Book Blurb: “Could you kill a Nazi, Miss Lake? Or, in the moment of killing, would you remember his mother’s grief—and let yourself be killed instead?” It is the most extraordinary of job interviews, for the most extraordinary of jobs. In the final year of WWII, Sibyl, an English nurse, volunteers to help free Alsace—the beloved province of her childhood—from Nazi control. Her mission: to train and lead a band of resistance fighters, men commanded by Jacques, once her closest

Book Blurb: Don't tell Napoleon you read this book! He would be furious. This book is about how his greatest rival came to be... Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the Black General of the French Revolution. Napoleon tried to bury Dumas' story in the annals of history, but he didn't count on the man's son writing down a secret revenge story against him, weaving truth into one of the greatest pieces of fiction ever written, The Count of Monte Cristo. This book is the origin story of the

Book Blurb: FROM STAR SHOWBOAT SINGER TO PIRATE PREY ON THE WICKED RIVER! Showboat singer Stella Parrot’s star rises in the Antebellum South with every sold-out performance along the lower Mississippi River. When a river pirate viciously assaults her, new friends Toby Freeman and John Dee Franklin foil the attack. However, the pirate’s family is bent on revenge. Stella, Toby, and John Dee escape their riverboat with able assistance from young cub pilot Sam Clemens, only to be

Congratulations to Jan Matthews for her upcoming new novel "The Last Fatal Hour"!! Cover design and reveal by White Rabbit Arts at The Historical Fiction Company To learn more about the release: https://coffeeandinkbooks.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/thelastfatalhour-by-jan-matthews-historicalmystery/ To have your historical novel's cover designed by White Rabbit Arts, please visit www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/author-services/book-cover-design

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

Book Blurb: In this powerful conclusion to the Pocket Full of Seeds Trilogy, Caritas brings this epic and emotional journey full circle—following the critically acclaimed books, Libertas and Firmitas, praised as “historical fiction at a stellar level.” — 1846 — Horace and Fredericka have escaped slavery and endured the punishing journey of the Oregon Trail, but their fight for freedom is far from over. The West offers no refuge, only new threats amidst the turmoil of the Whit

Book Excerpt: Joel’s eyes roamed the room again, seeking an anchor to steady his turbulent thoughts. The canopy bed, draped in fine linens and accented by plush pillows, exuded comfort and security. Lavender lingered on the sheets, intertwining with the sweetness of the candles. It was a scene so removed from the barren trenches and the grim realities he had lived through. The suite was a testament to permanence, to wealth, to a life he wasn’t sure he deserved anymore.

Book Excerpt Elena was struck by the cold, salty air against the water and the Lido perfectly displayed in the distance. She let the shoreline sky cleanse her, wading her conducting arms through the damp air. They sang a simple chant as they walked and made a half-circle with their backs to the water, close to the Prioress. A group of listeners stopped their errands as the rarely seen foundling girls alerted them with their song. It was uncommon for the public to interact wit

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: "

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

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GOLD MEDAL FINALISTS FOR THE 2025 HFC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS! PLEASE NOTE: SOME CATEGORIES SHOW TIED WINNERS GRAND PRIZE & RUNNER-UP WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN FROM THIS LIST and ANNOUNCED AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT EST on DECEMBER 31st 2025 - NEW YEAR'S EVE!! All finalists will be allowed to use the displayed category badge for announcements and will be notified via email. 2026 Awards & Editorial Review requests are now open - please visit www.thehistoricalfiction

Book Blurb: Fame. Fortune. Pitfalls. It is 1978, and a music scene is brewing in Los Angeles. Singer Gunnar Erickson and guitarist Shep Townsend leave Grand Island, Nebraska hoping to make it big as rock stars. Before long, they help form the talented and popular band Authentic Cadence and are managed by the biggest names in the business. As they begin to realize their dreams, however, Gunnar and Shep learn that that fame has its downsides. Between the constant touring and gr

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SEMI-FINALISTS FOR THE 2025 HFC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS! LISTED IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE 12:00 NOON EST on DECEMBER 31st 2025!! All semi-finalists will be allowed use of the above badge for announcements and will be notified via email. HUGO SEMI-FINALIST - GENERAL HISTORICAL One Ordinary Man Steve Vesce Downyoshun Art Young The Reluctant Pioneer Julie McDonald Zander Sarita Natalie Musgra

Book Blurb: Coming soon Book Buy Link: Coming soon Editorial Review: Rating: 4.6 William Haddad’s "Trojan Odyssey" is a sweeping re-imagining that pulls the legendary Trojan prince, Hector, from the dust of the "Iliad" and hurls him into a sprawling, existential voyage through the concatenated afterlives of the ancient world. This does not feel like a myth retold, but a myth extended, a fictionalized exploration of the hero’s shade forced to navigate the brutal and often cont

Book Blurb: In 1949, Will Parlor glimpses a woman across a crowded Chicago street and is carried back to the summer that changed him forever. In 1917, at seventeen, he took a job as a worker on an Illinois farm. There, he’s drawn into the Dutch-American Helgeveld family, especially daughters Vlinder and Corrie. Will also befriends Moses and Isaiah Butler, African American brothers up from Alabama, seeking freedom and opportunity in an America still rumbling after the Civil Wa

Book Blurb: In January of 1939 when Barbara Greene, a beautiful and successful young British actress, met Joe Kennedy Jr., son of the American Ambassador, she could not have expected that their relationship would lead to her emigrating to America and piloting a plane around the eastern states to publicize Bundles for Britain, let alone her hasty decision to marry an American. Nor could her brother, Kent, have foreseen his bitter retreat from Dunkirk when he left England in Ja

Book Blurb: A simple promise to his friend’s wife… An overwhelming urge to keep his younger brother from danger… An inkling that this War Between the States would not be the brief affair that most expected… James Lockett thought that he understood what he was getting into. He could not have been more wrong. From bushwhackers in Missouri to the tardy realization that there was an enemy wearing his own uniform, James Lockett encounters far more than expected. But nothing could

Book Blurb: MISSING IN ACTION—EIGHT MEN BEHIND ENEMY LINES... After Pearl Harbor, W.T. Eaves swaps the West Texas oil fields for the skies, earning his silver wings as a bomber pilot in the Army Air Corps. While training in Galveston, the beautiful, dark-eyed Jean captures Eaves’ heart and they marry—just months before he’s sent to war. Called to aerial combat in the Fifteenth Air Force, Eaves and his B-24 crew run the gauntlet of flak and battle the Luftwaffe to deliver thei

Book Blurb: Save. Kill. Live. Die. How much do I give? 1944 , and war rages in the Pacific. Two young recruits from opposing sides destined to cross paths without ever meeting, changing their lives forever… Honolulu —Devoted nurse Lieutenant Jeannette Crawford has been working tirelessly, with dedication and wisdom beyond her years, to help wounded US servicemen on home soil face their greatest enemy—time. Wanting to do more, she volunteers to serve on a hospital ship, hoping

Book Blurb: A chilling historical horror novel of witch trials, survival, and the true monster hiding among us. Connecticut Colony, 1662 During a midnight witch trial, an unsettlingly woman confesses to making a pact with the Devil—after encountering a terrifying beast in the woods. Her words send a shiver through newcomer Rebecca Easton. She’s seen that creature too. But when Rebecca dares to speak the truth, suspicion turns on her. Accusations fly. The townspeople whisper.