Historical Fiction

Growing Up O'Malley

The journey of Growing Up O’Malley begins in Ireland during the mid-1880s. Elizabeth Ginley is a twenty-nine-year-old widow with daunting responsibilities in nurturing four children while managing two farms. The O’Malley clan lineage dates back to the sixteenth century when Grace O’Malley, the infamous Pirate Queen, proves herself to be a formidable woman as she passes down her grit and strength to subsequent generations.

The Blue Butterfly, A Novel of Marion Davies

New York 1915, Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst’s mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible. A baby girl is born in secret in 1919 and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own.

New Beginnings: Annabelle's Story

Set in the 1890s, “New Beginnings: Annabelle’s Story” details Annabelle’s immigration journey through Ellis Island. Traveling from Hungary with her 4-year-old daughter, tragedy strikes. Paula suddenly dies, leaving Annabelle adrift and without support. Alfredo, a young Italian man who is also on the ship, takes pity on Annabelle helping her through the inspections at Ellis Island. She has intrigued him from his first exposure to her, while witnessing her pleading with the gypsy to tell her fortune, yet displaying her courage.

The Sharpest Point of the Triad

U.S. and British nuclear submarines know they have a significant quality advantage over Russian submarines. This assessment is based on the demonstrated ability of U.S. nuclear submarines to detect and monitor Russian nuclear submarines covertly in undersea operations. Recent unexpected detections of Russian nuclear submarines by U.S. nuclear submarines raise concern that Russian submarines are “catching up” to U.S. nuclear submarines. In parallel, U.S. counter espionage reveals that a U.S. submariner who works in the U.S.

Land of the Dragon

Land of the Dragon” by Steffanie M.A. Costigan is a riveting story that contains the best of both worlds. The story starts as historical fiction set during World War II and then shifts to a complete fantasy story as the main character and her siblings are transported to an alternate world filled with dragons, werewolves, and unicorns. Of course, regardless of the world they are in, the characters have to face a leader who is ambitious and wants to rule their world.

The Blue Butterfly, A Novel of Marion Davies

New York 1915, Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst’s mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible. A baby girl is born in secret in 1919 and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own.

Kasia's Story

"Kasia's Story" retells the final twenty years of the life of an elderly widow, Katarzyna Weiglowa, tried for heresy in Reformation Poland in the early sixteenth century. After the death of her husband, Kasia continues searching to answer the question they had begun exploring together: whether the God they find in their hearts is the same God they encounter in their church. The book is written in a parallel narrative featuring the complex life and political intrigues of Poland's Queen, Bona Sforza, who as a child knew Leonardo da Vinci. The times are turbulent and complex.

The Case of the Wandering Corpse

From the conflict in 1830’s Zululand to a staged robbery in the Gold Fields of Australia in 1859, a developing mystery requires the wit and intellect of Victorian private detectives Findo Gask and Erroll Rait. When Major Gask is reunited with Mary Mitchell, she brings worrying news of an old acquaintance, Jane Malan, whose husband Andrew has been receiving coded threats linking him to the theft of gold. They are in grave danger. When Andrew is murdered, Gask and Rait must race against time to unmask the killer. How was Andrew Malan involved in the gold robbery?

Land of Opportunity

LAND OF OPPORTUNITY SYNOPSIS The Novel tells the story of Rose Watson, sixteen years old, in 1897. Living on a farm on the North York Moor is hard. Lonely and unloved after her mother's death, she cares for her father and older brother. Desperate to escape, she flees one night with the help of a friend whose father takes her to catch the milk train early the following day. Arriving in Hull, Rose sees a boat to Liverpool, where she buys a ticket to New York on RMS Campania. During the crossing, she makes friends with Agnes. It is a friendship that grows.

Yesteryear

Yesteryear is a magical novel based on the true story of Fran Striker, a struggling radio play scriptwriter who would eventually create The Lone Ranger. Set in Buffalo, New York during the early 1930s, Yesteryear explores the events and magical influences that led to the show’s debut, a show that provided hope to Americans during The Great Depression and made The Lone Ranger and Striker heroes.

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