SONS OF THE NEW WORLD
BRIDES OF THE GAUNTLET
A young man finds adventure, tragedy, and love on the American Frontier.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF BOOKS
“Well written and riveting.”
WHAT THE RIVER OF THE CHEROKEE DID NOT TELL
“Don’t be afraid. I’ll come back for you.” The promise made to a small boy, Jonathan Asher, on the River of the Cherokee is kept twenty years later as the Revolution tears the Colonies apart.
Amazon Review
“What I really liked about this book was the three-dimensional characters and complex, believable relationships. I'd like to thank the author for such an enjoyable experience.’
THE SHADOW PATRIOT
War profiteer, spy for the Continental Army, and seeker of justice for the murder of the woman he loved, Jonathan Asher’s world of subterfuge comes apart as the Revolutionary Wars draws to its climax at Yorktown.
Review
“It’s a wonderful mix of historical fact and fiction and I’m looking forward to reading the next in the series. James Short has a terrific way with words, dialogue and dialect.”
THE SULIOTE MAIDEN
Dreaming of heroic deeds, thirteen-year-old Nathan ran away to join the American forces defending Washington from the British invasion in the War of 1812. Little did he suspect that as a result of an unforgivable error, he would leave his home and travel to Salonika in the Ottoman Empire. Nathan found friendship and love and learned the cost of sacrifice as the Greek-Ottoman world splintered into warring factions.
NetGalley Review
“A strong fourth book in the SONS OF THE NEW WORLD series, It had what I was looking for in this type of book and the characters were what I needed from this series.”
POPULAR BLOGS
HENRIETTE
It is hard for a reader, even at a distance of two hundred and seventy years, not to fall in love with her as did Casanova.
THE FEMMES FATALES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
According to David Hackett-Fischer, on Christmas Eve 1776, a beautiful young widow entertained Colonel Carl von Donop for almost a full twenty-four hours, stalling the progress of his battalion. While the proud and arrogant Hessian enjoyed the widow’s favors and his men twiddled their thumbs, Washington defeated the British at Trenton. There is reason to believe that the beautiful young widow was Betsy Ross.
EMPRESS THEODORA AND BYZANTINE NASCAR
In the history of sports, the rivalry of Byzantium’s Blue and Green chariot teams stand out in the savage fanaticism of their supporters. It was as if the scientist/god of history decided to make an experiment with our species: take away principles, religious and political, take away territory, take away all the reasons cited for conflict and substitute the colors Blue and Green, give them to two different chariot teams, then see what happens.
