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Every Good Folktale Reveals Both Heroes and Villains - an Editorial Review of "The Fern Flower"

Every Good Folktale Reveals Both Heroes and Villains - an Editorial Review of "The Fern Flower"

Every Good Folktale Reveals Both Heroes and Villains - an Editorial Review of "The Fern Flower"

Book Blurb: Russia 1908-1917 Every good folktale reveals villains and heroes. Mila Belova’s world is overflowing with both. Born into privilege as the daughter of the Tsar’s favored vodka maker, Mila appears to have everything: wealth, status, and a household devoted to her happiness. But behind the gilded doors of her family estate, she is trapped by the cruelty of a stepmother whose greatest wish is to give birth to her own child. Each summer on Ivan Kupala Eve, Russia turn

Jun 35 min read

The Fight for Democracy in Ancient Greece - an Editorial Review of "The Philosopher Kings"

The Fight for Democracy in Ancient Greece - an Editorial Review of "The Philosopher Kings"

The Fight for Democracy in Ancient Greece - an Editorial Review of "The Philosopher Kings"

Book Blurb: In the year 404 BCE, democracy is dismantled in Athens by the Lacedaemonians at the end of the Peloponnesian War. Installed in its place is a group of ruthless oligarchs known as the Thirty Tyrants. Athenian exiles, under the command of Thrasybulus and his partners, rebel against their despotic regime as they endeavor to restore democracy. The Philosopher Kings is the extraordinary true story of the fight for democracy and the quest for truth in ancient Greece. Th

Jun 14 min read

When All is Taken, the Spirit Remains - an Editorial Review of "A Heart That's True"

When All is Taken, the Spirit Remains - an Editorial Review of "A Heart That's True"

When All is Taken, the Spirit Remains - an Editorial Review of "A Heart That's True"

Book Blurb: “A heartfelt and deeply moving story of courage, identity, and hope. This is historical fiction at its most compassionate. A powerful, engrossing and memorable read.” Artisan Book Reviews When all is taken, what remains? In 1912, twelve-year-old Joseph Cross and his cousin Elizabeth White Cloud are torn from the foothills of Montana and sent across the country to the Carlisle Indian School, where children are stripped of their language, their traditions, and even

May 305 min read

Two Brothers, Two Paths, One Master of Lies - an Editorial Review of "The Sewers of Stalingrad"

Two Brothers, Two Paths, One Master of Lies - an Editorial Review of "The Sewers of Stalingrad"

Two Brothers, Two Paths, One Master of Lies - an Editorial Review of "The Sewers of Stalingrad"

Book Blurb: "A massively grand novel of ideas." — Satakunnan Kansa (Regional daily newspaper) "Brilliant." — Kulttuuritoimitus (Independent arts & culture journal) The lies were crafted in Berlin. The price was paid in the ruins of Stalingrad. Berlin, 1928. The Weimar Republic is dancing on the edge of a volcano. Two brothers, Werner and Valter Greiser, arrive in the city with nothing but ambition. They seek a future in the glittering metropolis, but they find themselves swep

May 285 min read

Love and Perseverance Spanning Three Continents - an Editorial Review of "The Soap Maker"

Love and Perseverance Spanning Three Continents - an Editorial Review of "The Soap Maker"

Love and Perseverance Spanning Three Continents - an Editorial Review of "The Soap Maker"

Book Blurb: From the French Resistance to the liberation of Paris, to the high fashion industry of post-WWII New York, and to the bucolic valley of Sonoma California, "The Soap Maker" is a story of tragedy, love, revenge, and finally a life fulfilled. Anton is thirteen years old when WWII starts and turns his idyllic family farm life upside-down. He grows rapidly to manhood, guided by his Papy (grandfather), known as the "Soap Maker" and a member of the French Resistance. One

May 265 min read

A Story of Hardship and Redemption - an Editorial Review of "Through Our Own Wrong Eyes"

A Story of Hardship and Redemption - an Editorial Review of "Through Our Own Wrong Eyes"

A Story of Hardship and Redemption - an Editorial Review of "Through Our Own Wrong Eyes"

Book Blurb: If only we could see... *** Dustbowl Colorado 1930s. At 26, Paul had ridden the rails in search of work for years and now has returned to his hometown in Lamar. There he meets Ruby,14, whose innocence bolsters his confidence. Because she sees him as more than the alcohol abuser man of many get rich dreams, she marries him and begins writing a journal that spans over 40 years. This is the fictionalized story of that remarkable journal. From Depression Era Colorado

May 134 min read

A Strong Balkan Woman Hiding Her Identity - an Editorial Review of "Sirma"

