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Author Patricia Raybon’s World War II historical, The Sedalia Code, combines a love story with a code-cracking mystery, while also addressing issues that Black Americans dealt with at the time.

At a prestigious Black finishing school in North Carolina, math teacher Laurette Lowe is asked to look at a cryptic …

Fall is the perfect time to cozy up on cool nights with a book and a hot beverage. You might want a mystery to solve or a historical to immerse yourself in, but why choose when we have four historical mysteries that combine the best of both!

Author Patricia Raybon …

Recently, we invited historical romance authors to spend an hour with us, talking with each other and responding to your reader questions. Tamera Alexander, Jenelle Hovde, Christine Hill Suntz, and Roseanna M. White were so gracious with their time and their expertise during the event!

We received so many wonderful …

In the Southern historical novel The Dogwood Gospel, author Cindy Morgan tells the story of teenaged Charlie. When Charlie runs away from the constricting couple raising her as her own, she works as a trick-horse rider at the Southland Carnival. There, she creates her own version of family among …

As we develop from children into adults, the teenage years often play a significant role in our lives. Our horizons expand, we make and break friendships, we often have our first romances; in short, we discover who we really are.

The same can be said for the main characters in …

In the historical novel Every Given Day, Cathy Gohlke explores how the Spanish flu epidemic and a diabetes diagnosis would have affected the lives of everyday people in 1918.

This novel started with a personal connection to Cathy’s family, which led her down the path of research where she …

Medical dramas have captivated TV audiences for years, with shows like ER, Grey’s Anatomy, General Hospital, and The Pitt. Those TV shows take viewers inside hospital settings and showcase the inner workings of the medical field very few actually get to experience.

In these medical intrigue …

In These Hills is set in Lynchburg, Tennessee, home of Jack Daniel’s Distillery and Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House. But it’s also the home of author Tamera Alexander’s ancestors.

While the story of Josephine isn’t based on the life of a person in Tamera’s family, her familiarity with Lynchburg and …

The best historical fiction makes readers feel like they’re living in the past and experiencing the world as it was. The stories can take readers to iconic locations to give a glimpse into what life would have been like in those places.

From ancient Rome and Jerusalem to places like …

With giant mountains, dry deserts, and long rivers, the American West has captivated readers for generations.

These novels set in the West will captivate your imagination as well. Whether you’re looking for historical novels or contemporary stories, you’ll find the perfect fit to transport you to the land of big …