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 11 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

Highlander’s Hidden Truths: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan (145 Reviews)    Price verified 16 minutes 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

Wings of Grace (Kiwi Land Girls Book 1) by Tania Roberts (Red Rose Publishing) (9 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Learning about life the hard way By 1941 World War II has left New Zealand farms bereft of young men. Whipsnade Farm, home of the McKnight family becomes a training farm for several young women who leave the city to volunteer as land girls. Grace is 22, and freshly arrived on a country farm down in Canterbury as a Land Girl, helping fill the shortage of manual labor during the war. Arriving with her best friend Betsy, who is newly engaged and fretting about her fiancé Roland, but terribly attracted to the son of the farm manager, she takes all of Graces patience and care to ensure that she doesn't end up making some challenging life decisions to regret later. Meanwhile, Moira is sassy, ready for anything, and seemingly hell bent on finding a man to indulge her fancies and learns through some hard lessons about real rural life, and whether she's really cut out for being the wife of a farmer. They discover Ben, a recent army recruit who is AWOL and hiding from soldiers determined to seek him out and return him to his ranks, or maybe shoot him for desertion - either one being an equally terrifying prospect. They are joined at Whipsnade, by the diminutive Alice who sees no option but to sign up. She is sweet, shy but fiercely protective of a secret she doesn't wish to share with the others. A life spent milking cows, cleaning out pig pens, and butchering sheep was not something any of these young woman had planned for themselves, but they did sign up for it, and determined to make the best of it for as long as they feel the war effort needs them. Chaos, mystery, love, heartbreak notwithstanding, these girls are growing up hard and fast. Can Grace keep everyone safe under wings? Even the escaped soldier?

Genre: Historical Fiction

Out of the Rough: 'The McComas Trilogy' - Book 2 by Lee Carey (Sandfiddler Publishing) (21 Reviews)    Price verified 15 hours ago

Keith DeLong and polio-stricken best friend, Flea, overcame individual hurdles in the first novel, 'If Bullfrogs Had Wings'. This sequel is set two years later and contains more events of striving against the odds to get 'Out of the Rough'. Family, friendship, and mountain-grown determination bring one individual out of the darkness to grasp the rainbow of his dreams. Keith's life is smashed by a series of terrible trials out of his control. watches his dreams smashed by a series of events, out of his control. This historical novel shows the life of an eighteen-year-old dealing with harsh realities and making tough choices for his family. Obstacles ranging from loss, fear, abandoning dreams, and a dance with death are much more than Keith ever imagined. Life deals the cards - Keith plays them. With mountain-grown determination, he overcomes and reaches his dream. This is fully realized as he and Flea walk side-by-side on the green grass of victory. This trilogy is my personal favorites out of my ten novels. The final book in 'The McComas Trilogy' is 'A Golden Round'. "Thank you for sharing your time to read my work. I'd sure appreciate an honest review on Amazon. Keep smilin'... " Review by YA author Larry Webb: Just finished "If Bullfrogs Had Wings" and "Out of the Rough" by Lee Carey. Both are great books, but I think I enjoyed "Out of the Rough" the best. To obtain the best effect, read them back to back in order. Lee crammed a lot into these two books--life lessons, priorities, working through adversity, and more. He emphasizes the fact that the words, "I" and "Me" are the two smallest words in the English lexicon. Words like family, friendship, love, devotion, and courage are among the largest. Once you've convinced yourself that no more disasters could possibly happen, one does. I challenge any "normal" person to read through the two-book series and stay dry-eyed. In the verbiage of the Flea, "It ain't gonna happen."

