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History is all too often approached from a mathematical, academic perspective: on this date, this many people did this thing, and that many survived to the next day, when they experienced this event, et cetera, etc., &c.

At Brief Candle Press, we take a different approach to history, focusing on the story part of the field, remembering that history affected – and was made by – people. That’s not to say that we play fast and loose with the historical facts, but they are the backdrop against which the stories of our characters are placed.

Come, join us on a voyage to the foreign land of the past, where much is familiar, but much is strange and wonderful. You will emerge from our books with a deeper appreciation for how our forebears lived, and why it matters.

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The Oath: Tales From a Revolution - Georgia by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 58,050. Language: English. Published: September 16, 2022 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America, Fiction » Literature » Literary
Enmeshed in a brutal siege at the walls around Savannah, James finds unexpected companions among the soldiers who were sent by the French to help the American cause. Friends become brothers, bound together by shared sacrifice and purpose — but will that be enough to carry the day?
The Will: Tales From a Revolution - Pennsylvania by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 61,630. Language: English. Published: August 16, 2021 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America
As the British close in on Philadelphia, trouble at home and a fight with Congress culminate in the worst night of Isaac Melcher’s life.  Can he recover his honor and his marriage before both are lost forever — and help prevent the Revolution from being crushed by the Crown?
The Tree: Tales From a Revolution - New-Hampshire by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 58,380. Language: English. Published: July 29, 2021 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America
Abe is haunted by the sudden loss of both of his parents. Left to manage a New-Hampshire land grant with only his eccentric aunt to guide him, he finds comfort in a new friendship with Betty, a decidedly odd neighbor. Defying the grasping British officials and his aunt’s commands, Abe makes choices that put him on a collision course with both.
The Freedman: Tales From a Revolution - North-Carolina by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 58,130. Language: English. Published: July 29, 2021 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America
Abruptly released from bondage, he must find his way in a society that has no place for him, but which is itself struggling with the threat of British domination. Reeling from personal griefs, and drawn into the chaos of the Revolution, Calabar knows that the wrong moves could cost him his freedom—and that of the nation.
The Siege: Tales From a Revolution - Virginia by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 55,370. Language: English. Published: October 19, 2020 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America
Maimed in battle, Nathaniel Wooster wants to recuperate and try to rebuild his life.  Returning home to his mother's cottage in the quiet port community of York-Town seems like a good place to find some peace and quiet.  Then the British arrive in force, and he has to draw on everything in him just to keep himself and those he cares about alive
The Mine: Tales From a Revolution - Connecticut by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 53,650. Language: English. Published: March 27, 2020 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Historical
Connecticut, 1781 Fighting the Revolution Put Him Underground Alec Tinworth joined the Loyalist militia to restore his family’s fortunes after his Connecticut neighbors rebelled against the British Crown. His own luck runs out when he is captured and thrown into the most notorious prison in the colony—a dank, abandoned copper mine, where he'll have to battle hunger, disease... and other prisoners.
1936 by
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 97,600. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2017 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Pilots Henry and Maria are in a world that’s changing faster than they can keep up. Caught in a dizzyingly complex conflict, they must balance their internal struggles with the world’s conflicts going on all around them. Join them in this harrowing epic novel that spans the globe during the great upheaval known as 1936.
The Path: Tales From a Revolution - Rhode-Island by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 53,170. Language: American English. Published: October 19, 2017 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America, Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
Yves de Bourganes only wanted to make some money to send to his mother, and perhaps have a taste of adventure. He never expected to become enmeshed in a war between Great Britain and her restive colonies. When he encounters Amalie, a slave with a difficult past, though, his world is truly turned upside down, and he learns that some paths lead to unexpected destinations.
The Darkness: Tales From a Revolution - Maine by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 58,530. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2016 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA
George is a simple farmboy, more interested in sneaking a break than in the intrigues of the Revolution. Even after the British come to town in a blaze of cannonfire, he stays out of it... until Louise crosses his path, and draws him into her mysterious world. When that world falls into shadow, the results will make history—and turn George’s life completely upside-down.
The Wind: Tales From a Revolution - West-Florida by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 62,590. Language: English. Published: December 19, 2015 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Historical
Gabriel is a simple sailor, doing the bidding of his Captain and King, when he is swept up in a storm that changes his life in ways that he could never have anticipated. Carlotta yearns for her lost home, and is searching for her lost husband, but both remain elusive in a world that has been turned upside-down by forces far outside of her control.
The Break: Tales From a Revolution - Nova-Scotia by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 52,470. Language: English. Published: October 30, 2014 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America
Susannah Mills is trying to put the pieces of her shattered life back together after she and her father flee their erstwhile neighbors in rebellious Massachusetts.When the American War of Independence visits the safe haven they have found in Nova Scotia, she must rely on her inner strength and help from new friends to keep her skin in one piece.
The Declaration: Tales From a Revolution - South-Carolina by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 52,110. Language: English. Published: July 2, 2014 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
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A hardworking tobacco farmer in the Carolina Uplands, Justin Harris wants only to provide for his family. The outbreak of revolution turns his life upside down, and he cannot anticipate how even his seemingly most inconsequential actions will touch the lives of generations yet to come. Through crushing setbacks and hard-won victories, Justin’s perseverance serves as a gift to his descendants.
The Smoke: Tales From a Revolution - New-York by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 51,920. Language: English. Published: December 22, 2013 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Historical
Faced with an impossible choice between siding with their old allies among the British, backing the upstart American colonists, or trying to stay neutral, the tribes of the Iroquois Confederation were split asunder. In The Smoke, their forgotten history comes to life in a stunning novel of the American Revolution from an almost entirely unexplored viewpoint.
The Prize: Tales From a Revolution - Vermont by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 52,850. Language: English. Published: October 1, 2013 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America, Fiction » Historical » USA
While his father fights with the Colonial forces against the British up and down the length of Lake Champlain, young Caleb Clark finds himself thrust into an unlikely friendship that will change his life - and alter the course of history.
The Light: Tales From a Revolution - New-Jersey by
Series: Tales From a Revolution. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 54,320. Language: English. Published: September 17, 2013 by Brief Candle Press. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America, Fiction » Historical » USA
As a Quaker blacksmith, Robert is used to the challenges of fire and iron. When the American Revolution splinters his own family and threatens his community, he will wrestle with questions of belief and philosophy. He must rely on his inner light to keep his family safe, and lead them to freedom.

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The Prize: Tales From a Revolution - Vermont
Price: $7.99 USD.
The Light: Tales From a Revolution - New-Jersey
Price: $7.99 USD.
The Smoke: Tales From a Revolution - New-York
Price: $7.99 USD.
The Declaration: Tales From a Revolution - South-Carolina
Price: $7.99 USD.
The Break: Tales From a Revolution - Nova-Scotia
Price: $7.99 USD.
The Wind: Tales From a Revolution - West-Florida
Price: $7.99 USD.

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