The life of a boy born into freedom but sold into slavery is one that brings up painful thoughts, dark memories, and more for the man known much of his life as Rastus. Though his life in Africa with his family is all he’s ever...

The Clay Endures, Book Two is written by Sharon K. Miller. Despite the angst of his family on hearing he wants to marry a Mexican Indian, Armando weds his beautiful Esperanza, and travels far away beyond Tucson, away from family and everything familiar to build...

The Shadow of the Volcano: Shadows From the Past, Book Five is an historical adventure novel for children and preteens written by Wendy Leighton-Porter. It had already been a busy summer as the twins, Max, and their friend, Charlie, continued to search for the twins'...

The Wanderer's Last Journey: The Orfeo Saga Book 4 is another instalment in Murray Lee Eiland Jr’s interesting historical fiction saga. After helping defeat the Therans, Orfeo and Clarice visit the island of Malta where they are graciously received by the king. While strolling on...

Before the Court of Heaven by Jack Mayer tells the story of Ernst Techow, a young German who, in the years following World War I, gets caught up in what can be called the pre-Nazi movement. As a youngster before the war, he learns, both...

Charlatan by Kate Braithwaite is set way back in time when France was a lot more colorful and royal. The novel is set in the 1670s, when King Louis XIV was holding court. His mistress, Athenais, Madame de Montespan, has been in his life for...

Ephemeral Palaces by Nancy Foshee is set against a significant and colorful historic moment, a period featuring horse-drawn carriages, bustling streets, and the itch for innovation. It is in this period that Logan McConnell makes his entry into the historic climate of Chicago with a...

Exchange at the Border by Alexandra Goodwin is a story of suspense. Porro Camorra’s life is at stake because he got the powerful Don Francisco’s daughter pregnant, and the only way he can save himself is to get out of Mexico. He thinks that if...

Based in part on the experiences of David Thompson, a 19th century Hudson’s Bay fur trader, Naapiikoan Winter by Alethea Williams is an intriguing and compelling novel that takes readers into the past. They learn about life within the Piikani and get to see an...

Eve Louise Riser comes from a family of musicians; she is a gifted pianist who plays with Jimmy Blakeley and His Stoptime Syncopaters. She wrote and published a few songs under the pen name E.R. King. On the other side of her life, it seems...