Chasing Columbus to the Mother of All Worlds : A Standalone Bloodline Novel by Anthony Vincent Bruno (4 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Was Christopher Columbus a hero, or a nonchalant fantasist who inadvertently delivered genocide to the shores of a naïve continent? Genoese born Marcus Tychon Triarius regards the 'Boss' as a man of enormous vison and courage. The youngster stows away aboard the Pinta, fleeing a European blood feud, but the New World is not distant enough for the man who murdered Marcus' father and who now seeks to kill Marcus, stranded somewhere beneath the canopy of the unforgiving Hispaniola wilderness. Marcus survives attacks by a demon in many ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Unknown (The Forsaken Book 1) by Phil Price (Next Chapter) (556 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

It happens every year. A select few disappear, never to return. From The Falkland Islands to the Himalayas, Puerto Rico to England - people are vanishing without trace or explanation. A young man who's lost everything stumbles across an ancient secret. Can he unlock the mystery? Will he find those who need him? ... can he escape the Unknown? Praise from readers: "Phenomenal." - Rachel Granoff, Amazon review "Excellent storytelling." - Anne-Marie Chamberlain, Amazon review

Genre: Historical Fiction

Varangian by Stuart G. Yates (512 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

In the new Rome, duplicity and death reign supreme. It's the mid-11th century, and the Byzantine Empire dominates the world. Within the walls of its great capital, Constantinople, treachery, debauchery and power politics are part of the lives of the ruling elite. Thrust into this mix is the Viking adventurer, Harald Hardrada. In the court of the deranged emperor, Michael the Fifth, danger lurks at every turn, and Harald soon becomes a pawn in the various factions' thirst for power. Can he survive this dangerous place, and turn his ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Discerning Grace (The White Sails Series Book 1) by Emma Lombard (1,723 Review)    Price verified one hour ago

As the first full-length novel in The White Sails Series, DISCERNING GRACE captures the spirit of an independent woman whose feminine lens blows the ordered patriarchal decks of a 19th century tall ship to smithereens. Wilful Grace Baxter, will not marry old Lord Silverton with his salivary incontinence and dead-mouse stink. Discovering she is a pawn in an arrangement between slobbery Silverton and her calculating father, Grace is devastated when Silverton reveals his true callous nature. Refusing this fate, Grace resolves to stow ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Glass Dagger: The Tudor Queen's Glassmaker (The Tudor Queen's Glassmaker Series Book 1) by Peter Cooke (Petan Publishing) (160 Reviews)    Price verified 22 hours ago

Being talented can be dangerous! Giacomo Bellini ignores Venetian societies unwritten rules for a nobleman and becomes a glassmaker like his grandfather. His romance with the daughter of a prominent senator, sets in motion a chain of events that leads to a false charge of treason. After a corruptly obtained conviction, he is sentenced to five years as a galley slave. Escaping to England, he changes his name to Jacob Bell. In London, his talent brings him acclaim, but his past catches up with him. His dishonest rival, Adrian ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Acacia: Secrets of an African Painting by Paul Bondsfield (306 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

All families have secrets, but some secrets are deadly. In this adventurous treasure hunt, two families' secrets collide across generations and continents. One family is from the Matabele people defending their very existence and the other from the colonial 'intruders' intent on domination of a wild land. Rumours of a great treasure of diamonds, buried deep in the African bush has swirled around the Braughton clan for generations and an old painting holds clues to these secrets no one understands... although many have ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Auschwitz Protocol (The Sikora Files Book 1) by Jack Carnegie (198 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Retired US Detective Emil Janowitz lied to his wife for nearly forty years. Having lost his entire family whilst an inmate of Auschwitz-Birkenau it was simply easier on his soul to invent a past than face up to the demons buried deep inside. Life was good, but then the mail arrived bringing a letter which would result in a voyage of discovery, denunciation and confrontation with the past. Life is a journey, history should not be forgotten, the evil still exists.

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Angel of Bishopsgate: Book One in the Darker Cities Trilogy by Eloise Reuben (103 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

A terrifying villain. A young woman desperate for answers. Danger and intrigue in Victorian London. In 1848, Tessie and Finn struggle each day and dream of life far away in the New World, but when Tessie is attacked by an underworld figure known only as the Angel of Bishopsgate, her fight for survival has only just begun. Separated from her beloved Finn, and oblivious to why the Angel wants her dead, her only clue points home to Dublin, and a past she thought would never find her. Battling her way from the treacherous Old Nichol ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Work of Art (Somerset Stories Book 1) by Mimi Matthews (Perfectly Proper Press) (5,030 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

"Suspense and mystery within an absorbing love story. Readers will be hard put to set this one down before the end." -- Library Journal, starred review Winner of the 2020 HOLT Medallion An Uncommon Beauty... Hidden away in rural Devonshire, Phyllida Satterthwaite has always been considered more odd than beautiful. But in London, her oddity has made her a sensation. Far worse, it's caught the eye of the sinister Duke of Moreland -- a notorious art collector obsessed with acquiring one-of-a-kind treasures. To escape the duke's ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Lord Temptation (The Charlotte Society Book 1) by Rebecca Hagan Lee (Amber House Books, LLC) (939 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

