Historical Family Saga

In this acclaimed classic novel, James A. Michener sweeps readers off to the Caribbean, bringing to life the eternal allure and tumultuous history of this glittering string of islands. From the 1310 conquest of the Arawaks by cannibals to the decline of the Mayan empire, from Columbus’s...

Nestled into the cliffs in southern Italy's Amalfi coast, Positano is an artist's vision, with rows of brightly hued houses perched above the sea and picturesque staircases meandering up and down the hillside. Santina, still a striking woman despite old age and the illness that saps her last strength, is spending her final days at her home, Villa San Vito. The magnificent 18th-century palazzo is very different from the tiny house in which she grew up. And as she decides its fate, she must confront the choices that led her here so long ago.

In a small town in upstate New York in 1928, four-year-old Evelyn Wilson goes missing. Instantly, old prejudices claw to the surface. As a frenzy of panic and bloodlust overwhelms all reason, the community turns on the Schatzman family. A terrible witch hunt follows. The Schatzmans' young son is accused of horrifying crimes. As their life in America falls apart, leaving nothing but anguish and devastation, some of the Schatzmans decide to return home to Berlin. But Germany in the 1930s is no safe harbor.

"Historical fiction, romance, and grit." Reader review At eight months pregnant, Raine shouldn’t be on a jolting bus crawling through snow searching for her husband. He might not want to be found. She might not want to find him. In 1950 Australia, Raine believes her hasty marriage to the volatile Teddy is working out fine. They have their own place, humble though it is. Their baby thrives. But when Teddy abandons his young family, a grieving and furious Raine faces hard choices – made harder when she discovers she’s bearing their second child. Are the words of the telegram the real ...

Ten Brothers. Ten Courageous Women. One Unforgettable Frontier Legacy of Love, Faith, and Second Chances. On the rugged American frontier, the Kavanagh brothers are bound by honor, loyalty, and unshakable faith. From Texas ranches to dangerous cattle drives along the Chisholm Trail, each brother faces his greatest battle yet— Opening His Heart to Love. In this sweeping Christian historical western romance box set, journey through a powerful family saga filled with: ✔ Marriage of convenience ✔ Mail-order brides and frontier survival ✔ Wounded cowboys and healing love ✔ Lost love ...

When Bruce Cowan takes his family and flees Boston to homestead out west, he figured the journey to California to be long but safe. Their first day out reveals how wrong he is and the perilous dangers of the Santa Fe Trail. It would have been a massacre but for Trent and Pat MacLeod. Trent favors a Sharps .50 caliber buffalo rifle, while his younger brother Pat packs two Texas Navy Colts. They both prove deadly and a force to be reckoned with. The Cowans and the McLeod brothers forge a bond those first few days, sustained in part by Trent's attraction to the 18-year-old Becky Cowan. 

Magnus has been focused on his present, the loops and time shifts behind him, but that is not all in the past. There is also a throne that must be held, a historic event that must be protected, and a kingdom that needs him to rule. From the shores of modern day Amelia Island to Scotland's medieval age, from his family in 17th century Balloch castle to his mother holding his kingdom in Riaghalbane for his son, Magnus must once again draw his sword to battle for those he loves and has promised to protect.

In 1913, two brothers are sent into the forest to fend for themselves, forging a bond through hunger, freedom and endurance. Before the summer is over, a decision fractures that world, leaving a scar that will mark their family for generations. The wondrous, magical and deeply moving debut novel by one of Norway's finest artists, Lars Elling… Nineteen-year-old Filip spends his days playing football, listening to music on his Walkman and drawing, searching for something he cannot yet name.

High up on a mountain, young Clay-Boy Spencer joins his father and eight uncles to hunt the mythical white deer. What he finds on the mountainside changes his life - and marks him for a special destiny. Years later, Clay-Boy is the first in his family to get the chance to go to college; but success as an adult is much more complicated and bittersweet than the legendary success of Clay-Boy’s childhood quest. 

One family's search for freedom became a legacy that would shape generations. In 1845, Johann and Mary Struss face an impossible choice. Remain in Germany and watch their dreams slowly disappear... or leave everything they have ever known for an uncertain future in the Republic of Texas. With only faith, determination, and the hope of a better life for their children, they board an overcrowded sailing ship bound for America. But the Atlantic Ocean is unforgiving. Violent storms, disease, heartbreak, and danger test every passenger long before they ever see land. The voyage is only the ...

