From Tickhill, 1348 by Pamela Taylor is a historical fiction novel that delves into the tumultuous political landscape of medieval France. The story follows Jeanne de Flandre, the wife of John de Montfort, who is named the Duke of Brittany in his half-brother's will. When...

When The Violin Weeps by Glenn Starkey is a historical fiction novel that delves into the harrowing events of the Holocaust during World War II and the formation of the State of Israel. The story follows Jacob Liebermann, a former violinist with the Warsaw Philharmonic,...

History is always interesting and educational, which makes Sojourner by Ayaan Pettus a good read. It immerses readers in late 19th-century West Africa, exploring the rivalry of the Songhai, Tuaregs, Moroccans, Timbuktuans, and the Goumaten Esuf of Zombies in the desert. The story covers the...

"There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous." That quote from Napoleon holds true in Nigel Seed's novel, The Year of Fire And Ice: 1812, which indicates a fine line between success and failure. The story unfolds as Bonaparte speaks to three...

Lisa Y. Potocar’s Gold, Guts, and Glory, the third book in Glory: A Civil War Series, is a meticulously researched historical novel that balances adventure, romance, and social commentary. Set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, the story follows Jana Brady, a former...

The Baths of Caracalla by Robert N Eckert takes the reader deep inside the very personal lives of the powerful rulers of the Western Roman Empire as it was in decline and close to collapse. Emperor Septimus Severus was the all-powerful, all-conquering ruler of the...

In the Family Way by Jacqueline Smith is a literary fiction novel set in the 1920s that follows Mary Maguire, a fatherless girl raised by her grandmother to be a devout Catholic. Mary faces a life-changing dilemma and chooses to fight back by joining Cumann...

Rebel Empress by Faith L. Justice is a towering saga of love, loss, betrayal, and political machinations in the Imperial Court of principally the Eastern Roman Empire in the fifth century. Athenais is the beautiful daughter of an ordinary Athenian scholar. When her father dies...

The history of humankind remains shrouded in mystery, with conflicting views held by religion and science. The biblical account is at odds with Darwin’s theory of evolution, but neither explanation seems satisfying. This raises the question as to whether the two accounts are mutually exclusive....

In Within the Haunt of the Unseelie Court, R.C. Davis crafts a chilling and fantastical tale set in 1935, following Janey Carter as she returns to her hometown of Gowan, Massachusetts, after two years away at a teacher’s college. However, Gowan has changed significantly in...