Historical Fiction

Life doesn't always turn out as expected, something Iris McDonnell learns when she arrives in the Colonies. Her fiancé is nothing like the wealthy shipbuilder described in his letters. Instead, she finds an unemployed ex-convict who knows naught of plans to marry her, let alone promises of a lifetime of love. When hardship forces their paths to intertwine, Iris begins to see Riley as more than a criminal? Riley West knew his sister, Gwen, was meddlesome, but he had no idea to what extent until I... more info>>

A destitute widow, Martha Conradson seeks refuge with niece Tessa Alderman in Springton, Nebraska. Creditors threaten her. Others want money she doesn't know she has. Judge George Willton comes to the rescue, as well as Sheriff Bill Coble. Arrested by Sheriff Coble, fifteen year old Jed Mulder is befriended by the judge. Jed tells Martha very surprising things she didn't know. Can Martha ever truly have a settled and satisfying life?

Dickens' sixth novel is a satire on mid-nineteenth-century America -- the story of two Chuzzlewits, Martin and Jonas, who have inherited the characteristic Chuzzlewit selfishness. It contrasts their diverse fates: moral redemption and worldly success for one and increasingly desperate crime for the other.

"Sold!" wept Mary Anne on her deathbed. "Sold for a bottle of rum!" "Love him," her mother had said. "Loving is not always easy. It will mean caring for him, cooking and cleaning for him--and bearing his children. But it is a hard man indeed, who can resist consistent love for ever." It had all begun in peaceful Hertfordshire. But boredom, recklessness, his swashbuckling life in the army of the East India Company--had changed all that. Then had befallen a chance encounter in far away New South W... more info>>

After being incarcerated in a workhouse for thirteen years following the death of her mother, Mary Jay is apprenticed out to a farm on Dartmoor. She has no idea that the same man who darkened her mother's life will now threaten her own newfound freedom.

"Marylebone," the sequel to best-selling "Dunnottar," flits back and forth between London and the Scottish highlands during the regency era. Handsome young James Keith, wanting to remain anonymous, visits "the clubs" in London, where he encounters Caroline Kent, who has just returned from Vienna after studying the piano. Caroline is immediately enraptured by the mysterious Scotsman, but he seems to disappear every time she gets close to finding him. She calls on their mutual friend, the Duke of ... more info>>

Felicia found the strength to escape from her evil stepfather. But, without money or position, how could a single girl win the struggle to be independent in Victorian England? Then, a chance meeting with the debonair Charles brings Felicia to Dryford as governess. But the ancient family home is overshadowed by mystery, and she has to earn the trust of her new family before dramatic events reveal to her the whole truth--and her love for the Master of Dryford.

Michael Ryan, born in a Chicago brothel, with a mother who turned him out at the age of eleven, is a barnstorming pilot. There is only one thing he wants, an untroubled home. Meeting Jake Stimpson, the prodigal son of a powerful family, Michael becomes one of the Masters Of The Air--first by rum-running across the Mexican border, to later founding one of the country's first airlines. Michael, however, never wins that untroubled home. It's his granddaughter, Rachel, haunted by her own secret, who... more info>>

Gonzalo --shipwrecked in a violent storm in 1511, he finds himself cast away on an unknown shore in the New World. A fierce tribe enslaves him and the other Spaniards in his small party. With little hope for escape, this brilliant and pragmatic adventurer searches for a way to advance in a strange new culture. Ix Zazil --the spirited and independent daughter of a powerful chieftain, she finds herself surprisingly drawn to the strange foreigner who has been thrust into her life from another world... more info>>

The stories in McQueen of the Tumbling K & Other Early Western Classics date from the 1940s-50s, the beginning of Louis L'Amour's literary career. Each of these vintage tales was penned when he was a journeyman author, earning his living creating Western action for pulp magazines. The selection in this anthology was personally made by the editorial board of Buckskin Classics, who feel the individual stories are all emblematic of L'Amour's early short fiction at its best. "Ride, You Tonto Raiders... more info>>

Idaho, 1906. Seventeen-year-old Jacob Mead was glad to see his pa buried. He wanted to be free of him and the ranch -- but it wasn't that simple. His past, painful though it was, held an astonishing surprise: an inheritance beyond his wildest dreams. It had something to do with a small leather ledger, the railroad and a family he'd never known. Leaving the ranch might help him locate his roots. The clues were scant, the trail was cold, but the result of Jacob's quest would be stunning. Unfortu... more info>>

Friends for life and born on the same day, Meg, Iris, and Val meet every St Patrick's Day on Princes Bridge Melbourne to throw in a coin to remember their dead fathers. When the Second World War breaks out, one of them makes a terrible mistake that results not only in estrangement but in a love that no one ever imagined. This story is filled with undying love, friendship, betrayal, retribution, tragedy and reunion.

