Beneath the Shadow of Attila
As the death of Attila the Hun sends tremors across the empire, a Roman diplomat’s daughter and a captive Hunnic warrior must navigate shifting allegiances—and their forbidden love—in the heart of a world unraveling.
Ashes Over Avignon
As the Black Death ravages Avignon in 1350, sixteen-year-old Luc de Mirepoix faces a world wracked by loss and fear, forced to choose between the safety of tradition and the uncertain promise of change as he comes of age amid one of history’s darkest years.
The Crown Without an Heir: Intrigue at the End of the Salian Dynasty
In the shadowed halls of Mainz, as the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V lies dying without an heir, the German princes gather to decide the fate of the Empire—while Countess Mathilde von Falkenstein walks a perilous path between loyalty, ambition, and betrayal.
The Last Stand at Halicarnassus
As the satrap Mausolus of Caria dies, a young Carian officer finds himself swept into a struggle for survival and loyalty when the city of Halicarnassus faces the ambitions of the powerful Athenian and Rhodian fleets in 353 BC.
The Siege of Alexandria: Sand and Ashes
As the armies of the Rashidun Caliphate close in on the great city of Alexandria, a young Greek scribe and a weary Byzantine centurion are drawn together by duty, loss, and the desperate hope of defense. In the final days of the Byzantine presence in Egypt, every choice weighs between faith, loyalty, and survival.
The Last Witness of Jerusalem
As King Jehoiakim’s reign ends and Babylonian forces encircle Jerusalem, apprentice scribe Mattan uncovers a murder within the palace walls—one that threatens to unravel secrets as dangerous as the coming siege.
Mountains Beyond the Border: Surviving the Exodus from Soviet Armenia
When the earth shook beneath their feet and the Soviet Union began to crumble, Arman and his family faced a winter of hunger and darkness, forced to risk everything as refugees along the turbulent Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
Winter of Discontent: Shadows over Saint Petersburg
As strikes and unrest sweep through the streets of Saint Petersburg in the fateful winter of 1905, a junior civil servant is drawn into a web of conspiracy, betrayal, and desperate hope—where every whispered secret could mean life or death.
The Last River Gate: A Youth in the Wake of the Jin Unification
As the armies of the Jin Dynasty sweep south to reclaim the fractured lands of China, a young boatman’s son must choose between loyalty to his family and the tide of history that threatens to wash away all he’s ever known.
The Courier of Berlin
As the Red Army closes in on a fractured Berlin, a German civil servant is handed a final secret to deliver—a message that could change the fate of those trapped inside the dying Reich. Every street is a battlefield, and every shadow might hide an enemy or a desperate friend.