Colonial Fiction

From the author of The Last Testament comes the true love of Bonnie Prince Charlie, her adventures in America, and her lasting legacy. In the popular genre trail-blazed by Antonia Fraser and Phillippa Gregory, The Pretender's Lady, Alan Gold's meticulously researched novel, accurately opens history's pages on a peerless woman who helped change the course of history and whose legend lives on in Scotland today - Flora MacDonald.

In Liberty’s Wake follows Arabella, her family, and their household slaves as they face tumultuous change on the eve of the American Revolution. Living a life of privilege on a Virginia plantation, Arabella’s world is upended as tensions escalate between American colonists and Great Britain. It’s 1763, Virginia is the wealthiest colony in British America. As the French and Indian War draws to a close colonists look forward to peace and prosperity. Loyal to their king they are proud to be British, unaware that revolution looms on the horizon and will soon tear their world apart. As ...

The second book in the Forbes Road/Wend Eckert Series Insurrection Sweeps the Border Settlements! Young sharpshooter and gunsmith Wend Eckert returns to the Pennsylvania border settlements from his service as s scout during Pontiac's Rebellion. He is determined to take revenge against wealthy Indian trader Richard Grenough and his henchmen---the men who were responsible for the death of his family. But Eckert finds that the Ulster-Scot settlers are infuriated by the refusal of the pacifist government in Philadelphia to help defend the border country from rampaging war parties. In ...

Captured in battle. Banished from home. Sold at auction. Gabriel Chisholm longs for the freedom he once enjoyed, long before he was sold into seven years of indentured servitude. But two obstacles stand between him and liberty. First he must survive the most dangerous storm of the 17th century, a tempest that imperils the entire Virginia colony. Then he must battle greedy predators primed to destroy both him and his master. And in a world of aristocrats, simply defending himself could leave Gabriel hanging high on English gallows. Can this transplanted warrior survive both men and nature in...

If Cotton Could Talk," is a civil war era historical fiction novel about 19th-century slave life in the South. You will be introduced to a cast of characters; Black mothers and fathers who are fearless, smart, and devoted to family and justice. Heroes and heroines whose leadership gave enslaved people hope. But before freedom comes, they must survive other slaves who prove to be untrustworthy. At the same time ruthless, hostile, hateful men are determined to keep the status quo. Pre-Civil War, 1850, enslaved people could sense that their lives were going to change. Slaves reasoned that they...

In the 31st century, humanity stands on the precipice of extinction. The human colonies throughout the galaxy have been decimated by the relentless assault of the Korilian Empire, leaving Earth as the final refuge. Humankind's last hope rests on the tactical prowess of Admiral Jon McCarthy and the foresight of the Nexus House, an ancient conclave of clairvoyants who have long guided humanity's path.

Colonial New York, 18th century. As the fires of revolution smolder and empires redraw their borders, one man steps off the map—vanishing into a winter no army dares follow. Set in the snow-covered frontier between a fading British colony and sovereign Haudenosaunee lands, The Last Winter tells the story of a solitary figure seeking shelter from a world he no longer understands. His coat is frayed, the red beneath it fading. His past is filled with orders, regrets, and names he cannot speak aloud. But in the silence of snow and the warmth of distant fires, something else begins to stir—...

In the harsh wilderness of colonial Massachusetts, Martha Allen works as a servant in her cousin's household, taking charge and locking wills with everyone. Thomas Carrier labors for the family and is known both for his immense strength and size and mysterious past. The two begin a courtship...

Sarah Calhoun is the 15-year-old daughter of the Elector Andrew Calhoun, one of Appalachee's military heroes and one of the electors who gets to decide who will next ascend as the Emperor of the New World. None of that matters to Sarah. She has a natural talent for hexing and one bad eye, and all she wants is to be left alone - especially by outsiders.

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...

Unfairly convicted and force into indentured servitude, young Highland Scot Duncan McCallum finds himself aboard a prisoner ship bound for the New World. A series of mysterious deaths plagues the passengers and claims the life of Duncan’s dear friend Adam Munroe. Enlisted by his captors to investigate, a strange trail of clues leads Duncan into the New World and eventually thrusts him into the bloody maw of the French and Indian War.

