Peace Like a River

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What I’ve Been Reading: Prairie Stories with Willa Cather

Sunrise over the hay field

This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Read my affiliate policy here.  “I used to love to drift along the pale-yellow cornfields, looking for the damp spots one sometimes found at their edges, where the […]

Bloody Jack

Book Review: Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer | Jest Kept Secret

This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Read my affiliate policy here.  Title: Bloody Jack Author: L.A. Meyer Series: Bloody Jack #1 Genre: YA Historical Fiction Content Warning: Thematic elements, mild language, and war violence […]

The Chaos of Stars

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The Last Bookaneer

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