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Nobody's Slave:
a novel of the Elizabethan Slave Trade
by Tim Vicary

Nobody's Slave is the story of two boys on a voyage that transforms their lives. Based on a real voyage in the time of Queen Elizabeth 1, it looks at the slave trade from two different sides.

Madu, a young African, is captured by the English slave-trader, Sir John Hawkins. Tom Oakley is a young English sailor in charge of the slaves on Hawkins' ship. When the boys first meet they hate each other. But as the story develops their roles are reversed, and they become closer friends than either would have once thought possible.

'A fast-paced tale of danger, adventure and drama ... deeply steeped in historical fact, and with real characters from the past.'  Mark Williams.

'I read this book one sitting. I could NOT put it down! I felt like i was watching a movie unfold that kept me absolutely riveted from beginning to end. ' Jesse Norman.

'Marvellous ... I almost think that this book should be taught in the high schools as it gives such a human "face" to slavery in Africa at the hands of the English. Highly recommended.'  Brenda Maxwell.

'A literary epic adventure ... an EXCELLENT story.'  Samantha Ryan.

'Definitely recommended to fans of historical fiction, or anyone who enjoys an intense and fulfilling read.' Stacy Decker. 

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Duty: a novel of Rhynan
by Rachel Rossano

Tomas Dyrease, the newly made Earl of Irvaine and the village of Wisenvale, owes his good fortune to his king and the recent civil war. When his benefactor demands Tomas marry the cousin of a noble, he obeys. However, no one warned him that she wasn’t a typical noblewoman.

Brielle Solarius struggles to keep her village from starvation under the new Lord Wisten, her cousin. The men rode off to war and never returned. The remaining women and children face a dire winter if they do not find a solution soon. When she learns her cousin sold her into marriage to save his life, she isn’t surprised. However, she is taken aback by Lord Irvaine’s unpolished ways. Was this man a noble or a foot soldier?

Bound by the words of their vows, they face a rough future. They must forge a marriage while battling betrayal, accusations of treason, and villains from the past. Survival depends on their precarious trust in each other. Failure could mean death.

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The giveaway for May 6 - 12 is
A JANE AUSTEN DAYDREAM, by Scott D. Southard

All her heroines find love in the end–but is there love waiting for Jane?

Jane Austen spends her days writing and matchmaking in the small countryside village of Steventon, until a ball at Godmersham Park propels her into a new world where she yearns for a romance of her own. But whether her heart will settle on a young lawyer, a clever Reverend, a wealthy childhood friend, or a mysterious stranger is anyone’s guess.

Written in the style of Jane herself, this novel ponders the question faced by many devoted readers over the years–did she ever find love? Weaving fact with fiction, it re-imagines her life, using her own stories to fill in the gaps left by history and showing that all of us–to a greater or lesser degree–are head over heels for Jane.

"Mix one part biography and one part historical re-imagining...add witty characters and some surprises and you have A Jane Austen Daydream. This was a delightful read."

- Amelia Rodriguez, Jane Austen Society of North America 

"This book made me smile.... Watch out also for the many references to her novels, which are like a puzzle, challenging you to recognize where they are taken from."

- Dan Wiggs, publisher of The Jane Austen Travel Guide

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Blood Between Queens by Barbara Kyle

Following her perilous fall from a throne she’d scarcely owned to begin with, Mary, Queen of Scots, has fled to England, hoping her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, will grant her asylum. But now Mary has her sights on the English crown, and Elizabeth enlists her most trusted subjects to protect it.

Justine Thornleigh is delighting in the thrill of Queen Elizabeth’s visit to her family’s estate when the festivities are cut short by Mary’s arrival. To Justine’s surprise, the Thornleighs appoint her to serve as a spy in Mary’s court. But bearing the guise of a lady-in-waiting is not Justine’s only secret. The weight of her task is doubled by fears of revealing to her fiancé that she is in truth the daughter of his family’s greatest enemy.

Duty-bound, Justine must sacrifice love as she navigates a deadly labyrinth of betrayal that could lead to the end of Elizabeth’s fledgling reign . . .

Praise for Blood Between Queens:

"A masterful commingling of fact and fiction, effortlessly transporting readers to the perils and passions of Tudor England ... Justine Thornleigh is a heroine to root for and to love." - Sandra Byrd bestselling author of Roses Have Thorns

“Real-life events merging with fiction vibrantly bring history to life in an exciting, accessible way. Kyle knows what historical fiction readers crave.” - RT Book Reviews

"A beautifully written and compelling novel. Again, Barbara Kyle reigns!" - New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper

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Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins

In Susanna Calkins's atmospheric debut novel, a chambermaid must uncover a murderer in seventeenth-century plague-ridden London

For Lucy Campion, a seventeenth-century English chambermaid serving in the household of the local magistrate, life is an endless repetition of polishing pewter, emptying chamber pots, and dealing with other household chores until a fellow servant is ruthlessly killed, and someone she loves is wrongly arrested for the crime. In a time where the accused are presumed guilty until proven innocent, lawyers aren't permitted to defend their clients, and--if the plague doesn't kill them first--public executions draw a large crowd of spectators, Lucy knows she may never see this person alive again. Unless, that is, she can identify the true murderer.

Determined to do just that, Lucy finds herself venturing out of her expected station and into raucous printers' shops, secretive gypsy camps, the foul streets of London, and even the bowels of Newgate prison on a trail that might lead her straight into the arms of the killer.

In her debut novel, Susanna Calkins seamlessly blends historical detail, romance, and mystery into a moving and highly entertaining tale.

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