In Debra Borchert’s suspenseful historical novel "Her Own Revolution", a woman is pulled between a sense of duty to her French family and her personal beliefs. Geneviève is a strong-willed Parisienne who resents that she doesn’t... Read More

An artist and inspector are on a mission to recover a stolen painting in Rebecca Anderson’s Victorian romance novel "The Art of Love and Lies". Rosanna is a masterful forger—though she prefers calling her paintings reproductions.... Read More

In Elizabeth Fremantle’s historical novel "Disobedient", an artist fights for freedom and restitution. Rome is buzzing. The talent of young painter Artemisia Gentileschi defies all expectations. The quality of her work has already... Read More

In Norman Lock’s historical novel "The Ice Harp", Ralph Waldo Emerson struggles with encroaching dementia and the incontrovertible realities of aging. In 1879, Emerson is seventy-six and troubled. Once heralded as the Sage of Concord,... Read More

In Prohibition-era New York, a young widow plunges into a world of vice, gangsters, and political corruption in Nancy Bilyeau’s novel "The Orchid Hour". After she loses her job at the library, Zia’s prospects are bleak. No one wants... Read More

Albert Maltz’s novel "A Tale of One January" is about the desire for survival and human connection in the face of fear and death. Originally published in Great Britain in 1967, the novel is set in Poland in 1945. In it, six people from... Read More

Imagination runs wild in Rachel Cantor’s historical novel "Half-Life of a Stolen Sister", an innovative spin on the lives and work of the Brontë sisters. Maria’s mother is unwell. She no longer takes care of Maria’s younger... Read More

In the historical novel Arlen’s Gun, a traumatized gunner soldiers through a taxing war. In Edgar Doleman’s historical novel Arlen’s Gun, a second-choice air force gunner defends an impromptu fort in Vietnam. Arlen is a... Read More