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We chat about what some of our favorite time periods are to read. Here are some of the books and authors I mentioned for each era.
WWI
Terri Wangard, Roll Back the Clouds
J'nell Ciesielski Beauty Among Ruins
Carrie Turanksy, No Ocean Too Wide

Vietnam Era
Jennifer Lynn Cary, Relentless Heart

Great Depression
Michelle Shocklee, Under the Tulip Tree
Cathy Gohlke, Night Bird Calling

Civil War
Lynn Austin
Jocelyn Green, Wedded to War
Tamara Alexander, With This Pledge

Revolutionary War
Heidi Chiavaroli, The Tea Chest
Laura Frantz, An Uncommon Woman

Biblical Fiction
Francine Rivers
Lynn Austin
Barbara Britton, Hannah's Journey
Regina Rushing, Seal of the Sand Dweller

Late 1800s
Jeanette Oke
Elizabeth Camden, The Spice King
Tracie Peterson and Kimberly Woodhouse, In the Shadow of Denali

Regency
Sarah Ladd, The Light at Wyndcliff
Julie Klassen, Castaway in Cornwall
Erica Vetsch, The Lost Lieutenant

WWII
Sarah Sundin, When Twilight Breaks
Kristy Cambron, The Paris Dressmaker
Amanda Barratt, The White Rose Resists
Amanda Dykes, Whose Waves These Are
Liz Tolsma, The Refrain Within

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In this episode, I chat with author Joanna Politano. Her newest release is The Love Note.

Focused on a career in medicine and not on romance, Willa Duvall is thrown slightly off course during the summer of 1865 when she discovers a never-opened love letter in a crack of her old writing desk. Compelled to find the passionate soul who penned it and the person who never received it, she takes a job as a nurse at the seaside estate of Crestwicke Manor.

Everyone at Crestwicke has feelings--mostly negative ones--about the man who wrote the letter, but he seems to have disappeared. With plenty of enticing clues but few answers, Willa's search becomes even more complicated when she misplaces the letter and it passes from person to person in the house, each finding a thrilling or disheartening message in its words.

Laced with mysteries large and small, this romantic Victorian-era tale of love lost, love deferred, and love found is sure to delight.

Also, check out Lady Jane Disappears, A Rumored Fortune, and Finding Lady Enderly.

Please take a peek at Liz's newest release The Gold Digger and her Christmas novella collection, A Joyful Christmas.

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A Life Once Dreamed by Rachel Fordham
Fan-favorite Rachel Fordham brings to life the dusty streets of an 1880s frontier town in this story that affirms where you come from matters far less than where you're going.

A Castaway in Cornwall by Julie Klassen
On a stormy night Physician’s daughter Laura Callaway is alerted that there’s a shipwreck on the local shore with only one survivor. Alexander Lucas hides his secrets well, but danger seems to follow him to Cornwall.

Saving Ebenezer by S. Daniel Smith
Saving Ebenezer picks up on a story started by Charles Dickens in 1843 with A Christmas Carol. Christians will appreciate a heartwarming story of God's love shown in tragedy while all readers will enjoy the common points between Saving Ebenezer and the original work.

The Right Kind of Fool by Sarah Loudin Thomas
Loyal Raines has survived his share of whispers behind his back. A childhood fever took his hearing. For years Creed Raines' guilt over his son's disability had driven a wedge right down the middle of Loyal's family, but on a hot summer day Creed was the first person Loyal ran to tell about a dead body.

The Librarian of Boone's Hollow by Kim Vogel Sawyer
A traveling librarian ventures into the mining towns of Kentucky on horseback—and learns to trust the One who truly pens her story—in this powerful novel.

Also check out Liz Tolsma's newest release, The Gold Digger
In 1907, shy but loyal Ingrid Storset travels from Norway to support her grieving sister, Belle Gunness, who owns a farm in LaPorte, Indiana. Well-to-do widow Belle, who has lost two husbands and several children, provides Ingrid with enough money to start a small business. But Ingrid is confused by the string of men Belle claims to be interviewing for her next husband. When Nils Lindherud comes to town looking for his missing brother, who said he was going to marry Belle, Ingrid has a sinking feeling her sister is up to no good.

