Out of the Woods

By

Gretchen Shirm

‘Out of the Woods’ set in 2000, by highly regarded author Gretchen Shirm, takes the reader back to a terrible time in the history of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina;...
Fiction, General, Historical
The Lavendar Bride

By

Alexandra Weston

Set in 1946 and the following post World War II years, The Lavender Bride is based loosely on the life of Hollywood legend Rock Hudson, who while playing alongside Doris...
Fiction, General, Historical
A Whisper and a Curse 

By

Darcy Burke

Book three in the Raven and Wren series, A Whisper and a Curse continues the association of the Earl of Ravenswood, Hadrian Becket and Matilda Wren, private investigator as Hadrian’s...
Crime, Fiction, Historical
A Gentleman’s Offer

By

Emma Orchard

A tall, well-dressed woman fleeing in the darkest night goes unremarked; the shabby carriage arrives, the heavily cloaked figure enters and a comforting voice reassures the runaway that all will...
Fiction, Historical
The Paris Express

By

Emma Donoghue

On 22 October, 1894 there was a spectacular train derailment at Montparnasse Station in Paris. One person was killed, a newspaper seller, Marie Haguillard. The first reaction from witnesses and...
Fiction, General, Historical
The Girl from Sicily

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Siobhan Daiko

During the Second World War, allied forces often struck a working relationship with somewhat dubious people in order to seek out information on Germany’s bloody march across Europe. Sicilian mafia...
Fiction, Historical
The Governor, His Wife and His Mistress

By

Sue Williams

Sue Williams has researched the story The Governor, His Wife and His Mistress meticulously; her knowledge and understanding of early Australian History make it a compelling reading. Using accurate facts...
Fiction, Historical
Rising Sun Falling Rain

By

Trish Devine

Rising Sun Falling Rain is set in Japan in 1947, after the bombing of Hiroshima. Australia and New Zealand sent into teams of men to help restore and support the...
Historical
The House of Echoes

By

Alexandra Walsh

Anne Brandon, Baroness Grey of Powis, was a woman who was included in the Court circles, witnessed much of the tragedy of times and was a friend or close acquaintance...
Fiction, Historical
The Storyteller’s Daughter

By

Victoria Scott

Victoria Scott, in The Storyteller’s Daughter, uses the time old tragedy of a family divided through inflexibility and social standing which is in so many ways, timeless, to weave a...
Fiction, Historical