A Hearth in Candlewood, by Delia Parr, begins a nice “Candlewood Trilogy” series. Set in 1841, this story chronicles the lives of several residents at a boarding house in a canal village in upstate
Under the Northern Lights, by Tracie Peterson, continues the “Alaskan Quest” story begun in Summer of the Midnight Sun. Beginning in September 1915, Under the Northern Lights picks up from the previous story’s cliffhanger ending, and finally resolves that story, while continuing the relationship issues between Jacob and Helaina.
Mozart’s Sister, by Nancy Moser, is the story of Mozart’s older sister, Nannerl. Told in the first person in the style of an autobiography, it tells of the Mozart family’s life beginning with their international tours as children, up to Mozart’s death at age 35. Throughout, we experience the particular feelings and frustrations of Nannerl, whose talent was overlooked because of her gender.
Fury, part of the “Great Awakenings” series (Bill Bright and Jack Cavanaugh), also serves as a sequel to Storm. In 1825, 16-year-old Daniel Cooper, orphaned son of Eli Cooper and Maggy (Asa Rush’s sister), now lives with his uncle Asa and Aunt Camilla. Daniel witnesses a murder that involves his employer, Cyrus Gregg, and soon finds himself running for his life, with the hired-murderer close behind.
The Redemption, by M. L. Tyndall, begins a new pirate adventure series, “Legacy of the King’s Pirates.” Set in 1665 in the Caribbean, The Redemption follows the story of Lady Charlisse Bristol, who has fled
Fire, second in the “Great Awakenings” series by Bill Bright and Jack Cavanaugh, introduces us to the town of
Josiah Rush returns to Havenhill after spending seven years in exile, banished from the town after a fire he accidentally caused brought about the deaths of the town pastor and two young children.
Proof: 1857-1858, the first in a series called “The Great Awakenings” by Bill Bright and Jack Cavanaugh, takes as its subject the great prayer revival of 1857-1858. Centered in
Storm, third in the “Great Awakenings” series by the late Bill Bright and Jack Cavanaugh, takes place in
Faith of My Fathers, by Lynn Austin, continues the “Chronicles of the Kings” series about the Old Testament kings. After covering the life of Hezekiah in the previous three books, Faith of My Fathers begins the story of the next generation: Hezekiah’s son Manasseh, and Joshua son of the palace administrator Eliakim. Manasseh's anger at his father’s death soon leads him to pagan idols and sorcery.
Waiting for Summer’s Return, a new historical novel by Kim Vogel Sawyer, takes place in eastern
Mark of the Cross, a stand-alone historical novel by Judith Pella, brings medieval
Tracie Peterson’s new series “Alaskan Quest” gets off to a good start with the first book, Summer of the Midnight Sun. Set in 1915, in and around
Shenandoah Whispers and Echoes, by Tom Orrell, is a short fiction work written as an
Wings of Morning, by Kathleen Morgan, continues the “These Highland Hills” series set in 16th century
The Trial of Abraham Hunt: An American Christmas Story, by Michael A. Davis, combines a lawyer’s style of writing (the courtroom) with a thorough presentation of a slice of history from the American Revolution. Abraham Hunt was a wealthy merchant in
Farewell Rhilochan, by Verna MacLean, is a historical fiction novel about a group of Scottish Highlanders uprooted from their homes during the Highland Clearances of the early 19th century. Kathleen MacFarlane is a young, uneducated woman living with her father and dying mother in the northern
Lynn Austin continues her “Chronicles of the Kings” series with The Strength of His Hand, the third in this series. This novel covers Hezekiah’s later years as king, beginning with his serious illness from which he miraculously recovered and was granted another 15 years. Hezekiah’s testing, his pride during a meeting with the Babylonians, and further Assyrian threats also enter this story, crafted around yet another conflict – Hezekiah’s idolatrous wife Hephzibah, and the lack of an heir to Hezekiah’s throne.
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks is set in seventeenth century England during the time of the plague. The novel is based on the real village of Eyam, Derbyshire, in the Pennine Mountains. Members of the small village begin dying one by one as the plague seeps into their town in the year 1666. The living face a difficult choice that their survival depends upon- leave the village and find refuge in towns that the plague has not yet hit or stay behind and quarantine themselves to protect other innocent people?
