Young Adult Historical Fiction

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for - but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, Jane, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered...unless she does what all the grief, fear, confusion, and fury inside of her demand: find the truth, no matter what. There is no one else to speak for Jane's husband - or the others who have followed him into death at their own hands.

Nazis are already infiltrating Polva, a quiet town in southern Poland, to scout for provisions for the looming invasion. Grandfather, Maria and other veterans of the Polish underground know the meaning of the German word 'Blitzkrieg' or Lightning War, intercepted on their secret channels. The race to educate, train and provision Aleks and his friends must be finished in secret before the attack. But these youth are the children of heroes, and they have already learned the meaning of courage and unfaltering love. They want to participate, and the Resistance needs their intelligence, youthful...

What would you do if gunshots woke you up in the middle of the night, endangering your family? Bullets whizzed through your tipi dangerously close to your baby son. But who’s attacking you? The Utah War ended without bloodshed. You’re building a new adobe home in peaceful Great Salt Lake City in 1859. Connal Lee and his spouses grabbed their weapons and rushed out to defend their family, camp, and friends from drunken soldiers from Fort Floyd. Other enemies, called Mormon Locusts, continued assaulting their construction camp. The huge Federal Army camped a day’s ride away had made the...

MYSTERY, FORBIDDEN LOVE, AND GRAND ADVENTURE. The legendary Hall of Records waits, undiscovered since ancient Egypt... Young Gavin's afflicted life has never involved deciphering illusions concealed in shadow and light, unearthing the dead, or exhuming sunken tombs in crocodile-infested waters. Yet Gavin often dreams of what could have been–if only a consuming disease didn't restrict his aspirations. Instead, fear caused him to pursue what others deemed appropriate, and he committed an unforgivable mistake. But after receiving a letter from his deceased father, Gavin needs to escape. ...

He’s a “preacher boy” raised in his strict father’s footsteps…can he find his own path? Tobias grows up in the church helping wherever he can. He struggles to please his legalistic father, the Reverend Ananias Wolfe. The birth of his sister also brought about the loss of his mother. But his family's eccentric housekeeper keeps him in line! His little sister provides companionship, but school bullies make life difficult. Then Tobias' problems multiply when one of them frames him for stealing. Bound by his rigid upbringing, Tobias struggles to make decisions as adult life sweeps in....

After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home of Nicholas Flamel. Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and Paris is teeming with enemies. Niccolò Machiavelli, immortal author and art collector, is after them, and time is running. For every day spent without the Book of Abraham the Mage, they age one year, their magic becoming weaker and their bodies more frail. For Flamel, the Prophecy is becoming more and more clear.

Of The Lion of St. Mark, G.A. Henty wrote: "I have laid my story in the time not of the triumphs of Venice but of her hardest struggle for existence, when she defended herself successfully against the coalition of Hungary, Padua, and Genoa, for never at any time were the virtues of Venice, her steadfastness, her patriotism, and her willingness to make all sacrifice for her independence more brilliantly shown.

Ayrion has been training to fight since he was old enough to walk. As far back as he can remember he’s always had one dream - to be the youngest warrior of his clan. Unfortunately, Ayrion learns the hard way that being the best isn't always a good thing. After a tragic accident rips away his dreams and leaves him without a home, Ayrion heads south to the capital city of Aramoor in hopes of starting a new life. That journey will test him in ways he had never expected, forcing him to use every ounce of his training just to stay alive.

Eliza is in love with her best friends’ brother... But can William see her as more than a friend? Eliza takes her future into her own hands. It is time Eliza finds someone to love her, even if she has to give up her longing for William. William returns home from his studies and he’s intrigued by this new Eliza, his sister’s best friend. When Eliza disappears to her aunts, William takes action. Can William capture her heart? Fall in love with book two of the Brides of Somerset Series. A heartwarming, satisfying sweet Regency historical romance! Each book in the series can be read as a...

The gods spoke to the ancient Kings of Rome. They said "Rome will be the mistress of the world as long as she holds the Ancilia Shield." For centuries the shield has led the Roman war machine to success after success. But now someone is stealing from Rome’s great Temples. Deception, murder and political intrigue follow Marcus Furius as he stumbles across a plot to steal the Shield and must fight for his life to retain the one thing that keeps Rome ahead of her enemies. A fast-paced, action-packed prequel to the Dictator of Rome series which will have you on the edge of your seat. Fans of ...

