Free: Kindling of a Firebrand: Fran Sweeney and the Fight Against Boston’s Fascism, A Historical Novel

Kindling of a Firebrand: Fran Sweeney and the Fight Against Boston's Fascism, A Historical Novel

This vital historical novel takes Fran Sweeney from Boston’s early 20th century Irish American neighborhoods to a life of action and influence where she fights powerful forces that threaten the democratic soul of her beloved city.

During the Great Depression and the war that follows, pro-Nazi organizations flood Boston with propaganda and terror tactics. Inspired by her Dad’s example during her childhood on the Charlestown waterfront and by her experience as an office worker in corporate America, Fran becomes a skilled activist and “fearless firebrand” speaking out for social justice and democracy.

The paper she starts, the Boston City Reporter, takes on Fascist, pro-Nazi and racist elements in Boston and beyond. Her words and actions, brave and smart, win national attention for the difference they make in Boston and set an example for action throughout the country.
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When The World Was Broken: A Haunting and True Holocaust Novel

When The World Was Broken: A Haunting and True Holocaust Novel
Berlin, 1938. The windows are shattered. The synagogues burn. And time is running out.In Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler, Jewish families are stripped of their livelihoods, their rights, and finally their safety. After years of hoping the madness would pass, Lina’s cousins realize the truth: if they do not leave now, they may never leave at all.

Across the Atlantic, in quiet Connecticut, Lina and her husband Ben are rebuilding their lives after the Great Depression. Then a letter arrives from Berlin—a plea for help that will upend everything.Lina has never met these three proud German cousins. Yet she is suddenly thrust into a perilous mission: navigate quotas, affidavits, mounting bureaucracy, and tightening borders to rescue family members trapped in the tightening grip of the Third Reich.

Based on real letters exchanged between Lina, her cousins, and others desperate to intervene, When the World was Broken brings to life:

The daily realities of Jewish life in Berlin from 1933–1942

The escalating terror following Kristallnacht

The moral paralysis and political barriers surrounding emigration

The fragile hope of refugees seeking safe harbor

The courage of ordinary individuals attempting extraordinary acts

For readers of World War II historical fiction, Jewish refugee narratives, and stories of emigration from Nazi Germany, this novel offers suspense, authenticity, and deeply human stakes on both sides of the Atlantic.When history fractures the world, who will risk everything to mend it? $1.99 on Kindle.
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THE DOOMSDAY TIMETABLE (The Price of History Book 1)

THE DOOMSDAY TIMETABLE (The Price of History Book 1)
From the Treaty of Versailles to the first bombs falling on Warsaw—the countdown to catastrophe, told through the forms that filed it into existence. “This is not peace. This is an armistice for twenty years.” A German diplomat spoke those words in 1919. He was wrong by only thirty-seven days.

THE DOOMSDAY TIMETABLE is a sweeping work of historical fiction that traces the path from the humiliations of Versailles to the morning Neville Chamberlain told Britain it was at war. But this is not a story of great men making great decisions. It is the story of how civilization can be dismantled—not by barbarians at the gates, but by mild-mannered men in well-pressed suits checking the appropriate boxes.

What readers will discover:

The human machinery behind the historical record—what Chamberlain’s stomach felt like at 3 AM, knowing his life’s work had failed

The bureaucratic horror of forms that process atrocity with the same efficiency as leave applications

Civilians caught in the gears: a Tunbridge Wells mother knitting socks for a son marching toward Belgium, a Prague policeman saluting the occupiers of his own country, a small girl placing flowers on the rubble of her family’s home

The moral complexity of appeasement—eighteen months purchased at Munich, eighteen months of Spitfire production and radar installation, eighteen months that may have saved or doomed millions

A different kind of World War II novel. No simple villains. No comfortable verdicts. The Treaty of Versailles ran to 440 pages—nations have been birthed with fewer words, empires have fallen with less administrative thoroughness. The Doomsday Timetable asks how ordinary people perform their assigned functions with a competence that proves profoundly, tragically inappropriate. From the signing at Versailles to the resignation at Downing Street, the circle closes where it began: with signatures on paper, transforming human catastrophe into administrative record. The ledger remains open. History continues the accounting. Perfect for readers who loved The Splendid and the Vile, Munich by Robert Harris, All the Light We Cannot See, and The Winds of War. $0.99 on Kindle.
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War Torn Book 1

War Torn Book 1
War Torn: A Riveting Tale of Love, Sacrifice, and Survival in the Heart of WWII Amid the horrors of war, can love cross enemy lines and survive the battle within?