Eric Schumacher’s novel, God’s Hammer, is based on the fascinating true story of Hakon Haroldsson, king of
Finding Anna, by Christine Schaub, is the first in a new series called “Music of the Heart.” Each story in this series is an expanded, fictionalized account of the characters behind a great hymn, beginning with the story of the Spafford family.
Garfield’s Train, by Feather Schwartz Foster, brings an entertaining story, rooted in the author’s expertise --
Margaret’s Print Shop, by Elwood Yoder, tells the story of the 16th century Anabaptist Reformation in narrative form. Set in 1525 in
O'Brien's Desk is the debut novel by author Ona Russell. Some of the issues addressed in the book—political corruption, drug addiction, anti-Semitism and homophobia—could easily be ripped from today’s headlines, but when Russell read of them, the newspapers they came from were anything but current. The clippings she pored over were from the 1920s, hidden for more than 70 years in a dusty pile of scrapbooks.
The Widow of the South, by Robert Hicks, takes an in-depth look at a true event from the Civil War. On November 30, 1864, the Battle of Franklin (near Franklin, Tennessee) was fought, with great loss of life. The McGavock family’s Carnton Plantation became a makeshift hospital for the wounded and dying Confederates after this, the bloodiest battle ever during the Civil War.
The novel Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson is a literary novel that takes place on the fictional island of San Piedro in the Puget Sound area in 1954. The novel explores how events that happened in the past play such a vital role in the future. The novel’s distinguishing features are the author’s descriptions of island life and the portrayal of the prejudice that exists toward Japanese Americans during and after World War Two.
Outrageous Interlude, the fifth book in Richard Patton’s “Neophyte Warrior” series, picks up immediately where Massacre at the Forks ended – the weeks immediately following the Monongahela battle. Whereas the previous book’s emphasized the battle, with most of the action contained within a single day, this part covers the rest of 1755 and all of 1756.
Book 4 in Richard Patton’s ongoing “Neophyte Warrior” series continues the on-going adventures of young George Washington, and his involvement in the French and Indian war. The story is now up to the summer of 1755, and tells the details of the Battle of Monongahela on July 9, a disastrous military defeat for the British – who cannot adapt to the French and Indians’ battle style.
The Heart of Thornton Creek, by Bonnie Leon, begins a new series, "The Queensland Chronicles." Set in 1871, The Heart of Thornton Creek introduces 22-year-old Rebecca Williams, a proud and independent young woman living in Boston.
Monkey Business: The True Story of the Scopes Trial, by Marvin Olasky and John Perry, is a good non-fiction history review of both the actual 1925 trial as well as the larger perspective of Evolutionary theory.
City of
Lynn Austin continues her “Chronicles of the Kings” series about the life of King Hezekiah, with the second installment, Song of Redemption. Picking up immediately where Gods and Kings ended, it tells a story of Hezekiah’s first years as King of Judah. He learns again the true faith, from his grandfather Zechariah, and struggles with his own attitudes toward God, longing for the strong faith his grandfather has, even as he questions his own motives for his early decisions.
The Scent of Lilacs, a new novel by Ann H. Gabhart, gives a look at life for a family in 1964, in rural Kentucky. David Brooke is a some-time pastor who also runs the local newspaper, while raising his 13-year-old daughter Jocie. His wife ran off several years ago to California,
Paul Maier’s Pontius Pilate is an excellent companion novel to Flames of Rome, the “prequel” to the later story of the early church. ... Pontius Pilate tells the gospel story – from Pontius Pilate’s Roman perspective. Beginning in A.D. 26, when Pilate was first given a promotion, Prefect of Judea (replacing Gratus), through the Pilate’s later years, the story encompasses much of what happened in ancient Israel, integrated as a part of the overall Roman world.
Glimpses of Paradise, by James Scott Bell, is a stand-alone novel that brings more of
Ladies: A Conjecture of Personalities, by Feather Schwartz Foster, is an interesting, educational and entertaining book. Not exactly historical fiction, it blends biography with some speculation, through short “autobiographies” from each of the pre-modern First Ladies.
Lynn Austin’s novel Gods and Kings begins a new series "Chronicles of the Kings," telling the story of the Kings of Old Testament Judah. Drawing on material from 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, the author tells a story filled with danger and tragedy in a world of apostates and martyrs. Through excellent story-telling, Gods and Kings portrays a world not all that different from our own.
