The Man in Black by Scott Connor (Culbin Press) (11 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Archer Quinn's latest mission for the railroad to track down the thief Leighton Cox seems straightforward enough, but when he follows his quarry to his hometown of Bigelow Springs events take a strange turn. Leighton is killed and before he dies he claims that he was shot by the man in black. At first this declaration bemuses Archer as that described the figure displayed on the old sign hanging outside his brother's mercantile. When more people are killed Archer sets out to track down the mystery gunslinger, but it soon becomes clear that to stop the gunman's murderous rampage he will have to confront something that's even more troubling: a shameful secret that his family had hoped would remain buried forever.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Love Letters for a Lady: A Historical Regency Romance Book (Whispers of Regency Love) by Aria Norton (87 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Lady Henrietta Lockton is an heiress on a mission. Despite her non supportive father, and after losing her mother, she has only one goal; to help the less fortunate with their education. When the idea of a community library springs to her mind, she knows she needs some help with this vision. Little did she know that hiring Mr. John Greenly would make her realise it's not only books that she wants to devote her life to. Inevitably, their clandestine romance timidly begins, but with John's working-class background, it is doomed to be kept a secret. Alas, it proves to also be short-lived, as Lord Lockton discovers his daughter's enchantment and forbids her to ever see John again. Will Hetty sacrifice all her wealth for her love for John? Or will Lord Lockton's discovery of this frowned upon affection put an end to Henrietta's hopes and dreams? John Greenly, disappointed by his job at the British Museum, decides to answer an advert for a librarian. What he never expected was that ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

In the Shadow of the Ripper: A Love Story Tainted by Madness by Jade McGuirt (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

"In the Shadow of the Ripper: A Love Story Tainted by Madness" transports readers to Victorian London, where Olivia, a determined female detective, finds herself entangled in the hunt for Jack the Ripper. As she delves deeper into the investigation, Olivia forms a bond with Jack, a charming man who hides a dark secret. Their burgeoning romance becomes complicated when Olivia discovers Jack may be the very Ripper she's been hunting. Caught between her duty and her love for Jack, Olivia must confront the devastating truth about the man she loves. "In the Shadow of the Ripper: A Love Story Tainted by Madness" is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and the haunting repercussions of pursuing the darkness.

Genre: Historical Fiction

A Graveyard in Algiers: Book four in the Muhammad Amalfi Mystery Series (The Muhammad Amalfi Mysteries 4) by AJ Lewis (7 Reviews)    Price verified 44 minutes ago

Exciting action in the home of the fearless Barbary Corsairs. An inexperienced investigator's first case of murder upon murder plunges him headlong into the underworld of the Mediterranean's most notorious city. A riveting historical mystery that plays out on the coast of North Africa. Following an exorcism gone wrong, Chief Commissioner Muhammad finds evidence of alchemy, debauchery, religious excess, and murder at a lonely hillside villa outside the city of Algiers leased to a British baron and his naturalist wife in the year 1794. On his first case since his appointment to high office by the mercurial Dey of Algiers, Muhammad's investigation is thwarted by his inexperience, crafty Arab tribesmen, scheming European women and greedy sea captains. When the bodies begin to pile up, amidst a devastating onslaught of locusts, Muhammad realizes his new position and his life are in jeopardy if he's unable to deliver justice to the guilty. A Graveyard in Algiers was Runner Up in the ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

KENAN'S LEGACY by BILL STENLAKE (205 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

John Staven is forced into taking some time off work. He attends an auction and though not winning his two prized lots he bids and wins three boxes of odds and ends from a house clearance. Sorting the boxes he finds an old book. Inside the cover is an inscription but not in English. Interest triggered, he flicks through the book only to find a section in the middle is hand-written. He spends some time on the internet trying to find out the language it is written in. He discovers it is in the Cornish Language. The writing is the diary of Kenan Ennor Lanyon. Kenan is a 17 year old man, who with 7 other Cornishmen, is leaving Cornwall to go to America in 1835. John gets gripped with Kenan's diary and spends the next few days translating it. The diary tells of their ocean crossing to America in an old 30 foot Cornish Lugger they have patched up for the journey. It tells of the settlement where the men decide to live and the start of their life there. At this point the diary stops. John ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Mail Order Brides of Last Chance: The Beauty and the Farm Boy by Lucille Chisum (95 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Martha is a lovely young woman who's being pursued by a dangerous stalker... Robby is a farm boy from Arkansas who'd been told he's too "slow" to find love, marry and have a family... Can their romantic dreams come true in the idyllic town of Last Chance, Colorado despite their differences? Martha Welkie is an office worker in Baltimore, but her formidable beauty has put her in a dangerous predicament. She's being stalked by a powerful man who wants her at all costs, and he'll stop at nothing to marry her. Robby Hankins used to work on the family farm in Arkansas, but when the farm began to fail he left the state with his beloved sister, Isabel. Robby has been told he's slow, but Isabel believes he'd make some lucky girl a wonderful husband if he can just find the right one. To escape her predicament, Martha has become a mail order bride, and unbeknownst to her Robby has accompanied Isabel on an analogous journey to Last Chance, Colorado, where mail order brides ...

Genre: Historical Fiction