What's a proper lady to do when a gentleman's charms prove irresistible? With his unruly black hair and cool gray eyes, Anthony Carlisle, the Earl of Carlisle, was christened "Lord Temptation" the first time he conquered London society. His effortless charm captured the hearts of every besotted belle in Regency London. But his own heart was captured when he first laid eyes on Lady Caroline Hardage. After he is torn from her arms by battle and betrayal, Tony returns from the war a scarred and embittered recluse who refuses to leave ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Angel Flights by Baer Charlton (139 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

As Los Angeles comes of age in the 1960s, two undercover cops struggle to maintain their balance in the growing drug trade. Boundaries are broken and borders are crossed in an effort to do good--while doing bad. Newcomer Gabe learns from the masters. "Normal" is a meaningless word the civilian society makes up, and the books (on being a cop) don't know squat. Taken from real events, this is a warning of what was, and is about to be again. Truly a must-read for every woman.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Vengeance Of A Slave (A Family Through The Ages Book 1) by V.M. Sang (Next Chapter) (248 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

Forced to watch his father's crucifixion and separated from his mother, orphaned six-year-old Adelbhert's life forever changes when he is sold into slavery in Britannia. Years of servitude fill his heart with malice and he resolves to escape, determined to rescue those he loves and deliver retribution to the Romans who wronged him. But as new allies shed light on old perspectives, Adelbhert begins to question his path. Will he find true freedom, or allow his vengeance to consume him?

Genre: Historical Fiction

Heaven's Rain: Noah's Family and Their Journey of Faith by Jonathan Macnab (Story Reborn) (276 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

Take a leap of faith into a world unlike any you have ever known, one where mankind still remembers its foundations and all the earth is clothed in perpetual springtime. Here, angels and demons wage war for the souls of mankind, and man lives for hundreds of years, forever growing either in righteousness or in evil. In these days, there are few who acknowledge where they have come from, few who keep hold of the one true God who wrought the world. For those who do, the blinders are ripped off and they see the truth: a world at war. ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Blackbeard's Freedom: A Historical Fantasy Pirate Adventure Novel (Voyages of Queen Anne's Revenge Book 1) by Jeremy McLean (Points of Sail Publishing) (260 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Pirates, puzzles, and plunder combine as Blackbeard becomes the scourge of the seas in this story like "Pirates of the Caribbean meets Indiana Jones!" - James (Amazon.co.uk) What would you do for your Freedom? Would you steal? Kill? Die? For Edward Thatch, there's no questioning the depths he will go for his Freedom. "Kept me turning page after page to see what was going to happen." - Teressa J Betts Edward didn't know he had bought a former pirate ship until it was too late. A captain in his majesty's service, Isaac Smith, was ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Devil's Bastard by Charlsie Russell (Loblolly Writer's House) (106 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Natchez on the river, 1794. The Spanish Fleet controls the Mississippi, and the Dons rule their rowdy British and American subjects with a patient hand. The location is strategic, the land fertile, and within two decades, cotton will be king. Into this web of international intrigue, the rich and powerful Elizabeth Boswell welcomes her orphaned grandniece Angelique Veilleux and introduces the impoverished beauty to a world of privilege. But power has its enemies and wealth demands a price. Rumor has it Elizabeth's success stems from ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Gwen's Gentlemen: Women's Fiction (Seafarers Book 3) by Ruth Hay (70 Reviews)    Price verified 22 hours ago

A nineteenth century seaman's journal. A woman searching for renewal. An unexpected friendship. Is it possible that Gwen's life could be transformed like her sister Emily's? If so, which of the gentlemen, dead or alive, will claim her affections? ?In the first two books in the Seafarers Series, Emily Harrison finds her true love in Victor.? Now it could be her sister's turn; but there is a problem.? Gwen Harrison has never been an easy person to like. Perhaps it is because of her hard-scrabble existence, but when she is left on her ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Amber Treasure (Northern Crown Book 1) by Richard Denning (Mercia Books) (1,685 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

597 A.D. Treachery in Dark Ages Northumbria. Cerdic is the nephew of a great warrior who died a hero of the Anglo-Saxon country of Deira. Growing up in a quiet village, he dreams of the glories of battle and of one day writing his name into the sagas. He experiences the true horrors of war, however, when his home is attacked, his sister kidnapped, his family betrayed and his uncle's legendary sword stolen. Cerdic is thrown into the struggles that will determine the future of 6th century Britain and must show courageous ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

On Hadrian's Secret Service: gripping, unputdownable thriller of Roman Britain by Gavin Chappell (Schlock! Publications) (365 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

