Jess Wells

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A Slender Tether

A Slender Tether

Amidst the violent weather of Europe's Little Ice Age, "A Slender Tether" offers a novel in linked stories on self-discovery, woven into a rich tapestry of 14th century France. Christine de Pizan, now heralded as Europe's first feminist and brilliant...

Dancing Through a Deluge

Dancing Through a Deluge

After surviving the horrors of the Black Death, a lapsed nun takes to the road alone, protected from rain and robbers by the skin of a bear.In 1351, many in England begin thinking that their mighty overlords -- Church and Crown - have no control over...

Jaguar Paloma and the Caketown Bar

Jaguar Paloma and the Caketown Bar

Two extraordinary women in 1865 establish a trading post in a southern jungle that grows to be a safe haven for cast-off women and the dispossessed. When a murderous forger sets up shop and the mayor on the right-side-of-the-tracks becomes intent on...

The Disappearing Andersons of Loon Lake

The Disappearing Andersons of Loon Lake

Love, loss, irony and humor abound in the lives of eight families living around Loon Lake, a shallow fishing spot in Northern Michigan. Whether it’s the story of a young dreamer and a bully; a man looking forward to retirement and the family that...

The Mandrake Broom

The Mandrake Broom

In 1465 a simple pocketful of herbs could get you burned at the stake, but Luccia Alimenti, daughter of one of the legendary women doctors called Salernistas, travels Europe secretly distributing medical texts to midwives and herbalists. Despite...