The Forest and the Flames by G. Lawrence tells the story of Matilda of Flanders, the determined, intelligent, devoted and beautiful wife of William, Duke of Normandy. He conquers England, becoming its first Norman king, and Matilda is crowned queen some time after. William loves...

The Vogels: On All Fronts by author Jana Petken is a story of love, loss, life and the ties which bind or divide us. The continuation of the Half-Bloods Series, this episode takes place during the horrors of the Second World War as race, nationality...

Addie Braver is a coming of age novel for young adults written by Eric T. Bergman. Addie’s last memory of her dad was emblazoned so brightly in her memory. She was only three and a half years old, and the sights and sounds of the...

The Reversible Mask: An Elizabethan Spy Novel by Loretta Goldberg centers on an historical event and brings to life strong personages. It is the summer of 1566 and Oxford is experiencing growth in many aspects of life — art, science, politics. While everyone is celebrating...

Captain Graeme MacNeil made an unusual decision – for repayment of a gambling debt incurred by her father, he decided to take Elspeth MacDougall on his ship for a few months. She would be the ship’s surgeon, as his pirate crew might need some mending...

On the run, Günter and Helmut are trying to avoid Hitler’s last propaganda command in 1945 of sending 15 and 16-year-old boys to fight for their country. Germany is slowly but surely losing the war when Hitler tries to swing it around to his advantage...

As daughter of the mukarrib of Maryaba, Makeda's life could only ever be atypical. Her mother's status as a slave diluted the prestige Makeda's birthright possessed, but even that is irrevocably changed when raiders sweep through the fields of Maryaba, their presence and the destruction...

Edith and the Mysterious Stranger takes place in the early 1900s when an independent woman was still a novelty. Linda Weaver Clarke skillfully incorporates her family heritage into this romantic work. A woman’s choices were limited after she married, so Edith was determined to find...

Pacific Viking: An Epic Historical Fiction by Barnaby Allen is an epic tale that is well researched. Set two hundred years ago, this is the story of a historical personage, a Viking named Charles Savage, a man who had to rise above powerlessness to...

Jugend by Aalia Lanius is a historical fiction novel that is set in 1937 Europe juxtaposed with events unfolding in 2017 in the United States of America. Fourteen-year-old Ernst, an enthusiastic member of the Hitler Youth, is chosen to participate in what is made to...