HISTORICAL FICTION

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MEDIEVAL HISTORICAL FICTION Longshanks           by Forrest Sherwood                      Copyright © 2010 by Forrest Sherwood Edward I, King of England, has long been thought to be one of the Plantagenet dynasty's foremost rulers. Unfortunately, that is not born out by the reports of a close friend and confidante in this autobiographical novel. Robert Hood, sometime fool to Edward, both as Crown Prince and as King of England, tells the tale of what went on behind the scenes during some of the pivotal moments in the history of Edward and, by extension, of England. Most interesting, in a later volume of the proposed series, is Robert's grandson and namesake's close friendship with Edward's son and heir, Edward II. Their interaction may not have made history but it certainly made mythology in the tale of Robin Hood. Longshanks is the first in a proposed series of volumes. Read more... Henry the Sixth, the Second           by Jim Wayne                     Copyright © 2010 by Jim Wayne Lawrence Talmadge has turned to a monk's life, as times are hard and he has no way to support himself and his son. Or his drinking habit. He has a hard life, but not as hard as it is to shortly become when someone notices his very strong likeness to the King of England. The "little joke" makes it to the ears of Queen Marguerite, who is already plotting against her mostly useless husband, King Henry the Sixth. A plot begins brewing in her mind - one so diabolical that no one would believe it possible - and she starts the process of implementing the scheme. A few of the players are already in place, Mortimer chief among them. As she has recently found herself with child (and it is not the King's!), she must move quickly. Lawrence and his son are trapped in the web, with no escape likely. Read more... AMERICAN HISTORICAL FICTION Vines           by Virginia Oakes                     Copyright © 2010 by Virginia Oakes Carter Lightfoot and his bride, Adeline Steptoe, return from their honeymoon in Europe to their plantation. Carter immediately creates friction by freeing some of the slaves, including his childhood companion who he wants to go into business with. Adeline is with child and spends much of time with her old nanny, now a freedwoman, Mamie. They reminisce about the old days and Mamie fills Adeline in on a lot of the family history. Meanwhile, Carter and Sonny work on grafting the French grapevines he brought back onto American stock. His idea is to phase out the other crops and turn the plantation into a winery. They learn a lot about genetics by grafting and such manipulation. Meanwhile, Adeline gives birth to a black child and the vines of the family history come to light: Mamie is an aunt and Sonny their cousin. Read more... Eighteen Pages           by C. Fenway Braxton                      Copyright © 2010 by C. Fenway Braxton With all the theories around about why Booth killed Lincoln, and for whatever group, one would think the only thing caertain was that Booth pulled the trigger. Nothing could be farther from the truth! Not only was the story of Booth's crime a fabrication, so was the tale that he died at a farm in Virginia. Where did the story come from? Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War, created the story out of whole cloth but not because he was the ring-leader of the conspiracy to remove Lincoln as many have supposed. No, he produced the tale and the supporting evidence - flimsy at best - to cover his own involvement in Booth's plan to kidnap the President. Yes, many people today know that Booth had formerly planned to kidnap Lincoln and use the prisoner as leverage in a prisoner exchange or, possibly, ending the war with terms more favorable to the South. Historians puzzle over Booth's abrupt change in plans from a simple kidnapping to murder at the last moment. No cogent theory has yet been brought forward. And the reason for such a state is that there is absolutely no evidence whatsover that Booth actually shot the man! So, you wonder, who did kill Lincoln? It was his invited guest for the evening, Major Rathbone, who attempted suicide a few years later. Why was none of this brought out at the time? Because the story as released was controlled by Stanton, and the story seemed to change daily until the trial of the conspirators ended the speculations. The tale follows the actions of Booth in the week following the assassination as well as the story of a reporter in Washington, thrown headlong into the mix, trying to find out the truth of the horrible crimes that took place that Good Friday in 1865. The story he uncovers is far different than the one Booth records in eighteen pages of his "diary" - the same eighteen pages that were later found to be missing when it was introduced at trial. Read more... WESTERN AMERICANA The Young Hellions           by Carson Merrick                     Copyright © 2010 by Carson Merrick A group of youths keep an awful secret: they each have abilities that are far beyond the norm. And how did this happen? A freak solar accident. But what are they going to do with it? They first seek out more of their own kind and then start training to work against the "dark forces of evil". And how will they deal with one of their own who turns bad? Read more...