It's now almost 100 years since the Unsinkable Titanic sunk. This book is based on some true rather sad facts of what happened on this doomed cruise. The story opens with Tess Collins escaping her job, supposed to be a seamstress, but is more of a...

In 1910, before World War I, the Germans plans were to build a railway connecting Berlin to the Persian Gulf. But the British wanted to block those plans, so they send out army officer Lord Leighton to spy on the progress of the Baghdad Railway...

It is 53 A.D. in ancient Italy where a landowner, Gaius Petronicus, harvests his olive oil and vineyard crops and goes off to sell them in the nearby town of Nolia. He entices young Justa, a girl dressed as a boy and forced into slavery,...

The Hounds of Samaria by Nigel Patten takes place in Crete during World War Two. George Ghikas has Greek ancestry, so the British army sends him behind enemy lines on occupied Crete with orders to organize partisan groups in the White Mountains. Before his posting,...

The Spruce Gum Box is author Elizabeth Wilder's debut novel and she has tweaked the imagination of readers with interest in the cultural and historical development of the state of Maine. Set by the Aroostook River in a disputed area bordering Nova Scotia, a...

In The Ghost of Bud Parrott, author Judson Hout has created a memorable glimpse into past Southern culture. Bud Parrot is a young Black man who has always worked in the cotton fields of Jackson County, Arkansas. He fashions a better life for...

The Captain's Dog Part 3 is the final book in this series. Seaman was Meriwether Lewis‘s dog, a big black Newfoundland. The story follows the Lewis and Clark expedition as they make their return trip back towards the Mississippi and St. Louis. The adventure is...

J.E Thompson is a superb writer. "The Ghost of Atlanta" is, overall, a superbly written book. This novel is the third in a series. The book is a very fast read that builds up slowly and has a fantastic ending. Mr. Thompson has included all...

Quentin Spade always felt like his older brother Rex was his mothers favorite, and to a large degree it was true. Rex was a rebel rouser and loved the ladies, so much so that his wife had divorced him, not a common thing in 1913....

The setting is the Swiss Alps in 1411. The Duchesne had a baby boy and the village rejoiced. The celebration turned quickly to fear and loathing. The child had 6 fingers on one hand. The priest declared the child the work of the devil and...