Georgiann Baldino: 50 books

Archaeologist Linda Rhodes discovers an ancient manuscript, which appears to be the work of Judas Iscariot. Before she can authenticate the relics, terrorists take control of the dig site, murder a Jordanian official and steal the artifacts. The drama is set against the backdrop of Middle East distrust...

When Fort Sumter falls, nineteen-year-old Charlie Dickey convinces his father to let him join the Union army. The novel traces Charlie’s Civil War service in the 4th Illinois Cavalry as General Sherman’s bugler, member of General Grant’s escort and fighting alongside African American troops....

This historical romance is set against the backdrop of carnage during the American Civil War. The letters of Cornelia Hancock, who served as a Civil War nurse from 1863 to the end of the war, inspired this fiction. Because Cornelia wanted to work near battlefields, she faced the severe criticism depicted...

In the American Civil War soldiers joined up and fought in regiments with family and friends. Men went into battle surrounded by fellows they knew, trusted and loved. But the weapons of modern warfare created horrendous casualties. In battles like Shiloh, which is depicted in this story, some units...

Amy's classmates don't include her in their sex games. That's okay. The in-crowd has problems of their own. After high school, things turn deadly. A jock is murdered and his body dumped in a nature sanctuary. Police investigators destroy nesting sites for endangered grassland birds. That's more than Amy can take. When another man is killed, Amy won't rest until the murderer is stopped.

When a homeless woman and child show up in the alleyway, Max is captivated by the child. The little one stares at him with the most amazing gray eyes Max ever saw. He's not supposed to help them. In fact, if he lets them in the warehouse, he risks losing his job as night watchman. Then he'll be out on the street, too, and yet, Max cannot turn his back on the homeless child.

Carl Wiggins was a professional dancer until he got trampled at a Madonna concert. His dancing days are over, but show business is in his blood. He trains another dancer as a Madonna impersonator. Just when the act attracts a few bookings, his star starts making demands. When he tries to bring her...

Abraham Lincoln was an unlikely politician, and yet his 1858 candidacy for the U.S. Senate changed the direction America was headed. This novel excerpt puts readers into the crowds during his first debate with Stephen Douglas and allows them to hear the heated clash of opinions and negative campaigning. This campaign catapulted Lincoln into the national spotlight.

Suffragettes are being murdered. Did Reverend Driscoll's fiery sermons incite the violence? What kind of predator hides behind a clerical collar?

There are times when everyone needs to play games. The game Ringers got John through the hard times of World War II. The electronic games his grandson plays seem silly by comparison. Or are they?

Bill Langston has an uncanny ability to figure out who’s telling the truth and who’s lying. Truth affects him visually, as if he’s looking through thick, wavy glass. Over the years as a private investigator, Bill honed a talent for bringing truth into focus. He’s even better at spotting liars....

Marnee Calderwood inherits a valuable antique mirror but in it sees unnerving reflections. Ownership creates a host of unintended consequences. Selling it brings even greater problems—for Marnee, the antique dealer and customers who want to own it. Just being near the mirror makes people regret...

WWII veteran Clive Parisi lives moment-to-moment. A stroke took away his ability to remember. He runs away from the nursing home and embarks on the best journey of his life. A cast of weird, wonderful, disabled characters help him adapt. He takes up painting as a way to communicate and proves that, despite overwhelming obstacles, he can still decide what becomes of him.

What harm can it do to glimpse the future? Researcher Grace Matthews watches customers cross the Augusta Boulevard fortuneteller's threshold but then never come out. Does the fortuneteller reassure customers or prey on them? Forces she doesn't understand and cannot control draw Grace inside to a fate she never imagined.