A Strong Balkan Woman Hiding Her Identity - an Editorial Review of "Sirma"

A Strong Balkan Woman Hiding Her Identity - an Editorial Review of "Sirma"

Book Blurb: For the lovers of strong female leads, based on true historical events. 19th-century Eastern Europe. Sirma's world is shattered to pieces when she bears witness to the abuse and murder of her two best friends by a gang of mountain outlaws. The village elders do nothing because they fear the wrath of Hamza Bei. Not long after, the same outlaws raid Sirma's village, and she is fed up with keeping quiet. She disguises herself as a man and takes the lead of her own ga

Apr 295 min read

A Boston-based American Captured by Muslim Pirates - an Editorial Review of "An American Slave in Barbary"

A Boston-based American Captured by Muslim Pirates - an Editorial Review of "An American Slave in Barbary"

A Boston-based American Captured by Muslim Pirates - an Editorial Review of "An American Slave in Barbary"

Book Blurb: A Homeric American Novel An American Slave in Barbary: The Odyssey of Winston Prescott Jones is the story of a first-generation American student whose commercial ship is captured in the summer of 1801 by Muslim pirates. He spends the next sixteen years as a captive in Algiers. He rises to become a confidant to the Dey of Algiers, who is desperate to know what made the American shopkeepers and farmers believe they could defeat the British war machine, and how they

Feb 75 min read

Wrestling for Control of Miami Beach in the 1920s - an Editorial Review of "The Fight for Miami"

Wrestling for Control of Miami Beach in the 1920s - an Editorial Review of "The Fight for Miami"

Wrestling for Control of Miami Beach in the 1920s - an Editorial Review of "The Fight for Miami"

Book Blurb: A gangster. A dreamer. One city up for grabs. In The Fight for Miami , award-winning author Joseph Kovler delivers a pulse-pounding historical thriller set in the glitter and grit of 1920s-30s Miami Beach - where the American Dream goes to war with the American Underworld. Al Capone, fresh from Chicago's bloody empire, sees Miami as his next conquest. Carl Fisher, the visionary who built the city from sand and swamp, will risk everything to keep it a "sundown town

Feb 54 min read

Growing Up in Communist China - an Editorial Review of "The Winding Dirt Road"

Growing Up in Communist China - an Editorial Review of "The Winding Dirt Road"

Growing Up in Communist China - an Editorial Review of "The Winding Dirt Road"

Book Blurb: Hoarded in the depth of memories of the past decades, this has been a work long overdue. Written as an antithesis to all first-hand and second-hand propaganda written by both Chinese and foreign writers for China in the good part of 20th century in a fictional form, this collection, through different times and lands, gives insights into how human docile nature and characteristics are manipulated and brought about cultural and social corrosion over the century. The

Feb 34 min read

A Blast From the Past to 1980 - an Editorial Review of "The Right Time"

A Blast From the Past to 1980 - an Editorial Review of "The Right Time"

A Blast From the Past to 1980 - an Editorial Review of "The Right Time"

Book Blurb: “In The Right Time: Back to the 80s , Lena Gibson deftly blends women’s fiction, romance, and magical realism to craft a can’t-miss story of love and identity.” –Travis Tougaw, author of the Marcotte/Collins Investigative Thrillers Thirty-year-old Andie is struggling. Despite a fresh start—escaping an abusive ex and making a new home—her old life reaches out to reclaim her. In desperation, she makes a wish and slips back in time. The 80s are safer and have a reput

Feb 17 min read

A-Bomb Tests and the Effect on Children in the 1950s - an Editorial Review of "Then Came the Summer Snow"

A-Bomb Tests and the Effect on Children in the 1950s - an Editorial Review of "Then Came the Summer Snow"

A-Bomb Tests and the Effect on Children in the 1950s - an Editorial Review of "Then Came the Summer Snow"

Book Blurb: Edith Higgenbothum is a 1950s housewife and mother in the “atomic town” of Richland, Washington. Edith’s husband, Herbert, is an engineer at Hanford, a secretive federal atomic weapons facility just north of town. Edith’s world, which is enshrouded in the myths, prejudices, and delusions of 1950s America, is thrown into turmoil and fear when her son Herbie powers up his father’s uranium prospecting Geiger counter. The device emits an ear-shattering barrage of clic

Jan 319 min read

An Exciting Historical Science Fiction Mystery - an Editorial Review of "Yonder and Far: The Tarot Terror"

An Exciting Historical Science Fiction Mystery - an Editorial Review of "Yonder and Far: The Tarot Terror"

An Exciting Historical Science Fiction Mystery - an Editorial Review of "Yonder and Far: The Tarot Terror"

