The Secretary by Deborah Lawrenson is a hypnotizing tale that unfolds at the height of the Cold War. Lois Vale, the protagonist, is dispatched to Russia as a secretary for the British Embassy in Moscow. In reality, Lois is not a typical secretary but an...

Cavalier, by award-winning author Christopher Hepworth, is a fascinating historical novel blended with a political conspiracy, a light touch of paranormal mystery, and clean romance. First, the story transports us to Britain in 1658. Sentenced to death by Oliver Cromwell’s regime, royalist Sir Henry Slingsby...

Just like many other Ukrainians, Viktor didn’t think the Russians would launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine until it was too late. Viktor is ready to report to the nearest military station to fight for his motherland, but Igor, who is his father-in-law, convinces him...

Raising Liberty by Joseph W. Hudgens is a historical novel that vividly reimagines the origin story of one of the world’s most iconic monuments: the Statue of Liberty. Blending meticulous research with immersive storytelling, Hudgens creates a deeply human portrait of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the...

I Dreamt I Was in Heaven: The Rampage of the Rufus Buck by Leonce Gaiter vividly recounts the harrowing true story of the Rufus Buck Gang, a group of multiracial teenagers whose brief but brutal rampage in 1895 shocked Indian Territory and beyond. Against the...

Phillip L. Wray’s The Rosy Cross Murders plunges readers headfirst into the captivating chaos of 1637 Paris. Charles de la Forêt enjoys a rare moment of respite and personal happiness. But this tranquility is short-lived, brutally interrupted by the murder of a witness from a...

Half-Truths by Carol Baldwin introduces Katie, a fifteen-year-old girl in 1950s Tabor City, North Carolina, whose aspirations for college and a career in journalism clash with the ingrained racial prejudices of her community and family. Witnessing racial injustice at her father's store and the terrifying...

If you enjoy reading historical intrigue with compelling characters told by a talented storyteller, look no further than Lucille Turner’s The Sultan, the Vampyr and the Soothsayer. This impressive novel transports readers to 15th-century Eastern Europe and the Ottoman Empire, where they meet Sultan Murad...

Father From a Putrid Tree by Richard Hodge is a gritty, multi-generational story that explores the dark legacy of the McConnell family, beginning in 1915. The novel opens with Archie McConnell, a poor but determined bare-knuckle boxer who unexpectedly wins a championship fight and becomes...

Thomas M. Wing's novel In Harm's Way: Book One of The Sea Hawkes Chronicles is an action-packed and riveting historical novel based on the American War of Independence against the British. The story was inspired by actual naval battles. The story begins in 1775 off...