Jo Wright, Night Falls on Predicament Avenue
"We're afraid of death in part because we're afraid of the grief that follows. Death is momentary, but grief is what's left behind. The remnants of every memory, every moment, every emotion. Grief is …"-Jaime Jo Wright, Night Falls on Predicament Avenue
"I can hear the darkness. It is like a breeze on a frigid winter's night that rattles the leafless branches. It is like the cold that travels through your open mouth and down your throat, a frozen kis…"-Jaime Jo Wright, Night Falls on Predicament Avenue
16. Her Sister's Death
By: K.L. Murphy
4.09
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
She wanted the truth. She should have known better. When her sister is found dead in a Baltimore… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
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17. The Premonition at Withers Farm
By: Jaime Jo Wright
4.29
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In 1910 Michigan, Perliett VanHilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor, G… read more
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- christian fiction
- christian
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
"Empathy. Empathy was the emotion that warred with the brutality of death."-Jaime Jo Wright, The Premonition at Withers Farm
"Living was sometimes far more terrifying than staring death in the face and accepting one’s fate."-Jaime Jo Wright, The Premonition at Withers Farm
"But this time—for the first time in a long time—the not-saying-anything said absolutely everything."-Jaime Jo Wright, The Premonition at Withers Farm
"Whether coming from a fellow mourner or God himself, words were hardly comforting when the heart had shattered into a thousand pieces."-Jaime Jo Wright, The Premonition at Withers Farm
18. The Maid of Ballymacool
By: Jennifer Deibel
4.15
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Brianna Kelly was abandoned at Ballymacool House and Boarding School as an infant. She has worked t… read more
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- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
"Ya were meant for greatness in this world, a stoir. Even if yer station never changes."-Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool
"You're a daughter of the Creator of the universe. Ya have a purpose far grander than you could ever imagine."-Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool
"Child, there's more to yer story than ye could ever know. And there's things the good Laird has for ye to do that no one else can."-Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool
"Micheal studied the woman's face. She was beautiful, aye, but there was something about her, something he couldn't place, that absolutely captivated him."-Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool
19. Our Vengeful Souls
By: Kristi McManus
3.90
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When magical mermaid Sereia saves her little sister and overshadows brother and rightful heir, Trit… read more
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- fiction
- audiobook
20. The Lost Melody
By: Joanna Davidson Politano
4.02
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
"Darkly premised and brilliantly presented. The Lost Melody serves a pitch-perfect blend of history… read more
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- romance
- gothic
- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
- victorian
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
"There is no such thing as hopeless cases. Only those who have lost hope."-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody
"When it came to darkness, you could succumb and let it consume you…or you could invade it with light of your own."-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody
"For all the locking up he’d done, all the patients he’d managed to control with cells and restraints, there was one thing those walls could not contain. Light."-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody
"One cannot help staring at the light, eh? Especially when he’s been cowering in the shadows for so long…. Perhaps it’s time you quit choosing the darkness – quit lingering there. Whatever you believe…"-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody
21. What Remains
By: Wendy Walker
3.57
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
She saved his life. Now he‘ll never let her go. Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. … read more
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- mystery
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22. An Inconvenient Wife
By: Karen E. Olson
3.53
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This astonishing crime novel—inspired by the Tudor era—takes the reader into the world of Kate Park… read more
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- mystery
- audiobook
- fiction
- historical fiction
23. Love of My Lives
By: Yamile Saied Méndez
3.07
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
Who hasn’t fantasized about finding a soulmate? In acclaimed author Yamile Saied Mendez’s charmingl… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- audiobook
24. 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI)
By: Jessica Booth
3.88
Format: 378 pages, Paperback
You are never alone when lost in the magic of a book. 12 short stories comprise the Once Upon a … read more
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25. The Secrets of Emberwild
By: Stephenia H. McGee
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A gifted trainer in a time women are not allowed to race, Nora Fenton prefers horses to men. They'r… read more
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- romance
- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
26. 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume 5)
By: K.R. Wieland
3.70
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Our Advent Calendar recipients will receive a novella of about 200 pages featuring 12 short stories… read more
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- fiction
27. Under the Tamarind Tree
By: Nigar Alam
3.74
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
Longlisted for the Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize A compellingly heartbreaking debut no… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
28. Born of Gilded Mountains
By: Amanda Dykes
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
When newcomer Mercy Windsor arrives in Mercy Peak in 1948 after a scandal shatters her gilded world… read more
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- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
"Spatts is strong. - Rusty"-Amanda Dykes, Born of Gilded Mountains
"I sometimes think, when our dreams seem impossible to us, perhaps we just haven't seen yet how God will chase after our hearts with those very dreams, in the unlikeliest ways."-Amanda Dykes, Born of Gilded Mountains
"Sunsets here were more an experience than a sight. They marked the soul. Pierced it, rearranged things with all that shifting color and light, and sealed it up again, a little more whole than it was …"-Amanda Dykes, Born of Gilded Mountains
"On a stage of earth, beneath a canopy of stars, with a score of scattered laughter, Mercy watched a story unfold more enchanting than any the Dream Factory of Hollywood could have produced. Even the …"-Amanda Dykes, Born of Gilded Mountains
29. Never Name the Dead
By: D.M. Rowell
3.44
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Old grudges, tribal traditions, and outside influences collide for a Kiowa woman as forces threaten… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
- audiobook
30. The Christmas Witch (The Amberlight Valley Series)
By: Dalea Faulkner
2.59
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
If the only way to save your home town, was to partner with your middle school nemesis... would you… read more
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31. A Matter of Honor
By: Laura Frantz
4.49
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
Orin Hume from The Rose and the Thistle comes of age in A Matter of Honor and ventures beyond Scotl… read more
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- romance
- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
- historical fiction
