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“Shadows of the White City” by Jocelyn Green

Kidnapped or Runaway? All her life, Sylvie, has taken care of other people.  For years, she was the sole care taker of her father.  While in that role, she adopted, Rose, who she raised as her own daughter.  Now, at … Continue reading

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“Whispers in the Reading Room” by Shelley Gray

              Some Enchanted Afternoon Was it her imagination, or did librarian Lydia Bancroft just catch that handsome man staring at her in the reading room?  Set in 1893 Chicago, bookish Lydia was brought up … Continue reading

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