Genre: Historical Fiction

Paul Larsh An Original Frontiersman by Jeffery Larsh (246 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Paul was a young French Canadian drawn to a life in the wilderness and trained in the ways of the Wendat and the Shawnee. His dream was to be a coureur de bois, and in 1753, he left his home in Montreal and traveled alone by canoe to the western frontier of New France. Alice was a young woman of English descent living in the remote Jackson River settlement near Fort Dinwiddie, Virginia. In 1756, she was captured by a raiding party led by the Delaware war chief Bemino and taken to a Shawnee village along the Ohio River. Based on a true story, this is an account of how the paths of the young frontiersman from Quebec, and the young widow from Virginia, intersect and determine the course for their lives and the lives of future generations. Written with a vividly historical backdrop and rich human interaction, this is a gripping tale of adventure, survival, tragedy, strength, and love. Journey back to the 18th century and experience how the ordinary people, British, French, and Native, were affected by one theater of a global war fought on the frontiers of North America.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Jubilee: Book One of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Series by Conor Bender (119 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Readers of After Dunkirk & Beneath a Scarlet Sky agree, Jubilee is an explosive World War II tale that weaves a story high over the skies of France and England and down on the beaches of Normandy. "JUBILEE is a top-flight World War II thriller that pulses with energy and intrigue... " - Michele Rubin, Cornerstones U.S. From the beaches of Dieppe to the skies over Scotland, from the sub pens of Saint Nazaire to the lofty halls of the War Office. Before OPERATION OVERLORD, there was OPERATION JUBILEE. A cataclysmic waste of life lost on the whims of the political animals of the War Office. Arthur Cutter passed his breaking point long ago. Barely old enough to buy a beer, he was recruited by the SOE out of Oxford. Now, forced to go back behind the lines for one last mission, his journey to retirement will bring him face to face with the French Resistance and will help shape the French theater of war. Hundreds of miles away and twenty thousand feet above him, Ian Faraday, a burned-out American RAF pilot, trains a new crop of pilots in Scotland. As the lines between training and combat blur over the skies of Edinburgh, Faraday must rediscover his edge and ensure his students have what it takes to dogfight the aces of the Luftwaffe. Back in France, Talia Crevier, a member of the French Resistance, struggles to be taken seriously as a member of the Maquis, and not judged by her gender and youth. Finally, there is Malcolm Parker, an American Ranger, sent on a covert mission to study the British Commandos. All their stories weave together in a tense tale of political intrigue, tragic loss, and high stakes as they are all maneuvered behind the scenes by shady political figures in the British War Office. Award-winning, bestselling author Conor Bender delivers a story that twists and turns and drives multiple heroes towards the beaches of Dieppe. Praise for Conor Bender and JUBILEE: "Operation Jubilee is the canvas Bender uses to show political infighting, moral ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

See Glass: A Political Conspiracy Thriller from WW2 endangering National Security now. A Novel of Intelligence & Espionage, Politicians and Killers. ... by Ido Graf (Nielsen) (327 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

An Amazon Charts International bestseller If you enjoy Nelson DeMille, Ken Follett, John Grisham or Dan Brown then you will love Ido Graf! This suspense novel recounts a political conspiracy to subvert the democratic process and National Security in the USA and the West by far-right groups and a serving President. But why?' It has a basis in fact. • "If ever a novel was ready to be made into a feature film it is this one - action, thrills, mystery, historical intrigue and romance, it has all the ingredients for the big screen. (See Glass)... grabs you from the very start as its clever prologue leads into 400 pages of rip-roaring adventure, the mostly short chapters - think James Patterson - meaning you often read for that little bit longer before turning out the bedroom light as you're gripped by the action. Our hero is a swashbuckling James Bond meets John Wick, our heroine a Lily James-type gorgeous damsel in distress and the story romps along at 100-miles-an-hour." Jeremy Ransome, Editor, Spalding Guardian, UK A former Legionnaire had been working as a journalist in Paris. He met a mysterious American by chance when the latter sailed into a quiet fishing village nestled in a remote Andalusian bay. The sailor was ex-special forces and his background, part Jewish, Hispanic and Polish, had dictated his path in life. The yachtsman was also a former Legionnaire and he explained that he had been working in private security. Uncovering a secret - he told a story that at first seemed to be fictitious. • "Great story!" & "The author himself has had a very interesting life, which makes this book even more believable. He's an excellent writer and tells a very interesting and descriptive story. It's very Dan Brown and Tom Clancy-ish... I think it's fiction, but makes you wonder... " Darcey Spensley, Monticello Express, USA However, the journalist began to question what he had been told. The violent deaths of an elderly Swiss gentleman and two of his gamekeepers in a ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Bertie: (A Sweet Historical Western Romance) (Pendleton Petticoats Book 6) by Shanna Hatfield (Wholesome Hearts Publishing) (432 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

