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The First Christmas of the War
$0.00SPECIAL PEARL HARBOR 75TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH ALL-NEW BONUS MATERIAL.‘ Twas the week of Christmas,
Nineteen forty-one;
The season’s joy overshadowed
by the war just begun.The Great Depression years finally behind them, the entire Coleman family of Pittsburgh has been looking forward to this Christmas for almost the entire year. For the first time in more than a decade, Gerald and Irene Coleman have tucked away enough extra money to make up for all the lean years of disappointingly modest Christmas gifts for their children. But December 7, 1941 has changed everything, and for the past two weeks the entire family has followed with despair the Japanese advances all over the Pacific as well as America finally being dragged into the two-year old European war. Though a few glimmers of hope can be found amidst the ominous war news, both parents fear not only for the country’s fate as this new war begins but also, more personally, for the fate of their sons who will likely soon be joining the fighting in one war theater or another.
Still, despite the sense of dread hanging over almost every aspect of the family’s daily affairs, Irene Coleman is determined that if indeed this will be the last Christmas that the family spends together––at least until after the war, or perhaps even forever––then she will do everything in her power to make Christmas, 1941, the first Christmas of the war, a happy one for her children and her entire family.
Come spend the week leading up to Christmas, 1941 with the Coleman family including:
Jonathan––The eldest son at nineteen, Jonathan fatalistically realizes the inevitability of his military days arriving very soon, whether he succumbs to the pressure to enlist or if he waits until he is drafted. But Jonathan has other problems on his mind as well. His long-time girlfriend Francine Donner, whom only days from now he plans to ask to marry him, broke a date with him this past weekend to go out with one of Jonathan’s best friends from high school (and one of her own former boyfriends), because he is headed off to boot camp right after Christmas. Jonathan has ominous feelings about this turn of events…and he’s right.
Charlene––The third child in the family and the oldest daughter, Charlene has just become secretly engaged at the age of sixteen to her boyfriend who is soon headed to boot camp. She shares the news of her engagement with her cousin Lorraine Walker, but Lorraine quickly breaks her promise to keep the news secret. When Irene Coleman learns of her daughter’s engagement and the circumstances surrounding it, she has yet another problem to confront.
Irene––In many ways, the backbone of the family…the classic 1930s-1940s matriarch who runs her household her way, no questions asked. Like her husband, Irene is mortified by the ominous war news and does her best to occupy the hours of her day with an endless string of tasks and chores, trying to keep her mind off her own fears for her sons’ safety.
…and the others.
December 20-26, 1941:
The First Christmas of the WarAlso available this holiday season: the next tales in the Coleman Family Saga – THANKSGIVING, 1942 and THE FIRST CHRISTMAS AFTER THE WAR.
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Finding Her Way: Western Romance on the Frontier Book #1 (Wildflowers)
$0.00In 1848, women can expect a few bumps along the Oregon Trail. Corinne Temple, age seventeen, has a few ridiculous challenges to face outside the river crossings, snakes, Indians, accidental gunshots and finding enough privacy to be clean along the grimy trail. When Corinne’s marriage of convenience gets less convenient she turns to some new friends in the wagon train who help her see the hope for the future. They teach her to take the time to dance and celebrate the small victories, to have faith and determination through the hardest things a person can face. Corinne’s journey takes her from the cobblestone streets of fashionable Boston to the rugged mountains of the west, across rivers and deserts, from sea to shining sea. A faithful heart gets this young woman through the hardest days on the trail, her skills and resolve show her and others how a woman can rise from circumstances and survive. Join her as she discovers her own strength and resilience in…Finding Her Way* * * * * Previously released as Seeing The Elephant, revised, rewritten and professionally edited.
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Kissing the Captain: A Roses of Ridgeway Historical Romance (The Roses of Ridgeway Book 1)
$0.00An Amazon Bestselling Title in Historical Fiction
Kissing the Captain: A Roses of Ridgeway Historical Romance
© by Kianna AlexanderHistorical Romance Interracial
Victorian Historical Romance American
Kindle Short Reads 90 minutesHeat Level: Sweet (love scenes take place off page, behind closed doors)
Setting/Time Period: Victorian America- California, US, 1879
-Explore love, life, and the challenges of a bygone era.-
Ridgeway, California: A fictional, mixed race settlement founded by abolitionists in 1853, after the madness of the California gold rush died down. Located near present-day Oakland, California, the town is home to a little less than 500 citizens. In Ridgeway, everybody knows everybody else- which can be a good thing- or a bad thing.
