In The Rabbi’s Suitcase, Robert Kehlmann vividly combines family history with historical facts in a cohesive and emotionally resonant narrative that anchors history in personal experience. Beginning with the family’s migration from Eastern Europe to Jerusalem in the 1880s, he depicts their struggle to preserve...

Mike Trippiedi's historical novel, Abraham Lincoln's Traveling Medicine Show, recounts the historical events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, blending them with fictional elements that add emotional depth to a story deeply rooted in the turbulent events immediately following the end of the nineteenth-century Civil...

Aurelia by Dominique Wright follows Aurelia Livia Serenis, the High Vestal of Rome, and General Cassian as they secretly develop a forbidden romantic relationship despite her sacred vows and Rome’s strict laws. Their mutual attraction leads to clandestine meetings and emotional devotion, risking severe consequences....

David Loux’s historical novel, The Lost Seigneur, is a gritty, gripping, and engrossing saga of the Laux family set in early 18th-century colonial America and France. This is a sequel to the first novel, Chateaux Laux, in the Chateau Laux Odyssey. I was able to...

Domnica Rădulescu’s My Father’s Orchards is a multi-layered historical novel that masterfully blends memory, trauma, folklore, and political critique through an intensely personal lens. Told through the voice of Corina Angelescu, a Romanian-American woman who returns to her homeland in 2015, the novel excavates the...

Panzer Grenadier: The Years of Victory (The Panzer Grenadier Series) by Nigel Seed is set during World War II, focusing on the experiences of a young German soldier in the Hitler Youth as he prepares for military service. The narrative follows Hans Winter, a young...

Chariots in the Sky by Larry A. Freeland is a war novel that plunges readers right into the airborne chaos of the Vietnam War with unflinching realism and emotional clarity. We're with Captain Taylor St. James and his Huey helicopter crew, as the novel chronicles...

An Improbable Scheme by Laura Beers follows Lady Elsbeth Caldwell, who suspects her stepfather, Alfred Stockton, is hiding secrets, possibly connected to her father’s death. Disguised as a highwaywoman, she mistakenly intercepts Niles Drayton, the Earl of Westcott, drawing him into her dangerous pursuit. As...

Building 18 by Michael Urban is a captivating novel that immerses readers in the high-stakes world of aerospace engineering. Set in a secretive facility, the story follows a team of engineers tasked with designing a revolutionary rotorcraft under immense pressure, tight schedules, and limited resources....

Love’s Tracks by Joyce Armstrong is a historical romance that immerses readers in the rugged landscapes of the American West during the late 19th century. The novel follows Mattie Wainwright, a spirited Harvey Girl, and Sheriff Kade Wilcox, a steadfast lawman grappling with the loss...