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One woman’s journey. A family’s beginning. A legacy of strength.

In the harsh and unforgiving landscape of 1829 British North America, Claire Appleton has never ventured far beyond the confines of her hometown. Her life is one of relentless toil and quiet endurance.

Harold, her restless husband, envisions a life of adventure, a chance to escape...

When the guns fall silent, hearts must learn to heal.

The hopeful cheers of Armistice Day have faded into a quiet, uneasy silence. Nurse Hettie Taylor returns to Canada married to Alfred — a stranger in many ways — and haunted by the memory of her first husband, Geoffrey, whose death she never fully mourned.

Hettie and Alfred return to a world...

The Great War tests not only those who fight, but those left behind.

In summer 1914, the Steward family prepares for the joyous union of Hettie Steward and Geoffrey Bartlett, an event that will officially bond together two families that have been interconnected for decades. Little do they know that the ominous clouds of war will soon shatter the...

A nurse. A wife. A war that will test her soul.

Henrietta “Hettie” Steward is not your ordinary bride-to-be. Feisty, educated, and fiercely ambitious, she dreams of continuing her work as a nurse, but society expects her to abandon her career for marriage.

When the echoes of the Great War thunder across the world, Hettie's dreams collide with...

Step Into the Dark Side of the 1910s

The 1910s weren’t as innocent as they seemed. Beneath the lace and manners were crimes of jealousy, greed, and desperation. Heinous: Forgotten Murders From the 1910s exposes real cases from a world before fingerprints and forensics—when murderers vanished into the crowd and justice often came too late.

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Two nations. One war. Five years that changed the world forever.

In A Tale of Two Nations: Canada, U.S. and WWI, author Melina Druga presents a groundbreaking chronicle of the Great War told through the headlines, editorials and voices of the time. This five-volume collection — 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918 — captures how North America...

1918 — The year the war ended, and a new battle began.

In the final volume of Melina Druga’s powerful nonfiction series, 1918 captures the dramatic close of the Great War and the global tragedy that followed.

As Allied forces push Germany to surrender and the Armistice is signed on Nov. 11, North America erupts in celebration. Through vivid...

1917 — the year the Great War became truly global.

1917 captures the pivotal moment when the United States joined the conflict and Canada proved its strength on the battlefield. Through the words of contemporary newspapers, author Melina Druga chronicles the year that changed everything for North America.

As President Woodrow Wilson leads the...

1916 — The year that tested nations, leaders, and the limits of endurance.

1916 continues Melina Druga’s vivid exploration of World War I through the headlines that shaped North America.

As the Great War grinds on, the year 1916 tests nations’ resolve. In Canada, soldiers endure unimaginable losses at the Battle of the Somme where tanks debut and...

Two nations. One war. The headlines that shaped a continent.

1915 continues Melina Druga’s gripping chronicle of North America’s journey through the Great War, told through the headlines of the day.

As Europe descends deeper into conflict, Canadian soldiers face the horrors of Ypres and the birth of modern warfare, gas attacks, trench battles,...

Two nations. One world at war. History told through their headlines.

1914 transports readers to the tense summer when the world changed forever. Through the lens of original newspaper reports, Melina Druga reveals how the United States and Canada experienced the outbreak of World War I — one nation choosing neutrality, the other bound by empire...