Dan Mercer is an ex-Union officer trying to forge a new life for himself on Oklahoma's untamed plains.

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Enjoy a double dose of turn-of-the-century Beantown mystery by historical fiction author Mike Ryan. Includes Boston Baked Churchill and Boston Creme Curley.

In the New Mexico ranching country, lifelong friends Deke Sadler and Rosalie Leonard Dolan became committed lovers, but life kept them from becoming man and wife until it was almost too late.

In 1869, Missouri was overrun with Federal troops and hard-bitten, defeated rebel soldiers. Out of this volatile mix of victory and defeat, young Abe Mimms saw his older brother ride off to war and never come back. Then he watched his father die of grief. But when his brutal stepfather's violent blows left Abe's mother dying, the boy raised on bitter loss could take no more. Who Found His Survival With Hard-Riding Outlaws Now a murderer running from the law, Abe joins his cousins Frank and Jesse... more info>>

As with the better-known Capt. Blood, the story takes place during the ill-fated Protestant rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth against James II. The characters are carefully drawn. Not the best the author has to offer, but Sabatini fans will love it, as will lovers of historical romance

Monty Price was a man with a secret. Several times each year, he disappeared with his accumulated pay, not to be heard from again for months. And when he came back, he wouldn't say where he had been or what he had been doing. It was a selfish obsession, and he wouldn't break his habits for man or beast. But when a forest fire threatened, he found depths of courage in his soul that would change his life forever.

Alone in the Wilderness. Jessica Maxwell finds out just how uncertain life can be when she and her children are stranded on the side of a mountain with winter looming. The Lakota Warrior. Swift Eagle has discovered his destiny in the flames of a vision that leads him to help this white family. Compassion Becomes Passion. Duty becomes desire when Jessica and Swift Eagle are forced to fight for their love, their survival in the old West.

Tish series, Vol. 2 by Mary Roberts Rinehart The irrepressible Tish is back, this time determined that "the Greatest War of Our or ANY time" shall not pass her by.

Arlen Blumhagen captures the feel of the western wilderness of the late 1800's in this story of one man's adventures across the American wilderness. Mount leads a simple life, using his skills to survive in his cabin on the side of a mountain. When circumstances require him to make a trip into St. Louis, Mount thinks it will be a quick visit to The Big City and then home. What he isn't prepared for is the request of Andrew Worthington to lead his family through the wilderness and up through the... more info>>

Here is a never-reprinted romantic suspense short novel by a Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster winner, Mignon G. Eberhart, writing with the great sports writer, Grantland Rice. Described as a "complete novel" when it first appeared in the May 1945 issue of The American Magazine, this is a treat for all detective fans. Maggie Bond never dreamed she could fall in love with a boxer. Until she met Cy Dugan, a truly decent guy who happened to be a prize fighter on his way up. Maggie also never ... more info>>

A New American Hero is Born! The time is September 1935. The place is Macao (a Portuguese possession) near Hong Kong on the South China Sea. When adventurer Edgar Savage's ship The Black Poppy is attacked by pirates, his quick thinking saves his boat and crew when he tosses a gasoline barrel overboard and explodes it with a bullet from a high-powered rifle. Later he examines a shipment he is carrying for a Dutch cannery owner named Kappie, and discovers false bottoms containing heroin. Determine... more info>>

Wyoming Territory in 1869 is no place for a woman, but when Kate Murphy's husband dies of Cholera, she is stranded there with no money and no way to leave. At the end of her rope, she accepts a job as a saloon girl in the tiny town of Horse Creek. There she is discovered by the mysterious Jonathan Cantrell who hires her to keep house for him and his two unruly sons. Jonathan has the face of an angel and the devil's own temper. But sweet Kate has a temper of her own and is more than a match for h... more info>>