A Golden Round: 'The McComas Trilogy' - Book 3 by Lee Carey (Sandfiddler Publishing) (18 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Keith and Flea move fifteen years into their futures. They face challenges using learned wisdom and compassion during the rapidly-changing '60's & '70's. Two best friends leave a West Virginia coal town to pursue their careers. A Texas dairy farmer's life lessons and unexpected gifts set them on the right course. Will they apply Chet's teachings? Will fame or fortune shift them from their paths? Will they succeed? Keith and Flea know what they want, but will they be obedient to their desires? This is the final book of The McComas Trilogy, a historical novel that follows 'If Bullfrogs Had Wings' (Book 1) and 'Out of the Rough' (Book 2). The completion of this trilogy was bittersweet for me. I knew once it was finished that these two characters and the movie I've been watching in my mind would end. I'll never forget them and what I learned. These two fellows truly wrote this series. So now, I turn them over to my readers and trust they will enjoy and learn from Keith and Flea. "Thank you for sharing your time to read my three favorite stories. I'd appreciate an honest review on Amazon, if you'd be so kind. Keep smilin'... " Phyllis's 5-star review on Amazon: What a delicious treat! Lee Carey strikes again! From the beginning you are drawn into this wonderful story of two young men with integrity, grit and a hard yet smart working persona. It is such a delight to read a book that speaks to the importance of family and friends and loyalty to both. These two young men are brave, talented and courageous. I didn't want it to end! This author takes your right to the heart of the characters that he is creating and this 3rd book in the wonderful trilogy of Keith and Flea. There is no shortage of suspense regarding the outcome of their journeys! Lee has the skill to craft a great book without profanity and that is really a treat! I loved this book and the entire trilogy! Give yourself a gift of the whole set because you are going to want to know how it all works out for ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Unlikely Bride: Christian Brides Historical Series by Tish Davis (128 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Helen Barnwell never considered herself a great matrimonial catch. Next to her sister she feels plain, but she's satisfied with the looks God gave her. She chooses to be content with her quiet life of books about animals in exotic places. With her studies and the demanding care of her older parents, there's no room for a husband in her life. When her sister, Margaret, hatches a plan to use their meager inheritance and travel to Tarpon Springs, Florida, Helen agrees. Margaret wants to snag a wealthy husband, but Helen has different ideas for the holiday. She's not looking to fall in love. Instead, she hopes to study alligators in the wild outside the pages of a book, and Florida is the place to do it. She knows the animals are dangerous so she can't tell anyone of her plans, not even Charles. Charles Decker is in Tarpon Springs for a different reason. He isn't looking for a wife - that's the last thing he needs. Instead he has come to recover. Following an injury while working on the railroad, he's mistaken for a railroad baron. Women fawn over him and he quickly becomes annoyed and bored until he meets Helen Barnwell. She intrigues him, being so different from the other husband hunters. She's lovely in an understated way and he admires her faith. Despite his plans to remain detached, he can't help falling in love with her. But everyone seems to have secrets, including Helen and her sister. Can he protect her from other men who aren't what they appear? And what will happen when it's time for them to part ways? Books in the Christian Brides Historical Series: The Missing Bride The Unlikely Bride The Bartered Bride The Defiant Bride

Genre: Historical Fiction

Her Patriotic Duty: An emotional and gripping WW2 historical novel (On the Home Front Book 1) by Rosie Meddon (Canelo Saga) (836 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

In a world of secrets, can Esme find the courage to be her true self? Happily in love, Esme Colborne is about to marry Richard Trevannion, descendant of one of the oldest families in England. But when Esme learns she is adopted - from a working class family - she cannot allow Richard to marry so far beneath his station. Fleeing the life she knew, a chance encounter leads Esme to work as a 'decoy woman', testing British undercover operatives who may otherwise reveal secrets in a moment of weakness. As dangerous as it is thrilling, she is soon captivated by this world of subterfuge - one wrong move, however, and Esme could lose everything. With her feelings for Richard as strong as ever, should she go back to him and reveal the truth of her birth? Is she brave enough to risk having her heart broken again? An enthralling Second World War saga for fans of Rosie Archer and Annie Murray.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Clydebank Blitz by Robert Blain (19 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Over two horrifying nights in March 1941, the Luftwaffe bombed Glasgow's Clydebank Shipyards. The destruction and loss of life was enormous, with the death toll widely believed to be higher even than that of the German bombing of Coventry. Seen through the eyes of two Scottish engineers, this short work of fiction seeks to capture the dreadful unfolding of events on the unsuspecting people of Glasgow.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Waiting For Moonlight: A Battle Of Britain Drama by Clive Jefferys (McCormick Vigar) (64 Reviews)    Price verified 14 hours ago

