There Was a Garden in Nuremberg by Navina Michal Clemerson is a harrowing yet page-turning story that may well one day become a timeless classic. Twelve-year-old Max Mannheim who is spirited and observant has witnessed how the rise of Adolf Hitler as the new Chancellor...

This week I had the pleasure of reading George P. Tymitz’s powerful and historical work, Key Number 17. A tale spanning decades, it shares the journey of Olek Creshenko and his grandson as they explore Olek’s past to find the courage and strength for his...

No Man's Land is a heart-wrenching story by Francis J. Shaw about the soldiers who fought in WWI. It is narrated mainly from Doctor Newman's point of view. The year is 1921 and Doctor Newman travels to Yorkshire to deliver a message to Annie. Unfortunately,...

Italians are divided as Benito Mussolini's overtures toward Nazi Germany create tension, and rumors of a possible war gain momentum by the day. Caught up in this turmoil is the young and vivacious Antoinette, who has left her family and home to seek fame and...

A Time For War is the third installment of the Archibald the Grim Series by J.R. Tomlin. Haunted by his role in the death of Liddesdale, Archibald Douglas, now a household knight for the Lord of Douglas, once again finds himself on the march when...

Time's Daughter by Jo Anne Barnes is a paranormal romance with plenty of twists to make you hold your breath until the end. Christina is a school teacher when the unthinkable happens. She is on the way to a funeral when she is suddenly and...

A Prelude to Versailles: Love and Intrigue at the Paris Peace Conference by Mark Anthony Sullivan is a thrilling post-World War I spy story, neatly wrapped up in a heartwarming romance. In the latter years of the First World War, all American Lieutenant George Murphy...

Stalingrad, Iron and Fire is a work of fiction in the historical fiction and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience owing to graphic violence and sexual scenes and was penned by Richard J Reese. The plot follows two...

A Promise Kept is the incredible journey of Otto and Lenka Friedmann. It is August of 1941 and the beginning of Hitler’s war on the Jews. We follow Otto and Lenka from the time they leave their home in Zagreb, Croatia until their arrival in...

Viva Puccini! by Mel Weiser is a captivating historical work of fiction that follows the personal and professional life of the great Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini. Puccini was born in Lucca, Tuscany in 1858 and lost his father at an early age. His mother determined...