What hope does an army of children have against the might of the Mamluks?Brother Foulques de Villaret just wants to stay in Acre and perform his sworn duties. Instead, the young Hospitaller Knight of Saint John must undertake a dangerous journey from the Holy Land to a remote village nestled in the Alps, the "Spine of the World". His mission: buy 500 peasant boys and return them to Acre to be trained as Soldiers of Christ.Pursued across the Mid-Earth Sea by slavers, Brother Foulques and his Army of Children are about to be thrust into a confrontation with the greatest warriors the East has ever known: the Mamluks.To survive, Brother Foulques must turn to risky alliances… and pray that his choices do not lead them all to destruction.With over 600 GOODREADS 5-Star Ratings, Swift's Hospitaller Saga is not to be missed. Action-packed adventure perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom.

She wanted a quiet life—something mafia-free. But that was never going to be Thelma Miles’s story.St. Petersburg, Florida, 1944. When 18-year-old Thelma Miles joins a troupe of swimsuit models on a national war bond tour, she’s sure she’s escaped her dangerous past.Until she realizes she’s stepped straight into the mafia’s lair—and they’re not about to let her walk away.Her new boss, Kathleen Young, is obsessed with climbing the social ladder and more than willing to shove Thelma into the path of Florida’s deadliest crime syndicates. But when Kathleen gets caught in the crossfire, the two form an uneasy alliance and hit the road—running from trouble they can’t quite outdistance.Haunted by flickering premonitions she can’t control, Thelma must navigate not just wartime America, but the brutal power plays and tangled loyalties lurking behind the glamor. Between Kathleen’s ruthless ambition and Thelma’s dangerous second sight, they might just prove that women really can have it all—if they survive the tour.Now if they can just make it to the end without murdering anyone.Else. Without murdering anyone else.“A rollicking debut novel brimming with colorful characters, twists and turns, and—at its heart—women who form an unbreakable bond.” —NYT-bestselling author Jane HellerIf you love the immersive worlds of Beatriz Williams, the complex heroines of Kate Quinn, and the dark wit of Gillian Flynn, you’ll love Florida Girls—Book One of The Queenpin Chronicles.Continue the adventure in Vegas Girls (available now) and Havana Girls (coming June 2025).Discover more from L.L. Kirchner:American Lady Creature (memoir)Blissful Thinking (memoir)Second edition, May 2025.

Beautiful…Tessa Harris has made me appreciate historical novels in a way that I haven't in quite some time' ?????'Oh my goodness…this book was so unputdownable…will never be forgotten' ?????'A suspenseful novel of bravery and determination…highly recommended' ?????***A war-torn city. A stolen masterpiece. Two lives in the balance…Italy, 1940. With Florence on the cusp of war, Il Scorpione, the no-nonsense Englishwomen of the city, find their genteel livelihoods under grave threat by the approach of the Nazis. Tea rooms and bookshops are closed by the Fascists, and the women are forced to join the war effort.Desperate to help in any way that she can, Angelina Leone, expert art-historian and the half-Italian niece of Il Scorpione’s founder makes a deal with the devil. To guarantee her beloved Aunt Agatha, the only family she has, safe passage across the city, Lina must authenticate the art ruthlessly stolen from Jewish families. But when she comes across a priceless portrait – one that she cannot bear to see seized by the Germans – Lina declares the masterpiece a fake. But in doing so, will she set off a chain of events with consequences more deadly than she could ever imagine …Readers have been swept away by Tessa Harris:'Richly told … a must for all fans of WW2 fiction' MANDY ROBOTHAM‘A really well researched novel with a dramatic ending' ?????'An absolute masterpiece' ?????'A thrilling chase across war-torn Florence' SARAH STEELE‘An amazing and sentimental look at one Englishwoman's war in Italy' ?????'A thrilling story, full of heart in mouth moments' THERESA HOWES

