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A hurricane.
West with Giraffes
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · Historical Literary Fiction
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A hurricane. A road trip. Two giraffes who stole America’s heart. In 1938, a young Dust Bowl drifter embarks on a cross-country journey to deliver the first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Inspired by true events, West with Giraffes is a moving historical adventure about love, resilience, and the grace of animals. Don’t miss this unforgettable novel!
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At 105 years old, Woodrow Wilson Nickel is running out of time. But when he learns that giraffes are going extinct, memories of his most extraordinary journey come rushing back—memories he cannot take to his grave.
In 1938, as America claws its way out of the Great Depression, two giraffes miraculously survive a hurricane at sea. Their arrival sparks a cross-country road trip to deliver them to the San Diego Zoo—a 12-day journey filled with danger, unlikely friendships, and unforgettable moments. At the wheel is young, Dust Bowl-hardened Woody, whose life will never be the same.
Inspired by an incredible true story, West with Giraffes is a heartfelt adventure about resilience, love, and the kindness of strangers. A must-read for fans of historical fiction and unforgettable animal tales.
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A man vanishes from a modern train—only to wake in 18th-century France, on the eve of the Revolution.
A Question of Time
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Time Travel
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A man vanishes from a modern train—only to wake in 18th-century France, on the eve of the Revolution. In the present, a detective hunts for someone who doesn’t exist. Can history be rewritten? A gripping time-travel thriller filled with intrigue, suspense, and impossible choices.
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A train enters a tunnel in the French countryside. It emerges moments later—without history professor Johnathan Lambert. He wakes to find himself stranded in 18th-century France, on the eve of the Revolution, with only his modern knowledge to survive.
Meanwhile, Agent Nadeau of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police is assigned to investigate Lambert’s disappearance. But there’s one problem—Johnathan Lambert doesn’t exist. As Nadeau hunts a ghost in the present, Lambert fights for his life in the past, where one wrong move could alter history itself.
Can Lambert stop the Revolution? And if he does, what happens to the world Nadeau knows? A gripping historical thriller where past and future collide—because history is never as unchangeable as it seems.
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A grieving boy and his newborn brother trek across a brutal prehistoric world in search of the gods—seeking to undo death itself.
Logos
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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A grieving boy and his newborn brother trek across a brutal prehistoric world in search of the gods—seeking to undo death itself. But the road is ruthless, and the gods demand sacrifice. Raw, intense, and deeply moving, Logos is a literary thriller unlike any other. Fans of Cormac McCarthy, take note.
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A boy walks alone through a scorched and dying world, his only companion the fragile heartbeat of his newborn brother strapped to his chest. Haunted by the agonizing deaths of his parents, he refuses to accept fate’s cruelty. He sets his sights on the home of the gods—a distant, towering mountain said to hold the secrets of life and death.
But the journey is brutal. The boy must navigate warring tribes, savage landscapes, and the relentless pull of grief. Survival is no guarantee, and the gods do not give answers freely. To reach them, something must be sacrificed.
Blending literary fiction with raw, unrelenting suspense, Logos is an intense and heartbreaking journey through prehistory, where every step forward is a fight against nature, fate, and the abyss itself.
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As the Civil War ignites, Carrie Cromwell’s privileged Southern life unravels.
Storm Clouds Rolling In
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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As the Civil War ignites, Carrie Cromwell’s privileged Southern life unravels. Torn between loyalty to her family and a growing belief in freedom, she finds herself drawn to the courage of the enslaved and the perilous secrets of the Underground Railroad. With her heart and heritage at war, Carrie faces choices that could shatter everything—or lead her to redemption.
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Carrie Cromwell’s charmed life masks a restless heart and an independent mind, both ill-suited to the turmoil brewing in the South. As the Civil War looms, her belief in freedom collides with the entrenched values of her Southern upbringing. Drawn to the secrets of the Underground Railroad and the courage of the enslaved, Carrie faces choices that could shatter her world.
When her defiance threatens her family, friendships, and dreams, Carrie must decide how much she’s willing to risk for justice—and whether her fiery spirit is enough to overcome the darkness engulfing her home. Can she break free from the chains of her heritage, or will the cost prove too high?
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In Nazi-occupied Jersey, sixteen-year-old Marcy joins a resistance movement that unknowingly ties her to her mother’s buried past and a web of betrayals with fellow islander Louisa.
