The Heretic of Granada by David C. Edmonds is a historical fiction novel that takes place in 1741 (the time of the Inquisition) with Father Antonio refusing to give up the location of a native holy site, one that he is determined to protect no...

The Night of the Eleventh Sun by Steven Burgauer tells the story of one of the few remaining Neanderthal clans living somewhere in Europe 30,000 BC. We learn what they ate, what they wore, their customs, practices and beliefs. Strong Arms is the leader of...

When we read and study the battles of the American Civil War, we learn about the great deeds of military men, who won and who lost. We learn, too, about the heroes, the great leaders, and those who gave their lives honorably. And what about...

The Moor (Book I of the Crusader Trilogy) by Reina Donovan is a short novella set in a little Christian kingdom named Mordo somewhere in medieval Europe. The Moors have extended their domain right up to the northern ranges of the Iberian Peninsula. Medieval Spain...

Bianca is a pampered young lady, but she is also a lady with a caring heart. She never knew her mother and her father is very distant. Little does she know that her pampered existence came at a price and her father is the evil...

The Angel of Soriano is a historical romance set in Renaissance Italy, populated by a fascinating cast of characters including the infamous Cesare Borgia, who plays a major part as a villain in the book. Loosely basing the plot on an old story of a...

Zaneta Lucia Zorzi loves books. And not just any books. She loves reading books that will teach her about the laws of the natural world around her. As the only daughter of a prominent Venetian family in the seventeenth century, Zaneta Lucia is expected to...

The Scattered Flock is the second novel in The Flock Trilogy by Jana Petken. Set in Spain during the Spanish Inquisition, the book immediately struck me as incredibly well researched and thought out in terms of the historical elements built into the story. The author...

The Ill-Kept Oath by C.C. Aune is the story of two young women in 1819 England; Lady Josephine Weston and Prudence Fairfeather. Josephine fears she'll always be known as an immature child, and be forever confined to her country home, but her summer begins to...

The Weif by DE Brand tells the story of Lizzie Darling, her brother, and Bella. First, Lizzie's brother is transported to Australia because of a prank that has gone terribly wrong - then Lizzie has to find out that a woman seems to not even...