October 1942. Frances Meyer, a gifted violinist, faces an unthinkable choice: stay in Nazi-occupied France under the menacing gaze of an SS officer obsessed with her or risk everything for freedom. With her ailing Jewish husband, she boards a French fishing vessel to escape, but fate has other plans. Shipwrecked in the unforgiving Atlantic, her fight for survival lands her in the last place she expected—a German U-boat, commanded by the enigmatic Kapitan Kristian Mueller.

Frances soon finds out that a submarine is a perilous refuge. Trapped in a metal coffin with fifty young men oozing testosterone, she struggles to remain unseen and untouched. Yet amid the suffocating tension, an unexpected connection with the Kapiatn forces her to confront the unthinkable—her feelings for the enemy.

As the U-boat becomes a hunted target of the Allied forces, Frances is torn between loyalty, survival, and a love she cannot deny. With danger closing in from all sides, every decision could mean life or death.

War Torn is a masterful blend of meticulous historical research and breathtaking storytelling. This emotionally charged novel explores the boundaries of love, the resilience of the human spirit, and the moral complexities of war.

Discover a story of impossible choices and unyielding hope that will stay with you long after the final page. Book 1 marks the beginning of an unforgettable journey through the heart of WWII. $0.99 on Kindle.
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The Making of Marigold McGrath

The Making of Marigold McGrath
New York, 1937. Seventeen-year-old Marigold McGrath escapes grief and her father’s dangerous politics through photography. In wartime London, she falls for a Dutch student and documents the Kindertransport—until the Blitz forces her to decide what kind of witness she will become. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Talmadge Farm

Talmadge Farm

“Talmadge Farm” is a sweeping drama that follows three unforgettable families navigating the changing culture of North Carolina at a pivotal moment in history. A love letter to the American South, the novel is a story of resilience, hope, and family – both lost and found.
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Triumph and Tragedy

Triumph and Tragedy
1945. World War II is now in its sixth agonizing year. In Europe, the Allies are closing in on Hitler’s horrific Third Reich, but victory remains elusive. In the Pacific, US forces are locked in a grinding island-by-island struggle against Imperial Japan. $0.99 on Kindle.
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The Montana Gold Mine (Jubilee Walker Book 4)

The Montana Gold Mine (Jubilee Walker Book 4)

In spring 1874, the American economy is descending into a depression, following the collapse of Jay Cooke’s financial empire. Amid the chain of bank and business failures set off by Cooke’s bankruptcy, Jubilee Walker struggles to keep Warner and Walker Outfitters solvent.
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The Montana Gold Mine (Jubilee Walker Book 4)

The Montana Gold Mine (Jubilee Walker Book 4)

In spring 1874, the American economy is descending into a depression, following the collapse of Jay Cooke’s financial empire. Amid the chain of bank and business failures set off by Cooke’s bankruptcy, Jubilee Walker struggles to keep Warner and Walker Outfitters solvent.

Jubil’s grand plans for developing Yellowstone National Park into a popular tourist destination were dashed when Cooke’s business failed, but he is still determined to help fulfill the park’s potential—not to mention his promise to his friend White Dog to end the corruption affecting the well-being of the people living on the Crow reservation.
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The Munich Girl

The Munich Girl
What family secrets is a portrait of Eva Braun hiding? Fifty years after WW2, Anna is plunged into the treacherous world of the Munich girl who was her mother’s confidante — and Hitler’s lover — and uncovers a tangled web of family secrets that challenges every belief she has about right and wrong.

“Historical fiction that reads like memoir.” Philadelphia Inquirer
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Free: Charade With a Duke

A maid’s secret. A duke’s heart. A love neither was meant to find.

