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The Icecutter’s Daughter (Land of Shining Water) by Tracie Peterson
Bestselling Author Unveils New Historical Series Merrill Krause longs for a family of her own, but she's bound by a promise to her dying mother to care for her father and older brothers until they no longer need her. She enjoys being part of the family business, harvesting ice during the brutal Minnesota winters. Merrill actively takes part, possessing a keen ability to work with the horses--despite the advice of her good friend, who disapproves of her unladylike behavior. When Rurik Jorgenson arrives in their small town to join his uncle doing carpentry, he soon crosses paths with Merrill. But unlike other men, who are often frightened away by her…
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Coming soon from the pen, please welcome historical author M.B. Tosi
Tuesday, July 17th is going to be a very special day for 2X best-selling author M.B. Tosi. She writes a unique series of historical romance fiction books about Native America during the Indian Wars, and July 17th will be the official book launch for her second best-selling book, The Secret Path of Destiny. I thought you’d like to get to know more about her before her book launch. 1) Tell us about your second book, The Secret Path of Destiny. Throughout all centuries, people wonder who they are, why they’re here, and what their purpose is. It is no different for Isolde, a young German-American woman in 1865 in The…
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Chasing Mona Lisa by Tricia Goyer & Mike Yorkey
It is August 1944 and Paris is on the cusp of liberation. As the soldiers of the Third Reich flee the Allied advance, they ravage the country, stealing countless pieces of art. Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring will stop at nothing to claim the most valuable one of all, the Mona Lisa, as a post-war bargaining chip to get him to South America. Can Swiss OSS agents Gabi Mueller and Eric Hofstadler rescue DaVinci's masterpiece before it falls into German hands? With nonstop action, Chasing Mona Lisa is sure to get readers' adrenaline pumping as they join the chase to save the most famous painting in the world. From war-ravaged Paris to…
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The Healer’s Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson {Review}
Two Hearts. One Hope. Rose has been appointed as a healer’s apprentice at Hagenheim Castle, a rare opportunity for a woodcutter’s daughter like her. While she often feels uneasy at the sight of blood, Rose is determined to prove herself capable. Failure will mean returning home to marry the aging bachelor her mother has chosen for her—a bloated, disgusting merchant who makes Rose feel ill. When Lord Hamlin, the future duke, is injured, it is Rose who must tend to him. As she works to heal his wound, she begins to understand emotions she’s never felt before and wonders if he feels the same. But falling in love is forbidden,…
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Nightingale in stores today!
Brand new from Summerside Press in stores is Nightingale by Susan May Warren. Wolfgang Yager is an American serving in a German uniform. He’s almost relieved to be captured, interned as a POW in Wisconsin. And he’s also done his good deed by delivering the final letter of a dying American soldier. He has no idea he is sending it to the soldier’s fiancé—Nurse Esther Lange—or that he’ll strike up a correspondence with her that could cost them both their lives. The sweet nightingale Esther didn’t love her fiancé—she was trapped in an engagement after a mistaken night of passion. Still, she grieves him, even as Wolf ’s letters cause…
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Little People aka PlayMobil
Something that I remember vividly from my childhood was playing with a group of toys we called Little People. They were literally little people that had fixed clothing and sometimes removable hats, and they did everything that real people do. Well now, since I have started looking at toys again, I have discovered that they are available for purchase in learning stores and more recently also on Amazon. They are German toys, that were discovered my by parents and older siblings when they lived in Germany at preschool age, and boy did my childhood benefit from that! They are the best thing to practice your imagination skills with. Now even…