Note from Dee Marley, the CEO of The Historical Fiction Company: Once again, now in our fifth year of the contest, I'd like to personally thank everyone who entered and who supported us along the way, as well as a special thanks to all of our fabulous reviewers, who are the backbone of this contest. All the authors who entered this year, you deserve huge commendations for making this year's decision very difficult, as the quality of the writing and the books submitted was jus