The Red Ribbon at the Congo Gate
In 1885, a Belgian clerk follows his brother’s warning into the newly recognized Congo Free State. He learns how quickly “order” can become cruelty—and how costly it is to carry truth back home.
The Ledger of Yarmouk
In the heat of 633 AD, a young scribe learns that ink can be as dangerous as steel. When armies move and taxes tighten, one household’s quiet choices begin to echo beyond its mudbrick walls.
*Imprint of the West Wind*
In 667 BC, a teenage temple apprentice is sent with Assyrian officials to record a western campaign. He believes careful writing will shield him—until he learns what a seal can truly command.
The Ledger of Smoke and Iron
In 978 BC, as Solomon’s death shakes Jerusalem, a young temple scribe discovers the storehouse numbers have been scraped and rewritten. When the kingdom begins to split, the truth becomes a hunted thing.
The Reed Seal of Babylon
In 654 BC, a temple apprentice carries a sealed message down the Euphrates, certain that silence is safety. In a land of checkpoints and informers, even unspoken words can become a charge.
*Scrolls in the Shadow of the Lighthouse*
In 414 AD Alexandria, two friends risk everything to pursue learning amid religious strife, testing the bonds of friendship and the courage to stand for knowledge.
Brothers Beneath the Sword
In the perilous year of 1007, two Saxon brothers must choose between hearth and honor as the specter of Danish invasion darkens England’s shores.
Under the Etruscan Sky
In 235 BC, as Rome’s ambitions threaten Tarquinii, Livia risks everything to defend her city’s freedom and heritage.
Under the Laurel’s Shade
In the turbulence of 101 BC Rome, a senator’s daughter and a foreign prisoner risk everything for a love born of courage and compassion.
The Flames of Montségur
In 1244, as Montségur endures its final siege, a young healer is drawn into perilous secrets, desperate resistance, and choices that will determine the fate of her faith.