The Hesitant Mediums
During the peak of Victorian spiritualism in England, three young women have the skill to speak with the dearly departed, but wish they didn’t. Read this series for an entertaining jaunt into 1880s England full of ghosts who simply must have their say.
Some Words with a Mummy
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Selected works of Edgar Allen Poe to get you in a mood for Halloween. These stories are whimsical and humorous, and were an inspiration for the Hesitant Mediums series.
Genres & Tropes
Historical fantasy, Victorian paranormal
Haunting Miss Trentwood
Book 1
A young spinster in the English countryside is alarmed to discover her father is now a very “alive” ghost, and a blackmailer lives under her roof.
Genres & Tropes
Historical fantasy, Victorian paranormal, Unhelpful ghosts, Friends to lovers
Miss Preston’s Predicament
Story 1.5
SHORT STORY. A young woman returns to England to find its ghosts far more active than when she left.
Genres & Tropes
Historical fantasy, Victorian paranormal, Kicking butt in finery
A Spirited Engagement
Book 2
Our well-traveled spinster investigates why the Hartwells are such a magnet for ghostly activity, and why she’s being warned from using her Sense.
Genres & Tropes
Historical fantasy, Victorian paranormal, Kicking butt in finery, Demanding ghosts, Friends to lovers
The Arch City Magicians (release TBD)
Columbus, OH
Untitled Historical Fantasy
Read this if you enjoy: Black protagonists in historical fantasy, thriving interracial communities, sewing
Genres & Tropes
Gaslamp fantasy, Historical fantasy, Sweet historical romance, women of color, POC historical fantasy
Civil War Novels
Columbus, Ohio
The Last April
Following the end of the Civil War, a teenage girl in Ohio helps a pardoned Confederate soldier recover from his injuries, but her act of compassion is complicated when news of President Lincoln’s assassination reaches Columbus.
Winner of the 2017 Self-Published Book Review award.
Genres & Tropes
Historical fiction, Cozy character drama, Sweet historical romance
Washington, D.C.
Catching the Rose
In the opening days of the Civil War, a teenage girl in Virginia takes advantage of the chaos to visit Washington D.C. with a friend, only to have her beliefs challenged by a handsome, rude Yankee.
Genres & Tropes
Historical fiction, Cozy character drama, Sweet historical romance
Sensitivity warning: Clumsy handling of slavery in the opening, but we get through it. Feel free to skip the first chapter.
Belinda Kroll 