Set in the uneasy hush of pre-Civil War America, Last Stop Freedom by Ann Nolder Heinz is a story shaped by quiet bravery and the kind of hope that refuses to fade. At the heart of the story are Julia, a young woman picking up...

In 1864, Washington, DC, under President Abraham Lincoln, was a far cry from the present-day city. It’s here that police officer Henry Sheldon is recruited by real-life military intelligence officer Allan Pinkerton to help solve what appears to be a case of serial killings. Three...

Generation After Generation by Heather Gafkay is a historical fiction story that intricately weaves the lives of two families, the Folsoms and the Steins, across multiple generations. Set during pivotal moments in history, including the Holocaust and World War II, the novel explores themes of...

Escape of the Grand Duchess by Susan Appleyard follows Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, who is trapped in a marriage to Prince Peter of Oldenburg, who has made his preference for men known. Olga requests a divorce, which both Peter and her brother, Nicholas II, refuse....

It is 1373. John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, is leading a chevauchée through France. Haukyn of Flintborne volunteers to join the campaign. After months of hunger, fatigue, combat, and bloodshed in the wake of the war, all Haukyn wishes for is to ease...

The Path of Saints and Sinners, the fourth book in J.F. Collen’s Journey of Cornelia Rose series, finds Cornelia “Nellie” Wright and her family at a crucial crossroads in 1857, having just survived the rigors of the Overland Trail to reach Great Salt Lake City....

Wetion by James Allan Krause, a professor and writer, is the first book in a trilogy, crafted over 20 years. The story mixes historical fiction, family history, allegory, music, and themes of Canadian identity. The main character, Addy, explores his family’s migration from Saskatchewan to...

Brigham’s Brides by D.W. Plato is a historical fiction novel about the complex and often misunderstood world of early Mormon polygamy. Told primarily through the perspectives of Mary Ann Angell Young and Louisa Beaman, the book offers an emotional exploration of the lives of women...

Have you ever come across something like an old quilt or photo and thought, “What’s the story behind this?” In The Recollection by Cherie Dargan, college teacher Gracie MacNeill wonders the same thing about a Crazy quilt that once belonged to her mother. Instead of...

Percy St. John's father was murdered in a robbery in Brixley, Surrey, leaving him an orphan. E.A. Allen's The Midnight Boy follows Percy's story as he finds himself placed in Saint Cuthbert's Asylum for Orphaned and Delinquent Boys in London. Percy lives a hard life...