The Warriors: A WWII Thriller (The Tenth Avatar - Book 1) by Gary Naiman (53 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

An unmarked aircraft has crashed on a Far Eastern mountain, its wreckage scattered on a 23,000 foot ridge. With the world at the brink of war, four strangers are drawn to that mountain by interwoven events. The Spanish missionary flees his nation's civil war. The Baltistani hunter scours the Himalaya for his sister's murderers. The American reporter tracks the Axis document that killed her journalist husband. The British mountaineer craves a final shot at the peak that claimed his comrades. Driven by their bitter pasts, the four converge on Nepal's Mt. Kangchenjunga, unaware that two flights of Japanese imperial marines are closing from the east with orders to retrieve the crashed plane's cargo at all costs for it will determine the victor of a war not yet started. Amazon Reviews: "The first chapter which takes place in a Japanese warplane over Tibet is outstanding. It grabs the reader and doesn't let go. Excellent writing. The story line of each character is brilliantly constructed ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Water Maiden: Time travel adventure by Raymond M Hall (44 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Embark on an exhilarating journey through time with "The Water Maiden," a spellbinding tale that blends the allure of Diana Gabaldon's epic adventures with the mystique of Barbara Erskine's historical intrigue. When Abigail unexpectedly hurtles through time, she finds herself stranded in the tumultuous sixteen hundreds. Amidst suspicion and uncertainty, she forges an unlikely alliance with four sisters accused of witchcraft. Together, they navigate the perilous waters of a bygone era, Abigail relying on her newfound resilience and feminine guile to survive. As Abigail encounters fleeting romances on her path, it's the magnetic Jacob who captures her heart and offers a glimpse of true belonging. But with the allure of her past life beckoning, Abigail faces a daunting choice: cling to familiarity or embrace the challenges of her newfound existence. Brace yourself for a riveting supernatural romance brimming with passion, intrigue, and unforeseen twists. "The Water Maiden" is a ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

THE DOUBLE CIPHER FILES: The Archivist & The Spy Series: Book 1 by Sara M. Barton (25 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

In 2014, Archivist Emma Colton offers to help neighbor and friend Florence Wentworth sort through two dozen boxes of journals, memorabilia, and personal letters gathered during her career as a professional ballerina who performed in the US-USSR cultural exchange program and as the widow of a State Department negotiator who worked in Moscow during the last days of the Soviet Union and the beginning of the Russian Federation. Florence is desperate to find her Russian friend, Irina Chislova, a former prima ballerina, who is missing and in grave danger. But Florence's call to a friend in Moscow triggers a series of dangerous attacks, including Florence's murder and a deliberate fire. Someone is trying to destroy the evidence that Florence has been collecting on a very dangerous spy ring. On the run, Emma joins forces with Tom Jones, a man of mystery who is determined to find Irina Chislova, but not for the same reasons as Emma. He's convinced that Irina is a very real problem for the ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Where Fortune Leads: A Round the World Adventure and Mystery in the Roaring 1920s and it all Begins with a Fortune Cookie by Megan Easley-Walsh (New Historical Fiction) (1 Review)    Price verified 55 minutes ago

Worldwide adventure in a race to save a family in the 1920s... and it all begins with a fortune cookie When Charles Treacher, archaeologist, presents his brother Arthur, a photographer, with the gift of a fortune cookie for his birthday, a course of action is set into motion that neither could have predicted. In the summer of 1922, Charles is the one who is accustomed to adventures, following in the footsteps of their father, Joseph Treacher. Arthur is content with his life in his childhood home in upstate New York, seeking out the perfect subject for his photographs. Just as a fortune cookie crumbles, so too do Arthur's plans. When Charles' business partner goes missing, the Treachers hire detectives Eva Grant and her uncle Clarence and a round-the-world caper begins. As each person becomes a target, the race is on to save the Treacher's legacy... and also, the Treachers!

Genre: Historical Fiction

Mercer Street (American Journey Book 2) by John A. Heldt (558 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Love, honor, and courage shine in book two of the American Journey series as three women from the present become entangled in the past. Weeks after her husband dies while having an affair, Susan Peterson, 48, seeks solace on a California vacation with her mother, Elizabeth, and daughter, Amanda. The novelist finds much more. She meets a professor who possesses the secret of time travel. Within days, the women travel to 1938 and Princeton, New Jersey. Elizabeth befriends her refugee parents and infant self, while Susan and Amanda fall for a widowed admiral and a German researcher with troubling ties. Filled with poignancy, heartbreak, and intrigue, MERCER STREET gives new meaning to sacrifice and commitment as it follows three strong souls on the adventure of a lifetime.

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Thirteenth Child: A World War 2 historical novel based upon an enthralling and heart-wrenching true story by Mark deMeza (463 Reviews)    Price verified 44 minutes ago

Inspired by the true story of the author's ancestors, this enthralling WWII novel tells of the Kisch family's heart-wrenching struggle against Nazi oppression. When the Nazis invade the Netherlands in 1940, the Jews of Amsterdam know nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. As the measures imposed by the cruel SS become ever more repressive, sister and brother, Rachael and Hendrik, join the Dutch Resistance. Meanwhile, their parents, Franck and Elizabeth, strive to keep their younger brother, Hannes, safe, but time is against them all, as every day more and more Jews are being deported to unknown camps in Eastern Europe. Will the family be able to stay together and survive? Readers moved by Schindler's List, The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas will be gripped. Order your copy today.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pretty Little Flowers by Joyce Kay (9 Reviews)    Price verified 10 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 7 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