The Roses of Ridgeway: The feisty, determined female citizens of the settlement. They are intelligent, loving, and know their own minds- but they are far from perfect.
From Heartbreak to New Beginnings
In 1879, near the small northern California town of Ridgeway, Lilly Warren is a young woman who has recently lost her father. There is little time for mourning, though, as the responsibility of running the twenty-six acre farm now belongs to her. To make matters even more complex, her father has deeded the house and the land to her in his will with an interesting condition: that she share the land with a person she’s never met, or forfeit ownership.
Leaving the Sea Behind for a New Love
Ricardo Benigno is a Spanish captain of the Anna Juanita, a shipping vessel bringing spices and oils to the shores of California. Seeking out the farm of his old friend Leonard Warren, he discovers that the older man has passed away. To his surprise, Ricardo has also been willed joint ownership of Warren land, as long as he shares it with Lilly, Warren’s only child.
Will There be Romance, or Rebellion?
The attraction between them is instant, and they both agree that marriage is the only acceptable way they can share the land. But can two people from such different worlds learn to love each other, or will Lilly’s heart be broken if she dares to kiss the captain?
You will instantly be swept away into a rich, visual setting and an intensely beautiful love story. Scroll up and get your copy right away!
Roses of Ridgeway Series Chronology
This is book #1 in the Roses of Ridgeway historical romance small town series by Kianna Alexander. Below is the series chronology:
Book 1: Kissing the Captain– Lilly and Ricardo’s story
Book 2: The Preacher’s Paramour– Prudence and Derrick’s story
Book 3: Loving the Lawman– Valerie and Noah’s story
Book 4: A Ridgeway Christmas Visit your favorite couples for the holidays
Book 5: Electing to Love– Gregory and Angel’s story$5.99 -
The Pickwick Papers
$0.00Charles Dickens’ first novel, The Pickwick Papers was first published in 1836.Samuel Pickwick is the founder and perpetual president of the Pickwick Club. He and his fellow Pickwickians travel to the far-flung corners of London in search of adventure – luckily for the gentlemen, amusement and hilarity are never in short supply. Along their way, they encounter plenty of characters – from villains who land them in deep trouble to one woman who sues Pickwick to force him into marriage, providing the Pickwickians with plenty of tales to entertain.
Episode List
This book was initially released in episodes as a Kindle Serial. All episodes are now available for immediate download as a complete book. Learn more about Kindle SerialsEpisode 1: Released on September 6, 2012. 46 pages. Chapters 1 and 2, originally released in March 1836.
Episode 2: Released on September 13, 2012. 51 pages. Chapters 3 – 5, originally released in April 1836.
Episode 3: Released on September 19, 2012. 63 pages. Chapters 6 – 8, originally released in May 1836.
Episode 4: Released on September 26, 2012. 63 pages. Chapters 9 – 11, originally released in June 1836.
Episode 5: Released on October 3, 2012. 64 pages. Chapters 12 – 14, originally released in July 1836.
Episode 6: Released on October 10, 2012. 63 pages. Chapters 15 – 17, originally released in August 1836.
Episode 7: Released on October 17, 2012. 61 pages. Chapters 18 – 20, originally released in September 1836.
Episode 8: Released on October 24, 2012. 66 pages. Chapters 21 – 23, originally released in October 1836.
Episode 9: Released on October 31, 2012. 60 pages. Chapters 24 – 26, originally released in November 1836.
Episode 10: Released on November 7, 2012. 50 pages. Chapters 27 and 28, originally released in December 1836.
Episode 11: Released on November 14, 2012. 57 pages. Chapters 29 – 31, originally released in January 1837.
Episode 12: Released on November 21,2012. 46 pages. Chapters 32 and 33, originally released in February 1837.
Episode 13: Released on November 28, 2012. 79 pages. Chapters 34 – 36, originally released in March 1837.
Episode 14: Released on December 5, 2012. 65 pages. Chapters 37 – 39, originally released in April 1837.
Episode 15: Released on December 12, 2012. 62 pages. Chapters 40 – 42, originally released in June 1837.
Episode 16: Released on December 19, 2012. 66 pages. Chapters 43 – 45, originally released in July 1837.
Episode 17: Released on December 27, 2012. 53 pages. Chapters 46 – 48, originally released in August 1837.
Episode 18: Released on January 2, 2013. 79 pages. Chapters 49 – 51, originally released in September 1837.
