A favored son longs to be accepted by his resentful brothers in "Seventeen Spoons", the moving second novel of Esther Goldenberg’s epic biblical trilogy. Joseph, longed for for ages, receives special treatment from his parents, earning... Read More

In the sensitive historical novel "Beat the Drum for Justice", a humane man fights against slavery and racial discrimination. Focused on complex relationships between white and Black people and Southern and Northern families in a nation... Read More

A community remakes itself to fit a vision of freedom in the sympathetic Revolutionary War–era novel "Chains of Fate". The very notion of freedom—both of the soul and of the body—hangs in the balance in "Chains of Fate", Melissa... Read More

These twelve enchanting stories contemplate events and perspectives beyond the scope of famed lovers and schemers. Alice McVeigh’s short story collection "Pride and Perjury" is a spirited speculative addition to the realm of Jane... Read More

Filled with spies and individuals who are willing to fight to the death, "The Serpent Bearer" is an elaborate, exciting World War II romantic thriller. In Jane Rosenthal’s historical novel "The Serpent Bearer", a veteran has thrilling... Read More

"Those We Carry" is a tragic, triumphant novel about wartime love. Perseverance despite a tragic past leads a budding hero into the horrors and humility of World War II, and eventually to love, in Scott Saxberg’s novel "Those We... Read More

A gay man in the United States Navy navigates era prejudices to fulfill his sense of duty in the harrowing historical novel "Atlantic Overture". In Grover Hartt III’s historical novel "Atlantic Overture", a radar prodigy’s military... Read More

A strong woman with a penchant for forgiveness navigates the tumult of her complicated relationships in the historical novel "Unruly Human Hearts". In Barbara Southard’s rousing historical novel "Unruly Human Hearts", a woman navigates... Read More