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...

Butterfly Games: A Novel of the Swedish Royal Court by Kelly Scarborough is set in early 19th-century Sweden, where Countess Jacquette Gyldenstolpe becomes involved with Prince Oscar, heir to the throne, while tensions grow around the recently established Bernadotte monarchy. Raised without much parental involvement...

Morris Hoffman's Boy of Heaven follows the story of an Italian orphan boy in the seventeenth century who discovers the missing piece of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. The ten-year-old boy grew up as an orphan. Facing starvation and homelessness, the boy found sanctuary...

The Restless Crucible by Yaw Agawu-Kakraba is an enthralling tale that unfolds across West Africa, Brazil, and Europe (briefly). It introduces readers to the complex life of Pedro de Barbosa, an Afro-Brazilian man and former slave whose opportunistic nature leads him to become a renowned...

Inês: Queens of Portugal Trilogy by Catherine Mathis is a captivating tale of love, jealousy, and loyalty set in Portugal in the 14th century. Pedro’s father became king thanks to the help of his trusted adviser, Gonçalves. But now, he has grand ambitions and wants...

By the Light of the Bluff by Blake Gunnels is a historical novel that takes the reader to the small island of Saint Simons off Georgia’s Atlantic coast just as the South is trying to rebuild after the Civil War. For Jesse Whitmore and her...

The Faithful Ones by Kathleen J. Waites takes place during World War II. The story primarily revolves around Edward F. Hohlfeld, a young Catholic man from a working-class neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He loves art, particularly sketching and painting, and has a younger sister, Mary....