The House of Closed Doors

Author: Jane Steen

Category: Historical Fiction

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Heedless. Stubborn. Disgraced.

Small town Illinois, 1870: "My stepfather was not particularly fond of me to begin with, and now that he'd found out about the baby, he was foaming at the mouth"

Desperate to avoid marriage, Nell Lillington refuses to divulge the name of her child's father and accepts her stepfather's decision that the baby be born at a Poor Farm and discreetly adopted.

Until an unused padded cell is opened and two small bodies fall out.

Nell is the only resident of the Poor Farm who is convinced the unwed mother and her baby were murdered, and rethinks her decision to abandon her own child to fate. But even if she manages to escape the Poor Farm with her baby she may have no safe place to run to.

While Rome Burned

Author: Vincent B. Davis II

Category: Historical Fiction

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Rome is burning.88 B.C. After years of service to Rome, Quintus Sertorius has exchanged the bloodshed of the battlefield for the tranquility of his farm. He dedicates himself to his pregnant wife with the same vigor he displayed in the legion. But soon the bells of war toll again, and there is nowhere in Italy safe from its destruction. As rebel armies close in, Sertorius realizes his wife and child are in danger. The fate of his homeland is at stake, and he cannot ignore the call to arms.But while the Republic unravels, politicians exploit the chaos to bolster their power. As tensions spiral toward collision, the enigmatic general Lucius Cornelius Sulla orchestrates his rise to ultimate power. Men like Gaius Marius are determined to take supremacy for themselves.The horizon darkens with the threat of Rome’s first civil war.Sertorius finds himself torn between the need to protect his wife and child and his duty to save Rome from consuming itself. Is it too late?For fans of Colleen McCullough, Conn Iggulden, and Ben Kane, While Rome Burned is the sixth book in the riveting Sertorius Scrolls historical fiction series. Whether read as a standalone or with the rest of the series, While Rome Burned will keep the pages turning and remain in readers’ hearts and minds long after they finish reading.Grab your gladius and join Sertorius on his quest to save Rome!

Crouchback

Author: Sarah Woodbury

Category: Historical Fiction

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**Don't miss the SALE on the NEXT BOOK in the SERIES!**Chevalier: B08GH9JNKW/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GH9JNKW/None could go against the King and Queen of England, least of all Catrin ... not overtly, anyway.April 1284. As a newly widowed lady-in-waiting to the very pregnant Queen Eleanor of England, Catrin never expected to return to Wales again. She was definitely unprepared to be confronted with murder when she got there—or to find herself face-to-face with Rhys, the childhood friend she lost twenty years before. Rhys had never intended to return home either, but a lifetime of war has deposited him right back where he started—impoverished and owing service to Catrin's older brother.With Wales fallen irrevocably to England and not knowing whom else they can trust, Catrin and Rhys join forces against the treachery and intrigue rife within the half-built Caernarfon Castle. And when the killer strikes again, this time within the royal court, the pair race to uncover his identity before he touches the king himself—or his infant son.Crouchback is the first book in The Welsh Guard Mysteries.**Crouchback is a medieval word derived from cross-back and indicates participation in a crusade**Books in the series: Crouchback, Chevalier, Paladin, Herald, Bardd

The Castle

Author: Robert Broomall

Category: Historical Fiction

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England, 1106 AD

The earl of Trent's Norman widow, Blanche, and her English steward, Miles Edwulfson, take possession of Blanche's estates, hoping to live a life of peace and quiet. However, they run afoul of a baron named Aimerie, who is building an illegal castle and taxing the surrounding manors--including Blanche's--to pay for it. Aimerie has ambitions that go far beyond this castle, to the heart of the English throne, and he won't let anyone stand in his way. What's more, Aimerie's hot-headed son, Ernoul, lusts after Blanche and wants to make her his wife. When Blanche and Miles refuse to pay Aimerie's taxes, Aimerie vows to crush them.

While Rome Burned

Author: Vincent B. Davis II

Category: Historical Fiction

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Rome is burning.

88 B.C. After years of service to Rome, Quintus Sertorius has exchanged the bloodshed of the battlefield for the tranquility of his farm. He dedicates himself to his pregnant wife with the same vigor he displayed in the legion. But soon the bells of war toll again, and there is nowhere in Italy safe from its destruction. As rebel armies close in, Sertorius realizes his wife and child are in danger. The fate of his homeland is at stake, and he cannot ignore the call to arms.

But while the Republic unravels, politicians exploit the chaos to bolster their power. As tensions spiral toward collision, the enigmatic general Lucius Cornelius Sulla orchestrates his rise to ultimate power. Men like Gaius Marius are determined to take supremacy for themselves.

The horizon darkens with the threat of Rome’s first civil war.

Sertorius finds himself torn between the need to protect his wife and child and his duty to save Rome from consuming itself. Is it too late?

For fans of Colleen McCullough, Conn Iggulden, and Ben Kane, While Rome Burned is the sixth book in the riveting Sertorius Scrolls historical fiction series. Whether read as a standalone or with the rest of the series, While Rome Burned will keep the pages turning and remain in readers’ hearts and minds long after they finish reading.

Grab your gladius and join Sertorius on his quest to save Rome!
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The Wartime Librarian’s Secret

Author: Molly Green

Category: Historical Fiction

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Bestselling historical fiction author Molly Green is back with her most engrossing, heartfelt World War Two saga yet, The Wartime Librarian's Secret!Amid the chaos of war, will a new chapter begin?September 1942. Esme Donaldson is still grieving the devastating loss of her husband, Anthony, when she’s forced out of her dream job by wartime budget cuts.Left with few options, Esme faces an uncertain future – until a chance encounter sends her to Redcliffe Manor, a grand estate deep in the Somerset countryside, and an unexpected role as the manor’s librarian.As Esme settles in, she discovers the house is no ordinary country estate. The grounds have been requisitioned by an American military hospital, while the house is sheltering a displaced girls’ boarding school. And as the halls echo with the feet of giggling schoolgirls, the grounds bustle with convalescing soldiers.When she meets a handsome American colonel, the attraction between them is instant. But Esme holds a secret that may ruin everything. Will she find the strength to face her past or be kept from the happiness she deserves?