Misty Shadows of Hope


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Follows the Bregdan family as they deal with racism and violence in post-Civil War Virginia.




The Twisted Road Of One Writer (#13 in The Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Series)


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"I'm going to warn you now that this book is not going to be a 'straight line journey.' I don't believe anyone's life is a straight journey. I believe we all travel many twisted roads to get to where we are right now. It could be that my journey is more twisted than most, but if that is true, it's what was necessary to prepare me to write. I savor and appreciate every moment now; even the ones I thought would destroy me. You'll learn about the day I decided to never write again. And, the bedridden period of my life that finally made me write my first book. You'll learn about my years of living with a prejudiced family, enduring the bigotry and rioting of the Charlotte school system in the 60's and 70's, and my defiance that taought me the truth. You'll learn the family secret that almost devastated me when I discovered it. You'll learn just why I decided to write about the Civil War & Reconstruction. You'll learn how long The Bregdan Chronicles will last. My readers are part of my family, I look forward to sharing the adventure of this book with you."--Back cover.




Shining Through Dark Clouds


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#15 in The Bregdan Chronicles by BestSelling Author, Ginny Dye. Review: Best Historical Fiction series I have ever read! Keep them coming! Dotti Is Reconstruction healing America, or are Dark Clouds sending a warning? America continues the struggle to become a country for everyone... Carrie struggles to start a new practice in Richmond as tragedy changes her life dramatically. Janie welcomes new life into the world. Rose and Moses almost lose what they hold most precious, and then face new violence on the plantation as anger and frustration boil over. Salvation comes from an unexpected source. Florence Robinson, on the verge of joining the Richmond medical practice, finds herself trapped an ocean away. Felicia, on the brink of womanhood, discovers a new talent that gives her great joy, even while struggling to deal with the source of a burning anger. When everyone really just wants a simple, clear future, each person finds they have to search for the light shining through growing dark clouds. *************** Volume # 15 of the Bregdan Chronicles continues the sweeping historical saga that now encompasses the last months of 1870 through March 1871. How many books will be in the Bregdan Chronicles? No one knows yet... Ginny intends to write these character's stories, one year at a time, for as long as she is able to write. She is passionate about bringing history to life through historical fiction. Since she is amazingly healthy, that could be for a very long time! She doesn't like stories to end any more than you do. This one won't end for a very long time!




The Curse of the Mistwraith (The Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 1)


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BOOK ONE IN THE GROUNDBREAKING SERIES, THE WARS OF LIGHT AND SHADOW A powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure imagination – Curse of the Mistwraith opens an epic fantasy series perfect for fans of The Dark Tower and Earthsea.




The Shadow out of Time (時光幽影)


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One of the feature stories of the Cthulhu Mythos, "The Shadow Out of Time" is the tale of a professor of political economics that is thrown into a mind-shattering journey through time and space, while his body is held hostage by an alien mind. Horrified and panic-stricken by the implications of his experiences, he hopes against all reason and evidence that he has merely lost his mind.




Courage Rising


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Another chapter in the lives of Carrie, Janie, Elizabeth, Florence, Silas, Rose, Marietta, Abby and Thomas as they work to rebuild their lives in Virginia during the United States' Reconstruction. The newly formed Bregdan Medical Clinic faces a challenge no one anticipated; and Carrie, Janie and Elizabeth are forced to make unimaginable choices.




In Another Life


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"Johnson is clearly striding in the footsteps of authors like Geraldine Brooks and Diana Gabaldon in her juxtaposition of the modern and historical."—New York Journal of Books Three men are trapped in time. One woman could save them all. Historian Lia Carrer has finally returned to southern France, determined to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. If nothing else, her trip could grant her perspective on the region's traditional reincarnation beliefs and resurrect her dying thesis. But instead of finding solace and insight in the region's quiet hills and medieval ruins, Lia falls in love. Raoul's very existence challenges everything she knows about life, history, and her husband's death. As Raoul reveals the story of his past to Lia, she's caught up in the echoes of a historic murder, resulting in a haunting and suspenseful journey through the romantic landscape of the Languedoc region. A remarkable and richly-developed novel, in the tradition of time-travel romances by Susanna Kearsley and Diana Gabaldon, In Another Life masterfully blends historical fiction with a love that conquers time.




The Christmas Journey


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The eighty-mile journey of a common carpenter and a simple peasant girl is one of the most powerful stories in history. As books go out of print and stories fade from memory, the journey of Joseph and Mary and her delivery inside a common barn continues to bless and inspire hope in people around the world. Accompanied by moving and beautifully rendered illustrations throughout, Donna VanLiere's retelling shows that the story of the Nativity is alive in our modern world.




Always Forward (#9 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Romance Series)


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Can America survive the struggle to rebuild? Historical fiction is my passion. I so love bringing history to life - the reason I dedicate most of my time to writing historical fiction books! Always Forward is the 9th book in the ongoing Bregdan Chronicles historical novel series. It's readers like you who have turned it into a worldwide bestseller. Thank you! Description: Carrie and Robert's dream comes true, but is Carrie strong enough to survivewhat comes next? Rose's school comes under attack by vigilantes. No one could have predictedwhat will happen next. Abby makes the choice to go to Kansas to fight for Woman Suffrage, andalmost pays the ultimate price. Violence and hatred run rampant through the country as America tries to cometo grips with 2,000,000 freed slaves. So many of the characters you have come to know and love face both challenges and joys in this turbulent time in history. Volume # 8 of the Bregdan Chronicles continues the sweeping historical saga that now encompasses the second year of American Reconstruction. ** How many books will be in the Bregdan Chronicles? You'll have to ask God about that... I intend to write these character's stories, one year at a time, for as long as I'm able to write. I'm passionate about bringing history to life through historical fiction. Since I'm amazingly healthy, that could be for a very long time! I don't like stories to end any more than you do. This one won't end for a very long time! Ginny Dye




The Graveyard Book


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It takes a graveyard to raise a child. Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead. There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy—an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family.