Courting the Sun is an apt name for this tale by Peggy Joque Williams, set in the court of Louis XIV of France, known as the Sun King. Sylvienne lives with her mother and two family retainers in the town of Amiens. One day, to...

Current of Darkness is a captivating work of historical fiction set in the golden era of the Gilded Age, highlighting the dazzling tumult of America's late 19th century. In this suspenseful story by the supremely talented Robert Brighton, two formidable women must gather their inner...

Climbing to the Sun by Shelley Burchfield started with Kizzy Beecham giving birth to a little girl on January 23, 1901. Seeta Young, the midwife, assured the scared young mother that her daughter looked like a white baby, although her biological father was black. Twenty-seven...

It's the 1880s in the US. Not long after her lover is killed in a racial dispute, Sequoia contemplates ideas about improving how her fellow Native Americans are treated by the Whites. With a supposedly brilliant idea in mind, she markets her almond milk in...

Samuel Quist sells everything he owns and leaves Independence, Missouri, for Oregon for a new beginning and greener pastures. With the tense political climate and war, the move seems like the best option for his family. He takes his wife, Elizabeth, children, Zeke and Mary,...

It was almost the end of World War II, and the Americans occupied much of Germany. However, an ancient relic symbolizes a chance of a Hail Mary to the losing Germans: the biblical spear used by the centurion to pierce Jesus’s body on the cross....

Censored Angel is a work of fiction in the historical, women’s, and interpersonal drama subgenres, and it forms the second standalone novel in the Forgotten Women book series. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Joan Koster....

Crossing the Tracks is a work of fiction in the historical fiction, interpersonal dramas, and social issues subgenres. It is best suited to the adult reading audience and mature teens wishing to learn about the dark realities of recent history. Penned by author Drew Hill,...

Cold Blows the Wind by Catherine Meyrick is a poignant and thought-provoking tale set in bustling Hobart Town, Australia, in 1878. The story follows protagonist Ellen Thompson, a spirited young woman with a baby, torn between her attachment to her family and her desire to...

Cliffs Edge is a work of fiction in the romance, historical, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and it was penned by author Sonia Buckley. This captivating tale follows a young, runaway girl, Madeline Carlyle, and a...