Below is the list of all submissions for the 2023 year from December 1, 2022 to November 29, 2023. All book titles are clickable to their rating, if the book received a four or five star rating. Reviews for books receiving less than four stars are not posted.
Book Title Rating
Contest Only Entries
Child of the West Wind Ronan James Cassidy 4
Jonty's Journey Sara Powter 4
Girl with a Knife James T. Hogg 4.5
No More, My Love Sara Powter 5
A Song of Sixpence Judith Arnopp 5
The Strange Courtship of Kathleen O'Dwyer Robert Temple 5
The Silver Waterfall Kevin Miller 4
Wolves of Wagria Eric Schumacher 4.5
Flower of Iowa Lance Ringel 3.5
The Vine Weaver Sara Powter 5
Finding the Way Cindy Maynard 5
The Golden Bell Robert L Stone 3
Witness to the Revolution Kiersten Marcil 5
The Kingmaking Helen Hollick 4.5
Straddling Black and White Kim Salzman 5
Self Liberation of Parson Sykes David J. Mason 5
Gold in Peace, Iron in War Anthony Flacco 5
Under Water Rachel Callaghan/Judith Beck 4
Shadow Runner K. J. Fieler 5
The High Priestess and the Half-Blood Prince Brianna Nichole 4.5
A Meadow Murder Helen Hollick 5
The Starre, the Moone, the Sunne Ron Destro 5
The Execution, Life and Times of Patrick O'Donnell - Gavin O'Donnell 5
Home News JD Solomon 4.5
The Adored One Susanne Dunlap 4.5
Maid of Morgan's Point Robert Weunch 5
All I See is Violence Angie Elita Newell 5
Angenga John Broughton 5
The Welsh Warrior's Inheritance Arianwen Nunn 4.5
Elodia's Knife Robert S. Phillips 4.5
Bucharest Legacy ( William Maz 5
She Was an American Combat Nurse During WWII - Jeanne Sloane 5
What Remains Erryn Lee 5
The Cyrano Solution Craig H. Bowlsby 4
The Estelusti Trail Roy V. Gaston 4.5
The Butcher's Apprentice Wendy A Warren 5
Editorial Reviews Only - No Contest Entry
Angel of Alta Langa Suzanne Hoffman 5
Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon David Lawrence 3.5
The Men Who Chose Liberty Neil Friedman 5
Time Will Tell Charlotte Brothers 4
Shadow of the Moon Edward McSweegan 4.5
The Covent Garden Mysteries – Enigma Peter Baggott 3.5
When We Disappeared Elaine Stock 4.5
The Heretic's Daughter Michael Lynes 5
The Lion of Galloway JR Tomlin 5
The Rebel's Niece Shimon Avish 5
Land That Hides Death Thomas Allen 3.5
The Secret of the Old Dock Hand Amy Padden 4
Zig Zag Women Roberta Tracy 5
Bittersweet Tapestry Kevin O'Connell 4.5
Guilty of Stealing His Heart Nancy Lynn White 4.5
Trans-Mongolian Express David L. Robbins 5
God's Gracious Killer Dwight David Croy 5
Contest Plus Editorial Reviews
The Belle of Oyster Bay Angela Moody 4
Paul: An American Story William Blair 3.5
Shadow of the Apennines Kimberly Sullivan 4.5
At the Court of Broken Dreams Laurence Brown 5
Moral Fibre Helena P. Schrader 5
The Alewives Elizabeth R. Anderson 4.5
Hungry Trails Maire Malone 4.5
The Writer and the Librarian R. L. Geer-Robbins 4
Te's Road Jeffrey Eisenbrey 4
The Courtesan's Daughter Suzanne Dunlap 4.5
A Long Way from Clare Robert Smith 5
Margaret of Austria Rosza Gaston 4
A Time for War JR Tomlin 5
Cold Blows the Wind Catherine Meyrick 5
The Vitruvian Man David Aucsmith 4
The Maenad's God Karen Michalson 5
The Boy King's Tale Michael January 5
Rescuing Crockett David Z. Pyke 5
The Merchant from Sepharad James Hutson-Wiley 5
The Journal of John McLeod Roger F. Fisher 4.5
Pursuing a Masterpiece Sandra Vasoli 4.5
The Devil's Glove Lucretia Grindle 5
The Arsenal of Deceit Donald Levin 3.5
Cold Peace Helena P. Schrader 5
Turning the World to Stone Kelly Evans 5
O'Toole Florence D'angelo 4.5
The Things We'll Never Have Hilary Hauck 5
Lightning Split the Tree Thomas Allen 4
Second review (book revised) 5
Ash and Ruin Michael Eging / Steve Arnold 5