Episodes 19 & 20: Released on January 9, 2013. 78 pages. Chapters 52 – 57. Originally released together in October 1837Discuss the episodes with other readers in this book’s Customer Discussions Forum on Amazon.com.
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A New Life
$0.00Valeria Allegro was hoping to embark on a life of freedom when she left Italy to travel to Australia for an arranged marriage with Roberto Morandi. The last thing she expected to encounter was harassment by Roberto’s friend and neighbour, Luca Abandonato.Valeria begins to wonder if marrying a virtual stranger at eighteen was a wise decision, especially when her new husband and his family demonstrate greater loyalty to Luca.
Alone in a foreign country and struggling to feel settled and secure, it appears that Valeria must face a dangerous enemy alone unless love can be her salvation.
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The Governess Gambit: a Wild Wynchesters Prequel
$0.00An exciting prequel to THE DUKE HEIST.
Meet the Wild Wynchesters: This fun-loving, caper-committing family of tight-knit siblings can’t help but find love and adventure!
Years ago, Chloe Wynchester and five other uniquely talented orphans were adopted by a wealthy baron with a secret mission: The motley Wynchester family fights for justice from the margins of high society. And the handsome, clever duke Chloe has long admired proves to be her worst enemy…
An unscrupulous boarding school is exploiting orphans in a secret workhouse. Baron Vanderbean plots a daring rescue. When illness befalls him, Chloe must take the reins. But how can a lifelong wallflower lead the charge to save the children?
”I want to be a Wynchester!”
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Last Wish
$0.00Who’s trapped in her head now?Emergency physician Linh Davies is cursed with the ability to possess the soul of someone who dies when she’s touching them. Each new soul arrives with a story and a last wish. If she can grant their wish, they’ll move on and leave her be. But that isn’t always possible and her head is getting crowded….
Follow Linh as she struggles to decide what’s more important–her life and the lives of those around her, or her oath as a physician to do no harm.
If you like supernatural thrillers with plenty of suspense, you’ll love Last Wish!
What reviewers are saying:
"One of the best debut novels I’ve read. This author has some serious talent, skill, and quite the imagination."
"Wow! Great thriller that snags you from the start and drags you kicking and screaming the whole way."
"This is not your usual possession plot. This author has quite an imagination and is very creative in his plot development."
"I absolutely loved this book!! Had so many twists and turns you just don’t see coming. I read it straight through because I couldn’t put it down, I had to know what happened next!"
"I really enjoyed this book. I think this is one of the first truly original storylines I’ve read in a long time!"
"A fast read with a unique and interesting premise."
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The Colors of Cold: a New Story from the Age of Ice
$0.00A stunning new ebook original story by J. M. SidorovaIncludes an exclusive excerpt of Sidorova’s acclaimed debut novel, The Age of Ice.
Speculative fiction icon John Crowley calls J. M. Sidorova’s The Age of Ice “marvelous.” Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club, hails it as “everything you could want in a novel.” Now, in this special ebook-only story, Sidorova returns to the world of The Age of Ice—her captivating blend of fiction, history, and fantasy—offering a mesmerizing new tale of the power of cold.
In April 1814, just days after Napoléon’s defeat by the coalition of the European powers, Prince Alexander Velitzyn, the hero of The Age of Ice, is drifting around Paris, coming to grips with the brutality of the war and his role in it. Unbeknownst to him, Alexander strolls through the same passageways as another human being just like him.
Hidden behind costume and makeup, twenty-two-year-old Cherie performs a daily show in the Palais-Royal, a noble palace where shopkeepers and showgirls have set up all manner of risqué commerce—boutiques, gambling rooms, and pubs designed to satiate every desire of the senses. Cherie, though, is an unusual act. Her feat relies on physics, not trickery.
She is a young woman making do with the fate she’s been dealt—not just the terror of revolution, but her own, crippling coldness. Then, one evening, a wounded young soldier named Julien comes to her room, and what happens threatens to upend Cherie’s notion of the world and herself.
The Colors of Cold is a beautifully imagined glimpse into two lives trapped by frost—metaphorical and literal—set amid one of the most stirring moments in the history of Paris.
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Guardians of Medieval Wales
$0.00Time travel, mystery, magic, legend … four couples find adventure and timeless love in this collection of series starters set in medieval Wales!Daughter of Time: Time travel to medieval Wales … A medieval man with an uncertain destiny, Llywelyn, the Prince of Wales, faces treachery and deceit at the hands of friends and foes alike …
A modern woman with a troubled past, Meg’s life is in tatters when she slips through time and into medieval Wales …
Only by working together can Meg and Llywelyn navigate the shifting allegiances that threaten the very existence of Wales–and create their own history that defies the laws of time.
