2016
The Forgotten: Heir of the Heretic
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In this prequel to The Forgotten: Aten’s Last Queen, Else focuses on Merytaten, daughter of the Heretic Pharaoh. Merytaten narrates a tale ...Read Review
Calamity Jane: How the West Began
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Jane Canary is fifteen. As the book begins, she has yet to collect the epithet of ‘Calamity’ by which history will come to ...Read Review
Emilia
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Emilia is a Jewish teenager volunteering in a Polish hospital during WWII. When the Germans first take control of her city, life isn’...Read Review
The Locksmith’s Daughter
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Mallory Bright, the titular locksmith’s daughter, is trying to restore her reputation, which she ruined by running away with a man who ...Read Review
Cuckoo Song
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When Triss wakes up after an accident, she realises that something is very wrong, although she does not know what as she remembers ...Read Review
Sebastian’s Way: The Paladin
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Sebastian’s Way: The Paladin, book two of The Sebastian Chronicles, is the retelling of Charlemagne’s continued challenges as king, then emperor, ...Read Review
The Wolf of Dalriada
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Confused by the frequent changes of location, date and point of view, it took some time for me to come to grips with ...Read Review
Once There Was Fire: A Novel of Old Hawaii
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While many readers or movie watchers are familiar with the story of Hawaii told by James Michener, very few know of the early ...Read Review
The Cedar
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It’s the early 19th century, and Elisabeth has lost everything in Charleston, South Carolina. With her companions—the carriage driver, her servant, ...Read Review
The Missionary’s Son
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Frank’s father is a missionary serving in Shanghai. During the 1930s, hostilities are escalating quickly between the Chinese and Japanese. In their ...Read Review