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If you ever wish you had a time machine to travel back in time or witness momentous events in history, check out these novels to be transported to another time and place. These international historicals will place you in counties around the world in time periods both familiar and unique. …

Long summer days are perfect for reading your favorite genre or discovering a new author. We have eight novels releasing this summer, just in time for readers to dive into new adventures or escape into swoon-worthy romances.

Keep scrolling to see which books you should add to your summer reading …

In this guest post from author Cathy Gohlke, Cathy takes us behind the scenes of how she creates heartfelt and purposeful novels.

In her latest novel, This Promised Land, Cathy writes about a woman who has inherited her family’s Christmas tree farm and the aftermath of that inheritance for …

Take a peek behind the scenes at the book cover design process for The Pharisee’s Wife by Janette Oke, a new ancient historical fiction book set in first-century Israel.

In the novel, Mary is a young woman who is sought out by an ambitious Pharisee to become his wife, while …

Join author Michelle Shocklee as she takes us on her journey of discovering where her latest time-slip novel, All We Thought We Knew, would be set and who her main characters would be. 

I’ve been a student of World War II history for a while, mainly because my dad …

Many authors get asked how they research for their novels, especially authors of historical fiction. Hear from Patricia Raybon, author of the Annalee Spain series which is set in 1920s Denver, about how she answers this question from readers.

I’m visiting a book club, and before the meeting ends, I …

Have your passports ready and hold on to your hat with these international thrillers written by skilled authors. These books will take you on a jaunt across the ocean and keep you at the edge of your seat with their suspense, political intrigue, military missions, and more. You won’t even …

As Mother’s Day approaches, we want to honor the profound and complex bond between mothers and daughters. The following novels explore complicated family dynamics between multiple generations of women, whether mother-daughter, grandmother-granddaughter, maternal figures and children in need of mothering, or sisters dealing with different stages of motherhood. Yet, amid …

Author Jamie Ogle’s debut historical fiction book Of Love and Treason retells the story of Saint Valentine, a man who defies the Roman emperor and becomes both a hero and the most wanted man in the empire. In this Q & A with Jamie, she talks about her inspiration for …

Cue the falling snow and plug in those sparkling lights. Christmas season is here! As your calendar fills up with gatherings and shopping, finding the perfect little something for people in your life rises to the top of the list.

These tiny books, packed with big and meaningful stories, make …