Posted on Leave a comment

The Man With Sapphire Eyes by Larry Mellman

An intricately woven tale filled with thrilling escapades, cunning political schematics, and sizzling romance. As Mellman’s thrilling sequel unfolds, chaos looms over Nico as a nearby city silently prepares for an attack, sparking an all-out war. The once peaceful city…
Posted on Leave a comment

Cold Peace: A Novel of the Berlin Airlift, Part I by Helena Schrader PhD

Impressively researched and utterly compelling; a top-shelf historical fiction. Set in Berlin against the backdrop of rationing, widespread unemployment, and the looming Soviet threat, Schrader’s debut installment in the Bridge to Tomorrow trilogy follows the events leading up to the…
Posted on Leave a comment

Daughters of Green Mountain Gap by Teri M. Brown

Addictively readable… Brown’s latest takes readers on a journey through intricate family dynamics, fleeting moments of bliss, and enduring remorse. Maggie McCoury is a sought-after traditional healer in Green Mountain Gap. While many appreciate her abilities, daughter Carrie Ann resents…
Posted on Leave a comment

The Missing Puzzle Piece (A Dying Truth Exposed, Book Four) by Marcus Abston

Gripping, deeply moving, and historically compelling… In Abston’s latest, the fourth installment in A Dying Truth Exposed series, the Lighting-Strongman family must stick together during yet another unexpected challenge as they carry on Annabelle’s legacy. Desperate and distraught, the family…
Posted on Leave a comment

Lily of Lambton: A Prologue by Don Gutteridge

A gorgeous historical tale that memorabley blends human drama with realities of the time. Dazzling and impassioned, Gutteridge’s latest, a 100-pages long narrative that sets up the main story of a full-length historical novel, evokes history while taking readers on…
Posted on 1 Comment

Jack the Lad: Book One of the Scandalous Memoirs of General John Torrance by D.E. Ring

Gripping from start to finish… Ring melds history, politics, and spy craft into an enthralling story of valor and patriotism in his latest, the debut installment in the Scandalous Memoirs of General John Torrance series. 1880. Twenty-year-old Jack Torrance, an…
Posted on Leave a comment

My Place Among Them by J. Stanion

A poignant story of resilience and grit, as well as unnecessary prejudices and unexplainable tragedy… Set in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth-century in the Northern Plains, Stanion’s debut novel tells the story of a white teacher and his…
Posted on 1 Comment

The Bravest Soldiers (The Immense Sky Saga) by Elaine Schroller

A compelling story told with insight and understanding… Set against the backdrop of growing global disquiet and the war raging in Europe, Schroller’s second installment in The Immense Sky Saga unfurls her heroines’ stories in a languid and captivating style…
Posted on Leave a comment

Handler: The Martensen Chronicles – Book I by John Gerts

A gripping, hard-to-put-down historical tale… Gerts’s stunning debut installment in The Martensen Chronicles explores family, love, relationships, human resilience, and patriotism. 1798. Brilliant and smart, Martin Martensen is happy to start his work at the Ketelswarf Shipyard, but navigation holds…
Posted on Leave a comment

Dream City Dreaming by Cindy Angell Keeling

A rewarding take on second chances and self-discovery… A world trade fair transforms a young widow and her adolescent son’s life in Keeling’s immersive historical tale. 1893. Junaluska Lewis, a young widow, is content taking care of her aging father-in-law…
Posted on Leave a comment

Her Own Revolution: Château de Verzat Series, Book 2 by Debra BORCHERT

A spectacular historical drama… A reader’s delight. Set against the backdrop of the most violent phase of the French Revolution, Borchert’s second installment in the Château de Verzat Series features a complex examination of gender bias while exploring the horrors…
Posted on Leave a comment

A Persistent Echo by Brian Kaufman

Truly original and touching… A remarkable feat. An intriguing plot matches the well-developed, reflective leads in Kaufman’s remarkable latest novel. Rhome, Texas, 1897. Hundreds of UFO sightings are being reported all around the nation, one among those is spotted in…
Posted on Leave a comment

BEN’S BONES by Joseph C. Gioconda

A suspenseful tale, occasionally dipping into the truly gruesome, with intriguing storyline… Gioconda weaves a historical tale about Ben Franklin’s life in London and the sinister origins of modern medicine in this wildly original blend of historical fiction and true…
Posted on Leave a comment

The Arsenal of Deceit by Donald Levin

Vivid and poignant… A deeply satisfying novel. Levin’s remarkable latest novel recreates a rich historical period via expansive worldbuilding and complex characterization. Detroit, 1941. Private investigator Elizabeth Waters is looking into the city’s pro-Nazi, Christian nationalist groups. Elizabeth’s employee, Eva…
Posted on Leave a comment

Nuggets: A Tale of the Cariboo Gold Rush by Susan K Kehoe

Addictive, exciting, thoroughly engaging… A page-turner. Kehoe takes readers on an exhilarating ride through the 1860s BC gold rush in her exciting latest novel. Victoria, British Columbia. Seventeen-year-old Robb McDonald works at the Hudson’s Bay post at a clerical position…
Posted on Leave a comment

Heritage (2 Books) by Susan Diane Black Blackmon

Meticulously researched and beautifully crafted; a vivid, absorbing, and touching historical saga. Blackmon delivers intriguing tales that double as heartfelt family sagas with just a hint of fairy tales in her marvelous historical series. In Emma, the first book in…
Posted on Leave a comment

Resistance! by Andy Murphy

An intriguing YA historical read… Murphy weaves together an absorbing story of a youth group’s exhilarating journey as they launch dangerous rebellions against the brutal Nazi regime. Fifteen-year-old Karl and Horst hate the Nazi regime with vengeance. When the army…
Posted on Leave a comment

The Queen’s Player: The Lost Years of William Shakespeare Book 2 by Anthony Wildman

Meticulously researched and intensely realized… Thorough fun. Vividly evocative and steeped in the grand world of Elizabethan theatre, the second installment in Wildman’s Lost years series takes readers on an exhilarating adventure as the reluctent hero gets drawn into the…
Posted on Leave a comment

Murder Garden by Ron Fritsch

A layered, compelling read that will keep the pages turning… A driving plot, immaculately dispersed red herrings, and compelling characters make Fritsch’s latest novel a thoroughly entertaining read. Chicago. 1960. Life is looking good for Ted Linden: he has a…
Posted on Leave a comment

A Journey to Joy by Nancy I. Young

A beautiful exploration of love, perseverance, and the power of community and kinship… In the moving latest from Young, the life of a young heiress is upended after she’s falsely accused of theft and sent to Fremantle Gaol in colonial…