Their love defied kingdoms. Now, it must defy fate itself. Haunted by the memory of his forbidden love, Prince Everald risks everything to escape the suffocating grip of the English crown. With war looming and betrayal lurking in every corner, he flees the palace in disguise, shedding his title to search for the only woman who ever truly knew his heart—Abigall. Enduring grueling labor in a foreign court’s kitchen, Everald becomes a shadow among the servants, following whispers that may lead him back to her. Lady Abigall, bound to Scottish royalty and torn between loyalty and love, ...

Told through intimate diary entries, this fiction series unfurls the extraordinary sagas of the Bible's best-known characters through the eyes of ordinary girls. In Book 3 of The Promised Land Diaries, Alisah, a young nursemaid, must leaver her family to live with beautiful Rebekah in order to help her aging nurse Deborah and care for her growing household. Alisah learns of Rebekah's generous spirit and witnesses firsthand the tender love story of Rebekah and Isaac.

Sparks fly when the lovely, impetuous Lady Abigale collides with the handsome commanding Sir Andrew one moonlit night... Accepting her brother’s wager, Abby embarks on a challenge to find a husband. Her father finally agrees to let Abby summer in Bath with her friend Miss Underwood but unbeknownst to Abby her father asks his friend Andrew to keep tabs on his impulsive daughter. Escorted to Bath by Mrs. Packett and her two unruly daughters, Abby has had enough of their bickering and fighting by the second day. She manages to trick Andrew into conveying her the rest of the way, one moonlit ...

Seventeen-year-old Anna Elizabeth Owens is a typical teenage girl growing up in Morrisville, North Carolina, until the day her great-grandmother requests her presence at her bedside. In her late seventies, the older woman has a special gift for Anna and she shares a mysterious message.

Recipient of numerous awards, including a First Place 2022 Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Award (Young Adult Fiction); Second Place 2022 Bookfest Award (Romance Historical); Runner Up 2022 PenCraft Book Award (Fiction, Historical); and the Literary Titan Book Award. The only thing her friend is guilty of is falling in love with the wrong man. When young Eliza first joins Maddington House, known locally as ‘The Madhouse,’ as an under housemaid in 1895, she finds herself alone in the world of the rich and privileged. A world where everyone takes what they want and no one takes ...

1720. The Golden Age of Piracy.After setting out to look for his press-ganged father, fifteen-year old Dan Leake finds himself clinging to a barrel in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. His luck changes when a passing ship saves him from a watery grave, but his joy is short-lived. He soon discovers that his rescuers are not what they seem.Dan is forced to join Calico Jack’s blood-thirsty crew, which includes Anne Bonny and Mary Read. He faces death on a daily basis as they career around the Caribbean lurching from one hair-raising adventure to another. At last he reaches Jamaica, where he ...

Legacy of Dreams is the first book in Dan Vanderburg's Texas Legacy family saga and takes you to the raw frontier of Texas, following two courageous young men and the women they love as they build new lives, homes and dreams in their new country. In the spring of 1829 Will Bowman and Jeff Jefferson ride into a world of political unrest, hostile Indians and backbreaking work, but unlimited opportunity. This story explores the concept of freedom at two levels: Jeff's personal account of slavery and freedom and the story of the Texans and their struggle against the tightening noose of ...

Book 4 of The Women In Pants series: When Mary and Katie are kidnapped by a vengeful man and his leering gang, their husbands set out on a ransom-or-rescue mission. But the rest of The Women In Pants are too angry to stay behind, so they reunite for a mission of their own. How long can Mary and Katie keep the lustful men at bay? Can they engineer their own escape? Can their husbands and friends free them before they face a fate worse than death?

Bobby thought a weekend getaway at the Hearst Castle would be a refreshing break from murder and movies. But when a storm isolates the party guests and one of the maids is found dead, Bobby and his friends spring into action realizing all their lives could be in danger. It's 1924 and the party never stops with Marion Davis as the hostess with the most coveted invitation to the newly built castle at San Simeon. When Bobby wrangles an invite, of course, he brings along his pals Clara Bow and his not-so-secret crush Rick Suarez. Joyce, Bobby's eccentric mother, even gets to tag along. They ...

"For many days we had been tempest-tossed...the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost." So begins this delightful adventure story. The Robinson family, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and four sons, will emerge alive from this terrible storm, bringing to land two dogs and a shipload of livestock: hens, pigeons, and geese.