It is the dawn of the Renaissance, a time when new ideas are just beginning to emerge. Alfred — the eponymous second son — comes of age in the enlightened court of his grandfather. Alfred is convinced that his life will be unremarkable, spent in diligent but mundane service to the king. His grandfather, however, foresees for him a special destiny. $0.99 on Kindle.
Bounty hunters Frank Vito and Ellie Stockwell are on the trail of Bloody Bob Anderson, a dark and endlessly violent case that will lead them straight to winding streets of New Orleans.
New Orleans Lynchings in the fourth installment in the bestselling Frank Vito Bounty Hunter Series. Free on Kindle.
Valentina Del Viento has the gifts of the wind and foreshadowing. Having used The Divine Liquid, she travels over 100 years to find the man of whom she sees in her visions. The man she’s destined to be with. Time, religion, love, culture, evil and even the paranormal all collide in this fascinating, epic tale of Magical Realism set in the enchanting, magical land that is Northern New Mexico. $3.99 on Kindle.
In the wake of a baffling double murder, a Columbia University professor is drawn into an intrigue that harks back to the beginnings of the Cold War—and forced to confront the truth about her family and history as we know it. Reviewers are calling THE HISTORY TEACHER “fresh and eye-opening” (Emily Yellin), “a satisfying page-turner” (Jesse Davis), “cagily and compellingly plotted” and “a pleasure to read” (Bruce Weber). Free on Kindle.
The past may not be done with us. Fifty years after the end of World War II, Anna is plunged into the world of the “ordinary” Munich girl who was her mother’s confidante — and Hitler’s lover — and finds her every belief about right and wrong challenged. “Historical fiction that reads like memoir.” Philadelphia Inquirer $0.99 on Kindle.
It’s 1960 in the Jim Crow south. Everyone knows what side of the tracks they belong on, and the price to be paid for crossing the line. 13-year-old Maggie Pugh needs to decide who she’s going to stand with. $0.99 on Kindle.
Being Third Daughter of the Queen means Aniri is free to love her fencing instructor—until a marriage proposal from a barbarian prince forces her to choose between preventing a war and breaking her heart. Free on Kindle.
The last thing David expects is that his beloved son will topple him from the throne. The betrayal threatens not only his life but also his legacy. Coming back to power will put his son in danger. Is David ready for his next move? Free on Kindle.
“A Greek Cat artfully unfurls the incredible story of the son of a once wealthy, now impoverished Jewish family living on one of the Greek Islands. Karasso offers readers a glimpse into the lives of fishermen and their families, and, later in the novel, into the everyday culture of German Nazis both inside and outside their homes. All of these are recounted in the first person by a remarkably resourceful narrator who eventually loses his sanity. Free on Kindle.
An American poet writes a compilation of historical vignettes, discerning the future of our democracy by rediscovering the combative, instructive, fascinating past of tyranny and democracy. Just as DNA is interwoven in every aspect of the human body, tyranny and democracy have their historically distinctive DNA that has shaped our democracy today.
From Israel’s Ten Commandments to the Athenian Constitution, to Rome’s Twelve Tables, to the overthrow of kings in England and America, Lyons traces democracy from its historical roots to the modern-day, constructing a blueprint of what defines tyranny or democratic government in The DNA of Democracy. In this definitive guide, Richard C. Lyons documents the struggle for power between tyrants and heroes across time and place. Chronicling the acts of tyrants which are expressive of tyranny’s DNA, and the rebellions of heroes and the forms of law which are democracy’s DNA—Lyons outlines the roots of democracies, by telling the tales of tyrants who ironically gave them birth—births of rebellion! This book serves as a how-to contemporary guide on identifying the menace of a tyrant when you see one! $0.99 on Kindle.
2019 Distinguished Favorite for the New York City Big Book Award!
When We Were Brave finds three little-remembered stories that beg to be heard. Told with vivid detail and meticulous research, these stories involve complex characters who demonstrate the resilience of the human spirit set against a backdrop of evil and tragedy. $0.99 on Kindle.
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 begins with the birth of special operations—as seen through the eyes of a young American officer who has volunteered to serve with British Forces. May 1940, 10th Panzer Division has decimated France and is driving on Calais a short distance from Dunkirk. Lieutenant John Randal, a veteran of the US 26th Cavalry Regiment volunteers to serve with the British Forces and arrives on the continent three days before the town falls. What unfolds is a blend of guerrilla tactics learned in the Philippian jungles, the first small-scale Commando raid, tough training at No.1 Parachute Training School, the Commando Castle, Special Operations Executive. suspense, humor and a little romance with the drop dead gorgeous widow Lady Jane Seaborn. The author—a decorated Ranger combat veteran covers the details of war extensively putting the reader right in the middle of the action. As the novel ends newly promoted Major Randal, upon returning from the first British parachute raid of the war is alerted that Raiding Forces will deploy within 48 hours via sea transport for their next mission off the Gold Coast of Africa. Free on Kindle.
Ava is a Jewish art student who suddenly inherits her grandfather’s gallery in London. Acting on his final wish, Ava begins a journey to discover a valued van Gogh, which was looted by the Nazis in 1937. As Ava unlocks this complex journey, we begin to travel between her timeline and that of the war itself, where we find out what ordinary people had to do to survive under the power of the Nazis and their wishes. $2.99 on Kindle.
A young, African-American man is caught between his own demons and those of 1950s American society in this historical novel. This is a tale of murder, redemption and the search for God. You will never forget the story of Bobby Lincoln. Based on Florida’s infamous Chillingworth murders. Page-turner! $0.99 on Kindle.
The prairie lands of The American West come alive with courage, determination, war, loyalty and a bit of romance. Come and join the adventure. You won’t regret it. $0.99 on Kindle.
