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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 — 16,593 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
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	Duty to the Crown (Daughters of New France #2) 4.26 avg rating — 1,595 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 Liberty Scarf by Aimie K. Runyan (Goodreads Author), J'nell Ciesielski (Goodreads Author), Rachel McMillan (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 1,004 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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Project Hail Mary

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride

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Marmee

by Sarah Miller

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People of the Book

by Geraldine Brooks

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Westering Women

by Sandra Dallas

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Finding Me

by Viola Davis

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The Other Princess

by Denny S. Bryce

1 vote, 3.0%

One Puzzling Afternoon

by Emily Critchley

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A Bakery in Paris

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The Leftover Woman

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