What We Leave Behind by Christine Gallagher Kearney takes place in the years 1947 to 1960. The author has taken the life of a young girl, Ursula, who grew up in Berlin during World War Two, and relates how the devastation and the acts of...

At the end of the nineteenth century, instant wealth and power were available to those few lucky men who struck it rich in the goldfields of the West. In Notorious Love in Extraordinary Times by Emma Strong, we meet such a man; Sam Strong. When...

Whipponock Creek: Life and Times of Will Traylor by Ronnie Pastecki is a historical fiction novel that delves into the life of William Traylor. Set in Dinwiddie, Virginia, during the era of slavery, the story revolves around Will's upbringing on his father's plantation, Tall Pines....

The Hummingbird and the Serpent is a work penned by E.S. Ramirez that combines historical fiction, interpersonal drama, and cultural issues. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience owing to explicit discussions of slavery, scenes of violence, and other adult content. In...

Based on the experiences of his father, Growing Up Tough is a coming-of-age novel by Roderick Saxey. The story is set between the early 1920s and 30s, the time of the Great Depression, when America underwent revolutionary cultural, economic, and societal changes. Shirley Edwin Taylor's...

Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (The True Story of the Giant Rats of Sumatra) by Lauren Steinhauer is the story of two beautiful women, one missing and another rescued to become the personal secretary of Holmes and Watson. Seemingly unconnected, Holmes turns away cases involving a...

Linda Joy Myers' The Forger of Marseille is set in WWII, as Europe falls into the terrifying grip of Hitler and Nazi Germany. The story is inspired by the historical figure of Varian Fry, an American journalist who helped countless refugees escape from France. Sarah...

A Pyrrhic Victory: Fate by Ian Crouch immerses readers in a distant past beginning with King Pyrrhus’ victory over the Romans at Asculum in 279 BC. This period was extremely volatile, and the Hellenistic world was in constant conflict. Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, had...

Dickie Erman’s historical fiction novel, The Adventures of Sunny Washington, wastes no words and spares no feelings regarding the attitudes and treatment of black people by whites. So many times, I shook my head in disbelief, beginning with the heartbreak of Sunny’s mother when she...

Song For Someone is a fascinating love story of two people who defy the odds. It's the first book in the Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler Mysteries by KD Sherrinford. It follows Charlotte Sapori, who learns her parents' long-kept secret. Charlotte knows her mother, Irene...