Thomas J. Howley
The Soldier Who Killed a King
It’s Holy Week of AD 30 in Jerusalem. Roman centurion Marcus Longinus, on remote duty along with his wife and…
Misfortune of Vision
In this 4th book in the Druid’s Brooch series, it’s 1177 A.D. in Ireland, it appears Norman invaders are on…
All Things Bright and Strange
WWI has recently ended, and local veterans—at least the ones who survived—have moved back to their small, rural South Carolina…
Line of Glory
It’s the final 13 hours at the Alamo back in 1836. Texan Colonel Travis draws his famous and dramatic “line…
The Macedonian
In the north of Greece in the ancient kingdom of Macedon, a boy is born to a mother who despises…
The Ballad of Black Bart
Editors' choice
Charles Boles, aka Black Bart, is a genuine and fascinating historical character from America’s Western history in the late 1880s.…
Wild West
It’s not all guns, horses and cattle. This charming collection of 11 American classic short stories of the West by…
Lies that Comfort and Betray
It’s 1888 in New York City, and young working-class girls are being butchered in a hideous manner reminiscent of London’s…
Call of the Morrigu
It’s 1798, a particularly tense time in always rebellious English-occupied Ireland. However, the troubles haven’t yet reached the country estate…
The Man Who Could Be King
In 1843, Josiah Penn Stockbridge, one of General Washington’s former senior aides, is penning notes for his great-grandchildren about his…
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