The Women of Jersey Island
Historical Fiction
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In Nazi-occupied Jersey, sixteen-year-old Marcy joins a resistance movement that unknowingly ties her to her mother’s buried past and a web of betrayals with fellow islander Louisa. As their dangerous missions intensify, old secrets threaten to undo them all, leaving loyalty and survival hanging in the balance.
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As German forces invade Jersey in 1940, sixteen-year-old Marcy’s world shatters. With the man she loves missing and her mother, Violet, growing more distant, Marcy joins a quiet resistance alongside Louisa, a determined fellow islander.
But Marcy doesn’t know the truth: Violet and Louisa share a fraught history—one bound by a tangle of secrets, betrayal, and old wounds that run deep. As they face the horrors of occupation, their hidden past complicates every mission, fraying trust and testing loyalty.
With resistance operations growing ever more dangerous, the stakes become brutally clear. If they can’t unite, their secrets may unravel everything—and everyone—they hold dear.
In the grip of war, can they overcome betrayal, or will history repeat itself at the cost of all they’ve fought for?
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Amber Patterson is tired of being invisible.
The Last Mrs. Parrish
Historical Fiction · Psychological Thriller
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Amber Patterson is tired of being invisible. She’s set her sights on Daphne Parrish, a woman with everything Amber desires—wealth, status, and the perfect family. Slowly, Amber worms her way into Daphne’s life, but her own dark past threatens to unravel everything. How far will she go to claim the life she craves?
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Amber Patterson is done being invisible. Tired of watching others live the life she craves, she sets her sights on Daphne Parrish, a socialite with the perfect family, wealth, and status. Amber’s plan? Infiltrate Daphne’s life and steal everything she holds dear. Using Daphne’s kindness, Amber becomes her closest friend, inching closer to the life she deserves.
But as Amber grows closer to the Parrish family, her own buried secrets begin to surface, threatening to unravel her carefully plotted scheme. With everything on the line, Amber must ensure her past stays hidden—or risk losing it all.
In a world of deceit and ambition, who will come out on top?
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Amid the cherry trees of Northern Michigan, Lara’s daughters unravel the tale of her youthful romance with a famous actor.
Tom Lake
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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Amid the cherry trees of Northern Michigan, Lara’s daughters unravel the tale of her youthful romance with a famous actor. As memories of ambition, heartbreak, and fleeting love surface, the past collides with the present, forcing the family to confront truths they never expected. In a season of revelation, each must decide what to hold onto—and what to let go.
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In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters gather at their family’s orchard in Northern Michigan, seeking refuge in uncertain times. As they harvest cherries, they coax their mother into revealing her long-buried romance with Peter Duke, a charismatic actor she once shared the stage with.
Through Lara’s vivid memories of love and ambition at Tom Lake, her daughters uncover truths that challenge their understanding of her and themselves. Each story she tells ignites questions about the choices they’ve made and the futures they want.
As secrets unfold and bonds are tested, Lara’s daughters must grapple with the life-altering impact of her past. What will they do with the truths they uncover—and how will it reshape their family forever?
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This will appeal to readers who enjoy dual-timeline historical fiction, book-centered mysteries, family secrets, and lost love.
The Echo of Old Books
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Romance · Historical Mystery · Historical Romance
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Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer can sense the emotional echoes left behind by a book’s previous owners. When she discovers two unsigned volumes telling opposing sides of a tragic love story, she searches for the people behind them, with a 4.3-star average from more than 133,000 Goodreads ratings. This will appeal to readers who enjoy dual-timeline historical fiction, book-centered mysteries, family secrets, and lost love.
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A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls.
Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books’ previous owners—an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance.
With no trace of how these mysterious books came into the world, Ashlyn is caught up in a decades-old literary mystery, beckoned by two hearts in ruins, whoever they were, wherever they are. Determined to learn the truth behind the doomed lovers’ tale, she reads on, following a trail of broken promises and seemingly unforgivable betrayals. The more Ashlyn learns about Hemi and Belle, the nearer she comes to bringing closure to their love story—and to the unfinished chapters of her own life.
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In the chaos of 1942, Navy Lieutenant Todd Ingram faces the impossible: eluding Japanese naval blockades with a ten-man crew and stopping a cunning Nazi spy.