A war divided a nation. Love and legacy divided two brothers. In the sultry fields of North Carolina, under the shadow of magnolia trees, Henry and Samuel Beauregard are bound by blood, honor, and a name older than the soil beneath their feet. But when the winds of war sweep across their homeland, what begins as a bond unbreakable by childhood oath becomes a mirror of a nation’s undoing. Henry—idealistic and questioning—seeks truth beyond the boundaries of inheritance. Samuel—proud and unyielding—clings to the traditions that shaped them both. As faith clashes with conscience and ...

"Thank goodness you're such a plain child. You'll have to rely on your wits." So went the words of Grandma Bebe. And for all of my growing-up years, I scoffed at the beauty of my sister and what I saw as her meaningless existence. But my wits hadn’t served me well in this instance, for here I...

Her family was gone. Her fiancé was taken from her. She saw only one way left to fight back. Oslo, Norway, 1942. Esther Weiss was meant to marry well and preside over Vienna’s finest dinner tables. Instead, the Nazis took Austria, and her Jewish family fled north to Norway, a cold, strange country where they could start again. Then the Germans invade Norway too. One summer afternoon, Esther returns from Oslo to the farm where her family has been hiding, and finds it empty. Grief hardens into resolve. Tall and blonde like her grandmother, Esther can pass for Norwegian, and under a false ...

"Captivating, suspenseful & raw. An accurate depiction of life during that time. Incredible!" When Danny Jackson says "the N-word" on his fifth birthday his grandmother tells him their family doesn't use that word, though he's learned it from his father. There's a mysterious grave in their woods, and all he's ever heard it called was "the N-word Grave." Thus begins a family saga and coming of age story as an Appalachian grandmother tries to change her family's trajectory regarding race relations. Danny and Martin Noble Peoples, a descendent of the murdered black man, team up to uncover the ...

The long-awaited Volume 22 of The Bregdan Chronicles is LIVE! America continues the struggle to become a country for everyone… 1874 carries the challenges created by the Financial Crash of 1873. Millions of Americans suffer the consequences of corporate greed and mismanagement. The Gilded Age crumbles. Everyone must come to grips with their destiny during a depression. Tough decisions must be made. Painful actions must be taken. Carrie, Frances, and Felicia find themselves in New York City during a protest that turns horribly violent. The KKK is more determined to destroy Cromwell ...

Susie Crowell née White is a desperate young mother with another baby on the way. Her late husband left her nothing but his bad reputation. She is too ashamed of her mistakes to return home to her family. When she is trapped alone during a snowstorm with a stranger and the baby coming, her only choice is to rely on him. But when the snow clears, Susie finds herself in a heap more trouble than she ever expected… "…pure sweetness in a very readable package, perfect for those who like their romance gentle, G-rated, and family-style.” - Publisher’s Weekly on The Homesteader’s ...

THE ULTIMATE TALE OF COURAGE AND SACRIFICE FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER November 11th, 1918. As the guns of the First World War fall silent, two babies draw their first breath. Eve is the daughter of an Earl. Adam, a shepherd's son. Yet from their first meeting they form an extraordinary bond...

Kyoto is burning, and the order read to every retainer in the yard is absolute: no household leaves the capital without leave in writing, under the lord's own hand. Aoyagi Jinzaburo's wife has counted the storehouse and walked every route out. Her conclusion is that they must go. A low-ranking mounted retainer with a left hand burned wrist to elbow that will never close again, Jinzaburo spends one dry, windy season learning that the war he is fighting and the war destroying his household are not the same war. Every attempt to move his family fails, and none of it fails through villainy — ...

Fourteen months after her grandmother's funeral, archivist Nora Kamińska-Bell is finally clearing out the Chicago apartment: banker's boxes, a legal pad, and the quiet certainty that dead women keep no more secrets. By dusk she has forty-seven children's names, a forged German identity card bearing her grandmother's face, and a name that isn't Marta's at all. Hidden inside the only Polish book her grandmother ever kept, hollowed out and sewn shut for seventy years, is proof of a life Marta never spoke of: a courier for one of occupied Poland's most dangerous rescue networks, running Jewish...

Four unforgettable journeys. Four powerful loves. One perilous trail where only the strongest hearts survive. Oregon Trail Dreaming: A Saga of Sacrifice, Resilience, and Enduring Love In the rugged years of westward expansion, brave men and women risk everything—leaving behind the past to chase hope, freedom, and a future they can call their own. But the Oregon Trail is unforgiving. From raging rivers and deadly storms to betrayal, loss, and impossible choices, survival demands courage… And love demands even more. In this sweet, clean, and wholesome historical western romance collection...