Sands of Bone by Logan D. Irons is a grimdark historical fantasy set against the backdrop of the Crusades. Ninety years after the Christians seized Jerusalem, the kingdom’s army lies in ruins, and the city faces Saladin’s wrath. Robert Cutnose, a battle-hardened warrior, reluctantly joins...

“Hurry and wait—that was the way of the Royal Navy.” For Lieutenant Joseph Duncan, the protagonist of Sailing Toward the Tempest by Kent M. Schwendy, things are much more complicated than that. The story begins in 1795 aboard HMS Fidelity, where Joseph serves as a...

Sketches from the Periphery by M.P. Summers explores life on the edge of conflict. The story unfolds through the experiences of a young expatriate named Alexander Barr who is working as a contractor in Darfur. Readers are pulled into the desolate landscape of Sudan in...

Shadows Beneath the Shore: Secrets of a Dominican Mine by Victor Acosta is a gripping narrative that weaves historical intrigue and a modern quest for truth. The story follows Tony Costa, an everyday high school senior whose life takes a dramatic turn after his father’s...

Shanghai'd by Curtis Stephen Burdick plunges readers into the raw and unforgiving reality of the 1849 California Gold Rush, a period marked by extraordinary human resilience and desperate survival. The narrative follows Joshua Cabot, who is brutally kidnapped and forced aboard a merchant ship, transforming...

Saving Vincent by Joan Fernandez centers around Jo van Gogh Bonger, the widow of Theo van Gogh, as she pushes boundaries in the fight to preserve and promote the legacy of her brother-in-law, Vincent van Gogh, after Theo’s death. Jo is determined to make sure...

Star Cross Lovers by Elvo Fortunato Bucci is a love story that transcends place, time, and cultural differences. Dante and Miriam lived in the little Italian town of Ortona, during the height of World War II. Italy under the rule of dictator Benito Mussolini was...

A dream come true becomes a deadly nightmare in the novel Sounds In The Silence by D.L. Finn. Maria and Logan Davis are married and deeply in love, and life is full of promise as they move into their dream home, an old secluded mansion...

History is always interesting and educational, which makes Sojourner by Ayaan Pettus a good read. It immerses readers in late 19th-century West Africa, exploring the rivalry of the Songhai, Tuaregs, Moroccans, Timbuktuans, and the Goumaten Esuf of Zombies in the desert. The story covers the...

In Valentina Cano Repetto's Sanctuary, Sibilla and Giovanni Fenoglio moved from Torino or Turin to a villa in the Ovada area. Engineer Fenoglio's invention brought them money to buy land with a mill, which needed reconstruction. He hoped to relaunch the mill and put...