Every war brings tragedy, death, and a new path forward through history, but it seems that some wars are more fateful, more important, and more decisive than others. None of the ancient wars I have read about seem as bitter or hard fought as the...

I like what Arthur and his knights represent for western civilization. The Du Lac Princess by Mary Anne Yarde is a unique perspective. This novel is book three in a series called The Du Lac Chronicles. Based on Arthurian legend, it is categorized as...

One Night With A Duke by Sandra Masters is the story of two people from different sides of society, yet they were destined for one another. The story follows Raven, the Duke of Ravensmere, who has sworn to seal off his heart against the dangers...

Satyr’s Son: A Georgian Historical Romance is book five in the Roxton Family Saga by Lucinda Brant, a compelling historical romance with memorable characters and a great plot. The setting is London, in 1786, and Lord Henri-Antoine is back from a Grand Tour to a...

Traitor’s Knot by Cryssa Bazos is a riveting historical romance set against the backdrop of political turmoil, a historic moment in the English Civil War. It’s England in 1650, King Charles I has just been executed by Parliament, and the country is experiencing a semblance...

The Devil Wears Red: Book Three of the Tewkesbury Chronicles by Jo Gillespie is the third entry in the Tewkesbury Chronicles, a historical novel set in 1781. The French have just joined the Continental Army in their fight against the British. The reader is introduced...

Full Circle: A Refugee's Tale by Joe Vitovec is a gripping historical novel that recaptures the horrors of World War II and the suffering inflicted on many people by the Nazi occupation, and the Communist regime that would transform Czechoslovakia into a place of oppression...

Reading a long book is a challenge for most people, and when the focus of that book is ancient Rome, as it is in The Year of Five Emperors by Robert Eckert, that challenge is probably more than many readers would accept. But if the...

It isn’t surprising that Tears and Trombones is the winner of the Independent Publishers medal for “Best Fiction in the Western Pacific Region” because of the great storytelling craft and the exceptional prose readers will find as they begin to read the story. Nanci Lee...