Finding Utopia Linda Weber 4.5
My Place Among Them J. Stanion 5
Hall of Deception P. L. Jonas 5
Wild World Peter Rush 5
The Diomedeia Michael Nixon 4.5
Desperate Valour Timothy Ashby 5
The Old Trojan David MacDougall 4.5
Grace on the Horizon Emma Lombard 4
The Game Phil Fishman 3
The Reluctant Soldier Mark Perlman 3.5
What a Difference a Journey Makes Celia Martin 4.5
Canaad D A Wood 5
The Wolf's Legacy Michele Callard 5
Murder on Oak Street Andrea Matthews 4.5
Muddied Waters Theo Clarkson 5
Muddied Waters: Coda Theo Clarkson 5
Breach of the Peace C R Dempsey 4.5
Bad Blood (2nd Edition) C R Dempsey 4.5
Where the Lilacs Bloom Roni Rosenthal 5
She Who Rides Horses Sarah V. Barnes 5
An Enemy Like Me Teri M. Brown 4.5
Musket and Masquerades Lindsey Fera 4.5
The Hearts of All on Fire Alana White 5
The Belle of Oyster Bay – second review Angela Moody 5
The Rose of Washington Square Pat Wahler 5
The River Remembers Linda Ulleseit 5
Goode Luck Charlotte Tressler 4
Love Lost in Time Cathie Dunn 4.5
Nobel Satyr Lucinda Brant 5
Her Duke Lucinda Brant 4
His Duchess Lucinda Brant 4
Their Graces Lucinda Brant 4.5
Search and Deception Peter J Marzano 4.5
Litany of Sorrows Peter J Marzano 3.5
And Union No More Stan Haynes 5
The Burning Bride Trish Macenulty 4
Sailor's Heart Martin Campbell 5
German Spirit for Texas Freedom Betsy Wagner 4
Where the Nile Meets the Sea Amy B Kistler Gunarich 4
Rodri's Furies John Broughton 5
The Red Hot Blues Chanteuse Ana Brazil 5
Pheemie's War Kate Reynolds 3
The Road to Canossa Lara Byrne 5
The Soul of a Shoemaker Susan Cork 4.5
A Rule of Life Patricia Brandon 2
Little Crow Albert Sandberg 4
Choosing Sides David Wessel 4.5
Shadow Runner Kate Fieler 5
Katarina's Dark Journey MJ Krause-Chivers 5
In the Lair of Legends David Buzan 5
Niglicu Florence D'Angelo 5
Intimate Fractures Wagih Abu-Rish 5
Harriet Alice McVeigh 5
Taliesin, Chief of Bards Alexander Corby 4
The Tacksman's Daughter Donna Scott 5
Token of Betrayal C V Lee 5
Destiny Awaiting Jan Foster 4
The Confessor's Wife Kelly Evans 4
The Butterfly's Cocoon Ellen Read 5
Christmas Parties, Snow, and Other Follies Heidi Eljarbo 5
Homespun Sophia Alexander 5
New Mexico Bert Entwhistle 4
Stones of Wrath Susanne Ratcliffe 5
The New Empire Alison McBain 4
The Bootmaker's Wife Mershon Neisner 4.5
The Lioness of Leiden Robert Loewen 4.5
Alice's War William McClain 5
Kampaku David Klason 5
The Truth About Myths Giovanna Siniscalchi 5
The Last of What I Am Abigail Cutter 5
Midnight in Syria Jacek Waliszewski 5
Tomorrow We Will Know Sandra Worth 4.5
A Map of the Edge David T. Isaak (disqualified)
The Last Laird of Sapelo T. M. Brown 5
Try the Leopard's Mouth Charles Moberly 5
Laddie Roy Samrat Mitra 4
The Soul Machines Alexandru Szimbor 5
Annwyn's Blood Michael Eging / Steve Arnold 5
Nuremburg Endgame Brian Walker 5
By Sword and Fan Kathleen Buckley 4
Kings, Gods & Gold Michael Lewis 4
1851 Carlo Perez Allen 5
Heart of Deception Gayle Feyrer 5
Canary Amongst the Covey Emory Moon 4
Under the PawPaw Tree Cheryl King 5
The Orchid Hour Nancy Bilyeau 5
The Red Citadel Michael Lynes 5
Ghost of the Rio Grande Don Allen Holbrook 4
The Emerald Necklace Linda Rosen 5
Flowers of Evil N. L. Holmes 5
The Courtesan's Secret Nina Wachsman 5
Most Secret Kathleen Buckley 5
Censored Angel Joan Koster 4
Barnum's Angel Len Boswell 5
Marian Gayle Feyrer 4.5
Jack the Lad D E Ring 4
A Dangerous Woman Josie Wilson 5
What Remains Erynn Lee 5
The Celtic Deception Andrew Varga 4.5
Darcy Alice McVeigh 5
Find Me in the Stars Jules Larimore 5
Lockett and the Devil's Path T. J. Johnston 5
Idaho Madams Milana Marsenich 5
Under His Spell Luv Lubker 5
Life and Death in Ephesus Finlay McQuade 5
