Deal : Historical Fiction

Date: 9 July, 2021

Medieval England and two young men find themselves at the heart of a brutal struggle in the borderlands between with Wales. Hoxton, a brilliant scholar ripped from the comfort of his college library is pulled into the service of the Templars in a legal battle as savage as any that takes place in the wind blasted border hills. Drysdale, a young man destined to join the ranks of the Order is the son of a famous warrior knight and has been bred from birth to carry a sword. These two young men, different in so many ways, find friendship in...

Date: 8 July, 2021

Safe from the horrors of war a German soldier makes the ultimate sacrifice Having survived the hell of Stalingrad and two years of bitter fighting on the Eastern Front, Sergeant Franz Mayer found he was now a deserter. Not by choice but a reality nevertheless. Faced with the prospect of an SS firing squad, convinced that the war was in its final death throes his only hope lay in returning home. If fate had condemned him it now came to his rescue and aided by an elderly couple who had lost their only son in the war, he was able...

Date: 12 May, 2021

It all began in 1916 on Arrowhead Island, named for its crooked V-shape and the Indians that used to live there. Young brothers, Ron, Arthur and Bob must forage for their food to keep Pops and the family fed as they live the carefree life of three Huckleberry Finns. One day they stumble upon an old pine box that’s been washed ashore filled with Indian bones, a skull, arrowheads and a tomahawk. Inscribed on the lid are the words: Wau-kon-haw-kaw. In town, an Indian by the name of Big Canoe tells the boys that they have found “Snakeskin,” the lost...

Date: 11 April, 2021

Bess has the voice of an angel, or so Henry VIII declares when he buys her from her father. As a member of the Music, the royal company of minstrels, Bess grows up within the decadent Tudor court, navigating the ever-changing tide of royals and courtiers. Friends come and go as cracked voices, politics, heartbreak, and death loom over even the lowliest of musicians. Tom, her first and dearest friend, is her only constant. But as Bess becomes too comfortable at court, she may find that constancy has its limits.This title has been rated S, appropriate for adults, and contains:...

Date: 11 April, 2021

It all began in 1916 on Arrowhead Island where young brothers, Ron, Arthur and Bob live the carefree life of three Huckleberry Finns. One day they stumble upon an old pine box that’s been washed ashore filled with Indian bones, a skull, arrowheads and a tomahawk. Inscribed on the lid are the words: Wau-kon-haw-kaw. In town, an Indian by the name of Big Canoe tells the boys that they have found “Snakeskin,” the lost bones of Chief Waukon Decorah. A curse was once placed on those bones and now that they have returned, war with the white man is imminent—as...

Date: 24 March, 2021

An incredible story about the little-known holocaust of the Imperial Japanese Army’s general staff – to destroy the women of the countries they planned to occupy. This well-researched thriller is set in 1978, where two sons of the Rising Sun reignite their fathers’ World War II diabolical disdain for women, secreting it to Chicago’s shores. Can FBI agent Michaelene Westgate stop them before too many people die? 99 Cent Bargain Book on March 24, 2021

Date: 1 March, 2021

Dustin Murphy’s blocked memory of childhood trauma is the key to unravelling a modern-day threat. Can he remember in time to prevent disaster? Haunted by the ghosts of his childhood, Dustin doesn’t understand why he is so disconnected to the world. His mother suggests he may find answers by studying their family’s past, which takes him back to: 1934, Harlem—His Great Aunt Rita is a fixer in the numbers racket. She works side by side with Bumpy Johnson and runs the bank for the operation while her family struggles to be accepted in New York because of the color of...

Date: 21 February, 2021

In 1244 the Cathar stronghold of Montségur is attacked and 205 heretics are burnt to death soon after they hide their treasure and relic. German scholar Otto Rahn, makes it his life goal to locate the Cathar cache in the 1930s. His book Crusade against the Grail attracts Reichsführer Himmler’s attention and he recruits Rahn into the SS. Exposed as a homosexual with Jewish ancestry, Rahn commits suicide. But only after leaving all his notes on where the treasure and relic may be found, with his niece. This is the true background story to the modern-day fictional search and discovery....

Date: 19 February, 2021

William Gascoyne was only a child when he was sent away from home to serve an apprenticeship with a stonemason in 19th century London. There, he develops a reputation as a capable craftsman and establishes important connections with renowned architects before joining family who had settled in the Victorian town of Royal Leamington Spa. Learn how developers influenced the growth of this town and how William became a significant figure in its business, political and social life. All within the context of significant political, religious and industrial events of the period. Evidence of William’s building company survives in houses, ecclesiastical...

Date: 15 February, 2021

Princess Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso is a forgotten figure of the Italian Revolution Born into a family of nobility, Belgiojoso learned at a young age what foreigners interested in ruling the Italian States could be like. She spent the rest of her life dedicated to uniting her home country and ousting those foreigners who only brought harm and discord to the country. After a failed marriage to a prince and being banished to live in Paris, Belgiojoso met many key players in the French Government, helping to further her cause. Her social circles were ones that everyone desired to be part...