Sir William Ellesworth, an Englishman of dubious reputation, is in Russia on a grand mission, one he hoped would stay a secret between him and his daughter Anna; assassinating the Tsar of Russia. However, perhaps taking his daughter to Nyaboskoye was a bad idea. Anna...

Anthony Pond’s A Tale of Cienega Mirth is a short story exploring the healing journey of a war veteran seeking refuge in a tranquil meadow nestled in the Sierras. The protagonist, trying to escape the haunting memories of combat, constructs a stone cabin next to...

Passion's Child (Jane Digby's Diary) by C.R. Hurst is a captivating historical novel that introduces a 10-year-old named Jane Digby, who yearns for freedom and adventure. Feeling stifled by her structured life at Holkham Hall and eager to escape her new governess, Jane sets off...

Donalee Moulton’s Conflagration is a mystery novel based on actual historical events. A fire starts in the merchants’ quarter in Old Montreal on April 10, 1734. When the fire is finally under control after three hours, many homes and businesses are reduced to ash and...

The Duty of Women by Caroline Willcocks follows Kat Cooke, a female musician living alongside the women of the Tudor court, who learns she is the secret daughter of King Henry VIII and Queen Katherine of Aragon. Kat is wedged between loyalty to her mother,...

Asayi: An Autistic Teen's Journey to Topple a Shogun in Medieval Japan by Sharon Curcio follows the titular Asayi, daughter of a scribe to the Ashikaga Shogun. Asayi is brought to deliver her father's legal scrolls to the Shogun and arrange her marriage as third...

If you enjoy historical fiction filled with intense drama, intersecting plot lines, and fascinating characters, Crossroads of Empire by Michael J. Cooper is for you. Although this is a sequel to Cooper’s Wages of Empire, it stands fully on its own two feet. Set during...

The Healing Stone, the first book in The Shadows of Time series by John Newton, is a remarkable blend of historical drama and science fiction that defies traditional genre boundaries. Set in the medieval city of Toledo in 1212, the novel follows Francisco, a 16-year-old...

Shanghai'd by Curtis Stephen Burdick plunges readers into the raw and unforgiving reality of the 1849 California Gold Rush, a period marked by extraordinary human resilience and desperate survival. The narrative follows Joshua Cabot, who is brutally kidnapped and forced aboard a merchant ship, transforming...

Saving Vincent by Joan Fernandez centers around Jo van Gogh Bonger, the widow of Theo van Gogh, as she pushes boundaries in the fight to preserve and promote the legacy of her brother-in-law, Vincent van Gogh, after Theo’s death. Jo is determined to make sure...