Young diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli combines forces with artist and engineer Leonardo da Vinci to thwart the ambitions of a ruthless warlord to dominate Italy. Florence, 1498. The long rule of the Medici is over and a new regime has emerged from the turbulence, a genuine republic of the people. But Florence is weak and threatened by a new warlord who is rampaging across central Italy—Cesare Borgia. Niccolò Machiavelli is young and inexperienced when he becomes second secretary of the … [Read more...] about The Diplomat of Florence by Anthony R Wildman
Those Left Behind by Melina Druga
Change isn’t always for the best. Just ask the Stewards. 1914. The Steward family is eagerly preparing for the event that will forever bind them to the Bartlettes: the wedding of Hettie and Geoffrey. Little do the families know that the winds of war brewing in Europe soon will rip them apart. Hettie and her brother, Freddie, join the Canadian Army Medical Corps. This decision is met with resistance and disapproval, causing a rift in the siblings’ relationship with their … [Read more...] about Those Left Behind by Melina Druga
Angel of Mercy by Melina Druga
She had her entire life planned until the Great War began and everything changed. April 1914. Barrie, Ontario. Hettie Steward is feisty, educated, ambitious and stubborn. Her fiancé, Geoffrey Bartlette, the love of her life since childhood, has been a patient man. He waited while she attended nursing school and worked a year, but now it is time to wed. While Hettie is thrilled to be starting her life with Geoffrey, she laments that marriage means sacrificing her beloved nursing career, and … [Read more...] about Angel of Mercy by Melina Druga
Cleopatra 53-52BC: Gold Is Where You Find It ~or~ Supersize Me! by Marian Marion Kebab
Humorous historical fiction set in Egypt when Cleopatra, at 15, starts to rule with her father (long before Julius Caesar and Marc Antony) -- Book-2 in the series. Not for the kiddies: adult themes and situations, but nothing graphic. An out-of-the-box romp through Ptolemaic Egypt, without elitist aristocratic snobbery and posturing. Even Cleopatra, her father the Pharaoh, and Caesar (in Gaul) are all real people: people you'd recognize from your neighborhood ... like that opera singer across … [Read more...] about Cleopatra 53-52BC: Gold Is Where You Find It ~or~ Supersize Me! by Marian Marion Kebab
Amiga by Matthew Arnold Stern
To deal with her present, she must face her past. In 1985, a young Laura Rodriguez goes to Silicon Valley to start a career as a computer programmer. She finds a job at a quirky startup run by a family with secrets. In 2016, a now middle-aged Laura faces growing professional and family crises and the most divisive presidential election in recent history. She fears losing her job in the wake of a merger and distrusts her new millennial boss. Her daughter has cancer, her son quit a lucrative … [Read more...] about Amiga by Matthew Arnold Stern
Cleopatra 54BC: When Your Father Leaves You The Family Business ~or~ Who Let The Scribes Out? by Marian Marion Kebab
Humorous historical fiction set in Egypt when Cleopatra, at 15, starts to rule with her father (long before Julius Caesar and Marc Antony). Not for the kiddies: adult themes and situations, but nothing graphic. An out-of-the-box romp through Ptolemaic Egypt, without elitist aristocratic snobbery and posturing. Even Cleopatra, her father the Pharaoh, and Caesar (in Gaul) are all real people: people you'd recognize from your neighborhood ... like that guy who refuses to rake his leaves to stop … [Read more...] about Cleopatra 54BC: When Your Father Leaves You The Family Business ~or~ Who Let The Scribes Out? by Marian Marion Kebab
The Hanging by Linda Thackeray
Welcome to Mimosa. Struggling to survive in the savage land of the Territory, Mimosa is beset by dangers common to the harsh realities of the Old West. When former gunslinger turned marshal, Kris Jensen arrives in town with his band of misfits, it is up to them to defend Mimosa from greedy land barons, outlaws and Indians angered by broken treaties. It is an unlikely place to find salvation, but that is precisely what Kris and his men discover in Mimosa. When local cattle baron William … [Read more...] about The Hanging by Linda Thackeray
The Rosemary Labyrinth by Laurel Hosking
500 Years...20 Generations...1 Memory... Ellen’s inheritance is centuries old. The fragmented memories of an ancestor passed through the generations. Only by solving one of the world’s most baffling mysteries, will she stop the haunted memories, and finally give her family peace. Targeted Age Group:: 30+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? The discovery of Richard III remains, suddenly opened up many questions. This got me thinking, about how factual our knowledge of Richard III and … [Read more...] about The Rosemary Labyrinth by Laurel Hosking
The Gates of Nottingham by Olene Quinn
“They stole everything from him. Now, he’s going to get it all back.” Having escaped bondage to fight in the Crusades, Robin returns home to claim the land King Richard bequeathed him and the love he left behind. What he finds instead is another man occupying the land that should be his- the same man that has married the love of Robin’s life, Marion. He finds torture and starvation of his people at the hands of the evil sheriff of Nottingham and Marion’s husband, Sir Guy of Gisbourne. The … [Read more...] about The Gates of Nottingham by Olene Quinn
The Scarlet Forest: A Tale of Robin Hood by A. E. Chandler
You are invited underneath the great greenwood tree to hear how a young man became a hero, and a hero became a legend. When Robin takes a shortcut through Sherwood Forest, the path he chooses leads not to Nottingham’s archery contest, but to a life on the run from the law. Unable now to become a knight, and joined by his childhood friends, Robin Hood leads the most infamous outlaw band ever to evade the king and his sheriff. Blending true history with new stories, popular inaccuracies, and some … [Read more...] about The Scarlet Forest: A Tale of Robin Hood by A. E. Chandler
Pathfinding Women (Waxwood Series: Book 3) by Tam May
At the close of the nineteenth century, Vivian Alderdice is twenty-six, unmarried, and has no prospective suitors. Her brother’s tragic plight the year before left her and her mother on shaky ground with the San Francisco blue bloods of Nob Hill, and the only way they can re-establish their social position is to win the heart of Monte Leblanc, a wealthy Canadian in search of a wife and looking to become a member of the exclusive Washington Street society. But a young man on the train tells … [Read more...] about Pathfinding Women (Waxwood Series: Book 3) by Tam May
The Heart of a Hussar by Griffin Brady
The Heart of a Hussar by Griffin Brady Exploiting Muscovy’s Time of Troubles, Poland has invaded the chaotic country. Twenty-two-year-old Jacek Dąbrowski is an honorable, ferocious warrior in a company of winged hussars—an unrivaled, lethal cavalry. When his lieutenant dies in battle, Jacek is promoted to replace him, against the wishes of his superior, Mateusz, who now has more reason to eliminate him. Jacek dedicates his life to gaining the king’s recognition and manor lands of his own. … [Read more...] about The Heart of a Hussar by Griffin Brady