In Regency England, a woman named Annabelle, has lived her life as a maid with calloused hands and quiet dreams of a better life. But when an unexpected opportunity to charade as her mistress appears, she decides to step into a world of candlelight, whispers, and dangerous alliances.
Then she meets Nicholas, the Duke of Everstone, a man she could never have hoped to love as Annabelle. The Duke finds himself falling in love with her. Nicholas will have to choose between duty to his legacy, or following his own heart.

Charade With a Duke is a tender, romantic story of forgiveness, courage, and the power of love to heal wounds.
Perfect for readers who enjoy Cinderella tales, hidden identities and forbidden love, redemption, healing and second chances.
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Bain Rock: An 80s Fantasy

Bain Rock: An 80s Fantasy
Bain Rock is a 1980s historical fantasy with witchcraft and lore, political intrigue, found family and sweet lesbian romance.

June,1984. On the remote island of Inea, the militia has outlawed all magic, and rival witch factions are at war. A descendant of nineteen bloodlines of witches, Emma turns nineteen but fails to come into her powers. A suspicious fire forces her into hiding as war brews between the Council of Witches and Dissenters. Breaking an old promise to protect Emma, her grandmother Eva begins to teach her the old pagan ways. When Eva disappears, Emma sets out alone to find her and encounters the formidable Order of The Ziggurat who threaten the balance of magic on the island. She takes shelter with the mysterious Ms Isles. A friend or foe, Ms Isles harbours Tom, the son of a prominent Dissenter who has come of age and a run-away. Emma escapes the clutches of the Order of The Ziggurat with Tom’s help, and meets his sister, Nor. She is a fierce and defiant witch who has abandoned her powerful gifts and the last person Emma expects to fall in love with, much to Tom’s jealousy…

The three friends set out on a quest, navigating the haunted Deadshade Forest, the oppressive militia regime, and the treacherous alliances at the heart of the Council of Witches. As Emma questions her sense of identity, belonging, and coming to terms with her feelings for Nor, she gets to the truth of her origins and uncovers a secret that threatens everything. Old enemies must work together to defeat a force the island has never seen, but how far is Emma willing to go? $0.99 on Kindle.
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Mud Men: A Novel of America at War

Mud Men: A Novel of America at War
Inspired by real-life stories and backed by author J. A. Nunn’s thorough research, Mud Men picks up where The Stuff What Actually Is left off, continuing to weave together the threads of race, social inequity, and American identity that shaped a generation. $0.99 on Kindle.
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KOSTYA: Inspired by a True Story

KOSTYA: Inspired by a True Story
He survived genocide. Nazis. Stalin. Now he’s being hunted. As Kostya races across Russia to escape, love forces an impossible choice: break his promise—or lose everything. Inspired by a gripping true story. KOSTYA REVIEW: a well-written, emotionally intense novel that I couldn’t put down. An ending that is both surprising and deeply satisfying. $2.99 on Kindle.
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My Mother’s Friend: A WWII Home Front Forbidden Love Story (The Echoes of War Saga Book 1)

My Mother’s Friend: A WWII Home Front Forbidden Love Story (The Echoes of War Saga Book 1)

Algona, Iowa. August 1944. Phee Swensson, a gifted young pianist, reluctantly finds herself touring the POW camp looming over her quiet hometown. Before the tour ends, she overhears one of the prisoners playing the piano on the camp theater stage and is stunned to hear his haunting melodies. Intrigued when the thoughtful man behind the music asks her to become his accompanist for an upcoming concert, Phee embarks on an unforeseen friendship. Yet as her feelings for the kind German deepen, choosing her path forward becomes dauntingly complex. Will heavy secrets and a grieving country cut their tender connection short? If you like slow-burn romance, richly researched home front settings, and relationship-driven stories, then you’ll adore Sally Jameson Bond’s evocative and emotional WWII tale. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Color of Fire: A Sweeping Caribbean Saga Book 3 (The Strange Eden Series)

Color of Fire: A Sweeping Caribbean Saga Book 3 (The Strange Eden Series)
“And I thought you were my savior in my darkest hour. How very wrong I was.”

