Historical Fiction:
The Glamourist Series 1800’s history with magic woven in.
From this Moment is a book a 1800’s Masachusetts book with some mystery thrown in.
The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter is a book rich in English and Irish history and astronomy.
The Hatmaker’s Heart
The Hatmaker’s Heart is a quick read about 20’s style fashion and life.
The All Souls Trilogy is an excellent series about witches, vampires, and Shakespeare history.
The Golem and the Jinni is a great tale about immigrant life at the turn of the century, combining that with Middle East mythology.
The Fourth Flag is a great book about the resistance movement during WW2.
The Magician’s Lie is an interesting read about a traveling magic act with a murder mystery woven within.
Another excellent WW2 book about the poorer side of German life during that time.
The Silver Witch has lots of insights into a witch’s life during Celtic times that flashes between Celtic and modern times.
The Book of Speculation has interesting tales of life of a 1800’s traveling circus that also flashes between the circus and modern life as well a little bit of mystery.
Pride and Prometheus is an excellent mix of Jane Austin era life with Mary Shelly’s gothic horror.
A Year of Wonder is a sad story about the Black Plague, but still an interesting story of life in that time.
The Underground River is a slow and steady read about the Underground Railroad.
Flight of the Sparrow is a story about the Puritan life versus the Indian way of life in the early American Colonies.
The story of Dinah, Jacob’s only daughter from bible times.
Learn about the building of the Library of Congress and a mysterious sunken ship.
Join the search for lost Roman legion in England.
1917 horse trainer in Eastern Oregon.
Morgana is a young woman in a small Welsh town trying to find her place.
1950’s story of love, loss, redemption, and forgiveness.
The classic tale behind the Broadway musical and movie.
1930’s Eastern Oregon ranch hand learns about the making of Hollywood westerns.
A series about a Beduian girl turned outcast turned leader during the time of Jesus.
A colonial America book about the first Native American Harvard graduate.
An 1850’s Appalachian Mountain town driven by Welsh tradition is surrounded by mystery.
Lydia Pallas is a translator asked to help translate documents to help bring down the opiate trade in Boston.
A sappy romance during the California gold rush.
A tale of history through the eyes of an immortal.
A deal between the US government and the Cherokee Native Americans and the lives it effects.
A young lady in the late 1800’s studies forensic science and solves murder mysteries.
Augustine Knox must find documents about an important person in early Christianity.
Sophie must save a historical house from destruction.
Elizabeth must save her friend from the dark Gideon.
A good final book in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series.
Mary Seymour works as a lady-in-waiting for Queen Elizabeth.
Isabelle is a hotel owner during the California Gold Rush.
Julia tries to get back into the first medical school for women.
A tale of survival, hope, and love during the Holocaust.
Sierra finds the journal of an ancestor who travelled the Oregon Trail
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A vampire’s story about the American and French Revolutions
A biblical historical fiction following the years after Christ’s death and resurrection.
Yeshua and Shi’mon navigate through Roman occupied Israel.
Yohl Ik’nal learns what it takes to be a Maya queen.
Stephan and Roth are from opposite sides of WW2 and are tracking down the same stolen artifact.
Mysteries and Thrillers:
The Coffee and Hill series is a good deceptive style mystery.
Monster is a great thriller for those who enjoy a great twists on a well known monster tale.
A mysterious creature is stalking a small town.
A murder mystery starting with Jack the Ripper.
The FBI and Ryan Evans are searching for the serial killer, BoneMan.
A good final book in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series.
An isolated community who lives in fear of the Fury find intruders who bring Fury with them.
Hercule Poirot must solve a murder aboard a snow stuck train.
Stephan and Roth are from opposite sides of WW2 and are searching for the same stolen artifact.
Fantasy:
A combination of history and magic.
The Circle Series is a duel reality series that has a modern component mixed in.
Diana (a witch) and Matthew (a vampire) search for the Book of Life.
Hava (a golem) and Ahmad (a jinni) find a way to break a curse.
The Lost Book series are a part of the Circle series that follow a group of teenagers through their quest to find all of the lost books of histories.
Tilda taps into a ancient magical connection.
There is a land of Faire that lies hidden next to a city of Wall in England.
A Russian soldier must save his true love from a vampire.
Verity Gray searches for the Lost Roman Legion while dealing with ghosts.
