Forty Grains of Black Powder is a generational saga about a fictional mestizo family in Mexico. It is book one in the tale of the Cordero Clan. The story starts in 1862 when the young Marietta, the mother of the protagonist, spots a handsome stranger...

Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty by Terrance D. Coffey is the historical saga of one of the most controversial pharaohs to ever come to power in Egypt. Amenhotep III had built a powerful dynasty, ruling Egypt with a firm hand. When his son...

Unlucky Double: Part One (Volume 1) by Darryl R. Breland is subtitled Mafia, Nazis and Time Travel and it lives up to the description. It begins in the year 2046, where Giovanni “Johnny” Cado, a 20th-century New Orleans gangster who was just mysteriously found alive,...

Small Moments: A Child's Memories of the Civil Rights Movement is a young adult, coming of age creative memoir written by Mary M. Barrow. The family's move from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Trenton, New Jersey, was made in two separate stages. The twins, Michael, Amelia's husband,...

“I had never, until this second, considered what it says about a man when he has literally been thrown out of hell.” – Merlin, from the sequel Out of Time: Book 3, Merlin Chronicles by Daniel Diehl. Demon dragons threw Merlin out of their hellish...

The Wraith of Carter’s Mill by C. Evenfall is a story filled with suspense, horror, and most importantly, family. Set in rural North Carolina, the book opens with young Julia who meets up with a wraith. Later, we find out that the same creature plagues...

A Leap in Time, The Travelers Series by Engy Albasel Neville takes place in today’s Los Angles and jumps back in time to Pompeii in 59 AD. Lexi is shopping in an antiques store and is drawn to a painting that she immediately buys and...

Essie's Roses: A Novel by Michelle Muriel is a historical fiction novel set in the South during the years leading up to the American Civil War. Essie, a slave, is born on the Westland plantation at the same time as the plantation owner, Katie Winthrop,...

The Roman Phalera: The Vines of Bordessi, Book One by Robbi Perna is a blend of historical fiction and saucy romance. There is a whole lot of action and movement here as well which helped to charge up the scenes with excitement and tension. Carlo...

Buried Pasts by George Stratford is a historical novel that shows how World War II continued to disrupt people’s lives long after it ended. Shortly after the war broke out, Mike Stafford, a Canadian, joined the RAF to defend Britain against the Nazi threat. With...