The Treason of Betsy Ross: A Woman of the Revolution Novel by Wendy Long Stanley is set in 18th-century Philadelphia where Betsy forges her independence while working for John Webster at an upholstery shop. As the Townshend Duties stir up political activism, Betsy, a Quaker,...

Life in a small town can be unforgiving at times especially when you’re a woman, and more so when you’re a woman in a man’s profession. The Unconventional Blacksmith (The Darlings of Deadwood) by Tina Susedik follows Serenity Edleman, a widow who decided to continue...

Song of the Partisans is a military historical novel by Kathryn Gauci. The story follows the life of a young Parisian nurse, Simone, who helps the Resistance cause havoc against the German forces who have France under their control. She is first used for minor...

The Silent Hen by Helen Montague Foster is a thrilling spy story set in World War II in Egypt and Yugoslavia. Written as a tribute to the author’s parents, the story focuses on the operatives of America’s Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner to...

Time Passed by Robert Barlow, Jr. is a gut-wrenching reminder that good people are drawn into wars wherever they may occur, and not all conflicts are relatable to the society in which they live. This was particularly so for the Vietnam War, where sentiment for...

In the novel Tsarina’s Crown: The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles Book 1 by Jerena Tobiasen, readers are immersed in the tense atmosphere of 1915 Russia through the eyes of Simon Temple, a young naval officer. Relocating from his original post aboard the RMS Guardian in...

E.C. Roderick's Taken is the first book in the Taken series. Sylvina was a pediatrician in Santa Monica who flew to New York to celebrate Christmas with her best friend’s family. Sylvina continued to mourn the loss of her husband three and a half years...

The Most Spectacular Traveling Box by Mason Bell is an enchanting adventure filled with whimsical characters and magical potions. Readers are invited to follow George the Great, a chemist-turned-circus magician, as he creates a traveling potion to bring Sophie Mae, the heir of the Gardenia...

Using the rule of nines, she estimated his burns at 80 percent. Not much could be done for him apart from a generous dose of morphine. When Cathy held his hand, the skin on his palm sloughed off. Earlier during orientation, she had done an...

This week, I’ve been thoroughly absorbed by Radu Guiasu’s powerful depiction of friendship and determination in The Faraway Mountains. The book explores the lives of several young people living under a communist dictatorship, splitting between a group of friends on an expedition up a mountain...