A Novel
by Francine Rivers
appears in Marriage, Historical Fiction, and Romance.
California?s gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Then she m...
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Consider Christmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander.
“Christmas at Carnton is a compact, Christian historical romance novella that pairs a wounded soldier and a recently widowed mother against the backdrop of the Confederacy's decline. It delivers cozy domestic scenes, clear religious convictions, and a tidy emotional resolution—good for a single-evening, seasonal read. Main value is mood and hopeful sentiment; main limitation is brevity and reliance on familiar romance and devotional tropes, which can feel predictable or underdeveloped to readers wanting denser historical texture or complex moral conflict.”
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