Wow, if you want to read a book with awesome characters, this is it. From the curmudgeon professor who softens over time to the deceased grandfather whose name is forbidden, these characters will tug at your emotions and keep you wondering what might be revealed with the big secret. The dual timeline means there are two plots, so interwoven that the distinction blurs as the heroine searches for answers and weighs how much to reveal of the dark secrets she discovers. This book releases on September 2, but you can preorder it now.

This coming-of-age story is filled with mystery and dark secrets that threaten to destroy the teenage protagonist. While not strictly historical, the tale hearkens back to the latter part of the 20th century when much of the South still struggled with prejudice despite advances in civil rights. Through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy, we learn that things are not always what they seem, and the spiritual world is as real as the physical one we're familiar with. With unexpected twists and turns, this story will keep you guessing.

This well-written story will make the early days of America's fight for independence come alive for you. We often forget how harrowing it must have been for the citizens of Boston and its neighboring towns to deal with England's retribution for our famous Tea Party. As British troops blocked their harbor and filled their streets with redcoats, the most innocent action could bring suspicion. Soja shows how important the printed word became and how much depended on the intricate network of citizen spies throughout the crisis.

Here's a charming story of a second-chance romance between two former schoolmates. A reunion committee meeting is the perfect place to encounter your old heart-throb, of course, but forty years is a long time to carry a torch--or a grudge. When one never married and the other had a happy marriage until death claimed his partner, when one is a struggling business owner and the other a renowned success--how can they overcome their differences as well as their decades-old misunderstanding?