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This is what I heard about Steeple Hill’s Love Inspired Historicals:

Love Inspired Historical should be complex stories rich in period detail that will sweep readers into the past and absorb them from page one. We are open to seeing manuscripts set in the following time periods: biblical fiction, Americana (e.g. Westerns, post-Civil War, etc.), European historical eras (e.g. Tudor, Regency and Victorian England, eighteenth-century Scotland, etc.) and twentieth-century (turn-of-the-century through World War II). We are also interested in stories featuring missionaries abroad in exotic locations during various historical periods. We are not looking for stories set in Colonial America or the Civil War at this time.

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A subscriber-based book club consisting of thirty-two titles per year (four books per mailing at six-week intervals.)
Target release of premier book-club titles slated for late 2006/early 2007.
55-60,000-word/256 page mass-market paperback cozy mysteries
The main element of a Barbour inspirational mystery novel is a puzzle to solve. A very close second element is a sweet romance. Also all manuscripts in the line should present a conservative, evangelical Christian worldview. Manuscripts that do not reflect this position will be refused.
Intensity of the mystery should lean to the lighthearted, similar to styles found in cozy, caper, and whodunit mysteries.
Can include murder, but not necessary in each story.
Must have a clear romance subplot – 20 to 50% of the storyline.
Must have a strong inspirational theme threaded throughout.
Contemporary manuscripts—present time, but not specifically dated.
No Historical settings
We do not accept any futuristic, fantasy, time travel, or paranormal stories.
Point of view can be either in the first person or in third person using the purist form without “head hopping.”
Every story deserves a happy ending–or at least a satisfying one. Readers want to finish the last page with a sense that “all is well.” And they want to be reminded that God is good, He is still in control, and that the Bible still holds true today.

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