Coal Dreams by Annette Oppenlander is a historical novel that sheds light on the harrowing experiences of forced laborers during World War II. Set against the backdrop of the Ruhr region in Germany, the story follows Marie Heinrich, a resilient farmer’s wife, and Adrien Rocheau,...

Set in 1843, Louisiana, Fox Creek by M. E. Torrey is a captivating historical novel that examines the painful experience of slavery and explores the emotions and lives of the characters with forensic clarity. Six-year-old Monette, the beloved daughter of a French Creole sugar planter,...

Husrō & Shirin: Persian Legends In Love by Maryam Tabibzadeh is a heartfelt tale that unfolds during the era of the Persian Empire. It follows the journey of King Husrō-Parviz, a man divided between his love for a woman and the challenges he faces as...

Struth Mate! by Ava Forme continues the search for meaning by building on a model of existence introduced in the first book of the Struth! series. Drawing on history, religion, science, and philosophy, the stories lean into a structured framework based on actual historical events...

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...

Palomino Denouement by Tank Gunner is a war story with a difference. Captain Grady Allen is, in many ways, the perfect infantry officer: brave, committed, a leader from the front, and utterly ruthless in performing his duty for his country. He served with great distinction...