The Last Lieutenant
Historical Fiction
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In the chaos of 1942, Navy Lieutenant Todd Ingram faces the impossible: eluding Japanese naval blockades with a ten-man crew and stopping a cunning Nazi spy. As war rages and secrets threaten to crumble nations, Todd’s courage is tested on stormy seas and shadowy shores. Survival isn’t the only prize—love and loyalty hang perilously in the balance.
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The year is 1942. As Bataan falls to the Japanese, and the Philippines teeter on the brink, Navy Lieutenant Todd Ingram defies orders—and the odds. Refusing to surrender, he leads his ten-man crew into a harrowing escape under cover of darkness, with 1,900 miles of enemy-infested waters standing between them and survival.
But the open sea is just the beginning. Todd’s mission becomes a deadly race against time when a ruthless Nazi spy threatens to expose secrets that could change the course of the war. With no reinforcements and no chance of rescue, Todd’s courage and cunning are all that stand between victory and disaster.
If he fails, he won’t just lose the war. He’ll lose the woman he loves. Will Todd’s defiance save the day—or seal their fate?
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As a deadly flu decimates humanity, Frankie, with no survival skills, unexpectedly finds strength to survive.
Broken
Sci-Fi · Alternate History · Post-Apocalyptic
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As a deadly flu decimates humanity, Frankie, with no survival skills, unexpectedly finds strength to survive. Yorke, a lone soldier, vows to protect her at all costs. In a world where chaos reigns, they must rebuild—or risk being consumed by the dangers that lurk in every corner of this new reality.
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A deadly flu wipes out 99% of the population, plunging the world into chaos. Frankie, with no survival skills, never expected to live through the apocalypse, but as society crumbles, she finds an unexpected strength to survive.
Yorke, a lone soldier hardened by loss, crosses paths with Frankie. Determined to protect her, he vows that in this lawless new world, they will make the rules. Together, they must navigate a landscape where the living are as dangerous as the flu that destroyed everything.
With their futures now intertwined, Frankie and Yorke face a terrifying question: can they rebuild, or will the dangers of this ruthless world tear them apart?
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In a forgotten Dublin house, Mary Kate Ryan builds a refuge for lost women, finding love and purpose along the way.
The Irish Boarding House
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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In a forgotten Dublin house, Mary Kate Ryan builds a refuge for lost women, finding love and purpose along the way. But a hidden secret about her past threatens to unravel everything she’s worked for. Will Mary Kate’s dream survive the truth?
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Dublin, 1952: A neglected house, a hidden past, and a woman searching for her place in the world. Mary Kate Ryan’s chance inheritance unlocks secrets that could shatter her fragile hope.
Abandoned as a baby, Mary Kate grew up longing for answers and belonging. Now an unexpected windfall from the mother who left her ignites new questions—and old pain.
Drawn to a crumbling house in Merrion Square, Mary Kate sees more than decay. She imagines a haven for women like herself—alone but yearning for connection. With each brick she restores, she builds a refuge for the lost and broken, including a pregnant girl on the run and two orphaned sisters.
But when a mysterious guest reveals a devastating secret about Mary Kate’s mother, the fragile foundation of her new life is threatened. Can she uncover the truth without losing everything?
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During a failed test flight, Lt.
The Sword of Jupiter
Sci-Fi · Alternate History · Space Opera · Time Travel
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During a failed test flight, Lt. Commander Ky is thrown into an alternate ancient past where Rome has fallen and survival hangs by a thread. Stranded with only an AI for guidance, Ky must adapt to a brutal world and decide whether his future knowledge can save a dying civilization. A time-bending sci fi adventure by Travis Starnes.
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An Uncertain Future in a New Past
During the test flight of a prototype faster-than-light craft, Lt. Commander Ky is flung into an ancient past that never existed. Rome has fallen, defeated by the mighty Carthaginian Empire, its survivors chased off the continent and onto what had been the remote province of Britannia. Hounded by the Carthaginians bent on conquering the known world, Rome is on the verge of destruction. Stranded and alone, except for a tactical AI implanted in his head, Ky has lost everything and must find a way to live in a world different than anything he's ever known.
For Ky to survive, he needs a new home. For the Romans to survive, they need a miracle. But can a man from the future work with people so far in his past, or is this match doomed to failure?
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