The Standing Stone on the Moor is the fourth book by Allie Cresswell in the acclaimed Talbot Saga, and while the series is not published in chronological order, my best effort in the lead-up begins with The House in the Hollow, where Jocelyn Talbot rejects...

The Olive Grove by Deborah Rohan is a sweeping historical novel that tells the story of one Palestinian family’s journey through love, loss, and displacement across the twentieth century. Hamzi Moghrabi is a young boy growing up in the coastal city of Akka in 1913,...

The Hag Stone by W. J. Small, set in late medieval England, reveals societal forces that frighteningly still shape women’s lives in subtle, systemic, and sometimes deeply personal ways. Cecily Heaton has just received news of her husband Ellis’s death on the battlefield of Calais....

Will Clachan’s father and grandfather were stone cutters. This was the trade of his Clachan forebears: they used the stones their ancestors laid down long ago to rebuild Elgin for the next generation. It was a point of pride for their family. Unfortunately, Will did...

The Dance of Vipers by A.K. Nairn transports readers to the shadowy court politics of 1517 Scotland, a land where peace is a performance and treachery simmers beneath every alliance. French diplomat Antoine de Lissieu, who is no stranger to the games of European power,...

In The Place, E.B. Sullivan tells the story of Luella, who is a child when the novel begins but grows into a young woman navigating survival and self-worth in 19th-century Placerville. After a desperate act sends her down an unexpected path, she finds herself in...

The Whistle of Revenge by KD Sherrinford is a captivating historical mystery that draws inspiration from the world of renowned detective Sherlock Holmes and the talented Irene Adler, set against the evocative backdrop of Milan, Italy. Jack Stapleton is a man consumed by revenge, and...

Hillary Tiefer’s The Secret Ranch is a historical novel that spans decades, following the hidden lives and sacrifices of women who served during World War II. It begins with Jean Warner, an elderly woman in 2006, as she prepares for a magazine interview about her...

Ancient Egypt, the undead, King Arthur, and modern-day intrigue come together in The Merlin Deposition, a novel by Robert A. Prather and Cyrus Alderwood. The story begins in Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II, where a high priest schemes to resurrect himself after...

Tsarina's Jewels by Jerena Tobiasen is the second book in The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles, preceded by book one, Tsarina's Crown. The story is set in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, where Simon Temple returns to England with his wife Mary, formerly Grand Duchess...