In a murky world of mystery and espionage, a Roman soldier discovers a plot to murder Emperor Hadrian... '... a very solid book, enjoyable to read and thrilling to follow... ' Koit (Goodreads reviewer) AD 120. A new emperor is on the throne. In Britain, Gaius Flaminius Drusus, auxiliary tribune of the Ninth Legion, survives an attack by barbarians only to find himself flung into a world of mystery and intrigue when he is seconded to the Roman secret service. Plots and counterplots are brewing. The sinister Caledonian druids are ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Dear Maude (The Dear Maude Trilogy Book 1) by Denise Liebig (Amazon Digital Services) (1,068 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Emily thought her college scholarship was a step forward... But it turned out to be a step backward... IN TIME Dear Maude is a multi-genre novel that blends time travel romance, mystery and intrigue, set in different time periods, with enough twists and turns to keep you turning the pages. It's the multi-award winning story of a naive college graduate, whose first job is anything but conventional. Go on an unforgettable, romantic, Time Travel Adventure 2017 Readers' Favorite Awards Bronze Medal Winner, Fiction-Tall Tale Category ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Executions (Choctaw Tribune Historical Fiction Series, Book 1) by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer (RockHaven Publishing) (759 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

From an award-winning author and Choctaw storyteller comes a riveting tale set in turn-of-the-century Indian Territory. Who would show up for their own execution? 1892, Indian Territory. A war brews in the Choctaw Nation as two political parties grapple between old tradition and evolving issues -- with eighteen-year-old Choctaw Ruth Ann Teller caught in the middle. In a small but booming pre-statehood town, Ruth Ann's mixed blood family owns a controversial newspaper, the Choctaw Tribune, infamous for its dedication to unbiased ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Mercenary by David M. Gaughran (2,493 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

New Orleans, 1891: Lee Christmas gets drunk and falls asleep at the throttle of his locomotive, plowing straight into an oncoming train. Blacklisted from the railroad and his marriage in tatters, he flees New Orleans on a steamer bound for the tropics. In Honduras, he begins a quiet new life. But trouble has a way of finding Christmas. With unrest sweeping the countryside, he's kidnapped by bandits. Soon, he finds himself taking sides in an all-out civil war--as leader of the rebellion. MERCENARY is the thrilling story of the ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Caribbee by Thomas Hoover (Doubleday) (1,007 Review)    Price verified 21 hours ago

"This action-crammed, historically factual novel... is a rousing read, ably researched by Hoover" Publishers Weekly Barbados and Jamaica 1648. The lush and deadly Caribbean paradise, domain of rebels and slaveholders, of bawds and buccaneers. Colonists fight a wishful war for freedom against England. CARIBBEE is the untold story of the first American revolution, as English colonists pen a Declaration of Defiance ("liberty" or "death") against Parliament and fight a full-scale war for freedom against an English fleet -- with ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Daffodils: Book One in The Katherine Wheel Series by Alex Martin (6,385 Reviews)    Price verified 22 hours ago

Daffodils is essentially a love story, whose tender heart is almost torn apart through the tumultuous challenge of World War One. "A profound meditation on love and loss and the perils of war": Bookbub. Daffodils is the Winner of the New Apple Literary Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing 2019 Medallist Winner E-Book. "Absorbing, involving, unputdownable, honest, great characterisation". Indie Book Bargains Featured Author Book of the day June 25th 2013 and was chosen to be in the first edition of the Fussy Librarian's ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Olivia, Mourning (The Olivia Series Book 1) by Yael Politis (4,191 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Olivia wants the 80 acres in far off Michigan that her father left to whichever of his offspring stakes a claim. As Olivia says, "I'm sprung off him just as much as Avis or Tobey." The problem: she's seventeen, female, and it's 1841. Her childhood friend Mourning Free knows how to work a farm and Olivia has complete trust in him.The problem: he's the orphaned son of runaway slaves and reluctant to travel and work with a white girl. He especially fears the slave catchers who patrol the free states, hunting fugitive slaves. Not without ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Promise (The Lady Quill Chronicles Book 1) by D.D. Chant (252 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Orphaned as a child, Adele of Berron found herself betrothed to a stranger and hidden from the outside world until the day of her marriage. Forced to leave her home and those who have cared for her since infancy, Adele is thrust into the adventure of her life. Rafe of Valrek, her companion through the dangerous web of intrigue she faces, has been promised to Adele since the battle for Calis destroyed both of their lives. His reckless decision to conceal his identity from her may destroy all he holds dear. Or maybe in each other they ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (Amazon Publishing) (2,635 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

Charles Dickens' first novel, The Pickwick Papers was first published in 1836. Samuel Pickwick is the founder and perpetual president of the Pickwick Club. He and his fellow Pickwickians travel to the far-flung corners of London in search of adventure - luckily for the gentlemen, amusement and hilarity are never in short supply. Along their way, they encounter plenty of characters - from villains who land them in deep trouble to one woman who sues Pickwick to force him into marriage, providing the Pickwickians with plenty of tales ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Sentence of Marriage (Promises to Keep Book 1) by Shayne Parkinson (Shayne Parkinson via Smashwords) (14,538 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

"I won't have her forced," Jack said. "Let her decide for herself." Amy knew her father meant it. She could say no if she wanted. But this marriage would make everything all right. They could put all the trouble she had caused behind them. Everyone would be happy again. Everyone except her. "Sentence of Marriage" is the first book in the three-volume "Promises to Keep". In nineteenth century New Zealand, there are few choices for a farm girl like Amy. Her life seems mapped out for her by the time she is twelve. Amy dreams of an ...

Genre: Historical Fiction