Cold My Heart: Love. Magic. Faith. By the autumn of 537 AD, all who are loyal to King Arthur have retreated to a small parcel of land in north Wales. They are surrounded on all sides, heavily outnumbered, and facing near certain defeat.
But Myrddin and Nell, two of the king’s companions, have a secret that neither has ever been able to face: each has seen that on a cold and snowy day in December, Saxon soldiers sent by Modred will ambush and kill King Arthur.
And together, they must decide what they are willing to do, and to sacrifice, to avert that fate.
The Good Knight: Join Gareth & Gwen in their first mystery together …
Five years after Gareth walked away from Gwen in disgrace, she encounters him in the aftermath of an ambush, standing over the body of a murdered king. Although it isn’t exactly the reunion Gwen had dreamed of, she and Gareth join forces against the treachery and intrigue rife within the court of Gwynedd.
And once blame for the murder falls on Gareth himself, Gwen must continue her search for the truth alone, finding unlikely allies in foreign lands, and ultimately uncovering a conspiracy that will shake the foundations of Wales.
The Last Pendragon: Rhiann knows that demons walk the night. She has been taught to fear them. But from the moment Cade is dragged before her father’s throne, beaten and having lost all of his men to her father’s treachery, he stirs something inside her that she has never felt before. When Cade is revealed to be not only Arthur’s heir but touched by the sidhe, Rhiann must choose between the life she left behind and the one before her–and how much she is willing to risk to follow her heart.
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The Consorts
$0.0018th century China. Lady Qing has spent the past seven years languishing inside the high red walls of the Forbidden City. Classed as an Honoured Lady, a lowly ranked concubine, Qing is neglected by the Emperor, passed over for more ambitious women. But when a new concubine, Lady Ying, arrives, Qing’s world is turned upside down. As the highest position at court becomes available and every woman fights for status, Qing finds love for the first time in her life… if Lady Ula Nara, the most ambitious woman at court, will allow her a taste of happiness.
If you loved Memoirs of a Geisha and enjoy books by Anchee Min, Lisa See and Pearl S. Buck, then the Forbidden City series is for you. Based on real women in 18th century China who became concubines to emperors of the Qing dynasty and spent their lives in the Forbidden City, this is historical fiction at its most intriguing, gripping and romantic.
I had trouble reviewing this, because I was desperately looking for something I could nitpick on. I didn’t find it. It is well researched. It is beautifully written. It stands out because it is the story of courtly games from (the viewpoint of) those who are the victim of them: the pieces, not the power players, and it makes those pieces all too human. A beautifully told and excellently researched tale of relationships and romance in the 18th-century Chinese court. Flawless… BookAngel
Five star reviews from Amazon readers
An enchanting love story but so much more.
Beautifully written and wonderfully descriptive.
Instantly and seamlessly transported me to a foreign land, century, and culture.
A lovely story about love.
I was not able to put it down, finishing two hours later.
A delight!
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About author Melissa Addey
You can read about me and my books (and get a free novella) on my website, MelissaAddey.com. I mainly write historical fiction, focusing on the Forbidden City in China’s 18th century (now complete) and Morocco in the 11th century (completing soon). Next up, Ancient Rome! I’m in the final year of my Creative Writing PhD and was the 2016 Leverhulme Trust Writer in Residence at the British Library. In 2019 I won the Page to Podcast competition as well as the Novel London award.$6.15 -
My Sweetheart: Historical & Contemporary Wwii Romance
$0.00You have to know the past to understand the present.
It’s 1942 and war is raging in Europe and slowly, London is coming undone at the seams. Life as Claire knew it is falling apart all around her. But she’s determined to live a full life, to flirt and have fun as if nothing is wrong.
And then she meets Thomas, the handsome American soldier, and with him comes the thrill of secrecy and a whirlwind love that sucks her in. She will wait for him forever, if that’s what it takes.
Amelia just started a job at an antique shop at a small town and she love everything that screams nostalgia at her. This is what she escaped the big city for. The slow pace, the taste of a world long gone.
She finds a letter, written by a woman in love a long time ago, and she needs to know how their story ended.
In her attempt to find out what happened, she meets Dane, and a love story of her own unfolds.
