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 … [Read more...] about Angel of Mercy by Melina Druga
Flowers by Night by Lucy May Lennox
Flowers by Night by Lucy May Lennox Japan, 1825: Low-ranking samurai Uchida Tomonosuke is a devotee of the way of manly love, but he has never pledged himself to another man. Until one day he accidentally crosses paths with Ichi, a beautiful blind masseur who challenges everything he thought he knew about love between men. Ichi is independent and confident, but his blindness means he is considered a non-person in the rigid social hierarchy. Tomonosuke is torn between his passion for this … [Read more...] about Flowers by Night by Lucy May Lennox
FEATURED BOOK: Paint it Blue by George Thomas Clark
Paint it Blue, a collection of independent stories, combines fiction and art history to portray the lives of many great artists. Picasso reveals what he’s like. Vincent van Gogh shares his agony and inspiration. Pioneering female artists such as Frida Kahlo, Lee Krasner, and Diane Arbus invite us inside. So do expressionists like Ernst Ludwig Kirschner and African American artists such as William H. Johnson and Charles White. Their revelations are always intriguing. Link to buy book … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Paint it Blue by George Thomas Clark
The Noble House of The Landi; First Princes of The Holy Roman Empire by David James Simon di Landi
This book traces the family history of a Noble/Royal Italian, French, German line of Landi going back to 300 BC Germania. It touches on many European countries and many royal families covering a period of over 2000 years. Some of the stories presented here question conclusions of the official Italian historians and are heavily referenced going back to transcriptions of 5th to 8th-century scrolls from The Landi family private libraries, and other Italian libraries and more than 1200 sources, … [Read more...] about The Noble House of The Landi; First Princes of The Holy Roman Empire by David James Simon di Landi
The long way home from Crete by Isaac Kal
Abraham escapes his comfortable and luxurious life in Germany and immigrates to Israel prior to the breakout of the Second World War. As a means to support his family amidst financial hardship, Abraham enlists in the Israeli branch of the Royal Pioneer Corps under the British Military. Through fighting in battles in Tobruk and Greece, he finds a new sense of strength and resilience to survive. His wife,Genia, struggles to raise their son as a single parent in a new country . She faces the … [Read more...] about The long way home from Crete by Isaac Kal
Grudges and Grace by BJ Salmond
With the choice between imprisonment and exile, William is forced to leave everything behind to start a new life. It’s the mid-1800’s and William Chestnut is thrown into an epic adventure that leads to betrayal, epidemic plague, Indian aggression, and a city on fire. What could go wrong? As he raises his family amidst the St. Louis Saints, William struggles to forgive those who have wronged him. He is soon faced with the importance of forgiveness. Though, can he forgive when it really counts, … [Read more...] about Grudges and Grace by BJ Salmond
FEATURED BOOK: Crossword by Alan Bricklin
A fictional novel, expanded from a true event and incorporating both historic and fictional characters, this story takes you on a wild ride from the United States to Norway to Switzerland and on to Germany. Suspense, action and mystery are all present in this novel of espionage, endurance, bravery and betrayal. By early 1944 Hitler’s general staff realized that they had lost the war. Hitler did not. In late 1943 Allied bombers destroyed the Norwegian power station that supplied power for the … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Crossword by Alan Bricklin
The Reformer: A Novel Based on the Life of Martin Luther by Maysam Yabandeh
What Nazi Germany did to the Jews did not happen overnight. Although the historians differ on the origin, some argue that the foundation for it was built by the writings and deeds of perhaps the most influential reformer of the millennium, Martin Luther. This novel is a journey through his life to give us historical facts as well as insights into his reformation. Whether or not the events of his lifetime could have influenced the Holocaust is left for the reader to decide. The monologues are … [Read more...] about The Reformer: A Novel Based on the Life of Martin Luther by Maysam Yabandeh
The Mathews Family by Trana Mathews
From their beginnings in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, their lives have been intertwined with American history. As a young child, Increase Mathews witnesses the birth of the United States. Along with his mother and siblings, he remains on the farm while their older male relatives join the ranks of the Continental Army. After the Revolutionary War ends, social and political unrest continues throughout central Massachusetts during the period known as Shays's Rebellion and a battle takes place … [Read more...] about The Mathews Family by Trana Mathews
The Crocodile Makes No Sound by N.L. Holmes
Four years into Akhenaten’s new regime, the dissatisfaction of those who practiced the old religion of Amen-Ra is growing. Hani, a diplomat already under the king’s surveillance because of the disappearance of his firebrand Amen priest brother-in-law, gets drawn into an investigation for the Beloved Royal Wife, who is being blackmailed. Meanwhile, the new vassal king of A’amu, lodged at Hani’s house until the king grants him an audience, is showing himself to be none too loyal. Hani must walk … [Read more...] about The Crocodile Makes No Sound by N.L. Holmes
FEATURED BOOK: A Bride for Houston by Caroline Clemmons
She barely escapes death… He is angry when a mail-order bride jilts him… They must defend themselves against mysterious assailants. Theodosia “Theo” Jordan has lived with the harsh aunt and uncle who are her guardians since her parents’ death five years ago. In three weeks she will turn twenty-one and inherit the estate now controlled by her uncle. When she overhears her aunt and uncle planning her death, she immediately escapes Atlanta by becoming a proxy bride and heading for a small town … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: A Bride for Houston by Caroline Clemmons
Folk stories of Sri Lanka by Hannah leah
Reviewed By Lois J Wickstrom for Readers’ Favorite Folktales have magic, kings, wicked step-mothers, and beautiful maidens. Good is sometimes rewarded. Evil is sometimes rewarded. And sometimes tricksters fool their way into power. These things happen in Sri Lankan folktales, too. But, unlike European folktales, the characters are not simply good or bad. This mix of traits makes the stories take unexpected turns. How many people do you know who would invite a thief to live with them because the … [Read more...] about Folk stories of Sri Lanka by Hannah leah
