Historical Sagas

Twists. Turns. Disappointments. Unexpected Christmas joy. For beautiful, blonde-haired Hazel Ellis, the trip west as a mail-order bride is fraught with uncertainty. She and her sisters have decided that they must leave Boston, where their father’s financial downfall has left them with no marriage prospects in elite Beacon Hill society. Their husbands await them in Colorado so they must go there. Wealthy rancher Harley Wyatt is a man whose cattle and acres mark him as someone of importance in the growing town of Newton. Aloof and used to getting his own way, Harley has secrets he’s ...

Following the fall of a beloved prince, division brews across the north. Elyon Daecar, freed of the Warrior King’s cells, rides to Dragon’s Bane to defend the border of Vandar against an incoming Agarathi horde. He must become a prince, and a champion, to his people. But will it be enough? Having finally arrived in Aram, Saska finds herself a captive yet again, this time by the sinister Sunlord Elio Krator, the man once betrothed to her mother. When a Tukoran army arrives to siege the great fortress of Eagle’s Perch, Krator marches to defend it, taking Saska with him.

A Victorian-era vampire romance that will sweep you off your feet. Book One - Rescued London 1860 Miss Amelia Darlington was once happy, but that was a long time ago. After her father, Lord Darlington, leaves her destitute, Amelia is forced to fend for herself and seek employment as a servant. After being rescued from the lecherous hands of her new employer, Amelia is surprised to find that her savior, Lord Blackwell, wishes her to re-enter society and find a husband of her own. He has nothing but kind consideration for her, but Amelia cannot accept his kindness without wondering what he ...

In the heart of Victorian England, amidst the grime and toil of the bustling mills, Katherine and her daughter Alice witness a brutal crime that shatters their world. Fleeing for their lives, they find refuge in the shadowed streets of Whitechapel, where the enigmatic Nathaniel Westford offers them sanctuary from their torment. As Katherine and Nathaniel's bond deepens, they find solace and love in each other's arms. But their newfound happiness is threatened when the dark spectre of the mill's foreman looms over Katherine once more. With Nathaniel's courageous intervention, they are thrust...

Philip Repington has been on an adventure. He is uninterested in settling down and taking responsibility for his place in the family. His father is a duke and one day, he will take his father's place. His family is large and he has been able to push his duties to others to make way for his decadent lifestyle. Caroline Hadley is a family friend, though it had been years since Philip had seen her. She had grown in to a lovely and charming young woman. Being near her brought memories of childhood joy that Philip had long forgotten. A quietly determined young woman, Caroline was unlike others ...

Three men; three vows. One vows to destroy Rome, another to protect it. A third swears to crush them both. This is the saga of Scipio Africanus, one of history's greatest generals. ROME, 210 BCE. The Roman Republic is on the cusp of a second war with the Carthaginian empire. In the midst of this conflict, three men arise to change the course of western history: Cato the Elder, Hannibal the Great, and Scipio Africanus. Born into a wealthy military family, Publius Cornelius Scipio is a young scholar who dreams of teaching Rome's commoners. But Scipio has promised his father that he will ...

'A beautifully crafted, emotionally gripping tale of love, resilience, and self-discovery. An unforgettable read!' Reader's House Magazine At eight months pregnant, Raine shouldn’t be on a jolting bus crawling through snow searching for her husband. He might not want to be found. She might not want to find him. When Raine Merrett’s beloved Pop falls ill, her family is forced to leave the peaceful countryside for a migrant camp on the flat plains outside post WW2 Adelaide. Life in the cramped Nissen hut is harsh, but Raine tackles her hated new life with gritty persistence. Teddy Greene,...

Internationally best-selling author Edward Rutherfurd has enchanted millions of readers with his sweeping, multigenerational dramas that illuminate the great achievements and travails throughout history. In this breathtaking saga of love, war, art, and intrigue, Rutherfurd has set his sights on the most magnificent city in the world: Paris. Moving back and forth in time across centuries, the story unfolds through intimate and vivid tales of self-discovery, divided loyalties, passion, and long-kept secrets of characters both fictional and real, all set against the backdrop of the glorious city.

