In the early 20th century, two immigrants are aboard a ship sailing into Ellis Island, each with their own dreams about what coming to America will mean for them: Daniel, a Polish boy with a love of language and law, and Lena, a passionate suffragette and hopeless romantic. They are about to meet New Yorkers Jake, a rough labor representative, and his dazzling girlfriend, Sophie. Over the next 50 years, these four friends come into and fall out of one another’s lives through joy and pain, tragedy and triumph. But there is one secret that could tear them apart forever. The Garment Maker’s Daughter is a beautiful multi-generational epic about life, love and the choices we make. Free on Kindle.
Free: The Garment Maker’s Daughter
A Dream of Daring
In 1859 Louisiana, a cotton-planter’s son develops a new way of farming that threatens the slave system of the town’s plantation owners. His scandalous preference for a beautiful slave woman over a senator’s daughter further uproots the town. A shocking murder, a forbidden love, and questions of freedom and human dignity unfold in a haunting tale that captures the growing tumult of the times, with well-drawn characters, cinematic scenes, plot twists, and shocking revelations you’ll never see coming. Its sweeping themes still challenge us today. Winner of 6 awards. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Unlikely Soldiers Book One (Civvy to Squaddie)
A Welsh girl and an English boy. Nineteen Seventies Britain. The Army.
In a small Welsh village, naïve Michelle Warbutton is devastated by a shocking family secret. Forced to rethink her future, she longs to see the world.
In Yorkshire and already world-weary, Guy Halfpenny is desperate to escape his miserable life.
Both have limited choices.
Their paths aren’t destined to cross until they join the British Army – where sexism is rife, homosexuality illegal, and political correctness a future ideal.
Discover how lives are shaped, friendships forged and loves won and lost in this gripping adventure of love, humour, and tragedy. Free on Kindle.
Hymns of the West: The Complete Series
The Munich Girl
Rich Man’s Folly
A rich man’s folly leaves a devastating legacy. As the world teeters on the brink of World War II, Paul Ashfield travels to Australia in search of the mother who deserted him. He falls in love with Daphne Clarke and they decide to marry, but Paul discovers a long held family secret that rips them apart. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Those Who Dare
This is the first book in the epic WWII Raiding Forces Series. Meticulously researched (the author was an instructor at the Army Ranger School) the series begin with the birth of special operations—as seen through the eyes of a young American officer who has volunteered to serve with British Forces. Free on Kindle.
Son of the Moon
Alexander the Great journeys to India, where he and his time travelling wife, Ashley, are welcomed with feasts and treachery. With their son, Paul, being worshiped as the Son of the Moon, and Alexander’s looming death, Ashley considers the unthinkable: how to save them and whether she dares to cheat Fate. $3.99 on Kindle.
Eternal Flame
16-year-old Julia Olsen’s world is falling apart. Her quarterback boyfriend broke up with her. Her family’s new home under renovation is a mess. Her high school counselor won’t stop harping on about her grades. A time-traveling WW2 soldier crashing into her room is the last thing she needs. In 1944, 18-year-old Edmond Ferris answered the draft and headed to war in France. A chance discovery brought him home to Chicago…in 1989! He’s back in his own room, except a strange girl is living in it. She drives a Japanese car and she listens to Milli Vanilli, a German band. Is their encounter an error in time or a will of fate? Find out in this timeless tale of two young people whose love for each other knows no bounds. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: A Peek at Bathsheba
When Bathsheba becomes pregnant, David attempts to cover up the ensuing scandal. He sends her husband, Uriah—who serves him faithfully in his army—to his death. And for the rest of his life, David is tormented by the memory of that moment. Can he muster the strength to keep his promise to her and protect their son from danger? Will their forbidden love undo his entire legacy? Will he find redemption? This is volume II of the trilogy The David Chronicles, told candidly by the king himself. David uses modern language, indicating that this is no fairytale. Rather, it is a story that is happening here and now. He undergoes a profound change, realizing the curse looming over his entire future. If you like middle eastern historical romance and forbidden love affair, this King David novel has a modern twist like no book you have read before, bringing King David of the bible to life against the background of Israel historical fiction. With vivid descriptions of court intrigue, it paints King David biography in a way that is both classic and timely. Free on Kindle.
