Its 1854, and seventeen-year-old orphan, Pencil, yearns for more control of his life. Viewed as a hobbadehoyone in a state of limbo between boyhood and manhoodby his adult, criminal mentors, hes a field general for a pack of juvenile street rats in Lower Manhattan. Unexpectedly shipped out to Ohio, he finds a divided nation several […]
Tinsmith 1865
January 16, 2024 By
Marie Kotlarczyk, heads to the Dakota Territory with her father and brothers, with the promise of a thriving business–but the frontier is anything but welcoming. When her brothers join the Army and her father’s health declines, Marie has only one option–take up the family tinsmith trade, a risky move in a time when women’s roles […]
Beneath The Wayside Cross
January 16, 2024 By
In the summer of 1944, the Red Army began its liberation of the Baltic States. Like the other nations of Eastern Europe, the Baltics knew that in the Soviet lexicon liberation was a euphemism for occupation. Following in the wake of the army, the conscription gangs arrived and began gathering up young men to be […]
The Deseret Reckoning
January 15, 2024 By
“This irresistible novel manages the curious trick of making the reader want to stand up and cheer… A transformative tale of personal reinvention from a masterful storyteller.” – Kirkus Reviews (Kirkus Star) “… a thoughtful but well-paced adventure… raising the stakes, right till the end. This novel is as much a journey of self discovery […]
Free: The Legend Is Born
January 14, 2024 By
This faraway, pre-contact story begins with Helkena, a young, still untattooed girl enduring a typhoon crashing over the only island she has ever known. Her home is W0tto, one of the dry, windswept atolls of the northern Marshall Islands. The newborn infant Lainjin has just been entrusted to her care by his mother, who has […]
The Model Spy
January 14, 2024 By
Enter the glamorous yet perilous world of model-turned spy Toto Koopman in Mussolini’s World War II Italy. THE MODEL SPY is based on the true story of Toto Koopman, who spied for the Allies and Italian Resistance during World War II. Operating in the hotbed of Mussolini’s Italy, she courted danger every step of the […]
The Lady and the Minstrel
January 13, 2024 By
A lowborn minstrel with a dangerous past. A highborn lady with a scandalous inheritance. Their forbidden love may cost them everything. In 13th century England, Robert Marcel makes a daring escape from his life as a serf and takes up the trade of a minstrel. If he can evade capture for a year and a […]
Storykeeper
January 6, 2024 By
A vivid epic (Kirkus Reviews) based on historic documents, this award-winning novel is told from the perspective of the ancient people of the Mississippi River Valley. They survived America’s deadliest invasion when Hernando De Soto and 350 Spanish conquistadors arrived in June, 1541. A century later, Manaha empowered by a dream and against the taboos […]
Joshua and the Chosen People
December 28, 2023 By
Joshua has inherited leadership of the Israelites and the divine imperative to provide them a homeland entirely their own. Before him, Jericho and the nations of Canaan glimmer with arms, wealth and impure blood. Can the soft-hearted Joshua clean away the pagans? Can his virtue persevere in the face of Israel’s fearsome destiny? Can the […]
Delicatus
December 23, 2023 By
The decadence of Imperial Rome comes to life in S.P. Somtow’s Literary Titan Award-winning novel about one of ancient history’s wildest characters. The historian Suetonius tells us that the Emperor Nero emasculated and married his slave Sporus, the spitting image of murdered Empress Poppaea. But history has more tidbits about Sporus, who went from “puer […]
The Munich Girl
December 11, 2023 By
What family secrets is a portrait of Hitler’s mistress hiding? Fifty years after WW2, Anna is plunged into the treacherous world of the Munich girl who was her mother’s confidante – and Hitler’s lover – and uncovers a tangled web of long-buried family secrets. ” “Hard to put down. Harder to forget.” The Stellar Review […]
Dragon Bones
December 11, 2023 By
When Captain Shuri Ikaki of the Japanese army took possession of China’s greatest artifact for transport to Japan he had no idea what twisted path he must follow to complete his mission. Not until nearly 80 years later do modern day historians pick up the trail for the missing treasure. $2.99 on Kindle.
