American Revolution War Fiction

Jeff Shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure, and Gone for Soldiers. Now the acclaimed author who illuminated the Civil War and the Mexican-American War brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who...

In Rise to Rebellion, bestselling author Jeff Shaara captured the origins of the American Revolution as brilliantly as he depicted the Civil War in Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure. Now he continues the amazing saga of how thirteen colonies became a nation, taking the conflict from...

A Southern belle turned spy and a dashing blockade runner fight a hopeless battle against the British. When Anna Grace Laurens’s parents are murdered by the British and her Charles Town plantation burned, she seizes her only option for escape—a desperate leap into the Cooper River. She’ll do anything to survive…and get revenge. John Cooper Vargas is used to danger as he sails his sloop upriver through war-torn colonies, but seeing a woman plunge into the river amidst Tory gunfire is something he wouldn’t have thought possible. Until now. Rescuing her draws him into a web of ...

Can childhood sweethearts find their way back together with pirates, intrigue, and an ocean between them? Samuel Vargas has been in love with Georgia Ann Cooper since their youth. But so has his brother, who already has the means and stature in society to support her. While Samuel can’t compete with his brother’s elegance, he can do what he does best—sailing and sword-fighting. He’s determined to make his fortune as a privateer and prove he can provide a secure future for Georgia Ann…if only she’ll wait for him. Georgia Ann Cooper’s heart races when she thinks of Samuel Vargas...

Life has dealt him an unfair hand, leaving him with few options. Will a chance encounter with a caring American colonial family provide a poor English boy with a stable home, or will the boy be lost in events that are spiraling out of control? Peter Smith, a boy of humble beginnings, is a testament to the human spirit. Despite his impoverished upbringing, abduction, and mistreatment, he refuses to be defined by his circumstances. Born into poverty and hopelessness on the streets of Portsmouth, England, Peter is forced into a life of crime just to survive. His resilience is tested when he is...

In 2018, I had a dream of a coming second American Revolution/Civil War. In this dream, I saw events that are now unfolding at a rapid pace. I saw the conclusion of our present trauma, and the triumph over the evil that has been subduing our land. I saw how this victory will be accomplished. This is what I saw.

Four generations. One family’s faith. A young nation’s story. From the American Revolution in New England to French Colonial New Orleans, across Osage tribal lands, and into pioneer East Texas, The American Journey follows a courageous family through love, loss, and triumph. Each novel blends clean historical romance with authentic American history, weaving faith, honor, and redemption into the fabric of a new nation. Through revolution, scandal, prejudice, and frontier danger, strong women and the men who love them discover that freedom is more than a cause—it’s a matter of the ...

It's a matter of life and death for one, for the other, revenge, land, a way of life. The American frontier, 1777. The true story of a teenager and his little brother, sons of a German immigrant settler, alone on the family farm in rural Virginia. Suddenly, the teenager is knocked off his feet by a musket ball. He looks up to see a devilishly painted face running towards him with a raised tomahawk. He runs for his life. His little brother fights like a wildcat. The two brothers are quickly overwhelmed and captured. The boys so impress the Indian raiding party with their courage and fighting...

Foul winds and raging waves. Jack Horner has faced the trials of the sea and the turmoil of battle, but his greatest challenge lies ahead. With the British tightening their grip on the colonies, Jack and his crew must navigate treacherous waters and outwit a cunning adversary. The stakes have never been higher, and every decision could mean the difference between victory and defeat. A hero’s journey continues, and the winds of destiny lead him home. From the blood-soaked decks of battle to the warm bonds of brotherhood, Jack’s journey is fraught with peril and discovery. As he grapples ...

An exposed family secret changed her life forever and blindsided his Marine heart. From the day Hannah was abandoned as a newborn, her adoptive parents have kept the truth of her origin from her and her siblings. But when that secret is exposed, a threat arises which forces her to leave the only family she’s ever known and the adoptive brother she adores. She must start her life anew in Charleston. U.S. Marine Lieutenant Adam White, harbors a secret—more confidential than patrolling the Caribbean for French corsairs, more threatening than the fight against Barbary pirates in the ...