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We chat with author Jen Turano about life, writing, and her latest release, To Steal a Heart.

After a childhood as a street thief, Gabriella Goodhue thought she’d put her past behind her until a fellow resident at her boardinghouse is unjustly accused of theft. In the middle of breaking into a safe that holds the proof to prove her friend’s innocence, Gabriella is interrupted by Nicholas Quinn, the man she once considered her best friend–until he abandoned her.

After being taken under the wing of a professor who introduced him into society and named him as heir, Nicholas is living far removed from his childhood life of crime. As a favor to a friend, Nicholas agreed to help clear the name of an innocent woman, never imagining he’d be reunited with the girl he thought lost to him forever.

As Gabriella and Nicholas are thrown together into one intrigue after another, their childhood affection grows into more, but their newfound feelings are tested when truths about their past are revealed and danger follows their every step.

You can buy the book here.

Also, be sure to check out Liz's website and her latest release, The Gold Digger.

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Love's Pure Light by Suzanne Dietz, Shannon McNear, Janine Rosche, Deb Raney
Be transported to unique time periods as you follow a treasured family nativity set through four generations of the Shepherd family.

Joy to the World by Carolyn Miller, Amanda Barratt, and Erica Vetsch
In Joy to the World, three popular authors come together to offer a heartwarming collection of holiday Regency romance. Based on lines from a beloved Christmas carol, these three novellas in one book have depth, faith, and satisfying stories all packed into the perfect length for readers to curl up and take a brief break from their holiday busyness.

A Joyful Christmas by Cynthia Hickey, Liz Johnson, Vickie McDonough, Liz Tolsma, Carrie Turansky, and Erica Vetsch
Grab a warm cup of tea and watch as romance is kindled and joy is restored to broken lives during six bygone era Christmas celebrations.

Silver Bell Christmas by Jennifer Lynn Cary
She's learning to live again…
…He wants to leave the past behind
Together they might find love's second chance in their golden years.

A Christmas Wish by Diana Lesire Brandmeyer
She vowed to marry for love. He promised his daughters a mother for Christmas. Time is running out for both of them.

Please don't forget to check out Liz Tolsma's website.

Michelle Shocklee stops by the podcast and chats about her life, her writing, and her newest release, Under the Tulip Tree.

Sixteen-year-old Lorena Leland’s dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929. Seven years into the Great Depression, Rena’s banker father has retreated into the bottle, her sister is married to a lazy charlatan and gambler, and Rena is an unemployed newspaper reporter. Eager for any writing job, Rena accepts a position interviewing former slaves for the Federal Writers’ Project. There, she meets Frankie Washington, a 101-year-old woman whose honest yet tragic past captivates Rena.

As Frankie recounts her life as a slave, Rena is horrified to learn of all the older woman has endured—especially because Rena’s ancestors owned slaves. While Frankie’s story challenges Rena’s preconceptions about slavery, it also connects the two women whose lives are otherwise separated by age, race, and circumstances. But will this bond of respect, admiration, and friendship be broken by a revelation neither woman sees coming?

You can buy the book here.

Liz and Michelle were also part of the novella collection, Mail-Order Brides, which you can buy here.

Visit Liz's website and check out the Christmas novella collection she mentioned, A Joyful Christmas.

We discuss the historical novels that are finalists in the 2020 Christy Awards. They include:

Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes
Boxes of rocks may hold the secret to healing for two generations of people dealing with tragedy. 

The Medallion by Cathy Gohlke
An illuminating tale of courage, sacrifice, and survival, about two couples whose lives are ravaged by Hitler's mad war yet eventually redeemed through the fate of one little girl. 

Memories of Glass by Melanie Dobson
This stunning novel draws from true accounts to shine a light on a period of Holland’s darkest history and bravest heroes.

My Dearest Dietrich by Amanda Barratt
Renowned German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is famous for his resistance to the Nazi regime and for his allegiance to God over government. But what few realize is that the last years of his life also held a love story that rivals any romance novel.

The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin
Can a love strong enough to overcome death grow between them before Clay's recurring dream comes true?

The Number of Love by Roseanna M. White
Amid biological warfare, encrypted letters, and a German spy who wants to destroy not just them but others they love, Margot and Drake will have to work together to save themselves from the very secrets that brought them together.

