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The Paper Man is a haunting story gorgeously crafted with subtle themes of identity, nationalism, dislocation, lost love, and the price of fame.”

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“‘Books, she has found, are a way to live a thousand lives—or to find strength in a very long one.’”

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Hair-raising and shocking, the fiery determination to right what is wrong combined with the acts of personal selflessness strengthens this plot into a thrilling read.”

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“A gender-flip version of Faust, and also a haunting love story that will linger.”

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“Beatriz Williams deftly fits together the characters, stories, and themes that the narrative services into a cohesive whole.

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“Charming, clever, sensual, and brimming with comedic situations, To Have and to Hoax is a Regency battle of the sexes that will evoke gentle laughter as it enthralls.”

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“a remarkable debut novel . . . meticulously researched and a sure bestseller.”

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“a big brava! to Sara Donati for giving us this novel. It shows a writer who never stops improving technically while still burning with passion for her subject.

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The Dragon Lady powerfully captures the colonial era in Zimbabwe . . . Lovers of historical fiction won’t be disappointed.”

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“a bit of a different period romance in that it has a very independent and strong female main character”

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His Sinful Touch by Candace Camp is yet another a delightful romp in her Mad Morelands series.

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“a tale of choices made because of love”

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With over a dozen English-language books on the topic in the last decade alone, the ill-fated love story of the 12th century French scholar-monk Peter Abelard and his pupil Heloise continues to fas

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“Simply a triumph.”

“Maybe all this freedom doesn’t make you any happier, after all.”

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Mothering Sunday: A Romance is a keeper.”

“You shall go to the ball!”

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“a man who discovers he has something to live for may have to die to achieve his goal . . .”

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“fearlessness begets victory . . .”

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“What meaning does your finite existence have in the infinite world?”

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“. . . a genuine pleasure to read.”

“Was everyone’s life one thing to society and, at its heart, something else entirely?”

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“Children of Liberty might hold some intrigue for those interested in Alexander’s parentage, but it’s unlikely to hold the attention of most anyone else.”

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“Loretta Chase has created a character so clever, so devious, and so artful that she deceives herself right out of her own story. . . .

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“. . . it would be easy for a writer as talented as Julie Anne Long to set up her story and then cruise through to the inevitable happy-ever-after ending.

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“Olivia is one of the strongest heroines of the year—and readers are sure to delight in her story. . . . the Princess and the Pea aspect is lightly handled.

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