Historical Survival

Lydia is a delicate British lady. Sam is a dusty Texan. When they are stranded together on bleak and dangerous Dartmoor, they must stay close to each other to survive. But this closeness creates more than safety: it leads to an indiscretion that could destroy them both.

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.

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.

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 thrilling Western novel set in the lawless American West during the late 19th century. In "Love and Gunfire," the windswept plains hide dark secrets, and every shadow tells a story of betrayal and vengeance. Cleo Matthew, a haunted drifter, finds himself face-to-face with his past when he discovers that Seamus, the man responsible for the downfall of his crew, is on board the same freight train. As tensions rise and old wounds are reopened, the stage is set for a brutal confrontation that will echo through the annals of their tragic histories. Cleo’s memories of glory and loss are ...

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.

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.

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?

A historical adventure book set in the rugged East Coast of Canada during the early 20th century."Ghost River" delves into the enthralling account of Jean Savage, a resolute Frenchman treacherously maneuvering the biting wilderness to secure sled dogs and later rescue his cherished, Julie Barnes. About the Novel:Jean Savage, dismissing superstitions about the demon-infested Windigo lands, commences a perilous mission to find sled dogs critical for survival during the unforgiving winters at Whale River. His journey takes him into the intimidating areas, a source of dreaded myths amongst the ...

If you are falsely accused of murder, you have to make the best of it. In 2022, Peter Bodnár’s DNA test reveals mysterious relatives. He dives into obsessive research to uncover his family’s history. In 1882, a fatal pub fight forces young farmhand Gyuri (George) Bodnár to flee his homeland, Upper Hungary. He navigates his way through the cordons of gendarmes, survives the boiler room of an Atlantic-crossing steamer and tricks US immigration to find a new homeland. For some, this is the Gilded Age, but for newly arrived immigrants there is only bleak darkness: drudgery in coal mines ...

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+

In 1856 Paul Du Chaillu marched into the equatorial wilderness of West Africa determined to bag an animal that, according to legend, was nothing short of a monster. When he emerged three years later, the summation of his efforts only hinted at what he'd experienced in one of the most dangerous regions on earth. Armed with an astonishing collection of zoological specimens, Du Chaillu leapt from the physical challenges of the jungle straight into the center of the biggest issues of the time.

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.

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....

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.

It's 1944, and World War II is raging across Europe and the Pacific. The war seemed far away from Margot in Iowa and Haruko in Colorado—until they were uprooted to dusty Texas, all because of the places their parents once called home: Germany and Japan. Haruko and Margot meet at the high school in Crystal City, a "family internment camp" for those accused of colluding with the enemy. The teens discover that they are polar opposites in so many ways, except for one that seems to override all the others: the camp is changing them, day by day and piece by piece.

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 ...