Murder and mysteries await two nurses caring for child evacuees during World War II in this suspenseful Agatha Award–winning historical mystery.“Irresistible. . . . A Golden Age homage, an elegantly constructed mystery that on every page reinforces the message that everyone counts.” —New York Times Book ReviewRecommended by New York Times Book Review•Wall Street Journal• Parade•Country Living•Chicago Tribune• South Florida Sun-Sentinel• The Free-Lance Star • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • CrimeReads • Nerd Daily • Red Carpet Crash • and many more!Bridey Kelly has come to Greenway House—the beloved holiday home of Agatha Christie—in disgrace. A terrible mistake at St. Prisca’s Hospital in London has led to her dismissal as a nurse trainee, and her only chance for redemption is a position in the countryside caring for children evacuated to safety from the Blitz.Greenway is a beautiful home full of riddles: wondrous curios not to be touched, restrictions on rooms not to be entered, and a generous library, filled with books about murder. The biggest mystery might be the other nurse, Gigi, who is like no one Bridey has ever met. Chasing ten young children through the winding paths of the estate grounds might have soothed Bridey’s anxieties and grief—if Greenway were not situated so near the English Channel and the rising aggressions of the war.When a body washes ashore near the estate, Bridey is horrified to realize this is not a victim of war, but of a brutal killing. As the local villagers look among themselves, Bridey and Gigi discover they each harbor dangerous secrets about what has led them to Greenway. With a mystery writer’s home as their unsettling backdrop, the young women must unravel the truth before their safe haven becomes a place of death . . .“Richly nuanced mystery. . . . Fans of both Christie and Rader-Day will relish this.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Death at Greenway“A gorgeous evocation of World War II England, a moving investigation of love and hope under trial, a twisty murder mystery that would have satisfied Dame Agatha herself—all proof that Lori Rader-Day’s gifts translate to all eras. What a delicious book.” —Louis Bayard, author of The Pale Blue Eye and Courting Mr. Lincoln

"In What is Forgiven, C.F. Yetmen brings history to brilliant life. Her rich characters remind us that complex, nuanced hearts beat on both sides of a war-torn country, and that even in the midst of World War II, forgiveness might be the bridge that will unite us." — Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Jetsetters and The Nearness of YouAnna Klein is faced with tough choices about her future. Her plum job working as a translator for Captain Henry Cooper, one of the American Monuments Men, means she has a house and an income, as well as hands-on access to some of the world’s most precious art. But her life is falling apart on all fronts: her family is displaced, the boy in her care is being sought by authorities, and she must resolve to finally end her marriage. When she realizes that someone has tampered with two important paintings taken from a Jewish collector—paintings she was charged with safeguarding—Anna is determined to solve the crime. But without hard evidence and no motive, she can prove nothing and as State Department big wigs threaten to shut down the Monument Men’s operation, she and her boss are under special scrutiny. As all signs begin to point to an inconvenient suspect in the crime, she has to play it by the book to keep her job and return the art to its rightful owner, if she can find him.

Vengefulness and greed put a Texas rancher in the crosshairs in this novel by “one of the greatest and most gifted of Western writers” (Historical Novel Society).Rancher Blair Bishop of Two Forks, Texas, has too many enemies . . . and they’re closing in on him. Macy Modock, sent to prison by Bishop ten years ago, is out of the hoosegow. Modock is returning to Two Forks along with his sidekick, who’s known to be a mean gunman. Also arrayed against Bishop is rival cowman Clarence Cass, who’s running his animals on Bishop’s land. And just to complicate matters, Cass’s daughter and Bishop’s son are in love.Modock, determined to get even with the man who sent him to prison, schemes with Cass to ruin Bishop. The black-hearted pair lay claim to untitled lands Bishop uses to graze his cattle—a plan that leads to a deadly confrontation in which two men will die . . . “Kelton, like fine wine, just keeps getting better and better.” —Tulsa World