Historical Fiction
Sweeping eras,
forbidden devotions,
and histories that
refuse to be forgotten.
SAND AND MARBLE CHRONICLES • BOOK ONE
Forbidden Poetry and Dangerous Devotion
in Ancient Sumer
In ancient Ur, a compliant temple scribe discovers the explicitly honest, forbidden poetry of a rebellious date-palm gardener. As a brutal inquisition threatens to destroy their world, these two men from vastly different classes must forge a dangerous conspiracy to save the truth—and each other.
In the Spotlight...
The Coward & The Killer
J. D. Sterling
A disgraced Spitfire pilot. A pacifist who refuses to kill. In the rubble of the Blitz, two broken men discover the only thing more dangerous than the bombs overhead is what they're beginning to feel for each other.
Historical Fiction Titles...
Rome in Cipher
Leo Vescari
In occupied Rome,
every message is a risk,
every touch a secret.
Desert Signals
Leo Vescari
Under desert stars,
every signal could betray a heart.
Lion City Eclipse
Leo Vescari
When empires fall,
the heart must choose its side.
Shadow Waltz in Berlin
Leo Vescari
In a city of shadows,
love must learn to move in code.
Ciphered Hearts Chronicles
Barbed Hearts
Leo Vescari
Behind enemy wire,
love becomes their only way out.
A Light in the Blackout
Leo Vescari
In the blackout,
one secret light could save them both.
Foxholes in Flanders
Leo Vescari
In the mud and blood of the Western Front, two men find that the most dangerous thing in No Man's Land isn't the enemy — it's the truth they've uncovered about each other.
The Mercy Wing
Leo Vescari
Two broken men. One impossible mission. And a love that dares to take flight in the shadow of death.
Echoes Between Wars
Silhouettes on Celluloid
Leo Vescari
In Weimar Berlin, where art is rebellion and desire is criminal, two men must choose between the safety of silence and the dangerous beauty of truth.
Dust Bowl Heartlines
Leo Vescari
Two men documenting the same disaster—one in numbers, one in song—find something neither planned to map: each other.
Clay Tablets of Ur
Leo Vescari
In a city built on lies, the most dangerous act is writing the truth—and the most dangerous man is the one who reads it.
The Sand and Marble Chronicles
Meet the Masters of Historical Fiction...
Leo Vescari
J. D. Sterling
J. D. Sterling writes immersive WWII historical fiction, shining a light on the hidden romances of outcasts and quiet rebels. He meticulously blends the relentless tension of wartime survival with deeply emotional, slow-burn MM romance.
Leo Vescari resurrects untold stories of the past, blending meticulous European history with the kinetic, propulsive pacing of a thriller. He writes atmospheric historical fiction steeped in dangerous secrets, sharp intrigue, and slow-burn MM romance.