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Aimie K. Runyan writes to celebrate history’s unsung heroines. She has been honored as a Historical Novel Society Editors’ Choice selection, as a three-time finalist for the Colorado Book Awards, and as a nominee for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year. Aimie is active as an educator and speaker in the writing community and beyond. Her next books, The Castle Keepers (in collaboration with J'nell Ciesielski and Rachel McMillan) and A Bakery in Paris will release in 2023 from Harper Collins. Also from Harper Collins, Aimie's contemporary Women's Fiction debut, The Memory of Lavender and Sage, will release in early 2024. She lives in Colorado with her amazing husband, two (usually) adorable children, two (always) adorable kitties, an ...more

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	Across the Winding River 4.17 avg rating — 16,736 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daughters of the Night Sky 4.18 avg rating — 15,080 ratings — published 2018 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The School for German Brides 4.03 avg rating — 10,000 ratings — published 2022 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bakery in Paris 4.02 avg rating — 7,903 ratings — published 2023 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls on the Line 4.31 avg rating — 6,639 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Memory of Lavender and Sage 4.06 avg rating — 3,211 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Duty to the Crown (Daughters of New France #2) 4.26 avg rating — 1,649 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Wandering Season 3.88 avg rating — 1,152 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The longer I live, I find the people I struggle to get along with were never worth getting along with in the first place.”
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“Women like us find ways to do the right thing in silence and shadows. The trick, as always, is how to stay alive long enough to make a difference.”
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Polls

April Side Read Nominations ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 Move onto final poll

The Frozen River

by Ariel Lawhon

7 votes, 21.2%

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

5 votes, 15.2%

The Housemaid

by Freida McFadden

5 votes, 15.2%

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride

5 votes, 15.2%

Marmee

by Sarah Miller

3 votes, 9.1%

People of the Book

by Geraldine Brooks

2 votes, 6.1%

Westering Women

by Sandra Dallas

2 votes, 6.1%

Finding Me

by Viola Davis

1 vote, 3.0%

The Other Princess

by Denny S. Bryce

1 vote, 3.0%

One Puzzling Afternoon

by Emily Critchley

1 vote, 3.0%

A Bakery in Paris

by Aimie K. Runyan

1 vote, 3.0%

The Leftover Woman

by Jean Kwok

0 votes, 0.0%

A Master of Djinn

by P. Djèlí Clark

0 votes, 0.0%

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?

by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

0 votes, 0.0%

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