City of Liars
December 5, 2023 By
When the Inquisition holds its first public execution in Barcelona, it draws a Catholic heiress and a Jewish navigator into a secret alliance to smuggle would-be targets to safety by sea. As the rescue mission unfolds, a forbidden love blooms between them. Will their heart-stopping escape plan outfox the vicious regime, or will it cost […]
Free: The Legend Is Born
December 2, 2023 By
This faraway, pre-contact story begins with Helkena, a young, still untattooed girl enduring a typhoon crashing over the only island she has ever known. Her home is Wotto, one of the dry, windswept atolls of the northern Marshall Islands. The newborn infant Lainjin has just been entrusted to her care by his mother, who has […]
My Mother’s Friend
December 2, 2023 By
The year is 1944 Seventeen-year-old Phee Swensson, a gifted pianist who lives in Algona, Iowa, is stressing about her senior year of high school while caring for her family after her mothers death. When her pastor father takes her to visit the nearby prisoner of war camp, the last thing she expects to find is […]
The Bowman Boys
December 2, 2023 By
A father and his four sons fight to survive and thrive during the time of Prohibition. The Bowman Boys is a raucous mix of action, mystery, and romance. $0.99 on Kindle.
Glass Ornament Christmas
November 30, 2023 By
It is 1896, and this Christmastide is extra special for glass blower Shayla Toselli in Canterbury Corner, England. The town square will have an electrically lit tree, and she has been commissioned to create delicate glass ornaments for the new Dukes Christmas Eve ball. When former soldier Adam Preston finds himself in the Toselli workshop, […]
The Deseret Reckoning
November 28, 2023 By
“This irresistible novel manages the curious trick of making the reader want to stand up and cheer… A transformative tale of personal reinvention from a masterful storyteller.” – Kirkus Reviews (Kirkus Star) “… a thoughtful but well-paced adventure… raising the stakes, right till the end. This novel is as much a journey of self discovery […]
Winter’s Reckoning
November 28, 2023 By
Forty-six-year-old Madeline Fairbanks has no use for ideas like “separation of the races” or “men as the superior sex.” There are many in her dying Southern Appalachian town who are upset by her socially progressive views, but for years—partly due to her late husband’s still-powerful influence, and partly due to her skill as a healer […]
The Little Cottage in the Pines
November 27, 2023 By
In a delightful holiday story that stretches through eras, generations and families, the author cleverly connects historically based stories into one continuing tale built around a snow globe that comes to be passed along. Through it, the reader discovers a window into the lives and souls of those who once owned the precious item and […]
Martha’s Cove
November 22, 2023 By
The only survivor of a 1800s shipwreck, Polly was barely old enough to speak when she was rescued off Marthas Cove, Nova Scotia. Her adoptive family named her after the cove, forbidding her speaking of her former life. A hard-scrabble life awaits her, saved only by her new brother, Joseph. Meanwhile, her grandfather, who had […]
The Tide Between Us
November 11, 2023 By
1821 – A cargo of Irish children is deported to the cane fields of Jamaica: 1991 – Their story is uncovered: “Award-winning & bestselling author brings real history to life with this mesmerizing novel spanning 170 years and 5 generations, The Times. $0.99 on Kindle.
Simon Son Of Star
November 7, 2023 By
When one man raises his sword against the world biggest empire in a quest against all odds to free his people, a battle that will be written on the pages of history rages on. This heroic 2000 year old story follows Son of Star leader of the second rebellion through the fierce battles and the […]
Jane Digby’s Diary
November 5, 2023 By
How many of us live the life of our choosing? Meet one woman who did – Jane Digby. Jane Digbys Diary chronicles the life of one of 19th century’s most remarkable and scandalous women. Come join Jane on her path to a life well-lived. $0.99 each on Kindle. Learn More
The Munich Girl
November 2, 2023 By
What family secrets is a portrait of Eva Braun hiding? Fifty years after WW2, Anna is plunged into the treacherous world of the Munich girl who was her mother’s confidante — and Hitler’s lover — and uncovers a tangled web of family secrets. “Historical fiction that reads like memoir.” Philadelphia Inquirer $2.99 on Kindle.