Gilbert Morris’ "Lions of Judah" series continues with its fourth installment, Till Shiloh Comes. This novel encompasses the story of Joseph and his brothers, from the early days of Joseph the favored son, through his captivity and exaltation to ruler of Egypt, to the final reunion of Joseph with all of his family in Egypt.
Kathleen Morgan’s novel Child of the Mist, recently republished by Baker Books as the first in a new series "These Highland Hills," tells an enchanting story about characters in 16th century Scotland. It is the classic era of Highlander clans, a time of medieval chivalry and clan feuds, of castles and witch burnings.
Bodie Thoene’s Shiloh Legacy series includes two more books after the great beginning of In My Father’s House. The next two books, A Thousand Shall Fall and Say to This Mountain, are written as a double-novel, one continuous story that takes place ten years after the first book’s end.
Judith Pella’s "Daughters of Fortune" series comes to a close with the fourth book, Homeward My Heart. Daughters Cameron, Blair and Jackie have been through many hardships of World War II, scars they still deal with during the war’s aftermath.
Mountain Shadows, by Patricia Reiss Brooks, is an interesting regional historical fiction novel that highlights a unique period in American history. Through the setting – upper New York State in 1926 – we get a look at both the Prohibition-era "rum runners" and the tuberculosis "cure cottages" of Saranac Lake.
Stephanie Grace Whitson continues her Nebraska western series, Pine Ridge Portraits, with Watchers on the Hill, sequel to Secrets on the Wind. Ten years later (1890), recently widowed Charlotte Valentine Bishop, with her son Will, returns to Camp Robinson to live with her father (Doc Valentine).
T. Davis and Isabella Bunn’s "Heirs of Acadia" series continues, with its second installment, The Innocent Libertine. One of the minor characters from the first book (The Solitary Envoy), then an impish 8-year-old, Abigail Aldridge, is now a young adult in 1824. Though the story starts in England, where Abigail has grown up, it later returns to America and later introduces the early years of the westward expansion ...
The Dawning of Deliverance, Book 5 in Judith Pella’s "The Russians," continues the story of the Russian Federcenko family. Begun in 1876, this saga now covers the early years of the 20th century – 1904, in particular. Also, after focusing more on Anna and Sergei during the earlier books, The Dawning of Deliverance focuses primarily on the younger generation: Mariana Remizov, and Anna and Sergei’s sons Yuri and Andrei.
Bodie Thoene’s "Shiloh Legacy" begins with In My Father’s House. Starting near the end of World War I, In My Father’s House covers a tumultuous period of history: the horrors of the Great War, the Flu Epidemic, and then the racial violence of the post-war years.
The Flames of Rome, by Paul L. Maier and first published in 1981, is an excellently researched historical novel about Rome in the days of Nero, including the years preceding and following the Great Fire of A.D. 64. Beginning in 47 A.D., in the last years of Claudius, the story relates the great political and moral corruption of Rome, and the sordid events surrounding those in Rome’s highest power.
... Into this latter illustrious company arrive Victoria Grossack and Alice Underwood with their new historical novel Iokaste, a fresh and meticulously researched new look at arguably the most compelling of all the women of ancient Greece: the mother and wife of Oedipus. (Don't be scared off by the research, by the way. It's lightly exhibited: this is a real page-turner!) Given Iokaste's considerable appeal to the curious, it is surprising that no one has hitherto attempted such a project to my knowledge.
The Lords of Navarre: A Basque Family Saga, by Jose’ Maria LaCambra-Loizu, presents a history of the Basque people throughout the ages, historical fiction style. As shown in this work, the Basques, a unique ethnic group living in what is now northern Spain and southern France, have played a part throughout much of European history. In an epic style, the stories range from prehistoric to modern times . . . The Lords of Navarre primarily focuses on the Middle Ages, particularly the kingdom’s height during the reign of Sancho in the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
Perpetua: A Bride, A Passion, A Martyr, by first-time author Amy Rachel Peterson, tells a fascinating story which is made all the more interesting because it is based on a true one. In 203 A.D., five recently converted Christians in Carthage were turned over to the authorities for the crime of converting to Christianity, during the reign of Septimius Severus. These five included 22-year-old Perpetua, a noble woman with a baby...
Above All Earthly Powers, by Jack Cavanaugh, brings the International Historical Fiction series "Songs in the Night" to a conclusion. The first two books, While Mortals Sleep and His Watchful Eye, told the story of German Christians living in Nazi Germany during the 1940s, up to the end of World War II. Now we revisit the Schumacher family and the "Hadamar Six" children -- over 15 years later, in Communist East Germany.
