A Vestal virgin defends her honor to save her life in Victoria Alvear’s "The Cleansing", a riveting novel set in an ancient Rome. At a time when the “truth no longer matters” and misogyny, violence, and superstition reign,... Read More

A sheltered, orphaned heiress begins to question the secrets in her estate’s basement in Isabelle Schuler’s riveting mystery novel "The House of Barbary". Bern’s citizens marked Beatrice as strange in her childhood. Cut out of her... Read More

Romantic subplots are used to explore feminine power in "Lady of Lincoln", a heady historical novel involving high-stakes political maneuvering. In Rachel Elwiss Joyce’s engaging historical novel "Lady of Lincoln", a spirited... Read More

In pandemic lockdown together, family members from four generations are prompted to share their stories in the revealing historical novel V Immigrastsii. Four generations of a Russian Jewish family share their memories of fleeing from... Read More

A woman with deep family ties to the American war machine navigates changing political landscapes with aplomb in the historical novel "The Hidden Front Line". An American wife and mother witnesses the impacts of war on the men in her... Read More

The descendant of Revolutionary War-era fighters is able to witness their battles firsthand in the fantastical historical novel "Ghosts of the Revolutionary War". In John von Rohr’s engrossing historical novel "Ghosts of the... Read More

Devon Jersild’s riveting novel "Luminous Bodies" centers the tumultuous yet fulfilling personal life of legendary scientist Marie Curie. Curie, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize and the first person to win one twice, exhibited... Read More

A man’s reverence for art leads to wartime defiance in the enchanting historical novel "The Prodigal of Leningrad". When the Nazis invade Leningrad, Daniil, a widower and volunteer docent, witnesses the State Hermitage Museum remove... Read More