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Renaissance Intrigue

January 10, 2013 In Alana White’s debut novel, The Sign of the Weeping Virgin, Guid’Antonio Vespucci and his nephew Amerigo return from a two-year diplomatic mission to Paris only to find their native Florence in disarray. A young woman has been kidnapped, supposedly by the infidel Turks, and a painting of the Virgin Mary is weeping in the Vespucci home church. In fifteenth-century Italy, these events are equally disturbing. Many in Florence believe the Virgin is weeping over Lorenzo Medici’s long argument with Pope Sixtus IV. Rebellion and mutiny are in the air.

Purple Church

Purple Church

Purple Church

Starner Jones

Texas Review Press
160 pages
$22.95

“Starner Jones’ impressive first novel, Purple Church, is a sharply written narrative of sin and redemption that carries the reader quickly and surely through a fast-paced plot with many unexpected turns and reversals. The surprise ending, which involves the antagonist and protagonist, who have been changed forever in the course of the action, reminds one of O. Henry.”

George Core, editor, Sewanee Review

Outpost Scotland

Outpost Scotland

Outpost Scotland

Abbott A. Brayton

Celtic Cat Publishing
282 pages
$18

“This is a very entertaining book about a part of WWII that is seldom reported and a beautiful area of the British Isles that is sadly neglected as a setting for stories. Brayton has brought them together in a confident, competent, and most entertaining manner.”

John C. Rains, Major, USAF retired

Dark of the Moon

Dark of the Moon

Dark of the Moon

Tracy Barrett

Graphia
320 pages
$8.99

“This retelling of the myth of the Minotaur is deft, dark, and enthralling.”

School Library Journal

To Kill a Zombie: The Year I Came Back to Life – And Why

To Kill a Zombie: The Year I Came Back to Life – And Why

To Kill a Zombie: The Year I Came Back to Life - And Why

David W. Pierce

Leafwood Publishers
240 pages
$14.99

“Men need to feel alive! With the onslaught of responsibilities, it is easy to forget to experience all that life has to offer. To Kill a Zombie shows how one man was reborn by jumping in feet first.”

From the publisher

Edge of Black

Edge of Black

Edge of Black

J.T. Ellison

Harlequin MIRA
368 pages
$14.95

“Fans of intelligently written, intricately crafted thrillers should definitely check out J.T. Ellison’s latest Taylor Jackson novel, 14. Fusing gritty cop drama with dark psychological thriller, Ellison distinguishes herself with exceptional character development, consistently breakneck pacing and a sense of authenticity throughout.”

Chicago Tribune

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