Abigail Cutter’s The Last of What I Am is a riveting and well-crafted historical novel about a Confederate soldier and the American Civil War. The narrator is the ghost of Tom Smiley, a Confederate veteran from Bethel in Augusta County, in southwestern Virginia. Tom’s spirit...

The Medicine Line by John Hansen begins in 1874 in Eastern Nebraska, where Civil War veterans James Coumerilh and Billy Watkins are ambushed by Sioux warriors; Billy is killed, and James narrowly survives. The steamboat Destiny crew is dealing with cholera deaths, and Fort Benton...

Joie Lesin's The Passenger is a captivating tale set in the 1940s. The protagonist is Elizabeth Reilly, a young widow who can communicate with the dead. She meets a kindly senior man, Paolo Clemente, and witnesses his death. His ghost desperately needs Elizabeth's help to...

To Snare an Heiress by Evelyn King is the first book in the Gaol Manor series. This is a historical romance novel set in the Regency era, where the fiercely independent Mab Dubarry is determined to avoid marriage at all costs. After her father arranges...

The Water Stricken by Rina Olsen is a gripping historical novel based on the 1866 French expedition to Joseon, Korea. When His Majesty, the Daewongun, ascends the throne, the law prevents Christianity from being embraced by the masses. Missionaries and Christian converts are being exposed...

In The Ties That Divide by Sandra Preisler and Taylor Preisler, Zoe and her mother escape from France amidst the slaughter of aristocrats. Settling in London was not easy for the two, but Simone worked hard to provide for their needs. After some time, she...

The Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes: Enlistment in the Union Army XXV Corps by David J. Mason is a riveting historical fiction novel that places its protagonist at the heart of the Civil War's most challenging and transformative moments. At only seventeen, Parson Sykes is an...

Truth and Evil by G. Edward Martin is a gripping work of historical fiction set during World War II, weaving together themes of morality and redemption. It follows a German soldier who, after committing a grave sin, finds himself in a celestial confrontation with God....

The last words from Hinda’s father (Tatae in Yiddish) were: “You will live, and you will tell.” It has taken many years for her story to be written from eleven audio tapes that Hinda Mondlak Goldman recorded before she died in 1985. Tatae’s Promise by...

Alejandro Morales’ The Place of the White Heron is a unique and captivating blend of history, mythology, and modern political allegory. Grounded in the tensions between the United States and México, the novel is a powerful exploration of cultural and spiritual identity, embodied through the...