Sally: A Novel is the fictional account of the life of Sally Ann Barnes (1858 - 1969), a black woman born into slavery in Kentucky. Author J. Schlenker met Sally briefly as a child, when Sally was over one hundred years old. Her memory of...

Sophia's Storm: The 1900 Storm is a young adult historical coming of age novel written by Cara Skinner. The highlight of Sophie’s summer was the week that her family would spend every year at the family beach house on Galveston Island. She loved watching the...

Secrets of Ravenshire: Romance and Revenge is a spellbinding opening in The Gabriella Trilogy by Noëlle de Beaufort, a book with elements of historical romance. Lady Gabriella Wyndward is a strong, spirited woman who enjoys her independence and her values, a woman who doesn’t like...

Samuel: Usdi Yona is an historical fiction novel written by Jeff B. Morgan. Jonathan Newcastle was chafing at the bit as he boarded the train bound for Asheville, North Carolina. He was on an assignment to interview Samuel Timmons. Timmons was a one-hundred-year old African...

Orphaned at a young age, Juliana and her younger sister, Tessa, are forced to leave their home and live with their uncle. This, however, is not the end of their torturous journey. Their uncle hands them over to the Community House where they encounter horrendous...

I liked Swords and Slavery by David Lees. I like the sometimes-grim portrayal of ancient life. Some people tend to romanticize the past. It wasn't nearly as carefree as the movies make it appear. To be honest, I am interested in all things Roman and...

Swordpoint by David Crane is a historical novel set against the backdrop of a turbulent period in French history, the 18th century; a story that follows the path of an unusually skilled character, Eugene Francois Vidocq, a thief and a hunted man in search of...

Spying in the Regency period was all-important to the British Crown. It was often the aristocracy who became involved in spying - especially the second son of a lord or duke, who by British law would inherit nothing from his father and must therefore find...

Satyr’s Son: A Georgian Historical Romance is book five in the Roxton Family Saga by Lucinda Brant, a compelling historical romance with memorable characters and a great plot. The setting is London, in 1786, and Lord Henri-Antoine is back from a Grand Tour to a...

Splintered by Curt Locklear is one of those novels that demand your attention because of its well-crafted and well-developed plot line. The story was going in different directions, yet none of them were out of place or made me wonder, “Now why did that happen?”...