Historical Fiction
epub |eng | 2023-09-21 | Author:David Field [Field, David]

Two days later, Captain Jones invited Brewster and John Carver into his cabin, along with two representatives of those who had travelled west in search of fortune. It was agreed ...
( Category: Renaissance December 22,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-08-08 | Author:Ismail Kadare

FIFTH VERSION ‘I was having lunch with Pasternak . . .’ Thus starts this version, by the poet’s old friend Nikolai Vilmont (On Pasternak: Memories and Reflections, Moscow, 1989). ‘I ...
( Category: World War II December 22,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-08-10 | Author:Baptiste Pinson Wu [Pinson Wu, Baptiste]

Ningqiang county, Yi province 12th month, 4th year of the Jingyuan era of the Cao Wei empire (263) The silence is heavy around the fire. None dare to speak, but ...
( Category: Chinese December 22,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-06-07 | Author:V.S. Alexander [Alexander, V.S.]

CHAPTER 19 For more than three years we lived in relative peace, avoiding the horrors of Germany, until the war began on September 1, 1939. Emil found a job in ...
( Category: World War II December 22,2023 )
epub |eng | 2022-12-15 | Author:S.J.A. Turney

XVII The Capuan Rome, February, AD 79 The aftermath of that killing was somewhat predictable. For the better part of a year, Titus had railed and snarled at Domitian every ...
( Category: Ancient December 22,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-09-25 | Author:M J Lee [Lee, M J]

Chapter twenty-four Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Perth, Australia After two hours at the hospital, Jayne had returned to the house in Dalkeith at 12.30. They decided to split the time ...
( Category: Australian & Oceanian December 22,2023 )
epub |eng | 2014-10-19 | Author:A.J. Gallant [Gallant, A.J.]

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE IT WAS TWO DAYS LATER when Cyrus awoke face down with a bad taste in his mouth; he coughed displacing dust on the floor, getting some of it ...
( Category: Fantasy December 22,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-05-23 | Author:Helena Celbs & Lucia Jones [Celbs, Helena & Jones, Lucia]

"We will never bow down to the likes of Xerxes. We will defend our land and our people with our lives. Now, if you'll excuse us, we have important matters ...
( Category: Middle Eastern December 22,2023 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2018-12-05 | Author:Chris Formant

TWENTY-NINE Evening, Saturday, July 20, 1776 Morristown, New Jersey Ben rubbed his eyes as he paced back and forth across the dirt road, his musket at the ready for any ...
( Category: Military December 21,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-01-05 | Author:Carol Amorosi [Amorosi, Carol]

Chapter 12 "A ngus, please, wait!" Little Hawk cried out as she stepped towards him, but he was already gone. She stood for a moment, regaining her composure. Little Hawk ...
( Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense December 20,2023 )
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:A.W. Hartoin [Hartoin, A.W.]

The fat little thief was named John Bricke, and he hadn’t escaped their Anderson shelter for one very good reason other than it was made of steel. He hadn’t woken ...
( Category: French December 20,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-04-18 | Author:Roberta Kagan [Kagan, Roberta]

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN Bernie kept her promise to Moriah. Although she was exhausted, she did her own work, and then she did as much of Moriah’s work as she could possibly ...
( Category: German December 20,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-02-13 | Author:Wareham, Andrew

Chapter Eleven “Now, John Digby, comes the hardest part. The report. All very well to capture a Turkish sixty gun ship, but now we have to justify so doing. The ...
( Category: British December 20,2023 )
epub |eng | 2020-02-26 | Author:Jayne Castel [Castel, Jayne]

Night settled over Dunan, bringing the encircling mist in closer. Gavin stood at the window of his bed-chamber and looked out over the valley. Tall spruce poked up through the ...
( Category: Scottish December 20,2023 )
epub |eng | 2018-07-09 | Author:Susie Murphy [Murphy, Susie]

Chapter 15 The guests began to arrive the following day. Bridget found that her enthusiasm for the imminent festivities had been tempered by the grave events surrounding the burglary but, ...
( Category: Irish December 20,2023 )