Category: Historical Fiction

Free: Kindling of a Firebrand: Fran Sweeney and the Fight Against Boston’s Fascism, A Historical Novel

This vital historical novel takes Fran Sweeney from Boston’s early 20th century Irish American neighborhoods to a life of action and influence where she fights powerful forces that threaten the democratic soul of her beloved city. During the Great Depression and the war that follows, pro-Nazi organizations flood Boston with propaganda and terror tactics. Inspired by her Dad’s example during her childhood on the Charlestown waterfront and by her experience as an office worker in corporate Am... [Read More...]

When The World Was Broken: A Haunting and True Holocaust Novel

Berlin, 1938. The windows are shattered. The synagogues burn. And time is running out.In Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler, Jewish families are stripped of their livelihoods, their rights, and finally their safety. After years of hoping the madness would pass, Lina’s cousins realize the truth: if they do not leave now, they may never leave at all. Across the Atlantic, in quiet Connecticut, Lina and her husband Ben are rebuilding their lives after the Great Depression. Then a letter arrives from... [Read More...]

THE DOOMSDAY TIMETABLE (The Price of History Book 1)

From the Treaty of Versailles to the first bombs falling on Warsaw—the countdown to catastrophe, told through the forms that filed it into existence. “This is not peace. This is an armistice for twenty years.” A German diplomat spoke those words in 1919. He was wrong by only thirty-seven days. THE DOOMSDAY TIMETABLE is a sweeping work of historical fiction that traces the path from the humiliations of Versailles to the morning Neville Chamberlain told Britain it was at war. But th... [Read More...]

Triumph and Tragedy

1945. World War II is now in its sixth agonizing year. In Europe, the Allies are closing in on Hitler’s horrific Third Reich, but victory remains elusive. In the Pacific, US forces are locked in a grinding island-by-island struggle against Imperial Japan. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

The Montana Gold Mine (Jubilee Walker Book 4)

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 tourist destination were dashed when Cooke’s business failed, but he is still determined to help fulfill the park’s potential—not to menti... [Read More...]

Bain Rock: An 80s Fantasy

Bain Rock is a 1980s historical fantasy with witchcraft and lore, political intrigue, found family and sweet lesbian romance. June,1984. On the remote island of Inea, the militia has outlawed all magic, and rival witch factions are at war. A descendant of nineteen bloodlines of witches, Emma turns nineteen but fails to come into her powers. A suspicious fire forces her into hiding as war brews between the Council of Witches and Dissenters. Breaking an old promise to protect Emma, her grandmothe... [Read More...]

KOSTYA: Inspired by a True Story

He survived genocide. Nazis. Stalin. Now he’s being hunted. As Kostya races across Russia to escape, love forces an impossible choice: break his promise—or lose everything. Inspired by a gripping true story. KOSTYA REVIEW: a well-written, emotionally intense novel that I couldn’t put down. An ending that is both surprising and deeply satisfying. $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Color of Fire: A Sweeping Caribbean Saga Book 3 (The Strange Eden Series)

“And I thought you were my savior in my darkest hour. How very wrong I was.” 1794: Devastated by the violent disappearance of her husband, Charles Sharpe, Eliza struggles to save Pleasant Hall from the hands of crooked creditors and the governor’s greed. In the aftermath of the attack, her husband’s enemies have branded him a traitor and declare him dead. But an unlikely source carries knowledge that he still lives, and he alone knows who has taken Charles. Eliza’s desperation drives ... [Read More...]