Lawana Blackwell’s Leading Lady is the third installment in her "Tales of London" series. This story continues the Rayborn family saga begun in Maiden of Mayfair and continued in Catherine’s Heart. Jumping ahead over a decade, we now meet the younger generation as young adults in 1897: Catherine’s younger sister, Jewel; Sarah’s half-sister Bethia; and nemesis Muriel Pearce...
The Voice of Leningrad by author C.S. Walton is a fascinating look at the ordinary lives of Russian citizens trapped in Leningrad during the great siege of World War II. From the fall of 1941 to the spring of 1944, Hitler’s troops surrounded the city, and about a third of the population, a million people, died – mainly of hunger and related maladies.
Set in the fifth century crumbling Roman Empire, Gudrun's Tapestry consists of two perfectly interwoven and elegantly conceived stories: Gudrun's heroic quest to single handily bring down Attila The Hun and her life among her tribe prior to that dangerous adventure, a life poignant and beautiful, culminating in the kind of cathartic tragedy the Greeks would have envied.
Stephanie Grace Whitson’s Secrets on the Wind begins a new American Western series, "Pine Ridge Portraits." The setting is 1878 at Fort Robinson in northwestern Nebraska, and here we see a portrait of the day-to-day life at a military camp – and a glimpse at the greater historical excitement at the year’s end -- the tragic "Cheyenne Outbreak."
Gilbert Morris continues his "Lions of Judah" series with a look at the patriarch Jacob. Specifically, The Gate of Heaven tells the story of Jacob from his birth until just before Joseph is sold into slavery in Egypt. The many chapters of Genesis provide great material for this expanded novel of biblical fiction, which is partitioned into the various stages of Jacob’s life.
One great benefit from reading historical fiction novels is learning about actual events, interesting stories that often are not generally known. ... One such true-life story is the British "Kindertransport," in which some 10,000 refugee children from Nazi-controlled Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia were accepted into British homes in the months before World War II broke out.
Author Tommy Tenney brings a fascinating biblical story to life with his new novel, Hadassah: One Night With the King. This novel blends Bible history--the Old Testament story of Esther—with the historical setting of Ancient Persia, for a more detailed account of Esther, Mordecai, King Xerxes and Haman, the major characters of the Bible story
A Fragile Design, by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller, continues the story of the "Mill Girls" of early 19th century New England. ... The second story takes place a few years later, in 1831, with Arabella Newberry as the new main character.
Marlo Schalesky transforms an interesting true-life tale into fictional form, with Only the Wind Remembers, about the last primitive Indian to enter civilization. Ishi, of the extinct Yahi tribe, left the mountains of California and came to live in an Indian museum in San Francisco in 1911.
The Solitary Envoy, by T. Davis and Isabella Bunn, begins a new series, "Heirs of Acadia," a series-sequel to the "Song of Acadia" series by Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn. Beginning with this story set during and shortly after the War of 1812, we follow the adventures of the Acadian family descendants.
Author Ruth Glover continues her "Saskatchewan Saga" series about Bliss, a small community in Saskatchewan, Canada (near Prince Albert), in the late 19th century, with the next installment -- Back Roads to Bliss. It is the spring of 1898, when we meet the spirited young Allison Middleton, a spoiled wealthy British girl. She attempts to elope, is caught, and banished to Canada as a disobedient child who brought shame to her family.
Judith Pella’s "Daughters of Fortune" series continues, with the third installment, Toward the Sunrise. Continuing where the story left off in Somewhere A Song, this book covers the time period from the summer of 1942 until the war’s conclusion three years later.
Jack Cavanaugh’s Beyond the Sacred Page continues his "Book of Books" series, which began with Glimpses of Truth....It is the well-known time of Henry VIII, and the last year of Queen Anne Boleyn’s life. The Protestant Reformation, begun less than 20 years before in Germany, is the big topic of discussion throughout Europe.
Tracie Peterson’s "Desert Roses" series begins with Shadows of the Canyon, set in Arizona in 1923. Alexandria "Alex" Keegan has worked the last few years as a Harvey Girl in the prestigious El Tovar hotel near the Grand Canyon, hoping to save enough money to leave and take her mother with her, far away from her philandering father.