She needs an adventure He needs the warmth of her smile... Bertie Hawkins survived a traumatic ordeal that stripped away her sunny outlook on life and left her afraid of every shadow. Terrorized and tired of reliving the past, she accepts an offer to change her situation. Although she only intends to work through the summer, the peace she finds at Nash's Folly keeps her there every bit as much as her interest in a mysterious new ranch hand. Desperate to escape his memories, Riley Walsh buys a run-down farm in Pendleton, Oregon. To pay for the many necessary repairs, he goes to work for his neighbor, never intending to fall in love with the effervescent girl who helps around the house. Riley isn't the only one enchanted with Bertie. His own crazy mule and the neighbor's son both share his infatuation, driving him past the brink of jealousy. A sweet romance that embraces the trials and triumphs of yesteryear, Bertie blends laugh-out-loud adventures with heartwarming moments.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Firelight Rising: The Lindisfarne Series #1 by Johanna Craven (180 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

In the bleak summer light, it feels as though the past is blowing in through each weatherworn stone... It's 1715, and twenty years after fleeing the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Eva Blake and her siblings return to their dilapidated family home in an attempt to piece together their tattered lives. But a new Jacobite Rising is gaining momentum, and as outsiders from London, the Blakes find themselves under suspicion from the villagers. When conflict with the locals comes to a head, Eva escapes to the nearby island of Longstone, where the reclusive Finn Murray keeps a makeshift shipping beacon burning on the shore. Alone on Longstone, Eva and Finn find themselves drawn to each other, despite his attempts to keep her at a distance. But long-buried secrets are beginning to resurface, and Eva can't help but fear she has made a grave error in opening her heart to Finn. All she knows is her life is in danger, and she must confront the past if she is to survive.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Another Time and Place: A Novel of World War II (Echoes of War Book 1) by Samantha Grosser (Sam Grosser Books) (1,565 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

A brief encounter changes two lives forever in an enthralling novel of love, loss and longing. England 1944. In the shadow of the war raging in Europe, Tom and Anna meet by chance. He is an American pilot on a 72-hour pass and she is a secretary, trapped in a life going nowhere. Surprised by each other, they begin a passionate affair. Their happiness does not last. Shot down over Europe, wounded and in hiding, Tom has no way of telling Anna he is alive. And Anna, left waiting in England, has no way of finding out. How can she know that Tom is struggling to return to her? Or that the thought of her is all that keeps him going on the long journey home? In a world where promises are hard to keep, all she can do is hope. Until she discovers her mother is keeping secrets, and then it is a race against time. From the hardships of a war-weary England to the dangers of occupied France, Another Time and Place is an emotional love story like no other. Perfect for fans of Deborah Swift, Kristin Hannah, and Kristin Harmel. Readers are loving Another Time and Place. "Perfectly blended mix of history and love story." "A fast paced plot and a powerful love story." "Easy to read, hard to set down." "Very emotional and beautiful." Please note: The AI generated summary of readers' reviews below is not an accurate reflection of either the book or the reviews that follow. Another Time and Place DOES NOT contain any graphic sex. Please refer to the reviews by actual readers for more information. Thank you!

