This week I’ve been thoroughly engrossed by Charles Paul Collins’ historical novel The Remembering: Of Leather & Stone. A fictional account of the lives of real members of the author's family throughout the ages, this book manages to give a compelling insight into the history...

The Legend of Valentine by Sheldon Collins follows Valentine Romanus, a Roman soldier in 3rd-century Rome, who saves an empress during a raid. Pining over a prior love, Valentine sleeps with a married noblewoman with connections to power players like General Claudius. He also forms...

John Lourdes, a young agent of Mexican and English heritage working for the Bureau of Investigation in Texas in 1911, is puzzled when he receives a letter from The Apostle of El Paso. The Apostle wants to meet Lourdes urgently. According to the local folk,...

The Queen's Musician by Martha Jean Johnson follows Mark Smeaton and Madge Shelton in King Henry VIII's court during Anne Boleyn's rise and subsequent downfall. Mark receives a lute from Cardinal Wolsey and gains prominence as a royal musician, while Madge prepares for her cousin...

The Life We Remember by Annette Oppenlander is a riveting read for fans of historical fiction, drama, romance, and social issues. Set in the middle of the nineteenth century, it is the first book in the Between Worlds series. Mina Peters struggles in her marriage...

The Aristocrat’s Wife by Jodie Leigh Murray goes beyond the typical romance narrative, offering a captivating story filled with meaningful life lessons. Georgie, as she prefers to be called, is deeply unhappy in her marriage to Charles, who is controlling and overbearing. After being falsely...

Elizabeth St.John brings us brilliant historical fiction in The King’s Intelligencer. Set in London in the year 1674, Franny Apsley is the favorite of Lady Mary Stuart, the future Queen of England. When bones are found by the stairs in the Tower of London, Franny’s...

Talmadge Farm by Leo Daughtry immerses readers in rural Southern life in the mid-20th century, offering a vivid portrait of its settings and characters. The Talmadge family is a fixture in the Eastern North Carolina community, and the story opens with their annual dove hunt....

Author E. H. Casteele’s The Prince of Pirates: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Lots o'Loot is the kind of pirate tale that makes you want to grab a bottle of rum and set sail—minus the actual danger, of course. The story within a story...

The Reluctant Pioneer by Julie McDonald Zander takes readers on an emotional journey set in the 1800s as we follow in the footsteps of the thousands of travelers who dared to brave the treacherous trek along the Oregon Trail. Based on a true story, Zander...