With its men off to war, a Highland community is protected by witches in Shona Kinsella’s propulsive historical novel "Daughters of Nicnevin", set during the time of the Jacobite rising. Mairead, a lonely witch, wanders Scotland alone... Read More

In Kaethe Schwehn’s numinous historical novel "The Gospel of Salome", an aging physician is asked about her connection to Jesus of Nazareth. In 38 CE, Salome, an elderly Greek woman and physician with a thriving clinic in Alexandria,... Read More

Sizzling with restrained eroticism, H. S. Cross’s historical novel "Amanda" is about two lovers driven apart by secrets and brought together again by irrepressible need. In the interbellum period, Marion, who by day worked under a... Read More

A gifted young woman comes into her own in the engrossing historical saga A Clan Chief’s Daughter, part of a continuing series. Sarah V. Barnes’s riveting historical novel A Clan Chief’s Daughter continues the prehistoric saga of... Read More

Barbara Stark-Nemon’s elegant, suspenseful historical novel Isabela’s Way follows the escape route of a Portuguese girl fleeing the horrors of the Inquisition. In 1605, while her father is away on business, fourteen-year-old Isabela... Read More

Both violent and feeling, "Of Wind and Wolves" is an intricate historical novel about warfare and love. Saturated with breathtaking cultural details, J. M. Elliott’s historical novel "Of Wind and Wolves" is a passionate, violent tale... Read More

A girl with aspirations too big for a small town comes of age as a traveling performer in the thrilling historical novel "Whistling Women and Crowing Hens". In Melora Fern’s enchanting historical novel "Whistling Women and Crowing... Read More

"The Lost Seigneur" is a warm, lovely historical novel in which a missing Frenchman reunites with his granddaughter in the American colonies. David Loux’s lush historical novel "The Lost Seigneur" chronicles the separation and reunion... Read More