As I sat down to begin my read of Ms. Gerlach's sequel to "Thorns In Eden", I sat in anticipation of the words before me, wondering how the author would be able to pen a work finer than the one before. I was not disappointed ... The author begins the story with our young heroine Rebecah finally standing on the soil where her beloved Nash is.
Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller’s new series, Bells of Lowell, begins with Daughter of the Loom, set in 1828 Massachusetts. Lilly Armbruster has lived in East Chesholm, which has recently been renamed Lowell and turned into a textile factory town. She misses the countryside, and blames the mills for taking away her father and all she once had. Left with nothing, Lilly takes a job working at the mill and shares a small boardinghouse room with 8 other girls.
First-time author Leisha Kelly brings a family-centered Christian historical fiction novel set in 1931, with Julia’s Hope. The Wortham family, suddenly homeless after terrible losses, hitchhikes its way from Pennsylvania to Illinois, in hopes of finding work with Samuel’s cousin; yet that small hope falls through. Along the way, they come across an abandoned farmhouse in Illinois and learn to make it home.
Ruby, a novel by Lauraine Snelling, begins a new western series, Dakotah Treasures. In 1882, Ruby Torvald, age twenty, and her 10-year-old sister Opal leave their home in New York City to see their dying father, who has sent them a letter from Little Missouri in Dakota Territory (now North Dakota).
Deborah Turner’s talent as a writer shines through the pages of her novel If I Perish. She took on the daunting task of writing a fictional account of the Biblical story of Queen Esther. Through vivid narrative and true-to-life dialogue, If I Perish is an excellent story that transports you thousands of years into the past, to the world of a young Jewish girl called of God to save her nation.
Between Rail and River, by James Rada, Jr., continues a story begun in Canawlers, about a family living and working in a canal boat along the C&O (Chesapeake and Ohio) Canal during the Civil War.
Bodie Thoene's popular Zion book series includes the Zion Covenant series, published after the Zion Chronicles series, with a setting prior to the Chronicles. Beginning with Vienna Prelude, we experience the horrors of Nazi Germany in the late 1930s, not long before World War II.
It is 1948, and Minnesota (and the rest of the country) is in the midst of a polio epidemic. The situation becomes personal for 9-year-old Nova Tierney when her 14-year-old brother Dewey contracts the dreaded disease. Both children enjoy astronomy and watching the night sky – so when Dewey despairs, looking always at a hospital ceiling, Nova promises him that she will "watch the moon" for him.
Thorns in Eden is perhaps one of the most outstanding books I have read in quite a while. Set in 1773 in Fredericktowne Md and England, this novel takes you into the intimate world of the people trying to birth a free Nation, under God.You become one with their struggles and the very essence of their lives is etched in your heart forever!
Gary Parker’s three-book series, Blue Ridge Legacy, concludes with Highland Grace. Continuing the story of 100-year-old Abby Porter, this final part tells of the Porter family during the years 1945 to 1974.
James "Gus" Filegar’s new book, Fathers, Sons, and Brothers, Book One, relates the Civil War service of Nathan S. Clark, an Irish immigrant who joins the Twentieth Maine Infantry Regiment in 1862.
.English author Jean Plaidy (the pen name for Eleanor Hibbert; also known as Victoria Holt) wrote many historical fiction novels during the latter half of the twentieth century. ... The Lady in the Tower is Anne Boleyn’s story, told in first-person as she sits in the London Tower awaiting her execution in 1536. Having come to this tragic end, she recounts her life story, considering along the way her mistakes and what she could have done differently.
Thomas Thorpe's, "The Patriote Proposition," is a delightful and historically rich novel centered on 1833 Canada. This work of fiction cleverly combines history, adventure and political intrigue while creating a fast-paced tale thick with plots and counterplots.
Beginning in 458 AD, The Twelfth Vulture of Romulus traces events of this last generation, until the fall of Rome in 476 AD. These years also span the career of the ever-ambitious Orestes, from his early service to Attila the Hun, years as head of the Roman army, to his final grab for the Purple when his young son became the last Roman Emperor.
Island of Refuge reminds me of those 1940's Hemmingway novels made into movies such as Key Largo and To Have and Have Not that, to this day, glue you to your seat. Island of Refuge is a tightly woven suspense mystery. It keeps you questioning with every turn of the page...