Southern England. Summer. 1940. A young soldier, Ken Kendrick, is shell-shocked after escaping Hitler's invasion of France. Now stationed near the country town of Sidcup, he is befriended by the Vigar family during a brief respite from duty. Although attracted to Betty, their shy teenage daughter, Ken draws the attention of her glamorous older sister, Ginny. By angering her upper class suitor, Raymond Delafort, a tragic chain of events is set in motion. After a year of unprecedented victories across Europe, the Nazis expect to defeat the British quickly. The air battle commences and the RAF reels from every blow dealt by the mighty Luftwaffe. As a German bomber ace plans a devastating attack, everyone must face the horror of battle in their very own homes. How will the Vigars and the Delaforts survive the approaching storm? Can Ken conquer the horrors that haunt him, before they are made real again by war? What is Ginny's secret and how far will she go to get what she wants? Set during the pivotal days of the Battle Of Britain, Waiting for Moonlight is about ordinary people caught up in truly extraordinary times. It's a tale of fear and of hope, of hatred and of love, it's a coming of age story and also history's oldest story... about the best and the worst of human nature. War has unleashed an ancient hatred, with heartrending consequences for anyone that stands in its way. 'Stories of love, death, subterfuge and cunning unfold together at a fast pace which defies the reader to put the book down. All in all, it's the perfect antidote for all the junk on TV.' Written with a skillful documentary drama style; Clive Jefferys recreates a bygone world and quickly makes it feel surprisingly familiar. He sits you alongside a Luftwaffe bomber crew, straps you into an RAF fighter and invites you to witness bewildering events unfold in a quiet Kentish town. You meet two very different English families, plunged into conflict as the traditional order of society ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Trail Beyond (Trails Book 1) by Sally Hull (161 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Traveling in a covered wagon along the Oregon Trail, Rachel Nathan must learn to swallow her prejudice against the Irish and those who are not the financial elite. When an accident claims the life of her father, she marries an Irish preacher in order to provide for herself and her younger brother. She knows nothing of trail life. Over night Rachel has gone from being the wealthy banker's daughter to the wife of this poor, Irish preacher named Patrick O'Riley, bound for Oregon in a covered wagon train. All of her experience warns her that she has married beneath herself, but Patrick's gentle kindness begins teaching her otherwise. She and her new husband and brother are left behind the wagon train when small pox breaks out, along with two other families. Only God can now get them safely to Oregon. This is book 1 of the series of Trails, but can stand alone without the following 3 books.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Highlander’s Hidden Truths: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan (145 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

He needs her trust, but can she trust her brother's murderer? Lady Heather Owens grew up with one notion: the Scots are the enemy. This is encouraged by the recent murder of her brother, for her father insists that the Scottish healer killed him. Yet, when she visits him in the dungeons, she has a change of heart... Known for his healing capabilities, Laird Owen McCulloch is abducted by the English Earl to save his son. But no healer could save a man who was already on his way to the otherworld. Despite being accused by her own father, Heather believes Owen when he argues his innocence. Risking her life to free him, they have to flee and stay together to avoid her father's wrath. But her brother's dying words will haunt them both... and his secret is stashed in a Scottish woman's heart... Highlander's Hidden Truths is a steamy Scottish historical romance novel of 60,000 words (around 300 pages). No cheating, no cliffhangers, lots of steam and a happy ending.

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Tyburn Guinea: A Fragment by Richard Blake (Hampden Press) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 5 minutes ago

Please note: This is an unrevised and unfinished fragment of a novel by Richard Blake. London 1696 War. Treason. Espionage. Financial chaos. Speculation. Sarah Goodricke writes plays. It pays the rent. It keeps her in tobacco and laudanum. She has a play to finish. Then she gets caught up in a hanging procession to Tyburn. She agrees to perform a last service for one of the convicts. It goes wrong. It goes terribly wrong. Sarah runs. Sarah thinks she is safe. But can she hide in a city filled with plotters, all desperate to lay hands on the packet of letters she has carried away from Tyburn? This unfinished fragment of a novel by Richard Blake is offered free in e-book format as a sample of his finished works. Do not be disappointed if it leaves you in suspense. One day, someone may pay him to finish it... Praise for Other Novels by Richard Blake: "Fascinating to read, very well written, an intriguing plot and I enjoyed it very much." (Derek Jacobi, star of I Claudius and Gladiator) "Vivid characters, devious plotting and buckets of gore are enhanced by his unfamiliar choice of period... Nasty, fun and educational." (The Daily Telegraph) "He knows how to deliver a fast-paced story and his grasp of the period is impressively detailed." (The Mail on Sunday) "A rollicking and raunchy read... Anyone who enjoys their history with large dollops of action, sex, intrigue and, above all, fun will absolutely love this novel." (Historical Novels) "It would be hard to over-praise this extraordinary series, a near-perfect blend of historical detail and atmosphere with the plot of a conspiracy thriller, vivid characters, high philosophy and vulgar comedy." (The Morning Star) Richard Blake is an historian, broadcaster and university lecturer. His novels have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Greek, Slovak, Hungarian, Chinese and Indonesian. He lives in Kent with his wife and daughter.

Genre: Historical Fiction