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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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HOW THE WORLD BEGAN: A Parable of 1812 by Don Gutteridge

Sweeping, intoxicating… A one hell of a ride. Set in 1812, Gutteridge’s compelling latest tells one family’s journey of hardships and survival. The senior McRorie, who has fought in the last battles of the Revolutionary War, comes to the Province…
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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…
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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…