How far will men go to silence a woman who has been dead for Centuries? Archeologist Valentina Vella uncovers an ancient tomb and finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a vicious Vatican battle for power and supremacy. Discover the Mystery of Julia Episcopa. $0.99 on Kindle.
Her passion became her reality.
Children were her life, and God’s messenger Mother Frances X. Cabrini dedicated her entire life to caring for poor Italian immigrants who sought refuge in the slums of New York City in the early 1890s.
A devout champion of education and proper health care for the poverty-stricken, Cabrini forged a path of survival for young children by building schools, orphanages, and hospitals—not only in the United States but also throughout Europe and Central and South America. With an acumen for business and a desire to help, Mother Cabrini chiseled away at a problem others refused to see.
Years after her death, Mother Cabrini was named Patron Saint of Immigrants because of her unwavering work for those who needed her. $0.99 on Kindle.
In the summer of 1718, Blackbeard investigates a mysterious island village off the coast of North Carolina. Finding nothing to plunder, he kidnaps three young women, intent on making them his newest wives. But this is no ordinary village, and these are no ordinary women. They have an important mission to complete—one not even Blackbeard can stop. $3.99 on Kindle.
A young Jewish girl is saved by a Polish family and survives WWII under an assumed identity. From war-torn Europe to an independent Israel, Relli Robinson’s true survival story is an inspiring journey of hope. Free on Kindle.
Paul Davenport, hero of The Templar Succession and The Gettysburg Cypher finds himself once again embroiled in a historical mystery, this time involving lost railways, Confederate Gold and those most immortal words of Abraham Lincoln.
When a mysterious man hires Davenport to attend an auction and purchase a lost copy of the Gettysburg Address, he jumps at the chance to escape his dull routine as a teacher.
The job seems simple and straightforward. But he’s not the only one bidding for the Address. When two of his rival bidders chase him along the California coastline, he realizes that not all is as it seems.
The chase becomes a race, from California to the bayous of Louisiana, where Davenport discovers that his purchase contains not only the words of Abraham Lincoln, but a treasure map.
Somewhere, under the waters of the Mississippi River Delta, lies a golden secret. And someone thinks it’s worth killing for. $0.99 on Kindle.
The year is 1640, and Louis XIII is on the French throne. However, as far as you’re concerned, this is all pretty meaningless. After all, as a teenage orphan living in a monastery school in Reims, all you have to worry about is dodging the unpleasant advances of a few unsavory monks and looking forward to a life of penniless and celibate servitude in a religious order.
After a childhood and adolescence plagued by a constant longing to know who he really is, orphan Pierre has not the slightest idea that his questions are about to be answered. But you know what they say – be careful what you wish for…
Suddenly finding out who you are can bring with it not only happiness and fortune, but danger, friendship and the sort of swift education that the monastery could never have provided! The discovery of who Pierre really is affects not only Pierre and his friends but has ramifications for the French nobility, the English crown, and most dangerous of all, the machinations of Cardinal Richelieu and his fierce ambition for the Church and for himself. $2.99 on Kindle.
“CONQUISTADORS” is a Historical Epic book trilogy that explores the violent and horrific Spanish Conquest of the New World from the years of 1527-1542. Told through the eyes of a Spanish soldier named Sardina-each journey, through the jungles of Peru, to the vast Arizona deserts, and finally to the great Mississippi River, reveals the horrific events and trauma of the Spanish Conquest to the Natives of the Americas. But most importantly, through Sardina’s psychological and spiritual transformation, it depicts the bravery, courage, and resolve of these people and their undying human spirit. Free on Kindle.
A Nazi Soldier,
A Nazi Victim,
A Nazi Camp,
And love in the air,
In Germany, Hannah Thomson, awaits her faith in a Nazi concentration camp, during the second world war. She catches the eye of a Nazi Soldier, and there is tingly feeling running down their spines. In the midst of her “love affair”, hunger, and the cold winters of Germany, Hannah losses her sister, to the cruel executions. While her Nazi friend had no clue about her sister, they both know, she might be next. Hannah is living on a countdown; will she be able to live what she dreamt of in the camp?
Between the covers of, “The Nazi”, lies a love story that shouldn’t exist. Free on Kindle.
Proper Boston widow Jane Weber moves to the Dakota Territories under layers of lies to save her reputation. Stirring up controversy, Jane rooms with the last Blackfoot Sioux in town while navigating a mercurial friendship with the fiercely independent town grocer. In Flats Junction, though, everyone has an untold story. Battling her shortcomings, falsehoods, and swallowing her inherent curiosity, Jane must choose how she will truly reinvent herself, and where she belongs. $0.99 on Kindle.
Three Women. Two Sides. One War to End all Wars.
When a war like no one has even seen rages through Europe in 1914, three women are set on a collision course with history.
As one of the first female pilots, Alouette is determined to join the war effort. She gets her chance when she is recruited by Captain Ladoux, head of France’s Secret Service. But is she willing to sacrifice everything for her country?
Marthe’s day job as a nurse requires her to help anyone in need, including the enemy. But at night she wanders the darkened streets of Belgium as a courier for Allied Intelligence. Can she keep up her dual roles without anyone finding out her secret?
The famed Mata Hari cares nothing for the war effort. If maintaining her lavish lifestyle means spying for whatever side pays her the most, then so be it. But the naive dancer is being set up for the most dangerous performance of her life.
The three women must navigate through a double agent’s world of deception and betrayal, and one of them will pay the ultimate price.
Told from the viewpoints of these real-life women, L’Agent Double: Spies and Martyrs in the Great War is meticulously researched and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Pick up this courageous tale of love, honor, and deception today! $0.99 on Kindle.
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