historical fiction

Svanhild is now one of King Harald?s wives and while her brother, Ragnvald, believes Harald will bring peace to Norway, he also knows success will be his downfall. When an old enemy of Ragnvald kidnaps his niece, he and Svanhild journey to Iceland, which offers a chance for a new life but also unexpected challenges.

When a young girl named Nell is sold to the ringmaster of Jasper Jupiter's Circus of Wonders as a "leopard girl" because of the birthmarks that cover her body, she feels embarrassed and betrayed. But she soon finds a family in the other performers, and her role as the Queen of the Moon and Stars brings fame to the circus. Jasper sees it as a chance to make a name for himself and hopes to attract the attention of the Queen herself. But Jasper soon becomes jealous of Nell's popularity, and one night threatens to end everything they've built.

World War II in Europe rages as librarian spies Ava and Elaine continue working for the Allies: the U.S. military brings Ava to Lisbon to pose as a librarian, but really to gather intelligence for them, while Elaine starts working for the Resistance in occupied France running a printing press the Nazis desperately want to shut down.

As the daughter of the famed blue-skinned, Troublesome Creek packhorse librarian, Honey Lovett has never lived on the right side of the law. But when her mother and father are imprisoned, Honey begins to deliver books to the remote hollers of Appalachia and embarks on a mission for freedom.

As the whispers of revolution in Paris swirl around the port city of Marseille, Gilles Etienne, a clerk at the local soap factory, finds himself caught up in the furor for freedom. He and his friends soon plan to march to Paris to dethrone the monarchy, but everything changes when he meets Marie-Caroline Daubin, the beautiful daughter of the owner of the factory where he works. Marie-Caroline is a royalist, but the two begin to fall for one another even as they are on opposing sides. When Gilles catches Marie-Caroline in a dangerous secret that could cost her and her family their lives, and he starts to question the methods of his friends, the two soon find themselves in grave danger.

Five women's lives showcase the devastation of war and the consequences of their choices when D-Day arrives and they each must face what lies ahead. Mildred Gillars, "Axis Sally," forged a successful radio career as a Nazi propagandist, but now must face her treasonous actions; Theda, an aid worker for the queen, fights against sexism to forge a career for herself, even as she becomes overwhelmed with the number of injured and dead soldiers filling up her hospital; Emilia has used her looks to rise through the ranks of the Nazi regime to survive and now looks to betray them; Adelaide has only ever wanted to be a good mother, but recent estrangement from her daughter and German soldiers overtaking her home test her mettle; and Flora, a French resistance fighter, will do anything within her power to stop those she believes responsible for her parents' disappearance.

Addie Cowherd dreams of becoming a novelist, but the Great Depression forces her to take the only job available to her: delivering books to the impoverished Kentucky hill country of Boone's Hollow. There, the community is deeply suspicious of her and tries to sabotage the library program. She teams up with a college graduate named Emmett Tharp, who has returned home, to keep the library system going and win over the hearts of the community.

"Ever since her older brother disappeared, Jen has been searching for answers. The ruins of Bosco Bay, the theme park where he was last seen, are due to be demolished any day now, but Jen can't let go of the feeling that a clue to her brother's fate still remains there. But Jen's investigation gets complicated when her cousin Allie comes to live with her family for the summer. Allie's mom has tasked her with helping Jen come to terms with her brother's disappearance, but soon Allie comes to believe what Jen does: Jen's brother didn't just run away. And the reclusive theme park designer Mr. Peterson might just know what happened to him"--Provided by publisher.

In 1836 Wisconsin, Catalina's determination to keep her family alive is tested when a bark-covered man abducts her brother, prompting her to delve into a world of strange beasts and tormented spirits as she uncovers the deep-rooted connection between her fate and the Man of Sap.

Set in 1884, nineteen-year-old Inez travels to Egypt after the sudden death of her parents to uncover the truth about their deaths, and as she attempts to unravel the mysteries her parents sought, she becomes a pawn in a larger game that threatens to kill her.