Historical Survival

In 1810, Matthew Flinders made his final voyage home to his beloved wife, Ann, his body ravaged by the deprivations of years of imprisonment by the French. Four years later, at the age of just 40, he would be dead – a premature, tragic end to one of the world’s greatest maritime adventurers who circumnavigated and mapped the famed Great Southern Land, and whose naming of the vast continent would become its modern title: Australia.

One of the earliest known autobiographies by a woman, this is the extraordinary tale of Catalina de Erauso, who in 1599 escaped from a Basque convent dressed as a man and went on to live one of the most wildly fantastic lives of any woman in history. A soldier in the Spanish army, she traveled to Peru and Chile, became a gambler, and even mistakenly killed her own brother in a duel. During her lifetime she emerged as the adored folkloric hero of the Spanish-speaking world. This delightful translation of Catalina's own work introduces a new audience to her audacious escapades.

Life in lower Manhattan is normal for Molly, her dads, and younger sister. But on September 11, 2001, everything changes. Molly and her younger sister, Adeline, are at school when the first plane hits the World Trade Center. When the Twin Towers fall, the city is thrown into chaos. Papa, a pilot, is flying, Dad can't be reached, and Gran, an EMT with the New York Fire Department, is at Ground Zero. It's up to Molly to find her sister and navigate a city she no longer recognizes.

A gripping maritime adventure novel set in the vast Atlantic Ocean during the late 1800s. Step into an epic saga of seafaring peril and heart-rending bravery with "Shipwreck in the Shadows." This meticulously crafted historical fiction takes you on a journey aboard the Pacific, a noble vessel caught in the clutches of an Atlantic tempest. As the storm rages, Captain Osborn, the Seagrave family, and their seasoned crew are thrust into a fierce battle for survival. The narrative unveils the daunting aftermath of a devastating shipwreck, where William, a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, ...

It is 1879. Jem’s Welsh family farm is flooded for the second year running and they can no longer stay. Father has turned to drink. One day, Father declares: “We are moving to New Zealand”. When Mama falls sick and Father is attacked by whalers, the children must live by their wits and instincts to survive in the wilds of what is now the Abel Tasman National Park. From sea adventure to new beginnings on the other side of the world, three 19th century children must survive the brutalities and wild beauty of a new country, far from home.

It's spring, 1942. The sky is blue, the air is warm and sweet with the scent of flowers. And then everything is gone. The flowers, the proud geese, the pretty wooden houses, the friendly neighbours. Only Sasha remains. But one small boy, alone in war-torn Russia, cannot survive. One small boy without a family cannot survive. One small boy without his home cannot survive. What that small boy needs is an army.

Cover Image: HMS Hood off the coast of Adelaide 1924 - Public Domain. Colorized by Vorst 17735, 2020, used with permission. As German bombs fall over London and England is drawn into war, members of the Carlyle family are forced to make choices that will deeply affect their lives — and the lives of thousands of others. Family patriarch Philip, a member of the House of Lords and a confidant of Winston Churchill, has been struggling for the esteem of his peers since joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. As he slowly gains acceptance, little does Philip realize there is ...

A single, shattering accident changes everything—transforming a peaceful Missouri home into a crucible of sorrow and determination. Grieving mother Charlotte Healy is reluctantly swept into a perilous westward expedition with her resolute husband, Samuel, whose pursuit of California’s promise borders on obsession. With each dusty mile, the ghosts of their past and the brutal challenges of the frontier press in: will their fragile hope withstand the crushing weight of loss, or will the unforgiving wilderness claim more than they ever dared imagine?

They were promised a three-day war. A victory parade in Kyiv. Flowers thrown at the feet of liberators. But for the men of the 64-kilometer-long convoy, the road to glory has become a frozen river of mud and steel. For Captain Dmitri Volkov, a logistics officer, the war is not a battle of heroes, but a grim equation of dwindling fuel, failing equipment, and timetables that have become a grotesque joke. His logbook, once a sanctuary of order, is now the meticulous record of a slow, grinding descent into hell. As days bleed into weeks, the Zampolit’s patriotic speeches fade into the howl of...