Morgana must protect her new husband and town from a vengeful witch.
A fun book that deals with classic monsters and Christianity.
A high fantasy following Karigan and the Green Riders of Sacoridia.
An angel and demon must work together to stop the apocalypse.
Elizabeth is a near immortal witch fleeing from her former master throughout the years.
The Norse Legends told from Loki’s perspective.
A short story about Estrel from the Green Rider series.
Elizabeth must save her friend from the dark Gideon.
Ceony learns the magic of Folding while dark magicians are searching for her.
Mary Seymour works as a lady-in-waiting for Queen Elizabeth.
Rueben Golding learns he’s a werewolf after a vicious attack.
Vampires and witches during the American and French Revolutions.
Jacob and his peculiar friends must save Peculiardome.
Memoirs and Biographies:
Cary Elwes (Westly from Princess Bride) tells of his time making and filming the movie Princess Bride.
Biography of violinist and dancer, Lindsey Stirling.
Testimony and memoir of Lacey Sturm, former lead singer of the band, Flyleaf.
Lyn Byk tells of a year of living with her 98-year-old father-in-law.
Adam Savage of Mythbusters talks about how
Christian Books:
Screwtape is a demon writing letters to his nephew Wormwood about how to steer a human away from Christianity.
A Francine Rivers book about faith and healing.
1950’s story of love, loss, redemption, and forgiveness.
Testimony and memoir of Lacey Sturm, former lead singer of the band, Flyleaf.
A fun book that combines Christian fiction with fantasy.
A sappy romance during the California gold rush. Based on the book of Hosea.
A split tale between a seminary professor who must find letters about Saul of Tarsus, and Saul himself.
How God has created each of us uniquely creative.
A story of forgiveness and letting go.
A historical fiction following the years after Christ’s death and resurrection.
Yeshua and Shi’mon navigate through Roman occupied Israel.
Realistic Fiction:
This is a great coming of age story during 1987.
A Francine Rivers book about learning to trust.
A team of archeologists search for the lost Roman legion.
A story of an immigrant Bengali family that lives in New England.
A famous pianist learns about forgiveness and to let go.
A collection of short stories about people’s week at Surfside Beach, SC.
A very scientific book about an astronaut stranded on Mars.
A story of survival and thriving in the darker side of life.
Augustine Knox must find valuable Christian documents.
Gavin learns how to overcome his fears and his bullies.
A story of a boy and the dogs he has throughout his life (tissues required).
Sierra struggles through marriage issues and divorce.
Young Adults:
A group of teenagers must learn to work together to find books that will save the world.
A young lady who’s studying forensic science must help solve some murder mysteries.
Gabe learns how to overcome his fears and his bullies.
A good final book in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series.
Ceony learns the magic of Folding while dark magicians search for her.
Mary Seymour works as a lady-in-waiting for Queen Elizabeth.
Jett and his friends must protect each other from the oppressive Patriarch.
Tris Prior must survive in a faction filled city.
Jacob and his peculiar friends must save Peculiardome.
Yeshua and Shi’mon navigate through Roman occupied Israel.
Short Stories:
Each chapter is a different family’s week of vacation at a beach house.
Gavin must learn to overcome his fears and his bullies.
A short story about Estrel from the Green Rider series.
Julia tries to get back into the first medical school for women.
Kid and Picture Books:
Sam and Lorna must find a way to save the land of Twilight.
Find out the fate of Selma and the rest of the Squickerwonkers.
Adults must read every word in this hilarious book to their kids.
A kid’s book full of monkey business.
A little mouse learns to love her
How to create the perfect taco party for dragons.
Quackers the cat learns how to be himself.
Chester Raccoon learns to overcome fear.
Meggi Beth searches for someone to tell her story to.
Lillian goes to the hospital and learns what it means to say goodbye.
Lilly gets a new purse and learns when she can share it with everyone.
Comic Books and Graphic Novels:
Artemis must go on the run after she learns she has super powers.
Artemis agrees to help Nyx on her own terms.
Sci-Fi
Mark Watney is stranded on Mars and must get back to Earth.
Jett and his friends are living in a dystopian future and trying to do more than just survive.
Mandy and Dave deal with the benefits and consequences of time travel.
Tris Prior must survive in a faction filled city.
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