Biographical Fiction
Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
Henry VIII is King of England and desperate for a male heir. The extent to which he goes to attain…
Undiscovered Country
Lorena (“Hick”) Hickok is a talented journalist who writes and is extra fond of bourbon. It’s a pattern that doesn’t…
Becoming Belle
O’Connor is a celebrated Irish author who lives near the Clancarty estate that was occupied by the “Peasant Countess,” Belle…
The Blues Walked In
In 1936, Lena Horne, aged 19, returns home after singing in New York City and touring with jazz bands. Lena…
Calamity Jane: How the West Began
Jane Canary is fifteen. As the book begins, she has yet to collect the epithet of ‘Calamity’ by which history…
Falcon’s Rise: The Early Years of Anne Boleyn
Early 1500s. Anne is the second daughter of a prominent family. She is constantly overshadowed by her fair and winsome…
The Forgotten: Heir of the Heretic
In this prequel to The Forgotten: Aten’s Last Queen, Else focuses on Merytaten, daughter of the Heretic Pharaoh. Merytaten narrates…
Love & War
In this sequel to Alex & Eliza, Alexander Hamilton has married Elizabeth Schuyler. It’s 1781 and Alex, anxious to be…
Side by Side
Editors' choice
In the early 1930s, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow’s quest for their own Holy Grail is their need to find…
Chariot on the Mountain
Editors' choice
Based on the true story of Catharine “Kitty” Payne, Ford’s historical novel follows the story of a slave woman on…
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