War Torn Letters Series
My Sweetheart
My Darling
My BelovedWar Torn Letters is a series with two stories in one. The WWII love story of the past and the contemporary present day romance. It’s a beautiful military romance that shows us the past can damage and time can heal, but we never know what the future holds.
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Wartime Christmas Tales: a Wwii Flash Fiction Anthology
$0.00Fourteen wartime Christmas tales for you to enjoy this holiday season. This collection of short stories is our gift to bring you something positive and joyful with which to end the year.Soldiers stumbling upon mercy and miracles; children sharing gifts of friendship and love; Romance finding its way into lonely, war-weary hearts; resistance fighters, spies, families on the home front—all bringing their own ray of hope in the darkest of time.
For this holiday season, we offer you this collection of short stories to lift your spirit, and to remember a time when love and the strength of human spirit prevailed.
We hope you will enjoy stepping back into the wartime Christmases in these stories with us.
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Le Rival Du Roi – Tome Ii De La Marquise De Pompadour
$0.00Ce livre est une oeuvre du domaine public éditée au format numérique par Ebooks libres et gratuits. L’achat de l’édition Kindle inclut le téléchargement via un réseau sans fil sur votre liseuse et vos applications de lecture Kindle.$16.78 -
La Marquise De Pompadour – Tome I
$0.00Ce livre est une oeuvre du domaine public éditée au format numérique par Ebooks libres et gratuits. L’achat de l’édition Kindle inclut le téléchargement via un réseau sans fil sur votre liseuse et vos applications de lecture Kindle.$17.91 -
Was I Right?: Abridged Edition
$0.00May Lindsay and her young stepsister Maggie are left penniless and homeless when their father the local doctor dies. Maggie can go to live with her three maiden aunts, but May at the age of nineteen is faced with a choice. Should she take the position of companion to a girl she doesn’t know, who lives some distance away, or accept a proposal of marriage from the man who has been her friend since they were small children?May Lindsay makes her decision, but it is not long before she wonders if she has done the right thing.
This is a story of life in Victorian England as May, who has led a sheltered life, is pushed out into a much bigger world than she has previously known. She soon encounters titled families, and is taken on a tour of the Holy Land which occupies much of the story.
Two men seem to be a big disappointment to May Lindsay. Will her Christian faith hold strong in these troubles? Was she right in the decision she made before leaving home?
Chris Wright is the author of over thirty books, starting with young fiction for an English Christian publisher in 1966. He has written both fiction and non-fiction, mostly with a Christian theme, for a variety of publishers. Chris is married with three grownup children, and lives in the West Country of England where he is a home group leader with his local church.
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Savage Hearts: a Dark Fantasy Romance
$0.00Adelita Corazón knows her secret ability can’t remain hidden forever, but when a rebel faction hunts her down, everything she thought she could handle goes up in flames.When three men from a warrior tribe collide with her attackers, it’s all Adelita can do to hold on to her secret, and what’s left of her heart. There are many things the warriors are known for, but kindness isn’t one of them. Yet the longer they travel together, the more Adelita realizes there’s more to them than muscle and magic… and more to her than her secret.
When her abilities come to light, Adelita isn’t sure if the guys can offer a safe place to hide, or if the trouble they bring might be worse than a life without their protection. Though she knows she has to leave them, her heart tells her to stay…
…Even if it means certain death.
If you like Veronica Roth, Bella Forrest, and first kisses with a bit of sweetness and scandal, you’ll love this urban fantasy romance series with a dystopian edge. The series is based in Hispanic folklore, with an entirely Hispanic cast of characters.
One-Click this paranormal romance series written by USA Today Bestselling Author Mary E. Twomey today!
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Betrayal: Historical Stories
$0.00"Loyalty breaks as easily as a silken thread."
Misplaced trust, power hunger, emotional blackmail, and greed haunt twelve characters from post-Roman Britain to the present day. And betrayal by family, lover, comrade can be even more devastating.
Read twelve tales by twelve accomplished writers who explore these historical yet timeless challenges.
AD455—Roman leader Ambrosius is caught in a whirlpool of shifting allegiances
AD940—Alyeva and cleric Dunstan navigate the dangers of the Anglo Saxon court
1185—Knight Stephan fights for comradeship, duty, and honour. But what about love?
1330—The powerful Edmund of Kent enters a tangled web of intrigue
1403—Thomas Percy must decide whether to betray his sovereign or his family
1457—Estelle is invited to the King of Cyprus’s court, but deception awaits
1483—Has Elysabeth made the right decision to bring Prince Edward to London?