The border country has erupted in flames! It is 1763: The French and Indian War is over. But the tribes of the Ohio Country, under a charismatic leader named Pontiac, have united in bloody rebellion against their new British rulers and the relentless waves of European settlers who threaten their way of life. Young Wend Eckert, German by birth and Scots-Irish by adoption, marches as a scout with the British Army to find the dazzling English girl who was his first love and is now the captive of a Mingo war captain. The youth must help Colonel Henry Bouquet of the Royal Americans guide an ...

2025 National Indie Excellence Award - Finalist for Historical Fiction 2025 NYC Big Book Awards - Distinguished Favorite for Historical Fiction The Diary of Essie Lassiter was an authentic read, with a strong female narrator blazing a fiery path in a harsh new world. Her voice was as captivating as her journey, and the world created around her was vibrant with the sights, sounds and smells of colonial life. – Reedsy Discovery In the runup to the Revolutionary War, a young English midwife is unsuspectingly thrown into the London Debtor’s Prison. With no prospect of retiring her debt, she...

The acclaimed seven-book series chronicling the adventures of the generations of the Treegate family from the birth of the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812, ending at the Battle of New Orleans. Recommended by the Seton Home Study Guide for Grade 8 for American History. John Treegate's Musket (Book 1) An epic historical adventure that takes young readers from The Boston Massacre to the Battle of Bunker Hill. When young Peter Treegate is framed for murder while his father is away on business, Peter is forced to flee Boston on a smuggler's brig, sending him on a series of adventures ...

Captain Carlisle hails from Virginia, a loyal colony of the British Crown. As the clouds of war gather, Carlisle's small frigate is ordered to Toulon on a reconnaissance mission. If battling the winter weather in the Gulf of Lions is not a sufficient challenge, Carlisle must also juggle the delicate diplomatic issues in this period of pre-war tension while contending with an increasingly belligerent French frigate. But Carlisle has additional problems unique to his colonial origins.

War is coming. The first blood has been spilled. Jack Horner has always dreamed of an adventure filled life. He spends his afternoons in the Boston Harbor watching ships as they come into port from far flung origins. A life at sea holds the promise of adventure, but Jack is doomed to the constricts of being the son of a lower-class blacksmith. The forge and anvil loom large over his future like an impending wave destined to crash down and topple his dreams of seeing distant shores. But, there is a foul wind blowing over Boston in the spring of 1770. Clashes between local townsfolk and the ...

This is an enduring novel of great depth. Beautifully written, it explores how far the human spirit will journey for freedom and love. This story was a real pleasure to read. Highly recommended. Historical Novel Reviews She thought she could outrun her past. . . It is 1811, and the prosperous port city of Charleston is bustling with plantation owners, slaves, and immigrants. Immigrants such as the raven-haired Adalia Winston. But Adalia has a secret: her light skin belies that she is part black and a runaway slave from Barbados. Skilled in herbal remedies, Adalia finds employment with a ...

Rebellion Brews in Boston Harbor In The Boston Affair, the fifth gripping installment of The Patriot Sailor series, the tides of revolution surge as tea spills and loyalties fracture. When a covert mission entangles our daring sailor in the heart of the Boston Tea Party, secrets surface that could sink the cause. Or ignite it. History collides with high-stakes adventure. Will he navigate betrayal and stormy alliances, or be swept under by the rising tide of war?

A new war has broken out.... Indian ships have invaded three British-held systems, and Indian troops have occupied British colonies, forcing Britain to choose between war and shame. The Royal Navy, battered by the fires of the First Interstellar War and desperately trying to recover from the terrifying casualties, must launch a counterattack and recover the colonies. For HMS Warspite - and a task force of British warships - the stakes have never been so high.

Three journeys. Three loves. One enduring legacy. Experience the complete saga of faith, courage, and romance that forged America's first permanent New England settlement in Tim Sawyer's captivating Plymouth Collection. From the perilous Mayflower crossing to the tender unions that strengthened the colony to the powerful story of redemption that completed the foundation of a new world, this trilogy brings Plymouth's extraordinary beginnings to vivid life. In Mayflower Hearts, Plymouth Weddings, and Carpenter's Redemption, Sawyer masterfully weaves historical accuracy with emotional depth, ...