Book Blurb: Venice, 1710, Poinsettia Girl is based on the story of Agata de la Pieta, an orphan musician of the Ospedale de la Pieta. Ten-year-old Agata's world is shaken at the sudden death of her mother. Left only with her egregious father, a working musician in Venice, her ailing grandmother sends her to the well-known orphanage, hidden from everything she's ever known. Agata auditions for the conservatory style music school where music is both salvation and spectacle. Hid

Book Blurb: She crossed oceans disguised as a boy. History forgot her-but now her story demands to be told. In 1766, Jeanne Baret, a brilliant herbalist from rural France, defied every expectation of her time. Disguised as a boy to escape the restrictions placed on women. She joins a global expedition led by explorer Louis de Bougainville and her mentor, the botanist Philibert Commerson. Aboard L'Étoile, Jeanne faces grueling sea voyages, the constant threat of discovery, and

Get your year started right by checking out these new releases from Historium Press! Now on pre-order: "The Muleskinner and the King" by Historium Press author, J D Porter - if you love mysteries and circus stories like "Water for Elephants", then don't miss this one! https://geni.us/RB7wA Now on pre-order: "One Fine Voice" by Historium Press author, Rebecca Langston-George  - a lovely coming-of-age historical story for young adults! https://geni.us/BYaF8Z Now on pre-order: "

Congratulations to Historium Press author Larry Kelley for his new release today of "An American Slave in Barbary" - available in ebook, hardcover, & paperback where books are sold - please view the QR codes below to purchase the book!! 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 Moslem pirates. He spends

Congratulations to Luv Lubker for her fabulous cover for the upcoming release of "The Sea King's Daughter" coming early spring of 2026 from Historium Press! He left Windsor an innocent child. The sea would make him a man… and test the depths of his soul. In a world ruled by power, passion, and obsession, can a boy survive the storms? Queen Victoria’s scholarly second son, Affie, loves family, art, technology – and most of all, the sea. Rejecting his German destiny, he embarks

Congratulations to Irene Latham for her fabulous new cover for "Some Starry Night" coming spring of 2026 from Historium Press! Some Starry Night  imagines the story behind Vincent van Gogh's most famous painting, Starry Night, and the secret love affair with American poet Emily Dickinson that inspired it.   Featuring an imaginative dive into the lives of famous figures like Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan Henry and an uplifting/live-life-to-the-fullest message like Th

Congratulations to Mary Thurlow for the fabulous new cover for her new novel "Sandro & Simonetta" coming spring of 2026 from Historium Press! Within the cloistered walls of a convent, art student Sandro Botticelli steals a kiss from a beautiful schoolgirl.   It’s a moment that will ignite an obsession. As Sandro hones his craft, the enigmatic girl transforms into a woman trapped by societal expectations, her desire for dance stifled. Years later, their paths cross again, and

Book Blurb: 1932. Natalia is 16 and a bootlegger's daughter, playing the mermaid mascot on a rundown paddlewheel used to entertain brewers and distributors. A sequined costume hides her scarred and misshaped legs, but it can't cover up the painful memories and suspicions that haunt her. An eccentric healer who treats patients with Old Country tonics, tries to patch wounds, but only adds to the heartache. A fierce storm threatens to destroy everything, including a stash of sto

Book Blurb: An Echo of Ashes is a story lost to time, then found again in century-old letters that lay in a tattered box. Based on actual events taken from the pages, this story tells of when the Great War and the Spanish Influenza forever altered the lives of millions, including a family of subsistence farmers who also worked the oil fields of Pennsylvania. Ella and Almon make their home in the backcountry. Almon and his sons work in the oil fields, just as their forefathers

Book Blurb: What Remains is a haunting dual-timeline mystery that bridges centuries-and secrets-between ancient Rome and the modern world. Forensic anthropologist Tori Benino has just landed the opportunity of a lifetime: leading a dig at a long-buried Roman village lost to the eruption of Vesuvius. But when she uncovers the remains of a Praetorian guard hidden in an ancient latrine-clearly murdered-Tori realizes she's stumbled onto something far more sinister than a routine

Congratulations to Joseph Kovler upcoming release of "The Fight for Miami", a novella ebook from Historium Press! 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,

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

Book Blurb: A Love Affair Inspiring the World's Most Unforgettable Operas Experience the intense, lifelong love affair between Giuseppe Verdi and Giuseppina Strepponi, the brilliant and seductive soprano who shaped his legacy. As his muse, lover, and wife, Strepponi was the inspiration behind Verdi's most iconic works, including La Traviata and Aida. Her influence was pivotal, as she became the architect of his creative triumphs and the heart of his operatic genius. Set again

BOOK EXCERPT While she hovered, still in the doorway, bright white light illuminated mountain, cloud and town. Jagged sheets of lightning cast their glow through the doorway, through the high window, through even the gaps beneath eaves and between bricks, invading the furthest reaches of the space before her. Bringing each figure into startling clarity. The light drew both men’s gazes towards the doorway. Her husband saw her first; his eyes widened. His lips formed words. She

BOOK EXCERPT In 1914, newspapers reported the crisis as it unfolded across the country and shocked the world, sliding into war. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the turning of neutral Belgium, and Britain’s declaration of war began an era. They called it the war to end all wars. James Rushworth could still recall the moment he got the news.He could hear the excitement in the stone masons’ yard in Huddersfield, where he was an apprentice. He felt the call of duty

What Remains is a haunting dual-timeline mystery that bridges centuries-and secrets-between ancient Rome and the modern world. Forensic...

BOOK EXCERPT: Nathanial On Arriving At Maroons Camp Besides the people waiting here, more are coming. I’m the center of attention. People...

Book Blurb: What Remains is a haunting dual-timeline mystery that bridges centuries-and secrets-between ancient Rome and the modern...

An epic of love, survival, and the fall of empires In the shadow of a burning world, two souls must choose between the past they cherish...

In 1792, an escaped slave, raised and living as white, is discovered and forced to flee into the Great Dismal Swamp. Barely escaping a...