The Baths of Caracalla by Robert N Eckert takes the reader deep inside the very personal lives of the powerful rulers of the Western Roman Empire as it was in decline and close to collapse. Emperor Septimus Severus was the all-powerful, all-conquering ruler of the...

The history of humankind remains shrouded in mystery, with conflicting views held by religion and science. The biblical account is at odds with Darwin’s theory of evolution, but neither explanation seems satisfying. This raises the question as to whether the two accounts are mutually exclusive....

The Gift of Red Hare and Other Epic Tales by Billy Ironcrane is a historical fiction collection that weaves together tales set in pivotal moments of history. Through a mix of adventure and reflection, these stories explore timeless themes of compassion, chaos, and the human...

The House of Ilya is a fascinating story about an officer and a woman who fall in love and the guide who interacts with them during their separate journeys. Anton is a young officer who travels to Alaska as an intermediary between a well-known Russian-American...

The Sower of Black Field by Katherine Koch is a historical fiction novel set during the final days of Nazi Germany. The story follows Fr. Viktor Koch, an American priest of German heritage, who is deeply conflicted as he tries to guide his parishioners through...

Thistle in the Mistletoe by Margaret Izard is a holiday-themed novel that blends romance with historical intrigue. The story follows Roderick MacDougall, a laird torn between duty and desire, and Mary Comyn, a woman caught in a web of familial betrayal. Forced into an arranged...

The Days Before Tomorrow by Mark Hass is an epic historical novel that delves deep into the lives of Wolchi and Leja, two siblings caught in the turbulent currents of Eastern Europe between the World Wars. Set against the haunting backdrops of Western Ukraine, 1930s...

It was 1933 and a powerful campaign to expand the Third Reich’s superiority had taken Germany by storm. Fifteen-year-old Christa’s life is about to take a sharp turn, but she does not know it yet. Coming from a progressive German family, Christa’s family openly disagreed...

The Black Dragon is the fourteenth book in The Executioner Knights series by Kathryn Le Veque, but it reads as a standalone story. Amid medieval England's tournaments, Addax, a skilled and wealthy knight, is torn between loyalty and duty. He came to England as a...

The Imposter by Johanna van Zanten is a moving, heartfelt story about one woman’s journey through the turbulent and dangerous world of twentieth-century Europe during and after the two world wars. Johanna was born into a country she believed to be her own, Germany, but...