For over fifty years Egypt has known nothing but war and devastation at the hands of the Hyksos, a bloodthirsty barbarian people from the distant east who continue to advance, crushing armies in their wake. Times are desperate, but throughout the conflict, a brave resistance fights on under the great Taita, a slave who has risen far beyond his ranks. Piay, entrusted into Taita's care by his parents at the age of just five, has been trained to become a great spy, unmatched by any other.

This epic novel by master writer James Clavell, loosely based on the Namamugi Incident and Anglo-Satsuma War that took place in the late 1800s, is a richly researched, panoramic view of Japan’s budding relationship with the Western powers, its sweeping societal changes, and the political upheaval that followed.

Hampshire, England, 1777: As Antonia’s world collapses around her, in swaggers a handsome stranger to completely upend her life. Little does she realize, this rugged merchant of mayhem is precisely what she needs.

The greatest moment in Roman history, from the perspective of the man who could have had it all.Julius Caesar is dead. Mark Antony, his second in command, is surely also in the sights of the assassins.But for Antony, where there is danger, there is opportunity. Can he seize the chance, and replace Caesar as Rome's undisputed ruler? The portents are good until a young man named Octavian appears, claiming to be Caesar's heir... The following months and years are a time of shifting alliances, betrayals and score-settling.

“Historical fiction at its very finest!” ~ Readers’ Favorite In the turbulent landscape of 15th-century Scotland, Alexander of Islay, Lord of the Isles and heir to the earldom of Ross, welcomes King James home after a long captivity in England. Yet behind the façade of royal approval lies a web of treachery. Alexander’s father triumphed at the Battle of Harlaw, securing for his son the title Earl of Ross, but Alexander must navigate a perilous court where loyalty is a fleeting shadow if he is to keep it. The nobles defeated at Harlaw, threatened by Alexander’s growing power, ...

The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother’s husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth no matter the cost, all the while war cries are heard from France.

Summer comes to Ireland, and an uneasy peace holds at Loch Garman. The Northmen, eager to get to sea, work relentlessly on their ships, with the aid of their unlikely allies, the Irish, who are just as eager to see them go. But not everyone is willing to just let them sail away. Certain that God demands the heathens be punished, the one-eyed warrior turned monk Brother Becc is determined that Thorgrim and his men will not simply go free. And when another band of raiders arrives, Becc finds the excuse he needs to take action.

The Great Calamity has returned, destroying all in his wake. Reeling from the destruction of King's Point and the death of his uncle, Elyon Daecar makes at once for Varinar to discern the state of the city. What he finds gives him small cause for hope. Through the spreading darkness, thin shards of light remain. They must act quickly lest they close forever. Saska's time in Aram has run out. With the city safe from the coalition of Lords Krator and Kastor, she sets her sights on her journey north, bidding her dying grandmother farewell. She has no choice now but to embrace her fate.

Ken Follett's World Without End was a global phenomenon, a work of grand historical sweep beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by critics. Fall of Giants is his magnificent new historical epic. The first novel in The Century Trilogy, it follows the fates of five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - as they move through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.

In the ancient city of Nineveh, on the bank of the River Tigris, King Ashurbanipal of Mesopotamia, erudite but ruthless, built a great library that would crumble with the end of his reign. From its ruins, however, emerged a poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh, that would infuse the existence of two rivers and bind together three lives. In 1840 London, Arthur is born beside the stinking, sewage-filled River Thames. With an abusive, alcoholic father and a mentally ill mother, Arthur’s only chance of escaping destitution is his brilliant memory.

Old sins cast long shadows. Overcoming years of hardship, Hungarian immigrant George Bodnár established a comfortable life for his family in America’s Gilded Age. When a unique opportunity opens for Lizzy, his remarkably talented daughter, George hopes it will lift her—and the entire family—further up the social ladder. Lizzy becomes a student at the best boarding school for girls in New York. She carries the world before her, gaining access to the opulent ballrooms and sumptuous parlors of the wealthy. Caught up in her studies and social life, Lizzy has no idea that they are leading...

Opposites attract. Appearances can deceive. A dashing and rugged façade hides the vulnerable man within. He will gamble with his life, but never his heart. Always the observer, never the observed, her fragility hides conviction. She will risk everything for love. One fateful night they collide. The attraction is immediate, the consequences profound.