Esther was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a rabbi. Orphaned at a young age, she was adopted by her father’s brother, Mordecai. She matures into a beautiful woman, and the Persian king of kings, Xerxes I, chooses her as his wife. Esther was forced...

The Castilian Pomegranate is a work of historical fiction penned by author Anna Belfrage. The work forms the second book of The Castilian Saga and is written for the mature adult reading audience owing to the presence of sexual situations and graphic violence appropriate to...

The Scent of a Storm: A World War II Story about Love, Courage, and Survival by Annette Oppenlander is a heartfelt tale of two love-crazed teenagers torn apart by the vagaries of war as Soviet soldiers pushed westward to Berlin through what was then East...

The Bigger Bang Theory explores one of the most prejudiced, fantasized about, and enjoyable acts known to humans: sex. As a book aimed to provoke rather than prove, the book portrays fictional stories that incorporate historical facts and scientific research about sex. T.J. Sapp's book...

Wendy Sura Thomson’s historical personage novel, The Man from Burnt Island, is one of those rare generational tales with a heart. This story reminds you how much power time possesses in turning the wheels of life. It tells the story of Frank Sharp, a man...

The Year We Lived is a historical fiction novel written by Virginia Crow, set eight years after the Battle of Hastings. Edith spends her days taking care of her sister-in-law Matilda on behalf of her brother, Robert. However, when Matilda dies during childbirth, Edith finds...

The Beggar Queen is a work of historical fiction by Kelly Evans. Born into nobility in seventh-century England, Bathilde is captured by invading French forces and sold into slavery. A kind, caring, hardworking young woman, Bathilde draws the attention of the mayoress, the wife of...

The Marshal's Lady: A Time Travel Western Romance is the third book in the Liberty Valley Love series by Josie Malone, a beautifully written story that can be read as a standalone novel. Time travel, history, and romance meld in this spellbinding narrative to create...

The King’s Sword: The First Novel of the Metzlingen Saga by Rebekah Simmers is a delightful journey back to 15th-century Europe, where small kingdoms and principalities were the way of the European continent. Matthias is a soldier, pure and simple, after having first been sold...

For fans of mystery and espionage with a strong historical setting, The Mortality in Lies: A Novel by Scott Gibson will be an engaging read and a wonderful treat. Percy Welles is a freelance journalist from Britain who enlists the services of the beautiful Georges...