Hair of the Dog
October 31, 2023 By
Set in Capone’s Prohibition Chicago in 1929, Gregory Davenport is given two special gifts from the spirit of his murdered cousin. The first allows him to channel the dead. The second provides a single trip back in time. Cousin Deanie wants revenge on his murderers, while Gregory wants to right injustices and protect his family […]
Free: Way of the Viper: The Samurai Cowboys – Book Two
October 27, 2023 By
Way of the Viper Cade Wilson is a troubled man. The shadows of his past are haunting him, and he knows he must make things right––but he feels so far away from where he started and no closer to where his heart belongs. As Viper, he was one of three elite warriors trained by a […]
Free: When Light Breaks Through: A Salem Witch Trials Story
October 25, 2023 By
“A surprisingly hopeful look at how betrayal, loss, and guilt can change the lives of a community and shape history” –Booklife This fact-based historical novel takes us beyond the witch trials to tell a larger story of what happened in Salem Village. In 1692, Ann Putnam is a central figure in the trials that bring […]
Iron Scars : A Novel of the Spartan Empire
October 21, 2023 By
WHAT IF SPARTA RULED AN EMPIRE? In this action-packed, alternate-history fantasy, the Spartans wage war in an attempt to suppress a rebellion that has spread to every corner of their empire. Meanwhile, beyond the empire’s reach, powerful yagar warriors live divided. But when Spartans kidnap a certain female for the Emperor, one yagar sets out […]
Free: Warriors of the Forgotten Way: The Samurai Cowboys – Book One
October 20, 2023 By
In the spring of 1870, Cade Wilson is one of three orphans of the American Civil War that meet a samurai warrior from Japan in the northern New Mexico Territory. This warrior trains these young men in the samurai way––in their weapons of war and the code they live by.As honor-bound servants to their Benefactor, […]
Free: Moonlight Runner
October 19, 2023 By
In 1920, rum running could make a man rich. It could also get him dead. Garrett O’Donnell was willing to take the risk. Bentley Chance is a retired lieutenant with over thirty years at a mid-size Washington police department. His assignments included patrol, traffic, street crimes, S.W.A.T. and narcotics followed by commands in every division […]
Free: The Legend Is Born
September 9, 2023 By
This faraway, pre-contact story begins with Helkena, a young, still untattooed girl enduring a typhoon crashing over the only island she has ever known. Her home is Wotto, one of the dry, windswept atolls of the northern Marshall Islands. The newborn infant Lainjin has just been entrusted to her care by his mother, who has […]
Lost Child
September 8, 2023 By
A spellbinding tale of female strength and perseverance! On October 27, 1915, a newborn baby was abandoned in a New York Orphanage. Never adopted, at age 12, she rode an Orphan Train to the Midwest. Follow her adventures as she struggles to survive in a frightening new world and build her life. How does she […]
Nefertiti’s Sister
September 5, 2023 By
A clutch of royal women, a life-saving scheme plunges them into a conspiracy far over their heads but also leaves their mark forever on history. Along the way we learn every woman has a story – murder, tragic death, forced marriage, women loving women in a society with no sexual taboos. Add innovative ideas about […]
The Munich Girl
September 3, 2023 By
What family secrets is a portrait of Eva Braun hiding? Fifty years after WW2, Anna is plunged into the treacherous Nazi world of the Munich girl who was her mother’s confidante — and Hitler’s lover — and uncovers a tangled web of family secrets. “Historical fiction that reads like memoir.” Philadelphia Inquirer $0.99 on Kindle.
Avery’s Ghost
September 3, 2023 By
When Evelyn is accidentally poisoned, her only hope is to sign the curious contract of Hart’s Circus— the same place her brother, Avery, vanished before her birth. She investigates, but turns up questions no carnie will answer… and infuriates the tempestuous Manager Hart. Undeterred, she’ll cajole and blackmail her way to the truth. Perfect for […]
Carry That Weight: The Story of the Beatles
September 1, 2023 By
“Carry That Weight, The story of the Beatles” is not only an engrossing read for Beatles fans, but it’s also an important piece of music history. The book provides a new perspective on the band’s journey, giving readers a deeper understanding of the personal dynamics and creative forces that drove the Beatles to become one […]
Valentine George: An Ordinary Man, Who Lived Through Extraordinary Times. A Historical Family Saga (Ancestors Book 1)
August 19, 2023 By
VALENTINE GEORGE is the first in my ANCESTORS series. Although fiction, they are based on the lives of real people. In this novel we follow the story of Valentine George, an ordinary man who lived through extraordinary times. From his beginning, in the slums of London during Victorian times, through World Wars One and Two, […]
The Grass Sweeper God
August 13, 2023 By
Pick truth over a pretty lie: Smiley Hanlon lives day-to-day in a 1950s Coal Camp town while tethered to the wrong body… $2.99 on Kindle.
Free: The Legend Is Born
July 29, 2023 By
This is a pre-prequel to the series Legends of Lainjin. Helkena, a young untattooed woman, having survived a typhoon caring for the young child Lainjin must now travel to Nadik. Her goal is to get her tattoos there and, in time, to find a man to take home to Wotto. But will she entice a […]