Genre: Historical Fiction

Are You Positive? by Stephen Davis (L&G Productions LLC) (120 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Ripped from the headlines of today's news, "Are You Positive?" is a fictitious courtroom drama in the style of John Grisham. 26-year-old Tyree Johnson stands accused of first degree murder in a prominent South Carolina courtroom. But his murder weapon is not a gun or a knife; in fact, there was no violent crime at all. His "victim," Beth Ann Brooks, dated Tyree for a few months, and they made love more than once. However, Tyree Johnson had been diagnosed HIV-Positive, and the prosecution claims that Beth Ann Brooks was infected with HIV by Tyree and died some months later. The defense, however, claims there is reasonable doubt that Tyree's HIV diagnosis was wrong - that, according to numerous scientific studies, the so-called "HIV tests" are fraught with errors, and have been ever since their inventor, Dr. Robert Gallo, lied on his patent application. Furthermore, Tyree's lawyer argues that there is no scientific evidence that HIV is transmitted by heterosexual intercourse, and that Tyree's girlfriend died from taking lethal anti-retroviral drugs rather than from any HIV/AIDS-related illness. Based on more than 500 actual scientific studies and references, the author claims that every word of sworn testimony is true and verifiable. "Are You Positive?" raises serious questions about whether anyone has ever been properly diagnosed as HIV-Positive, and whether most AIDS victims are dying from the side-effects of the HIV medications prescribed by their doctors - all in a spell-binding novel. You be the judge.

Genre: Historical Fiction

A Lady's Touch of Sin: A Historical Regency Romance Book by Lucy Langton (484 Reviews)    Price verified 15 hours ago

When her mother finds out that she was involved in a frantic love triangle, Marta Schnitzler is instantly being cast from her Austrian home. What awaits her is her Aunt Margaret, a tittering woman with an earnest responsibility to find Marta a match, against her wishes. While the blue-eyed beauty desperately tries to escape from her future misery, a very dashing man shows up in her life, but, to her misfortune, he is not the one her Aunt has chosen for her. But when her Aunt insists so much on a particular engagement with a Duke, should she just give up to the tantalizing stranger she just met or should she fight to satisfy the burning passion she holds for him? Baldwin Terrence is a successful businessman and the future heir to his ducal estate. When his best friend's cousin comes unexpectedly to visit, he finds himself surprisingly stricken by her stunning eyes, and the connection between them is electrifying. Her beauty is irresistible and tests his willpower at every turn. She's everything Baldwin is not: a spitfire, compassionate, apt to dream and gossip and live loudly and grandly. Of course, she catches the eye of nearly every important member of society, including the dastardly Duke, Lewis Remington. The only thing he knows is that he is determined to possess her, at any cost. Will he convince her that the haven she's longed for all her life may be lying in his arms? Thus begins a tale of lust and heartache, full of passionate moments. But soon their burning promises are all they have left. Caught between her past and her future, Marta must decide whether she's willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought she would find. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make? Torn between her Aunt's will and what she desires, she has to choose between the man who sets her heart on fire and the one she despises. But can this undeniable desire between them really be buried? Will their love prove strong enough to shatter every ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Reaper of Washington County by Steven Banner (10 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Young Sean Callahan appears to be lost. His father who was a legendary Lawman, has just passed away. He did however train his son to be a leader and to follow in his footsteps. In the year 1894, he began working on the sea vessel the Intrepid. With the whaling trade slowing. He sets his sights on something else. The one thing Sean knows he can't run away from... His uncle is the courageous Captain James Callahan who runs the Boston Office for U.S. Marshals. He gives Sean a new start in life, by becoming a marshal himself. Later ordered to an obscure town seeming hidden in Rhode Island. His mission is to find out what happened to four missing women. Under the watchful eye of retired Major Jeremiah Lancaster. He tries to understand what everyone appears to be hiding, in a town filled with folklore and superstition. With seemingly no clues. He must track down who is responsible or return home a complete failure. His new boss, Colonel Robert Goldberg is running for a seat on the United States Senate. Each day he eagerly awaits the answers that could ignite his campaign. By day, the young marshal hunts for a killer, and at night he must protect them from one. What he discovers will amaze you and that is just the beginning. The secrets must come out. So, step up and get ready. It's going to be one hell of a ride. The adventure starts now. Get your copy today.

