The Girl Who Counted Numbers: A Novel by Roslyn Bernstein is a well-written and well-researched historical work that chronicles a young woman’s quest to solve a family mystery. Seventeen-year-old Susan Reich graduated from high school early and wants to take a break by going out...

The Light Among Us: The Elizabeth Carne Story, Cornwall by Jill George is a remarkable historical novel about a brilliant woman, Elizabeth Catherine Thomas Carne. Among other things, Elizabeth Carne (1817–1873) was a published geologist, ecologist, industrial psychologist, philanthropist, poet, and friend of many...

Her Castilian Heart: The Castilian Saga Book 3 by Anna Belfrage is a continuation of the journey of Sir Robert FitzStephen, the lowborn bastard son of a baron, knight of the realm, and his beautiful Castilian wife Lady Eleanor (Noor) d’Outremer, in thirteenth century Great...

Carry That Weight: The Story of the Beatles is written by Mr. Ernie Schultze. In 1980, John Lennon, a rock star best known for his association with Liverpool, England sensation The Beatles was gunned down on the street outside his New York residence. This...

Kelly Miller's historical novel Accusing Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation is a well-crafted intriguing romance and murder mystery. Set in the Regency era, the story draws inspiration from Jane Austen. The principal characters are Elizabeth Bennet of Longbourn and Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley....

Her Dangerous Journey Home is a work of fiction in the historical subgenre and is the third novel in the No Man is Her Master book series. It is best suited to mature readers owing to scenes of graphic violence, scenes of a sexual nature,...

The circumstances of some of the most intriguing but unsuccessful assassination attempts in history are covered in Longsword: Edward and the Assassin by Dimitar Gyopsaliev, which is set in the thirteenth-century Holy Land. We follow the story of Peter, an orphan who was raised in...

The message from Queen Puduhepa of Hatti to the queen of the two kingdoms of Kemet (Egypt), Nefertari, confirmed a possibility that Queen Nefertari dreaded. A Hittite king had been dethroned and was bound for Egypt to seek asylum. In their message to Queen Nefertari,...

The Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes: Enslavement in Southampton County, Virginia by David J. Mason tells the story of the author’s great-grandfather, Parson Sykes, and his journey to freedom during the Civil War. The author does a remarkable job of setting up the details of the...

We read about Hastings’ pursuit of retaliation and reputation-building in The Kings of the Sea: The Saga of Hasting the Avenger by C.J. Adrien. Hastings learns the hard way that reputation, at whatever price, is everything. Because of his cunning and luck, Hastings gains a...