Heartbreak Trail, by Shirley Kennedy: Passion Blossoms on a Perilous Journey West

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Heartbreak Trail (304 pp, $18.95, ISBN: 978-1-60381-831-5), by Shirley Kennedy, is a fascinating historical romance that unfolds on a wagon train plagued by misfortune.

“A captivating story of perseverance and dedication …. This book is absolutely fantastic and worth the read …. I had no idea how much I would fall in love with it …. a [...]

Cold April: A “Titanic” Love Story

Englishwoman Elizabeth Shallcross has big plans for her future, and they do not include remaining a lowly governess. First she has one last obligation to fulfill; she must accompany a dashing American widower and care for his child on a luxurious voyage to America. Their ship? The Titanic. On this fateful voyage two men vie for her attention. But when the ship hits an iceberg, who will survive? [...]

Light Threads

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Light Threads (373 pp, ISBN: 978-1-60381-800-1)  by Galyn Gardner, is an adventure novel of a totally different sort.  It is a story of healing and energy, of space and time:

“The standard vocabulary is hardly sufficiently descriptive of Galyn’s writing.
True—the words captivating, heartwarming, romantic, suspenseful, gripping are useful to a point. The point being, there’s [...]

Running Dry

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Running Dry is an extraordinary vampire novel.

Ernst Doud is a middle-aged, 154-year-old nonhuman painter.  He is living quietly in Los Angeles when he receives a cryptic message from a lover he last saw in 1913—when he killed him, or so he had always thought.

So begins M. Christian’s debut novel, Running Dry.  It [...]