In 1760, Deborah Samson is born to Puritan parents in Plympton, Massachusetts. When her father abandons the family and her mother is unable to support them, Deborah is bound out as an indentured servant. From that moment on, she yearns for a life of liberation and adventure. Twenty years later, as the American colonies begin to buckle in their battle for independence, Deborah, impassioned by the cause, disguises herself as a soldier and enlists in the Continental Army.

In Rise to Rebellion, bestselling author Jeff Shaara captured the origins of the American Revolution as brilliantly as he depicted the Civil War in Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure. Now he continues the amazing saga of how thirteen colonies became a nation, taking the conflict from...

After two bestselling series examining the Civil War and WWII, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen have turned their sharp eye for detail on the Revolutionary War with To Try Men's Souls. The story follows three men with three very different roles to play in history: General George Washington, Thomas Paine, and Jonathan Van Dorn, a private in Washington's army.

A historical fiction book set in New York during the late 18th century. "The Shadow of Betrayal" immerses you in the tumultuous world of 1780s New York, where the American Revolutionary War rages and loyalties shift like the tides. In this gripping historical fiction, betrayal, honor, and the intense struggles of soldiers come to life through unforgettable characters and heart-wrenching scenes. The novel opens with Captain Dick Page celebrating his 22nd birthday alongside Lieutenant Jack Edmonds in the dilapidated setting of Dirck van Ditteraick’s tavern. Their disheartened spirits ...

Jeff Shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure, and Gone for Soldiers. Now the acclaimed author who illuminated the Civil War and the Mexican-American War brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who...

He left home as a boy, Now, he is becoming a man. Forced from his home after the tragic death of his parents, Jack Horner is now a pressed man in the service of the Royal Navy. While captain and crew are focused on hunting an elusive rogue privateer, Jack is forced to learn the ropes and navigate life aboard a king's ship. Though he grows accustomed to the hardships of sea life, he never forgets the cold night in Boston that robbed him of everything he held dear. Hard winds and high seas shape the boy into a man of the sea. From the drudgery and toil of the gun decks, to the dangerous glory...

The Fifty-Six A novel of ink, conviction, and the dangerous power of words. In the summer of 1776, Philadelphia is a city swollen with rumor, fear, and unfinished business. British warships lurk along distant waters. Committees whisper behind closed doors. Prices rise. Truth fractures. And at the center of it all stands a printer's young apprentice named Elias—young enough to be unnoticed, close enough to the truth to be consumed by it. By day, Elias feeds paper into a press that shapes public belief. By night, he sleeps above the shop, listening as the city tightens around him—law by ...

A master gunsmith. A war that changes everything. Can one young man forge his own destiny in the fires of revolution? From the author of the smash-hit bestselling Sunlit Silence Series of WWII in the Air comes Frank A. Mason’s award-winning Journeyman Chronicles, an unforgettable historical adventure set in the turbulent years of the American Revolution. Will Yelverton is just nineteen, a skilled gunsmith with dreams of setting up his own shop on the Tennessee frontier. But when war erupts in the colonies, his future shatters. Drafted as the armorer for the North Carolina Militia, Will ...

The Governess is a Fugitive from Justice! It's 1776 and Great Britain is astir. Regiments are recruiting and troop transports are assembling in every major seaport as the King's government prepares to send a massive army to subdue the growing revolution in its North American colonies. Mary Fraser, former “Daughter of the Regiment” in the 42nd Foot, has spent eight years living her dream of serving as governess on an estate in the Scottish Highlands. Then, one night in March, the unthinkable occurs. The new master of Bonniecrest Manor lies dead in a pool of blood on the floor of Mary's ...

A Daring Rescue Mission in Dangerous Territory! Spring 1778 at Valley Forge: George Washington’s army has survived the freezing and starvation of winter. Provisions and supplies are arriving regularly. Von Steuben is busy training the soldiers to take on the British when they leave Philadelphia. Meanwhile, Washington has a problem on his hands. In the aftermath of the Battle of Saratoga, Captain John Henry, the son of Virginia’s governor, Patrick Henry, frustrated in love and disillusioned by the bloodiness of the war, has left his post in General Gates’s army and is wandering ...