The Boy Behind The Door: How Salomon Kool Escaped the Nazis by David Tabatsky is inspired by a true story. Salomon Kool was celebrating his Bar Mitzvah with family and friends when they learned that Amsterdam had been invaded. The life they knew was slowly...

In Danish Connection, Keith Thye has taken a very intriguing topic that can be a minefield and treated it with the utmost care and respect. When writing about the history of places, people, or even families, it can be quite a journey, and any author...

Emma (Heritage Series) by Susan Diane Black Blackmon tells the story of a family marred by grief. When Emma’s mother, Jane, dies during her nineteenth childbirth, Emma’s father, Ben, is left numb. He blames Jane’s mother and the doctor for not being able to save...

Angels and Bandits by Brodie Curtis is a historical fiction novel set during the early days of the Second World War. After being given a taste of flying on a plane, working-class Eddy Beane is hooked on returning to the skies again. Eventually, he finds...

Jules Larimore's The Muse of Freedom is a well-crafted historical novel, a coming-of-age story of Jehan BonDurant, a young French nobleman. Larimore has drawn inspiration from the 17th-century historical figure of his ancestor Jean Pierre Bondurant dit Cougoussac, a French Huguenot. The Muse of Freedom...

In Myth Takes: Rhyme and Reason in the Age of Entitlement by Agee, the poems are flashbacks to the times of the mythical Greek gods and kings and explore their traits and fetishes. For instance, Zeus, King of Olympus, had a weakness in controlling his...

Dead Heat to Destiny: Three Lives and a Spy by J. B. Rivard is a work of fiction in the historical, interpersonal drama, and intrigue subgenres. Set during the world-changing events of the First World War, it follows four lives intertwined by bonds of love,...

Veiled Tide: The Sefwarian Nyss Series, Book 2 by Erica-Jane Battisson follows on from the events of Honest Dealing, providing a unique opportunity to delve into the former life Merryn. Battisson transports us to Cornwall in 1785, filled with smugglers’ plots, vicious warriors, and tenuous...

In The Lady's Mission, Mary Davis takes readers on another unforgettable adventure. Lamar Kesner's world takes an unexpected turn when the beautiful yet seemingly naive Miss Armstrong walks into his life. Realizing she has secrets, he sets out to discover more. Seeking help from his...

For the Minds and Wills of Men by Jeff Lanier is set in Cold War America and revolves around a WWII veteran and insurance agent named Will Oxley. Will specializes in art insurance and is drawn into a perplexing case when a privately owned Jackson...