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...

Star Cross Lovers by Elvo Fortunato Bucci is a love story that transcends place, time, and cultural differences. Dante and Miriam lived in the little Italian town of Ortona, during the height of World War II. Italy under the rule of dictator Benito Mussolini was...

A dream come true becomes a deadly nightmare in the novel Sounds In The Silence by D.L. Finn. Maria and Logan Davis are married and deeply in love, and life is full of promise as they move into their dream home, an old secluded mansion...

History is always interesting and educational, which makes Sojourner by Ayaan Pettus a good read. It immerses readers in late 19th-century West Africa, exploring the rivalry of the Songhai, Tuaregs, Moroccans, Timbuktuans, and the Goumaten Esuf of Zombies in the desert. The story covers the...

In Valentina Cano Repetto's Sanctuary, Sibilla and Giovanni Fenoglio moved from Torino or Turin to a villa in the Ovada area. Engineer Fenoglio's invention brought them money to buy land with a mill, which needed reconstruction. He hoped to relaunch the mill and put...

Sea Tigers & Merchants by Sandra Wagner-Wright is a historical fiction novel set in the late 18th century, exploring the turbulent maritime world as America establishes its identity under a new Constitution. Amid rising tensions between France, Britain, and the young United States, the story...

Starbuck: Nantucket Redemption by Garth Jeffries brings to life romance, intrigue, and time travel. The author has combined these three genres with such skill that you feel at times you are really back in the 1820s, experiencing a hard, dangerous, and scary life on a...

Seeker by Samuel Griffin is an absolute gem of a book that I couldn't put down. The story follows Shay Bluefaltlow, who finds herself thrown into the role of a Sentinel Archivist in the bustling, mysterious city of Fivedock. The world-building is so rich and...

In Seventh Avenue Undressed by Marianne Thompson, Cathy Callahan is a savvy designer in love with her work and her city. In many ways, she is a brilliant, strong, young woman. Unfortunately, Cathy is also naive about the unseen world of organized crime that permeates...