Book Blurb: Violence. Politics. Magic. What could possibly go wrong? Yonder and Far are back with new mysteries, adventures and misadventures in 1800 Boston. Banished to Earth, our two heroes from the land of the Fae are still trying to get home. As they navigate the baffling human society, their quest is full of intrigue and danger. So, of course they bring their fortune-teller friend, Mary, into it. Along with Far’s armed band of Irishmen, the trio faces a new enemy – backe

Jan 298 min read

Under the Grip of Communism in Romania - an Editorial Review of "The Last Patient"

Under the Grip of Communism in Romania - an Editorial Review of "The Last Patient"

Under the Grip of Communism in Romania - an Editorial Review of "The Last Patient"

Book Blurb: Honorable mention in the 2025 Readers' Favorite book awards. THE LAST PATIENT is a sweeping historical novel that captures one family’s struggle for love, survival, and identity under the grip of Communism in Romania. Spanning fifty years of political upheaval, this saga explores how ordinary lives are shaped—and sometimes shattered—by extraordinary times. Kostea and Clara meet and fall in love shortly before World War II. As they get married, build careers, and

Jan 276 min read

The Courageous People Living in a Despicable Place - an Editorial Review of "Escape to the Maroons"

The Courageous People Living in a Despicable Place - an Editorial Review of "Escape to the Maroons"

The Courageous People Living in a Despicable Place - an Editorial Review of "Escape to the Maroons"

Book Blurb: In 1792, an escaped slave, raised and living as white, is discovered and forced to flee into the Great Dismal Swamp. Barely escaping a bounty hunter, a Maroons community of fugitive slaves rescues him. Over time, Nathanial comes to accept his true identity while fighting to overcome the suspicions of his new community. Because of his pale skin, he becomes a conductor on the underground railroad, slipping runners onto ships going north. On one of his missions, fate

Dec 1, 202513 min read

The Quiet Bravery of Women and the Power of Memory - an Editorial Review of "The Lady at the Louvre"

The Quiet Bravery of Women and the Power of Memory - an Editorial Review of "The Lady at the Louvre"

The Quiet Bravery of Women and the Power of Memory - an Editorial Review of "The Lady at the Louvre"

Book Blurb: In Nazi-occupied Paris, Juliette Durand plays a dangerous game. To the enemy, she is a quiet museum worker—obedient, invisible. In truth, each day she risks her life. One mistake could mean discovery—and death. Decades later, Alice’s beloved grandfather entrusts her with a dying wish. Alice sets out for Paris, intrigued to learn more about Juliette Durand—the enigmatic woman he mentioned only in his final days. As Alice follows the fragile threads of Juliette’s li

Aug 29, 20255 min read

A Journey While in Servitude - an Editorial Review of "Maren, the Fisherman's Daughter"

A Journey While in Servitude - an Editorial Review of "Maren, the Fisherman's Daughter"

A Journey While in Servitude - an Editorial Review of "Maren, the Fisherman's Daughter"

Book Blurb: Herr Agner Estridsen is a prosperous wheat farmer whose good fortune is endowed from a lineage of kings and queens of...

Aug 28, 20255 min read

A Confronting Story About an Underrepresented Voice in History - an Editorial Review of "The Trails of Thomas(ine) Hall"

A Confronting Story About an Underrepresented Voice in History - an Editorial Review of "The Trails of Thomas(ine) Hall"

A Confronting Story About an Underrepresented Voice in History - an Editorial Review of "The Trails of Thomas(ine) Hall"

Book Blurb: Coming Soon Book Buy Link: Coming Soon Author Bio: Vaughn Roste is most drawn to telling dramatic true stories from...

Jul 31, 20254 min read

A Fiery Woman Joins a Cattle Drive in America's Untamed Frontier - an Editorial Review of "Red Haired Distraction"

A Fiery Woman Joins a Cattle Drive in America's Untamed Frontier - an Editorial Review of "Red Haired Distraction"

A Fiery Woman Joins a Cattle Drive in America's Untamed Frontier - an Editorial Review of "Red Haired Distraction"

Book Blurb: Step into the rugged Texas frontier with Red-Haired Distraction , a captivating Western novel that blends action, heart, and...

Jul 27, 20254 min read

Fate That is Written in the Cards - an Editorial Review of "The Prince of Cups"

Fate That is Written in the Cards - an Editorial Review of "The Prince of Cups"

Fate That is Written in the Cards - an Editorial Review of "The Prince of Cups"

Book Blurb: Fate was written in the cards—desire would seal it in fire. In the twilight of Renaissance Florence, where Savonarola's...

Jul 26, 20258 min read

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