The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron
A lost painting of Queen Victoria. A library bricked off from the world. And three women, separated by time, whose lives are irrevocably changed.

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Roseanna M. White stops by and chats with us about her latest release, A Portrait of Loyalty. You can find out more about Roseanna on her website.

You can purchase her book, A Portrait of Loyalty, here.

Zivon Marin was one of Russia's top cryptographers until the October Revolution tore apart his world. Forced to flee to England after speaking out against Lenin, Zivon is driven by a growing anger and determined to offer his services to the Brits. But never far from his mind is his brother, whom Zivon fears died in the train crash that separated them.

Lily Blackwell sees the world best through the lens of a camera and possesses unsurpassed skill when it comes to retouching and re-creating photographs. With her father's connections in propaganda, she's recruited to the intelligence division, even though her mother would disapprove if she ever found out.

After Captain Blackwell invites Zivon to dinner one evening, a friendship blooms between him and Lily that soon takes over their hearts. But both have secrets they're unwilling to share, and neither is entirely sure they can trust the other. When Zivon's loyalties are called into question, proving him honest is about more than one couple's future dreams--it becomes a matter of ending the war.

Find out more about the host of Christian Historical Fiction Talk, author Liz Tolsma, on her website.

Purchase her latest release, The Refrain Within, here.

To save a life, would you betray everyone you love?

Hungary in 1944 is a dark place. The Nazis have invaded and turned the country upside down, their evil making its way into every life.

Clarinetist Eva Bognar is engaged to conductor and composer Patrik Kedves, happily planning her wedding. At first she doesn’t think the war will affect her directly; everyone around her can be trusted to do the right thing. Then her Jewish best friend and sister-in-law Zofia goes missing--and instead of the Gestapo being to blame, a friend says it was Patrik who led Zofia away. Has he betrayed Eva and everything the family stands for?

When the rest of the family’s lives are directly threatened, Patrik’s secrets must come to light. The Bognars flee for the border in hopes of getting out of the country to the safety of Palestine. Eva must put her life and the lives of everyone she loves in the hands of the very man who betrayed her--and they may not all make it out of the war alive . . .

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We discuss some of our favorite reads from the past summer. These include:

If I Were You by Lynn Austin. This sweeping story transports readers to one of the most challenging eras of history to explore the deep, abiding power of faith and friendship to overcome more than we ever thought possible. You can buy the book here.

The Tea Chest by Heidi Chiavaroli. Two women, separated by centuries, must find the strength to fight for love and freedom. . . and discover a heritage of courage and faith. You can buy the book here.

Until June by Barbara Britton. Josephine is determined to get Geoff back on his feet—figuratively...Although, sending a rich, handsome WWI veteran back into society may cost Josephine the man she has grown to love. You can buy the book here.

Fragments of Light by Michele Phoenix. An impossible decision in the chaos of D-Day. Ripples that cascade seventy-five years into the present. And two lives transformed by the tenuous resolve to reach out of the darkness toward fragments of light. You can buy the book here.

The White Rose Resists by Amanda Barratt. Inspired by the incredible true story of a group of ordinary men and women who dared to stand against evil. You can buy the book here.

A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden. Amid the glamorous pageantry of Gilded Age Washington, DC, Caroline and Nathaniel will face adventure, danger, and heartbreak in a race against time that will span the continent and the depth of human emotion. You can buy the book here.

The Bride Ships Series by Jody Hedlund. Four books about English women who sail to Vancouver Island in hopes of securing a husband. You can purchase The Reluctant Bride, The Runaway Bride, Bride of Convenience, and Almost a Bride.

Don't forget to check out Liz's website. She also has a new release, a WWII novel called The Refrain Within, set in Hungary and telling the story of the Zionist Youth movement. To save a life, would you betray everyone you love? You can buy the book here.

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Award-Winning author of The House on Foster Hill and The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond, Jaime is a prolific coffee drinker as well as a voracious reader of all things Gothic.

Please visit Jaime's website to find out more about her books, for book club information, and some YouTube videos.

You can buy her book, The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus,here. 

Please visit Liz's website and make sure you pick up a copy of her new release, The Refrain Within.