Free: Loves in the Shadows, Historical Holocaust Novel
Amazing in its intensity, Loves In The Shadows is a historical novel embracing scores of real events that occurred during the Holocaust and the Second World War. Because of the important message that the author transmits to readers around the world, and because of the fascinating plot and the thrilling stories that fill each page, this book makes an unforgettable reading experience. Free on Kindle.
Free: Comprise with Sin
Legends of Persia
After winning a prestigious award, Ashley is chosen to travel through time and interview a historical figure. Choosing her childhood hero Alexander the Great, she is sent back in time for less than a day. He mistakes her for Persephone, goddess of the dead, and kidnaps her, stranding her in his own time. What follows, after she awakes under the pomegranate tree, is a hilarious, mind-bending tale of a modern woman immersed in the ancient throes of sex, love, quite a bit of vino, war, death, and ever so much more. $3.99 on Kindle.
Then Like The Blind Man, Orbie’s Story
While fiction about the 1950s Civil Rights era is far from rare, few capture the period and struggles from the perspective of a white child. A storm is brewing in the all-but-forgotten backcountry of Kentucky. And, for young Orbie Ray, the swirling heavens may just have the power to tear open his family’s darkest secrets. Then Like the Blind Man tells the story of a white youth cast aside in the segregated South of the 1950s, and the forces he must overcome to restore order to his world. $0.99 on Kindle.
The Munich Girl
The Nero Prediction
Home Again
The nation is divided, and a bloody Civil War looms on the horizon. Two young men whose paths have crossed before enlist, each with very different reasons for wanting to serve. And while they end up on opposite sides of the battle, in the end, Zach and Luke learn largely the same lessons about honor, human nature, and the horrors of war. Home Again is a rare piece of historical fiction that recounts Civil War experiences in strict compliance to recorded historic detail. Civil War Monitor notes: “History buffs and scholars alike will appreciate Smith’s dedication to historical accuracy.” $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Framed! A Young Boy’s Fight to Survive in the Wild Australian Bush
This book is about a young boy who faces huge challenges to his survival. It is based on a true story. Richard is 8 years old when he accompanies his convict father on the journey to Australia. They start again by opening a butcher shop, only to be framed for stealing cattle. Richard is sentenced to hang at the age of 15. What would you do to survive? Find out what Richard does and how he triumphs in the end. Free on Kindle.
Aurora’s Pride
1898 Yorkshire—Aurora Pettigrew has it all, a loving family, a nice home, a comfortable life. She’s waiting for the right man to offer her marriage, and the man for her is Reid Sinclair, heir to the Sinclair fortune and the love of her life. But, Reid’s mother, Julia, is against the match and her ruthlessness unearths a family secret that will tear Aurora’s world apart.Unwilling to bring shame on her family and needing answers to the allegations brought to light by Reid’s mother, Aurora begins a long journey away from home. She leaves behind all that is familiar and safe to enter a world of mean streets and poor working class. Living in the tenements of York, surrounded by people of a class she’d never mixed with before, Aurora struggles to come to terms with the way her life has changed. By chance, she reconnects with a man from her past and before he leaves with the army to war in South Africa, he offers her security through marriage. Aurora knows she should be happy, but the memory of her love for Reid threatens her future. When tragedy strikes, can Aurora find the strength to accept her life and forget the past? $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Vittoria
Failed Moments
A Wave From Mama
What do Weeksville, Irishtown, and the Draft Riots of 1863 all have in common? A common place in American history, or the setting for a socially awkward former slave determined to meet the challenges of the day or die trying? All of this is set in the backdrop of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the racial tensions of the period. $0.99 on Kindle.
The Munich Girl
Free: Cracks
‘Cracks’ is about a world which doesn’t really change. It revolves around a portrait depicting Hitler as a clown drawn roughly a hundred years before his birth. Some see this Jewish work of art as prophetic, others as symbolic, but the Church strongly condemns it. It rouses passionate reactions worldwide. Free on Kindle.