Category: Historical

Excerpt & Giveaway – Death at the Dock by Carmen Radtke

    Death at the Dock: An Alyssa Chalmers Historical Mystery Historical Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Setting – Portland, Oregon, in 1862 Independently Published Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 27, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 191 pages Synopsis A sharp tongue. An even sharper mind. A Victorian sleuth criminals overlook at their […]

Guest Post – Hera: Kingdom of Lies by Betsy Ellor

  Synopsis Rich with betrayal, desire, and divine intrigue, this origin story of Greek mythology told from the point of view of its chief villain weaves gods, nymphs, dragons, sex, lies, and strategy into a fierce new legend. Hera: Kingdom of Lies combines the social and political maneuvers of Scandal with the mythic, villain redemption of Circe. […]

Interview – The Other Moctezuma Girls by Sofia Robleda

  Synopsis In sixteenth-century Mexico, a fearless young woman strives to uncover the secrets her mother kept as the last Aztec empress in a sweeping historical epic by the author of Daughter of Fire. Tenochtitlan, 1551. Thirty years after the Spanish Conquest destroyed everything she loved, the last Aztec empress has passed and left behind a […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – Mercy’s Peril by Virginia Barlow

    Synopsis When Mercy Jackson slips into Calhan Shipping under cover of darkness, she expects to steal a secret and disappear. What she doesn’t expect is Connor Calhan, a man as dangerous as he is relentless. Mercy has one mission: to expose a killer, protect her family, and vanish before anyone uncovers her true […]

Excerpt – Winter’s Season by R.J. Koreto

    A single death sets the events of Winter’s Season in motion, drawing Captain Winter into an investigation shaped by secrecy and divided allegiances. Written by R.J. Koreto, the story examines how truth emerges slowly when power has a vested interest in silence. The murder of a young woman exposes fault lines running beneath […]

Excerpt – America by Mike Bond

      A defining chapter of national history unfolds through intimate lives in America by Mike Bond. Cultural transformation and personal discovery move together as young people respond to a rapidly changing world. As unrest and possibility reshape the country, four young lives begin to diverge and intertwine. Troy, orphaned early, finds belonging and […]

Excerpt – The Montana Gold Mine by Tim Piper

  Synopsis In Spring 1874, the American economy is descending into a depression, following the collapse of Jay Cooke’s financial empire. Amid the chain of bank and business failures set off by Cooke’s bankruptcy, Jubilee Walker struggles to keep Warner and Walker Outfitters solvent. Jubil’s grand plans for developing Yellowstone National Park into a popular […]

Excerpt – Asylum Murders by Michael G. Colburn

  Synopsis In the gaslit streets of 1890s Melbourne, Lady Edith “Edie” Black has reinvented herself. Once a notorious London thief, she now poses as a widowed aristocrat while secretly establishing herself as a private investigator. When Parliament’s ceremonial mace disappears during a night of debauchery involving high-ranking officials, Edie is hired to recover it […]

Excerpt – Stolen Brilliance by Michael G. Colburn

  Synopsis Lady Edith Black harbors a secret past as a master criminal in this tale of love, crime, and adventure, with a jaw-dropping twist that will leave you stunned. Rescued from the slums of Victorian London, Edie finds herself ensnared in a web of crime orchestrated by Mrs. Hill, the mastermind behind an infamous […]

Review – Pintsized Pioneers at Play by Preston Lewis & Harriet Kocher Lewis

  PINTSIZED PIONEERS AT PLAY: Homemade Frontier Fun and Danger By Preston Lewis & Harriet Kocher Lewis   Young Adult / Nonfiction / History Publisher: Bariso Press Pages: 218 Publication Date: 4 November 2025   Synopsis Discover the Wild Side of Frontier Childhood! Pintsized Pioneers at Play: Homemade Frontier Fun and Danger explores the forgotten […]