Finding the Way Cindy Burkart Maynard 4.5
Esperanza's Way Cindy Burkart Maynard 4
If It's the Last Thing I Do David Fitz-Gerald 4.5
Who She Left Behind Victoria Atamian Waterman 5
The Middle Generation M. B. Zucker 5
Oscar's Tale Chris Bishop 5
Dream of Courage Paul Rushworth-Brown 4.5
Through the Veneer of Time Vera Bell 5
Lovisa Ohn Albert Sandberg 4
Johan Spurrman Albert Sandberg 4
The Light in the Labyrinth Wendy Dunn 5
Lottie Beauchamp's War Paula Napier 5
Jerome & His Women Joan O'Hagan 5
The Bastard Prince of Versailles Will Bashor 5
Song for Someone K D Sherringford 4.5
Saint Bloodbath Frederick Douglas Reynolds 5
Her Own Revolution Debra Borchert 5
Madame Pommery Rebecca Rosenberg 5
The Importance of Sons Kiera Morgan 4.5
Ragtown Kelly Stone Gamble 3.75
The Mender Jennifer Marchman 5
The London Forgery Heidi Eljarbo 5
Journey to Duncan Mills John Michael McCarty 5
Offa: Rex Merciorum John Broughton 4
Salt of the Earth JJ Marsh 4
The Sphere of Light (Secrets of the Boleyns) Ann Jocelyn 4
The Drau River Flows to Siberia Marina Osipova 5
Chosen Mistress Elizabeth Conte 4.5
Rome's Last Noble Palace Kimberly Sullivan 5
Earthia Cold War Nethaniel Spero 4
Empire in Apocalypse Robert Bruton 5
The River Rose Savahn Jordan 4.5
America's Forgotten Suffragists Nicole Evelina 5
Catherines's Mercy Nicole Evelina 4.5
1871: Rivers of Fire Paul Buchheit 4
Wealth and Privilege Jeanette Watts 4
Cheerful Obedience Patrick McLaughlin 4.5
The Eleventh Commandment Mary F. Burns 5
The Bravest Soldier Elaine Schroller 4.5
Cinnamon Girl Trish MacEnulty 5
The Queen's Scribe Amy Maroney 5
There Will Be Consequences Loretta Miles Tolleson 5
Hengist Sean Poage 4.5
On the Wings of a Red-Tailed Hawk Gail Combs Oglesby 5
Pompeii Fire Sharon E. Cathcart 5
Water Music: A Cape Cod Story Marcia Peck 5
Feather of Ma'at Lisa Llamrei 5
Teach the Children to Pray Rebecca Harwick 5
The Accursed Vivian Ferrars 5
Ships of War Bradley John Tatnell 4.5
Mission Churchill Alex Abella 4.5
Raven Rock Nichole Louise 5
Perestroika Joao Cerquira 5
Glendale Meadow Char White 5
Offers of Atonement Maria Ronneus 4.5
The Finding Jane Hunt 4.5
Cowgirls & Indians Ann Greyson 4.5
Fighting in King George's War Marlene F. Stiles 5
The Time of the Valkyrie Marlene F. Stiles 5
In Silence Cries the Heart Catherine Hughes 5
Past Imperfect Joshua R Cohen 4
Hendersonville Olympics Joseph Kovler 3.5
The Sheriff A M Linden 4
The Hussar's Duty Griffin Brady 5
The Stone Cutter Brock Meier 5
Falling Stars Julie Rogers 4.5
Seeds of the Pomegranate Julia Weller 4
Imperatrix S P Somtow 4
The Spurrier's Wife C J Richardson 4
The Lighthouse Back Home Jodi Auborn 4.5
Til I Come Home Gail Combs Oglesby 4
The Courtesan's Secret Nina Wachsman 5
Dare Not Tell Elaine Schroller 3.5
Sheep Are Simply Less Trouble Than Scotsmen Lisa Brookhouse 4
The Storyteller's War John Corry 5
King of Nod Scott Fad 5
Short Story / Stories Anthology
Somerswood Lily Style 4.5
A Cat at Dachau Elyse Hoffman 5
Valentine's Day at the Bennets Alice McVeigh 4.5
Burning Shadows Tim Walker 4.5
Life and Death in Ephesus Finlay McQuade 5
Unlocked Paper Lantern Writers 5
Audiobook Entries
Ernestine Kate Reynolds 4.5
Pride and Perjury Alice McVeigh 5
The Starre, the Moone, the Sunne Ron Destro 5
All reviews and featured spotlights for 2023 will finish posting by the middle of January 2024.
To enter the 2024 Book of the Year contest, please visit www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/book-award/award-submission to sign up for the contest and/or request an editorial review.
Thank you for a great year of sensational historical fiction!
Dee Marley
HFC CEO
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