Tender, compelling… A dazzling tale. History, myth, intrigue, and long-buried secrets mark this beautifully told tale by Fritsch that takes readers into two orphans’ search for answer to Helen’s elopement with the Trojan prince, Paris. Helen and her older sister,… Read More ›
Historical fiction
Death of the Cosset by Kimberly Jane Oswald
An electrifying debut… Oswald makes her foray into historical thriller genre with this excellent entry marked with desire and greed, obsession and fear, and murder. Thirty-two-year-old Egyptologist, Cassandra Seldon, is on a mission to find some kind of proof to… Read More ›
In the Shadow of Gold by Michael Kenneth Smith
Full of vivid details and fraught with the constant tension… A fascinating read. Smith’s richly drawn latest delves into the mystery of the lost Confederate Treasury during the US Civil War, offering a fictionalized version of the story. It’s 1865,… Read More ›
Amora by Grant J. Hallstrom
Sprawling, stirring… A fine and noble book. Hallstrom takes readers to ancient Rome for this compelling tale of a noblewomen whose conversion to Christianity shook the Roman empire. The birth of a son with a deformed leg creates a wedge… Read More ›
Letter from Belleau Wood (Covington Chronicles, #7) by Mary Lou Cheatham
Highly engrossing… a full-bodied historical drama. Two people grapple with lost love and heartache in Cheatham’s expansive seventh installment in the Covington Chronicles set in the first World War era. Growing up, Trudy Cameron has always thought she would marry… Read More ›
It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay
A haunting tale of family, friendship, injustice, resilience, and hope… In her evocative latest, the award-winning Jay takes a fascinating look at the interplay of social upheavals in Georgia in early 1920s as she tells the story of a young… Read More ›
Irene’s Secret Diary: Love, Romance, War and an Atom Bomb by Fred Fraikor
A meticulously researched, expertly executed historical thriller… Fraikor weaves historical detail, political intrigue, romance, mystery, and insidious sabotage into a gripping historical thriller that takes the reader into the 1940s top-secret world of the Manhattan project. Overcoming gender discrimination in… Read More ›
A Heart To Survive: First Novel in the Collingwood Series by George Fillis
Haunting, poignant, and compelling… Human trafficking, racial disparity, resilience, and courage mark Fillis’s earnest series kicker in the historical fiction series. With the civil war in full swing and Mao Zedong’s ruthless control of the nation, fourteen-year-old Tao Wen Shun,… Read More ›
Zachary’s Gold by Wes Snowden
Brilliantly written, utterly compelling… Set in the WWI and the post-WWI era, Snowden’s latest which tells the story of one man’s journey to retribution is rich in both physical detail and human insight. Trying to save an unarmed young German… Read More ›
Sadie’s Sin: The Zwi Migdal’s Reign of Terror by Neil Perry Gordon
A fast-paced, gripping historical drama… Gordon delivers an engrossing tale of love, sacrifice, and betrayal, set in 1924 in Poland and Argentina. Sadie Wollman, a young Jewess, falls in love with the war hero and university professor, Alexander Kaminski, and… Read More ›