The hunt is on for Desire and Sebby is telling the tale. The crew must find and capture Desire or they'll be trapped on the island forever. Seb comes up with a plan that everyone likes. Will it work? Can they get off the Forbidden Island & go home? What will it cost them? Can they capture Desire?

Just released in the fall of 2024! The Ghost Warriors and the Cannibals of Dracul (Book 3): In this exciting conclusion to the best-selling series, Tioga, Kopi, and Hanna are forced out of ghost warrior retirement for an unimaginable tribal challenge. With the Gangas Witch by their side, they are empowered to do the unthinkable - take on a tribe of man-eating cannibals deep in their jungle lair. The result is a heart-pounding adventure that you will keep you entertained from start to finish.Fiction based on real-life events (including some violent situations). Age 11 to 15+

David Kherdian re-creates his mother's voice in telling the true story of a childhood interrupted by one of the most devastating holocausts of our century....Vernon Dumehjian Kherdian was born into a loving and prosperous family. Then, in the year 1915, the Turkish government began the systematic destruction of its Armenian population.

In The Highlander’s Crown, reclusive blacksmith Callum MacPherson wants peace—until Lady Aileas Fraser crashes into his Highland solitude, pursued by enemies and carrying secrets that could ignite a clan war. As they search for the legendary Crown of Alba, danger, betrayal, and forbidden love threaten to tear them apart. With rival clans closing in and their bond deepening, Callum and Aileas must choose between loyalty and love—or risk losing everything in the battle for the Highlands.

In 1894, 12-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie, and he's wanted by the troopers. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. "You'll never catch me alive," said he....

Margaret "Peggy" Thomas and her husband, James, lead a simple and peaceful life; she tends to the farm while he works as sheriff in the nearby town of Bleak Knob. Their evenings are spent doing the thing they love most - being together. One afternoon, after picking up fabric at the general store, Margaret watches helplessly as James is gunned down on the sidewalk in front of her. Days of mourning turn into weeks and then years, filled with little more than grief and alcohol.

Disaster has struck, and the Titanic is going down. What started as a thrilling voyage has turned into a fight for survival. For Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie, every second counts in the race against death. All of their hiding and all of their seeking has come down to this: Can they save the people they love? Can they even save themselves? One cold, horrifying night will decide all of their fates.

Long the dominant icon embodying the spirit of America's frontier past, the image of the cowboy no longer stands alone as the ultimate symbol of independence and self-reliance. The great canvas of the Western landscape - in art, books, film - is today shared by the figures called "Mountain Men". Tales of the Mountain Men presents in one book many of the most engaging and revealing portraits of mountain men ever written.

Two worlds collide aboard the ship of dreams When nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Pembrooke boards the RMS Titanic in Southampton, she's trapped in a gilded cage of social expectations, destined for a life of ornamental respectability. In the ship's third-class quarters, Irish immigrant Siobhan "Vonnie" O'Malley travels toward an uncertain future in America, carrying nothing but hope and her beautiful voice. A chance encounter during an evening of forbidden dancing breaks through the rigid class barriers that divide their worlds. As their unlikely friendship deepens, both young women begin to ...

The explosive sequel to Time Smash! From worlds ruled by dinosaurs, fourteen-year-old Chase is suddenly slammed into Pleistocene forests filled with savage wolves, enormous cave bears, and saber-toothed cats. But now he's being stalked by the most dangerous, relentless, unpredictable predator of them all. Man. Don't blink, don't breathe, and don't move a muscle. Read Time Slam today!

In the late 1880s, Frank Lenz of Pittsburgh, a renowned high-wheel racer and long-distance tourist, dreamed of cycling around the world. He finally got his chance by recasting himself as a champion of the downsized "safety-bicycle" with inflatable tires, the forerunner of the modern road bike that was about to become wildly popular. In the spring of 1892 he quit his accounting job and gamely set out west to cover 20,000 miles over three continents as a correspondent for Outing magazine. Two years later, after having survived countless near disasters and unimaginable hardships, he approached Europe for the final leg. He never made it....