1794: Devastated by the violent disappearance of her husband, Charles Sharpe, Eliza struggles to save Pleasant Hall from the hands of crooked creditors and the governor’s greed. In the aftermath of the attack, her husband’s enemies have branded him a traitor and declare him dead.

But an unlikely source carries knowledge that he still lives, and he alone knows who has taken Charles. Eliza’s desperation drives her to form an alliance with the king of the underworld himself: Captain Hiram Bruin, a notorious man who is more pirate than privateer.

Eliza’s death has been ordered by Lord Dunmore, and Bruin himself tasked with the deed. But Hiram Bruin has never been a man to follow orders. He offers her passage on his ship, the Fortuyne, and his personal protection. In her hour of distress, Eliza accepts—for she has no other choice.

Bruin takes Eliza on a dangerous voyage from the island of New Providence to the wild and untamed Saba, and finally to England, where her journey started three years ago.

Eliza endures her new sinister reality, one where death creeps ever closer, and quickly learns that the only monsters at sea are men. Ensnared by the salt air and damning secrets, one thing is startlingly clear: Bruin wants to take everything she holds dear. For the roots of revenge lie deep…

Will Eliza be able to save the life of her husband before it’s too late? What price is she willing to pay for his freedom? And can she escape this unimaginable nightmare, fueled by a man of unspeakable cruelty?

Color of Fire is the dark, thrilling conclusion to Gina Giordano’s sweeping historical epic, the STRANGE EDEN Trilogy. $0.99 on Kindle.
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When The World Was Broken: A Haunting and True Holocaust Novel

When The World Was Broken: A Haunting and True Holocaust Novel
Berlin, 1938. The windows are shattered. The synagogues burn. And time is running out.In Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler, Jewish families are stripped of their livelihoods, their rights, and finally their safety. After years of hoping the madness would pass, Lina’s cousins realize the truth: if they do not leave now, they may never leave at all.Across the Atlantic, in quiet Connecticut, Lina and her husband Ben are rebuilding their lives after the Great Depression. Then a letter arrives from Berlin—a plea for help that will upend everything.

Lina has never met these three proud German cousins. Yet she is suddenly thrust into a perilous mission: navigate quotas, affidavits, mounting bureaucracy, and tightening borders to rescue family members trapped in the tightening grip of the Third Reich.Based on real letters exchanged between Lina, her cousins, and others desperate to intervene, When the World was Broken brings to life: The daily realities of Jewish life in Berlin from 1933–1942 The escalating terror following Kristallnacht The moral paralysis and political barriers surrounding emigration The fragile hope of refugees seeking safe harbor The courage of ordinary individuals attempting extraordinary acts

For readers of World War II historical fiction, Jewish refugee narratives, and stories of emigration from Nazi Germany, this novel offers suspense, authenticity, and deeply human stakes on both sides of the Atlantic.When history fractures the world, who will risk everything to mend it? $0.99 on Kindle.
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Masque of Honor

Masque of Honor
The first book in the Fields of Honor series and based on the true events behind the 1819 Mason–McCarty duel, Masque of Honor is a story of valor, conviction, and the cost of sacrificing one life to forge another. $0.99 on Kindle.
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BREAKING POINT

 

1940, World War II. The Nazis have crushed Europe, and Hitler launches a massive aerial assault with the Luftwaffe against the heavily outnumbered British RAF. The fate of civilization teeters in the balance.

Johnnie Shaux, a Spitfire fighter pilot, must summon up the fortitude to fly into a battle where death is all but inevitable, and continue to do so until the inevitable occurs…

Eleanor Rand, a brilliant Fighter Command mathematician, studies the control room map constantly tracking the ebbs and flows of the conflict, and sees the glimmerings of a radical breakthrough…

Breaking Point is based on actual events in the Battle of Britain. Written with a penetrating historical accuracy of World War II and breathtaking speed, Breaking Point puts you inside the cockpit as the pilots duel to the death, inside RAF Headquarters as the commanders make their decisions, and inside the lives of young men and women facing one of the great crises in modern history.