The Lion’s Apprentice, the third book in Richard Patton’s "Neophyte Warrior" series, continues the story told in the previous two books—His Majesty’s Envoy and The Reluctant Commander. This third installment picks up the story after Washington’s debacle at Great Meadows, and covers the next year – from the fall of 1754 to the summer of 1755.
Interlacing of individual lives in day to day life often appear to be random and without special purpose until those lives are viewed in retrospect. Several collections of personal letters and journals (circa 1860-1910) revealed that premise to inspire this historical novel, Divine Compass by Irene Bonk Koch.
Ann Moore’s novel Leaving Ireland begins where its prequel, Gracelin O’Malley, ended. It is a time of good-byes and new beginnings for Grace, who is now compelled to leave Ireland and join her brother Sean in America. Now widowed, and wanted by the authorities for shooting a British soldier, she must leave her newborn son behind; only Mary Kate, her young daughter, accompanies her on the voyage to a new home.
Ann Moore’s novel, Gracelin O’Malley, begins a heartwarming, inspiring story about a young Irish woman during the 1840s. At age 15, Gracelin agrees to marry the local English Squire to help her family pay the rent. Through the next few years, Gracelin experiences both her husband’s increasing cruelty, and the country’s suffering during the potato famine.
There is something special about the Southern Writer, a special bond with storytelling, a unique style in the weaving of the craft of storytelling. Sara DuBose is as good a southern writer as one would expect to find. Her unique and heartwarming book, Where Hearts Live, is a gem. She paints a picture of Chantilly, Alabama in the early 1950's that changed my mental picture of the deep south being all swamp and heat.
A scrupulous and compelling work of historical fiction spiced with a dash of fairy tale, this wonderful Gillian Bradshaw novel is in a category of its own—medieval magic realism. Based on a 12th Century "lay" (or troubadour romance) by French poetess Marie de France, the story presents a fantastical premise—a werewolf story...
Lauraine Snelling’s third book in the Return to Red River series, More than a Dream, continues the stories of young Thorliff Bjorklund and Elizabeth Rogers. Now up to the years 1895 to 1897, their career ambitions seem on the verge of finally happening...
Perry, Georgia attorney W. Steven Harrell has reached into our nation’s and state’s past with the non-fiction work The Unionist, implementing pain-staking research to resurrect the life and Civil War adventures of Lt. David R. Snelling.
Treason and Triumph opens with the Spanish Civil War and takes the reader into the nerve center of the Third Reich. It is the late 1930's. Hitler's agenda spreads through Germany like a vile poison. His war machine rages through Europe, bringing insurmountable suffering and destruction, especially to the Jewish people. American journalist, Marla Franklin is sent to cover the war for the London Times....
Doing research for the historical novel can either be one of the most tedious jobs for a writer or one of the most enjoyable, besides writing the novel itself. We hear the phrase, "write what you know." Research helps you do just that...
Lawana Blackwell continues her historical fiction "Tales of London" series with Catherine's Heart, the follow-up to the tender and sweet Maiden of Mayfair story. It is now 1880, and Sarah and William, and Naomi and Daniel (Sarah's father), live quite comfortably, even enjoying the very newest technology of the day -- telephones. The story now focuses on Sarah's cousin, Catherine...
Rita Gerlach has remarkable talent as a writer. She captures the past and makes it live for today's readers. At the same time, she remains true to life in 17th Century Maryland and England during the English rebellion--in dialogue, social mores and historical fact. Rita's characters become like family--you don't want to leave them at the end of her novel...
Carl Steinhouse’s new book, Wallenberg is Here!, tells a fascinating, true story about a "lost hero." Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat of the famed Wallenberg family, used his wits and resources to take on the Nazis in Budapest, Hungary. His efforts saved tens of thousands of Jews from certain death.
Somewhere A Song, the sequel to Judith Pella's Written on the Wind, begins immediately where the last book ended. Soon all three Hayes daughters--Cameron, Blair, and Jackie--hear the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor -- December 7, 1941.
The Trailblazer Book series, for young readers (ages 8 – 12) introduces two new stories about boys living in vastly different societies and parts of the world, both of whom are impacted by the Christian missionary of their time.
Richard Patton’s series "The Neophyte Warrior" continues with the second book, The Reluctant Commander. Starting immediately where His Majesty’s Envoy ended, the tale unfolds with the beginning of the French and Indian War in the spring of 1754.
