Historical War Saga

The year is 1860. Conflict threatens to dissolve the country in bitter strife if North and South cannot peacefully settle their differences. The calm serenity of life at Oaklayne Plantation near Richmond, VA is suddenly replaced with passionate friction between family members, as each person struggles through perilous situations encountered by each of them during a very difficult time in our nation’s history. Colonel Adam Layne is devastated but remains strong in his loyalty to the Union, despite being banished from the plantation by his father and deserted by his fiancée. The balance of...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The second prequel, following Dead Man’s Walk, to Larry McMurtry’s classic novel Lonesome Dove charts the harrowing careers of Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call as they fight foes throughout the Texas territory and their own demons, setting up the events...

They’ve just achieved statehood in Book 1 of the "Palmetto Pioneers" series. But has the wilderness of this new wife’s childhood been completely tamed, or are there deadly threats on the horizon? This is book 2 of the series. Florida, 1844. Mary Adeline Walker brims with optimism. After three years of marriage, she’s still head-over-heels in love with her refined gentleman of a husband and delights in their blended family of five children. But it’s hard to remain at peace as outlaw gangs constantly crop up and news of war with Mexico brings a spark to her spouse’s eyes. Relieved ...

A World War II historical fiction novel set in Nazi-occupied Holland, this story follows a young Dutch ballerina drawn from art and love into resistance work, betrayal, and survival. Written for readers of Kristin Hannah, Martha Hall Kelly, and Pam Jenoff who are drawn to emotionally rich wartime narratives featuring quiet courage and female resilience. Amsterdam, 1939. Edda van der Valk was meant to live on stage. A gifted ballerina, she escapes rivalry and rising fascism to study at a Swiss finishing school, where she forms lasting bonds with other young women whose lives will soon be ...

Arrows fly, swords clash, nobles and church men are gulled out of their coins, and the French and Venetians are successfully blamed for things they did not do. This is a collection of the entire first six books in Martin Archer's exciting and action-packed saga of Cornwall's Company of Archers at the dawn of Britain’s military supremacy and the beginning of its great merchant companies. It is an enjoyable and sometimes witty read that sticks pins into the church and nobility along the way. The on-going saga of the Company of Archers is set in dangerous and gritty feudal England during a ...

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 ...

America continues the struggle to become a country for everyone... 1873, already challenging, becomes even more so. Abby's predictions come true - creating tragedy and hardships for millions of Americans. Frances and Felicia encounter challenges and adventures in Boston. Hobbs discovers an invention that will change his life - if he can avoid discovery from the KKK. Minnie is being horribly bullied at school. The solution is one no one anticipated. While everyone might long for things to simply stay the same, life forces and provides new beginnings for everyone. Volume # 21 of the Bregdan ...

Wartime London. The air-raid sirens may scream across the sky, but for Vera, the real terror waits behind closed doors. On War Street, every family hides something — and Vera’s secret could destroy everything she holds dear. This powerful saga follows one woman’s fight to survive: battling not only the bombs raining from above, but the fury of an abusive husband whose temper blazes as fiercely as the fires lighting the night. When he’s sent overseas to serve, Vera finally dares to breathe again — until a handsome fireman arrives to battle the flames consuming London.

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...

One of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan—read by Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Sandra Oh. “Stunning.” —New York Times...

A World War II historical fiction novel set in wartime London, inspired by real SOE intelligence operations and the legacy of spymaster Vera Atkins, this story follows a woman responsible for recruiting and sending female agents into Nazi-occupied France. Written for readers of Kristin Hannah, Kate Quinn, and Pam Jenoff who are drawn to morally complex espionage stories rooted in real resistance work. London, 1942. At Baker Street Headquarters, Anna Adams builds lives from secrets and sends women into danger with unwavering resolve. As a senior figure within the Special Operations Executive...

Discover a BRAND NEW wartime saga series from the BESTSELLING author of The Home Front Nurses, Rachel Brimble September 1940, Bristol – When Hitler’s bombs started raining down on her city, Susan Beckett’s first thought was for her own survival. But hearing the sound of a small child...

She lived between two worlds—one fading, one rising—and refused to be forgotten. In Mixed Blood, history breathes through the voice of Hester, a Cherokee woman whose life straddles the collision of cultures on the American frontier in the 1700s. As the Cherokee Nation is forced to adapt to a patriarchal, market-driven society, Hester witnesses a world forever changed, yet fights to preserve the stories that shaped her people. Now an elderly woman living with her son’s family, who have assimilated into white society, Hester shares her memories with her grandchildren, determined that ...

Rhoda Middleton suspects her husband Peter is having an affair. But when Rhoda tracks the mysterious woman down, she finds she is not his lover after all, but the wife of his wartime best friend, Archie Foster. There is only one problem - Rhoda has never even heard of Archie Foster.

King Harald Fairhair fights to become king of the north. Hundr, a Northman with a dog's name...a crew of battle hardened warriors...and a legendary war where the will of the gods will determine who is victorious. After incurring the wrath of Ketil Flatnose, Jarl of the Orkney isles, Hundr and his crew become drawn into King Harald's fight for supremacy over all Norway. Hundr must retrieve the Yngling sword, a blade forged for the gods themselves, and find favor with an old friend, Bjorn Ironside, as he fights a vicious and deadly enemy, Black Gorm the Berserker.

In the shadow of World War II, a young woman’s life is forever changed. Krista Schulz, a 17-year-old German girl living in Poland, faces a harrowing loss as the Nazi occupation shatters her peaceful life. After witnessing the brutal murder of her beloved grandparents, the Nazis are now hunting her. Krista flees her village, carrying the weight of unanswered questions and a heart heavy with grief. Determined to survive and find purpose in the chaos, Krista makes her way to Warsaw. As she grows from a frightened young girl into a resolute young woman, Krista discovers the strength within ...

She carried diamonds through occupied Belgium. One misstep would betray them all. A World War II historical fiction novel set between London and Nazi-occupied Belgium, this story follows a young female courier who becomes a reluctant spy — drawn into espionage, resistance work, and a clean, slow-building romance. Perfect for readers of Kristin Hannah, Kate Quinn, and Martha Hall Kelly who seek emotional, character-driven wartime narratives with high tension and strong heroines. England, 1940. As war spreads through Europe, Lili Hamilton longs for a purpose that matches the fierce spirit ...

Experience the New York Times bestselling heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart—the inspiration for the feature film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal...

A modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War I. Now, The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation’s most poignant chronicle of World War II. Through unforgettable...

Rowan MacGowan believes he made her. Broke her down. Rebuilt her useful. Turned her into the sharp, obedient hand at his side. He is wrong. Every report she delivers is measured. Every name she offers is chosen. Every bit of authority he places in her hands becomes one more lever turned quietly against him. While Rowan watches her work and calls it loyalty—Alyssa watches back. And waits.