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The Little Gems

Reeling from the effect of their long-time dreams shattering, Leah Harper seeks a fresh start in the form of an abandoned schoolhouse. A few old clues in the building point to a long-ago tragedy. Digging deeper with the help of the town’s quirky, determined librarian, Leah and her husband Nathan find more than just old memories; they discover a community’s buried guilt over lies and loss and ruined reputations. Driven to share the truth, Leah and Nathan prove that, sometimes, the most precious gems are the last ones anyone expects to find.

See other books by Deb Graham at www.DebGrahamAuthor.com $0.99 on Kindle.
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Dagger’s Destiny (Curse of Clansmen and Kings Book 2)

Dagger's Destiny (Curse of Clansmen and Kings Book 2)
“Dagger’s Destiny” propels us back in time to a world shrouded in mysticism, magic, and political machinations. In this second captivating installment of the “Curse of Clansmen and Kings” series by Linnea Tanner, Ancient Celtic lore is beautifully interwoven with the threads of historical fiction to bind our hearts to the unforgettable saga of Catrin and Marcellus. Set in an era roiled with clashing empires and unnerving power struggles, the book follows the destiny of Catrin, a Celtic warrior princess, and Marcellus, a Roman nobleman whose mutual love is mired in a network of treachery.

War looms over 24 AD Britannia where rival tribal rulers fight each other for power and the Romans threaten to invade to settle their political differences. King Amren accuses his daughter, Catrin, of treason for aiding the Roman enemy and her lover, Marcellus. The ultimate punishment is death unless she can redeem herself. She must prove loyalty to her father by forsaking Marcellus and defending their kingdom–even to the death. Forged into a warrior, she must overcome tribulations and make the right decisions on her quest to break the curse that foretells her banished half-brother and the Roman Empire will destroy their kingdom. Yet, when Catrin again reunites with Marcellus, she is torn between him and her duty to King Amren. She must ultimately face her greatest challenger that could destroy her life, freedom, and humanity.

Will Catrin finally break the ancient prophecy that looms over her kingdom? Will she abandon her forbidden love for Marcellus to win back her father’s trust and love? Can King Amren balance his brutality to maintain power with the love he feels for Catrin?

Linnea Tanner’s remarkable storytelling prowess takes us on an unforgettable journey, one that resonates with the humanity of its characters, the savage cruelties of war, and the undeniable power of love and destiny. Uncover the mysteries that lie in the heart of Dagger’s Destiny as the saga continues. $0.99 on Kindle.
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The Far Reach of Yesterday

The Far Reach of Yesterday

When Rachel is pursued by a crime family, she never imagines awakening in the raucous gold mining town of Idaho City in 1864. Here and now, she must learn to survive and to face the trauma of her past by accepting the boundless love of Ethan and Rose Stonehill, a wounded Union cavalry officer and his young daughter striving to forge a new life on the American frontier.
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No Time to Mourn

No Time to Mourn
In war-torn Malta, Katarina and RAF pilot Desmond find fragile love as siege, starvation, and bombardment close in—each day testing whether devotion can survive history’s cruelest tide. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Sharpened Blade: The Story of Dinah Clark

Sharpened Blade: The Story of Dinah Clark
Based on a true story: Born an indentured servant and enslaved for 21 years, Dinah Clark fought for freedom, built a home, and became a skilled sawyer—an unheard-of trade for a 19th-century woman. After her husband’s death, her axe kept her family alive. From Bethel A.M.E. to the Underground Railroad, her grit shattered barriers in Reading, PA. $0.99 on Kindle.
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The Montana Gold Mine

The Montana Gold Mine

In spring 1874, the American economy is descending into a depression, following the collapse of Jay Cooke’s financial empire. Amid the chain of bank and business failures set off by Cooke’s bankruptcy, Jubilee Walker struggles to keep Warner and Walker Outfitters solvent.

Jubil’s grand plans for developing Yellowstone National Park into a popular tourist destination were dashed when Cooke’s business failed, but he is still determined to help fulfill the park’s potential—not to mention his promise to his friend White Dog to end the corruption affecting the well-being of the people living on the Crow reservation.

When Jubil solicits support from the highest levels of government, he sets off a chain of events that puts not only him but the ones he loves most in grave danger. What is the nature of the secret Jubil’s nemesis is hiding? And how far will he go to protect it? $0.99 on Kindle.
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