Shakespeare once wrote, “The course of true love never did run smooth.” That quote perfectly captures the heartbreak, betrayal, and lasting love at the center of Sarah by Shanna Hatfield. This World War I historical romance centers on Sarah, her longtime love Brett, and his...

Voyagers: Homeland to Heartland is based on D. L. Norris’s own family history, and rings with authenticity. Opening in nineteenth-century Norway, like so many of their compatriots living in poverty, Kittil and Marte Dyrebu decide to emigrate to America. They have an extended bureaucratic battle...

Lenna Adler's hope drew her to Verona, Kansas, in Home on the Range by Taryn Oakley. It’s 1891, and she is trying to escape a dangerous situation in Chicago when she boards a westbound train. With only a newspaper advertisement and a promise to her...

Katherine’s Safe Haven by J.L. Stone follows Katherine Sanders, a teacher who suffers an unjust heartbreak. She leaves town to discover her new path after Frank, her admirer, reveals that he is romantically interested in another woman. While at the stagecoach office, Katherine learns about...

Kirk by Charlene Raddon is the third book in the Gun For Hire series. Set in the year 1874, the story follows Kirk Reddick, a former preacher turned hangman, who is plagued by guilt over his job. After his brother, Cage, was framed for a...

Restoring Miss Hastings by Edwina Kiernan is a historical fiction novel set in 1850 England. Young Harriet Hastings has recently lost both her parents and is struggling to survive. But a letter from her closest living relative informs her that he is her new guardian....

Life wasn’t easy for young Beatrice. An orphan living with and caring for an aging aunt, she has her sights set on a young man, Isaac, who lives nearby. In Edwina Kiernan’s The Lamp, Beatrice and Isaac try to cement their love in the Victorian...

My Elbert by Karen Dropps is a historical fiction tale set in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Zilla, a preacher’s daughter, is a young woman who is expected to marry her father’s replacement. Her parents have chosen more than one suitable man for both positions. The problem is...

Winter in the High Sierra by Robert Brighton transports us to the year 1899 in the Sierra Nevada mountains of eastern California. Here, we meet the last winter train bound for San Francisco. But high up in the howling blizzard, an avalanche fast approaches. In...

Molly by Shanna Hatfield is a most delightful romance that takes part at the tail end of the First World War when the United States Army introduced women into their Signal Corps, nicknamed the Hello Girls. The main characters are Molly Thorsen and her extended...