Title: The Amber Crane Author: Malve von Hassell Genre: Historical Fiction / Time Travel The Amber Crane centers Peter, a fifteen-year-old apprentice who creates prayer beads for his guild. The guild provides the community with their basic needs, but this same power is also used to control people, like setting specific prices for… Read More The Amber Crane – Editorial Review
Title: Road to Antietam Author: Tom E. Hicklin Genre: Historical Fiction The Galloway brothers leave behind their family and the quiet lives they’ve always led in Ohio to join the Federal Army in what is expected to be a quick routing of the Southern rebel forces during the Civil War. Daniel joins the… Read More Road to Antietam – Editorial Review
Title: Pawn to King’s End Author: Douglas A. Gosselin Genre: Historical Fiction Opening in the mid-eighteenth century, Pawn to King’s End explores the brutal cleansing of the Acadian people from Nova Scotia by the British Crown and the subsequent attempt by American troops to capture Quebec during the Revolutionary War.
Title: La Florida Author: James D. Snyder Genre: Historical Fiction Through the weaving together of fact and fiction, La Florida documents the conflicts that occurred when Early Modern Spanish explorers attempted to settle in Florida, home to a fearless and ancient Indian civilization.
Title: A Price of Blood Authors: Renee Peters and Rae Stilwell Genre: Paranormal Fantasy The Anowen coven is a 700 year-old family of vampires who move freely among the ranks of society in Regency England. In A Price of Blood, the taut second installment in the Songs of Blood Saga, Arch Lord Lian… Read More A Price of Blood – Editorial Review
Title: American River: Tributaries Author: Mallory M. O’Connor Genre: Historical Fiction American River: Tributaries follows the lives of three families of Irish, Mexican, and Japanese descent.
Title: Rebirth in Acadi Author: Susan Swanson Genre: Contemporary / Literary / Historical Fiction Rebirth in Acadi tells the story of two women—Louise Dennis, an African-American who leaves her racial identity and family connections behind in hopes of enjoying a prejudice-free life, and Margaret Bohr, an older woman whose husband’s job has taken… Read More Rebirth in Acadi – Editorial Review
Title: Loki’s Daughter Authors: Linda and Michael Cahalan Genre: Fantasy / Historical Fiction Loki’s Daughter combines the raw tension of World War II resistance efforts with Norse mythology, creating a truly gripping and captivating story. In Norway, two women and a team of commandos face the relentless winter and shadow of Nazi atomic… Read More Loki’s Daughter – Editorial Review
Title: Alina: A Song for the Telling Author: Malve von Hassell Genre: Historical fiction / Coming-of-age Alina: A Song for the Telling by Malve von Hassell follows the journey of fourteen-year-old Alina and her brother, Milos, as they travel with a group of knights from twelfth-century Provence to Jerusalem.
Guest Book Review by The Book Brief Church of Marvels by Leslie Parry I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Release date (UK): 2nd June 2015 I was so excited to get my hands on this book, and it really did not… Read More Church of Marvels – Book Review
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