Historical Fiction

The Bloody Road by Nigel Seed

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The Bloody Road

Michael McGuire has left the army, but as the First World War breaks out his country calls him again.

At the start of the war the British expand their army rapidly, but there is a shortage of experienced officers and McGuire is needed. He is sent to Gallipoli in command of an Australian battalion that suffers badly in that debacle. He stays with them when their bloody road takes them to the mud and carnage of the western front.

Targeted Age Group: 20-70
Genre: Historical Fiction

Golden Eights by Nigel Seed

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Golden Eights
The Search For Churchill’s Lost Gold Begins Again.

In 1940, with the British army in disarray after the evacuation from Dunkirk, invasion seemed a very real possibility. As a precaution, the Government decided to protect the national gold reserves by sending most of the bullion to Canada on fast ships that ran the gauntlet of the U boat fleets. But a lot of gold bars and other treasures were hidden in England. In the fog of war, this treasure was lost. Now, finally, a clue has emerged that might lead to the hiding place. The Government needs the gold back if the country is not to plunge into a huge financial crisis. Major Jim Wilson has been tasked to find it. He and his small team start the search, unaware that there is a traitor watching their every move and intent on acquiring the gold, at any cost.

Targeted Age Group: 20-70
Genre: Historical Fiction

The Road to Ladysmith by Nigel Seed

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The Road to Ladysmith

Only just recovered from his wounds Captain McGuire must now sail south to the confusion and error of the Boer War.

After his return from the war in the Sudan, McGuire had expected to spend time recovering with his family. It was not to be, and his regiment is called urgently to South Africa to counter the threat from the Boers. Disparaged as mere farmers the Boers were to administer a savage lesson to the British Army.

Targeted Age Group: 20-70
Genre: Historical Fiction

No Road To Khartoum by Nigel Seed

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No Road to Khartoum
From the filthy back streets of Dublin to the deserts of the Sudan to fight and die for the British Empire.

Found guilty of stealing bread to feed his starving family, Michael McGuire is offered the “Queen’s Hard Bargain”, go to prison or join the Army. He chooses the Army and, after training in Dublin Castle, his life is changed forever as he is selected to join the ‘Gordon Relief Expedition’ that is being sent south of Egypt to Khartoum, in the Sudan.

Targeted Age Group: 20-70
Genre: Historical Fiction

The Adventures of Tom Finch, Gentleman by Lucy May Lennox

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London, 1735. Covent Garden offers a world of pleasures and diversions, even for a blind man. Tom Finch approaches life with boundless good cheer and resilience, whether he’s pursuing a musical career or pursuing women. And as for his blindness, to him it’s merely an inconvenience.

Join Tom for a picaresque romp through high and low Georgian society among rakes, rovers, thieving whores and demi-reps, highway robbers, bigamists, and duelists, bisexual opera divas, castrati, mollies, and cross-dressers, lecherous aristocrats, and headstrong ladies. This meticulously researched, witty and lively tale overturns stereotypes about disability and revels in the spectacle and excitement of 18th century opera.

Targeted Age Group: adult
Genre: Historical Fiction

Dear Margaret, by Pamela Ackerson

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Based on the true story of a Pearl Harbor survivor, Black Cat, and decorated war veteran.

Dear Margaret,

In a world that had gone bonkers, two friends try to keep each other grounded by writing letters to each other during WWII. Although what happened in their lives was vastly different from each other, they found a common ground, a way to keep each other sane.

From mundane daily chores to life threatening events, these letters from two pen pals take the listener on a journey into the past, a past where nightmares came true, and when hatred reigned.

A time in history that we should never, ever forget.

Targeted Age Group: 16+
Genre: Historical Fiction

All My Love, Detrick by Roberta Kagan

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Targeted Age Group:: 16 to 90
Category: Historical

Print book price range: 17.99
Audiobook price range: 17.46
eBook price range: 3.99

About All My Love, Detrick:
All My Love, Detrick is the story of a German boy who risks everything for the forbidden love of a Jewish Girl during the Holocaust. It is an epic romance, a tale of undying friendships, secrets and betrayals

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