An historical mystery surrounding the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The reluctant detective goes to war

The story behind the painting?

Set at the height of World War II, as war-related production demands lure legions of southern blacks to northern defense jobs, transforming key cities into both "Arsenals for Democracy" and cauldrons of racial conflict. "Blood in the Promised Land," by author Eliot Sefrin, chronicles the separate, arduous journeys of two men who, at first glance, could not be any more different. An orphaned, impoverished sharecroppers' son, Roosevelt Turner, is black and uneducated, a manual laborer who owns little more than his visions of a better life. In contrast, Jacob Perlman—an affluent, esteemed physician, married and the father of a teenaged daughter. When their paths unwittingly cross during a violent racial incident in Pittsburgh, their fateful encounter instantly reshapes their lives, permitting them to transcend their differences and exorcise the demons of their pasts.

Historical Intrigue

Death is never far for Angry Wasp. His daughter lost to slavers, his wife immersed in powerful sorcery, and his nation embroiled in Montezuma's bitter war. To regain his family, save his nation from extinction, and protect his very soul from dangers far more perilous than he dares admit, there is only one possible solution: a dance with Death, to the haunting melody of hope and loss. In"Five Dances with Death: Dance One," by author Austin Briggs, power, tragedy, and betrayal weave a desperate song of reckless gambles to gain salvation. Every battle draws Wasp deeper into life-threatening events and crucial choices. One wrong decision and he loses it all. When the music ceases and the dead are counted, will Angry Wasp hold the key to his daughter's freedom? Or will he have led his proud nation to its ultimate collapse?

Racial Tensions

Broken Promises

In a series of candid letters, Ellis Brantley, a charismatic young seminary graduate with a gift for preaching. chronicles the merciless march of Sherman's armies from Atlanta to Savannah. His powerful sermons quickly vault him from regimental chaplain to a senior chaplain's post at Sherman's headquarters. There, he must contend with the flinty and unpredictable general, a hostile captain who mocks his beliefs, a church-burning, half-insane soldier and, most dangerous of all, his own conviction that he knows God's will. In "Sherman's Chaplain," by author David Bellin, Brantley's letters reveal the inner conflict that will drive him to a lethal encounter and a profound new truth about his faith and his future.

The Aztec Calendar speaks of The Legend of the Five Suns. What if there had been a Sixth Sun and a Sixth Coming? Join Soyala, whose name means The Time of the Winter Solstice in the Hopi Language, as she seeks to discover the truth behind the self-proclaimed Sun King to the South. In "The Sixth Coming," by author Richard Donahue, mythical and some not so mythical beasts abound, as does mystical intrigue and suspense. Journey back to a time to the dawn of science when magical still was the most powerful force in the land. Join Soyala as she seeks to discover her true heritage and that of her grandfather.