Genre: Historical Fiction

The House of Closed Doors by Jane Steen (18,179 Reviews)    Price verified 16 minutes ago

Heedless. Stubborn. Disgraced. Small town Illinois, 1870: "My stepfather was not particularly fond of me to begin with, and now that he'd found out about the baby, he was foaming at the mouth" Desperate to avoid marriage, Nell Lillington refuses to divulge the name of her child's father and accepts her stepfather's decision that the baby be born at a Poor Farm and discreetly adopted. Until an unused padded cell is opened and two small bodies fall out. Nell is the only resident of the Poor Farm who is convinced the unwed mother and her baby were murdered, and rethinks her decision to abandon her own child to fate. But even if she manages to escape the Poor Farm with her baby she may have no safe place to run to.

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Last Letter (The Letter Series Book 1) by Kathleen Shoop (2,658 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

"Gripping historical fiction -- A tale of two women finding meaning behind all that went wrong in their lives. A timeless tale of redemption with the best plot-twist at the end I've seen in a long, long time. Can't wait for book two!" New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Melissa Foster Katherine wouldn't have believed it if she hadn't found the letter... In the summer of 1905 Katherine Arthur's mother arrives on her doorstep, dying, forcing her to relive a past she wanted to forget. When Katherine was young, the Arthur family had been affluent city dwellers until shame sent them running for the prairie, into the unknown. Taking her family, including young Katherine, to live off the land was the last thing Jeanie Arthur had wanted, but she would do her best to make a go of it. For Jeanie's husband Frank it had been a world of opportunity. Dreaming, lazy Frank. But, it was a society of uncertainty--a domain of natural disasters, temptation, hatred, even death. ?? Ten-year-old Katherine had loved her mother fiercely, put her trust in her completely, but when there was no other choice, and Jeanie resorted to extreme measures on the prairie to save her family, she tore Katherine's world apart. Now, seventeen years later, and far from the homestead, Katherine has found the truth - she has discovered the last letter. After years of anger, can Katherine find it in her heart to understand why her mother made the decisions that changed them all? Can she forgive and finally begin to heal before it's too late? **Independent Publisher Awards** 2011 Gold Medal, Best Regional Fiction-Midwest **National Indie Excellence Book Awards** 2011 Finalist Award-Historical Fiction 2011 Finalist Award-Regional Fiction **USA Best Books 2011 Awards** Winner, Fiction--Western Finalist, Fiction--Historical Finalist, Best New Fiction **International Book Awards** 2011 Finalist Award-Historical Fiction 2011 Finalist Award-Best New Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pretty Little Flowers by Joyce Kay (9 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

What I wouldn't give for you. I would sacrifice everything. I would give my life. All you have to do is ask and I would stand upon the peak of a great mountain and fall to my certain death. In Victorian England, everything is done according to the rules of society, but when the Duke of Fetterfield dies, his daughter discovers a freedom that had been denied to her; the freedom to marry for love. And when Mr York comes back into her life, she believes her prayers have finally been answered. But her father's death also uncovers a shocking secret that could destroy them all. Pretty Little Flowers by Joyce Kay is about the choices we make, and how those choices force us to confront the truth of who we are.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Trader of Kiev. (Ambrose series Book 1) by Bruce Corbett (89 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

A young prince of Wessex is captured by Viking raiders. He and his friends manage to escape captivity in Denmark, and begin an epic journey to Norway and then Sweden. The rest of the story is loosely based on the Primary Russian Chronicles. There, they join a Viking expedition to conquer Novgorod, and, within a year, they travel down the mighty Dnieper river to settle in Kiev.

Genre: Historical Fiction