1484—Margaret Beaufort contemplates the path to treason
1577—Francis Drake contends with disloyalty at sea
1650—Can James Hart, Royalist highwayman, stop a nemesis destroying his friend?
1718—Pirate Annie Bonny, her lover Calico Jack, and a pirate hunter. Who will win?
1849/present—Carina must discover her ancestor’s betrayer in Italy or face ruin.“I read this anthology from start to finish in a matter of days…. Each story is gripping.”– Discovering Diamonds Reviews
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Wild Women and the Blues: Chapter Sampler
$0.00Special Sneak Peek!
Be among the first to experience Jazz-age Chicago as it comes to vibrant life in Denny S. Bryce’s evocative debut novel that weaves together the stories of a grieving film student in 2015 and an ambitious chorus girl in Chicago’s Black Belt in 1925 as they both come to grips with loss, forgiveness, and the limitations—and surprises—of love.
1925: Chicago is the jazz capital of the world, and the Dreamland Café is the ritziest black-and-tan club in town. Honoree Dalcour is a sharecropper’s daughter, willing to work hard and dance every night on her way to the top. Dreamland offers a path to the good life, socializing with celebrities like Louis Armstrong and filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. But Chicago is also awash in bootleg whiskey, gambling, and gangsters. And a young woman driven by ambition might risk more than she can stand to lose.
2015: Film student Sawyer Hayes arrives at the bedside of 110-year-old Honoree Dalcour, still reeling from a devastating loss that has taken him right to the brink. Sawyer has rested all his hope on this frail but formidable woman, the only living link to the legendary Oscar Micheaux. If he’s right—if she can fill in the blanks in his research, perhaps he can complete his thesis and begin a new chapter in his life. But the links Honoree makes are not ones he’s expecting . . .
Piece by piece, Honoree reveals her past and her secrets, while Sawyer fights tooth and nail to keep his. It’s a story of courage and ambition, hot jazz, and illicit passions. And as past meets present, for Honoree, it’s a final chance to be truly heard and seen before it’s too late. No matter the cost . . .
Advance Praise for Wild Women and the Blues
“An ambitious and stunning debut . . . a sparkling cocktail of evocative detail, world-wise characters and heartfelt prose . . . celebrates the glam, danger, and promise of Chicago during the Jazz Age, giving readers an intricate, multi-generational story.”
—Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling author
“You’re in a master’s hands, leading you through the emotional and sometimes dangerous steps linking present and past in this intricate, bold, unforgettable dance.”
—Susanna Kearsley, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
"Bryce’s atmospheric debut novel catapults readers into the oft-overlooked era of the 1920’s Jazz Age. An intriguing cast of characters and compelling storytelling . . . deftly delivers what historical fiction has been missing."
—Farrah Rochon, USA Today bestselling author$3.99 -
Tin Can Serenade:
$0.00Two homes in the mountains
Snowed in for winter’s keep;
A river in between them,
A rope tight o’er the deep.A mother and her daughter,
A father and his son,
A cottage and a cabin,
A story yet unspunBut time did freeze a tin can
Dangling from that rope
A messenger from days gone by,
Echoing long lost hope.Until a cold November day
Saw decades fall away;
Young hands inscribed a folded scrap,
A missive sent to say…
_________________So begins the plucky correspondence of Timothy and Genevieve, two children about to uncover a story long-buried… one filled with love, with loss, and with hope. An enchanting Christmas story laced with joy, God’s healing hand in the broken places of life weaves through each letter passed over the river in that tin-can strung from the rusted pulley.
Enter into a simpler time in this petite tale, written to be just long enough to tuck into a stolen moment as you rest your feet and quiet your heart in the bustle of a busy season.
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Entertaining Angels: a Christmas Novella
$0.00SOMETIMES, FINDING LOVE IS AS EASY AS KNOWING WHERE YOU LAST HAD IT…Winter, 1660.
Retired from the Army after twenty years of service, Major Thankful Russell’s whole life till now has been made up of war and intelligence. And now in peacetime, he suspects no more war and, on current showing, precious little intelligence.
The idea of spending Christmas surrounded by drunkenness and debauchery at His Majesty’s court is more than he can bear – and so he begs leave, to spend a quiet family Christmas at home.
The problem is, he doesn’t have a family. And nor, with his scarred face and his shyness, does he ever expect to have one.But when an accident of fate returns him to the only place he’s ever called home, it’s down to his old commanding officer’s daughter to teach him that not everyone sets so high a value on the outer wrapping of the most precious gift of all….
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