His Watchful Eye, Jack Cavanaugh's sequel to the Christy-Award winning While Mortals Sleep, begins three years after the first book ends, in the fall of 1943, and continues until the war's end in April 1945. This story has a decidedly darker tone. Though Hitler reigned in the first book, Berlin had not yet seen the devastation of war and harder times.
Elyse Larson's "Women of Valor" series concludes with its third installment, The Hope Before Us.
Set in France during the fall of 1944, this book looks at France shortly after the Occupation, the early days of liberation. The war is not over yet, and indeed the characters see action that would later be known as the "Battle of the Bulge," but the Germans are generally on the run.
Lauraine Snelling's series sequel, Return to Red River, brings a second installment with Believing the Dream. Beginning soon after the first book, A Dream to Follow, this story chronicles Thorliff's second year of college in Northfield, Minnesota.
Reviewed by Lauren O'Brien.
Gary Parker's "Blue Ridge Legacy" continues the story of Abby Porter, who grew up in the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina in the early 20th century. Now Abby continues her story immediately where it left off, in the fall of 1929.
"The Russians" is a seven-volume series featuring Pella's earlier writings about of Russia. Written by Michael Phillips and Judith Pella, this series begins with The Crown and the Crucible, in 1870s St. Petersburg. Through two teenage girls, one of nobility and one peasant, the authors explore the world of Czarist Russia.
Heart of India, a three-volume historical fiction story by Linda Chaikin, takes place in 1790s India, in the days of British rule. The three books -- Silk, Under Eastern Stars, and Kingscote -- tell a story about Coral Kendall, heirress to a silk plantation in northern India.
The Neophyte Warrior series, by Richard Patton, tells the life of young George Washington during the French and Indian war in the 1750s: a lesser-known period of Washington’s life and great story material.
Lawana Blackwell’s novel, The Maiden of Mayfair (first in the Tales of London series), tells a heartwarming story about a young girl living in an orphanage in the slums of London in 1870.
This book finds Emily on the island of Cypress, visiting the Jews at the refugee camp run by the British.
Diamond of the Rockies, a historical fiction series from Kristen Heitzmann, concludes with The Tender Vine, book 3.
Previous reviews have told of the first two books in Robert Elmer’s "Promise of Zion" series. Now, a look at books three and four in the series...
Tracie Peterson and James Scott Bell's "Shannon Saga" series concludes with the third book, Angel of Mercy.
Gilbert Morris' "House of Winslow" series continues, with The Heavenly Fugitive, number 27 in the series.
The Mayflower Secret, a Trailblazer Series book, tells a story of 13-year-old Elizabeth Tilley and her experiences
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Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn's "Song of Acadia" series continues with The Distant Beacon...
The second part of "Yukon Quest" left our Yukon friends sepa...
The Andersen twins, Peter and Elise, have experienced German soldiers ...
"Written on the Wind" introduces a new Judith Pella series, ...
Daniel Elton Harmon’s "The Chalk Town Train & Other Ta...
Gilbert and Lynn Morris team together for a new historical f...
Gloria Campbell's review of The Last Hookers, historical fic...
Robert Elmer’s "Peace Rebel" picks up the exciting sto...
Robert Elmer’s “Promise of Zion” series fo...
Originally published in England in 1976, Blooding of the Gun...
"The Golden Angel" features descendant Erin Winslow, daughte...
Lauraine Snelling, author of the "Red River of the North" se...
Shade, a 160-page novella, tells a light, fun story about th...
Christian Historical Fiction readers will enjoy Gilbert Morr...
The Trailblazer Series introduces young readers (ages 8 to 1...
'The Sword of Truth' involves two great historical accounts:...
Jack Cavanaugh’s While Mortals Sleep, the first book i...
Hidden Places, a historical fiction novel by Lynn Austin, vi...
Denise Williamson's historical novel, The Dark Sun Rises, ta...
The second book in the Shannon Saga, Angels Flight by Tracie...
Set during Acadia of the 1750s, in which the European war be...
First-time novelist Pat Johnson brings an alternative-histor...
Of Men and Of Angels, the second book in Bodie and Brock Tho...
Tracie Peterson’s “Yukon Quest” historical...
Adventure and romance amidst the Yukon Gold Rush: so begins ...
Jamestown, Angela Elwell Hunt's exciting follow-up to Roanok...
Written by Gary E. Parker (published by Bethany House), this...
The Day Laid on the Altar has no plot in the ordinary sense;...
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