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...

Demons of Babylon by Paul Curtis commences in the year 586 B.C. After an unsuccessful rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar, King Zedekiah of Judea is blinded and hundreds of Jewish citizens are taken captive to Babylon. Calev is spared because he has linguistic skills and is useful...

An Immigrant's Journey by Roger Andersen is a story about a young Norwegian lad named Enok Opsal who decided to seek a better future in America. He dreamed of a life of freedom and prosperity. Arriving in New York with $25 to his name, he...

Who Killed Jerusalem? A Rollicking Literary Murder Mystery Based on William Blake's Characters & Ideas Updated to 1970s San Francisco is a work of fiction in the detective, mystery, and suspense subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience owing to some...

Bulwer-Lytton’s classic opening line, “It was a dark and stormy night,” has met with considerable disdain over the years, but, in reality, beginning a story with a horrific storm is a good way to set the scene and engage readers. Set the scene in two...

Kaz: War, Love, and Betrayal by Bogdan Kotnis is a historical novel with strong characters, a great plot, and intense action. The story follows the life of the father of the American Cavalry, General Kazimierz Pulaski. Originally a Polish cavalry officer, Kazimierz was removed from...

Juliette Godot's From the Drop of Heaven: Legends, Prejudice, and Revenge is historical fiction inspired by the author's 16th-century French ancestors. Catherine Cathillon de la Goutte de Paradis was Godot's thirteenth-generation grandmother. The family name "de la Goutte de Paradis" provides the title of the...

Few concepts have left such hideous scars on world history as slavery, with the wounds caused by centuries of kidnapping and selling human beings still being healed around the world. In David Calloway’s debut novel, If Someday Comes: A Slave's Story of Freedom, I was...

In Danish Connection, Keith Thye has taken a very intriguing topic that can be a minefield and treated it with the utmost care and respect. When writing about the history of places, people, or even families, it can be quite a journey, and any author...