In Tom Sawyer Returns by E.E. Burke, Becky has not seen Tom for many years when he falls into her kitchen, injured and suffering from some memory loss. She doesn’t know whether to be happy, angry, or sad to see him but she nurses him...

Margaret Rodenberg's Finding Napoleon is a lush, fictional look at Napoleon Bonaparte and his lover, Albine de Montholon. Rodenberg's historical novel examines Napoleon's life after his defeat at Waterloo through life in exile on the island of St. Helena. Napoleon, the regal emperor...

By Light of Hidden Candles by Daniella Levy is a story about two students, Manuel, a Spanish Catholic living in the USA, and Alma, an American Jew. Manuel and Alma set off from the USA for Spain to do a stint of academic research that...

Syvila Weatherford’s Blessings From The Four Winds is a fictional historical romance adventure inspired by the life of a real person, the author’s great-grandfather. With some creative license taken in naming characters, towns, and places to connect real events, you get a plot that is...

The House in the Hollow by Allie Cresswell is a historical novel depicting the lives of the Talbot family. Mr. Talbot is wealthy but has not been accepted into elite society. However, Lord Petrel takes Mr. Talbot under his wing and introduces him into England’s...

Gift of Diamonds by Roberta Seret follows the life and exploits of Mica in Romania and beyond. In the mid-1960s, seventeen-year-old Mica lived in Spera with doting parents, who were top members of the Transylvanian anti-communists. Mica loved the theater and had dreams of acting...

A Magical Victorian Christmas by Michele Ashman Bell is a historical holiday romance novel about a young woman named Clara, and a Christmas that isn't turning out to be very merry at her North England home in York. As with most women in the Victorian...

When the stock market collapses, highly educated banker Bartholomew Baines is at a total loss. Accustomed to dressing like a gentleman and socializing with the wealthy and prestigious diplomats of Pittsburgh, he finds himself homeless, poor, and dependent upon the working class he fought so...

Growing up in the country pre-World War II was difficult for Helen. With few of the amenities the young people in town enjoyed – like running water – Helen was constantly self-conscious and a target for teasing because she wasn’t as clean as the others...

The stars of Bargaining for the Barrister by Anneka R. Walker are Louisa and Paul who won me over from their introduction to their final decisions. Louisa is a young woman who has recently lost her parents with an older brother who would like to...