

Two Young People Engulfed by a World War - an Editorial Review of "Both Sides of the Pond"
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
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7 hours ago6 min read


An American Civil War Journey - an Editorial Review of "Lockett's Innocence"
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
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1 day ago4 min read


Eight Men Behind Enemy Lines in WWII - an Editorial Review of "Silver Wings Falling Down"
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
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2 days ago5 min read


The Psychological Toll of War - an Editorial Review of "The Choice Within"
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
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3 days ago6 min read


A Chilling Tale Before the Salem Witch Trials - an Editorial Review of "The Widow of Hartforde"
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.
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4 days ago5 min read


Innocence is the First to Fall - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Paoletta"
BOOK EXCERPT “I doubt Saint-Thomas d’Aquin bears any resemblance to how we remember it,” Papa grumbled, his tone plain. “And Paris is not the safest place to be for anyone these days.” “There’s talk of war in Paris now,” Florian added, absently chewing on his thumbnail. His words struck me like a cold gust of wind, leaving a sharp ache in the pit of my belly. I had heard rumours of war before, but they were just rumours; they had no reason to be true. The Bastille had fallen
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5 days ago3 min read


A Family Surviving Scandal - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Annie's Secret"
BOOK EXCERPT Betsey gently pushed back the thin blanket, swung her feet over the side of the bed, and reached for her soft leather slippers, a Christmas present from Annie that she treasured. She tiptoed from the room, determined not to wake Ned if she could help it, for it was early and she had heard the church clock strike six. Closing the door quietly behind her, she descended the stairs and went to the kitchen, where she pulled the kettle forward onto the stove, for her f
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6 days ago3 min read


Secrets Along the Silk Road - an Editorial Review of "The Weaver's Tapestry"
Book Blurb: Her father vanished along the Silk Road. Now, his secrets from a painful past return with the appearance of a mysterious weaver. After her mother dies in childbirth, Saina’s distraught father sells her into servitude and disappears on the Silk Road . Now a young woman, she has gained favor serving the head wife in a bustling roadside inn outside the ancient trade city of Samarkand. When a mysterious weaver and his handsome grandson arrive from a distant city, brin
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Dec 127 min read


New Release Day! Check out "An American Slave in Barbary" by Larry Kelley
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
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Dec 111 min read


Cover Reveal for David J. Jepsen's New Novel from Historium Press
Congratulations to David J. Jepsen for the fabulous new cover for his novel "Unbelonging in the City on the Sound", coming spring of 2026 from Historium Press. BUY HERE: Coming soon! Cover design by White Rabbit Arts at The Historical Fiction Company To have your historical novel's cover designed by our team, please visit www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/author-services/book-cover-design
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Dec 91 min read


A Valiant Woman Rising to Defeat the Roman Republic - an Editorial Review of "Social War"
Book Blurb: Psychologically abused Helena escapes her peasant upbringing in the olive groves only to become a slave in the house of General Sulla. When her natural genius is spotted by Sulla’s ailing spymaster, Demophon, he trains her to be his eyes and ears in Rome. After the only man who treats her with respect is crucified by Sulla, Helena is set on a path of vengeance. Always riddled with self-doubt, she manipulates hand-picked agents to make herself rich and powerful. In
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Dec 84 min read


The Medieval Heroine History Tried to Forget - an Editorial Review of "Lady of Lincoln"
Book Blurb: A true story. A forgotten heroine. In a time when women were told to stay silent, could she become the saviour her people need? 12th-century England. Nicola de la Haye wants to do her duty. But though she’s taught a female cannot lead alone, the young noblewoman bristles at the marriage her father has arranged to secure her inheritance. And when an unexpected death leaves her unguided, the impetuous girl shuns the king’s blessing and weds a handsome-but-landless k
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Dec 75 min read


A Sense & Sensibility Sequel Starring Margaret Dashwood - an Editorial Review of "A Return to Norland"
Book Blurb: Margaret Dashwood, the youngest sister of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, has grown up in the shadows of her two siblings, and is thought by her family, when we first observe her in Sense and Sensibility at the tender age of thirteen, to be ‘a good humoured well-disposed girl; but as she had imbibed a good deal of Marianne’s romance, without having much of her sense, she did not, at thirteen, bid fair to equal her sisters at a more advanced period of life.’ But Marg
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Dec 67 min read


2026 HFC Book of the Year contest now open!
NOW OPEN for editorial review requests and contest entry! www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/book-awards/award-submission #bookcontest #bookawards #thehistoricalfictioncompany $2500 CASH PRIZE - Deadline November 15, 2026 - Winners announced on New Year's Day 2026!!
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Dec 51 min read


Learning to Survive in 20th Century Gangland New York - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Seeds of the Pomegranate"
BOOK EXCERPT: I walked quickly to the hotel. It was just two blocks away, but by the time I got there, I was struggling to catch my breath. Like Teo on that last day, the small voice inside whispered, gasping for air at the top of the loft ladder. In the apartment, Nonna was packing, a handwritten list on the bed beside her valise. She’d brought only a few things to Palermo—a blouse, a pair of bloomers and stockings, her prayer book and rosary. Too few items, I thought, to wa
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Dec 54 min read


Gradual Cover Reveal for Luv Lubker's Upcoming Novel "The Sea King's Daughter" from Historium Press
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
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Dec 41 min read


Gradual Cover Reveal for Irene Latham's Upcoming Novel "Some Starry Night" from Historium Press
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
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Dec 42 min read


Gradual Cover Reveal for Mary Thurlow's Upcoming Novel from Historium Press
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
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Dec 41 min read












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