Historical Fiction Latino

South Korea, 1974: A young Korean woman is found strangled to death on the frozen banks of the Sonyu River with only a carefully calligraphed poem on her person. Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom, agents in the US Eighth Army CID, are called in by the formidable KNP detective Gil Kwon-up to investigate. As they begin to investigate, George and Ernie come into direct contact with the US Army's Second Infantry Division, a disciplined and often brutal force.

South Korea, 1970s: Sergeant First Class Cecil B. Harvey, a senior NCO in charge of Eighth Army’s classified documents, has long been a friend (willing or unwilling) to Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom. So when he goes missing with a top-secret document that even a glance at could get an officer court-martialed, Sueño and Bascom take it upon themselves to find him. Meanwhile, Overseas Observer reporter Katie Byrd Worthington is back to make life difficult for top army brass. When she lands in a Korean jail cell, Sueño and Bascom are sent to get her out.

Baja California, 1979. Viridiana spends her days watching the dead sharks piled beside the seashore, as the fishermen pull their nets. There is nothing else to do. Yet her head is filled with dreams of Hollywood films, of romance, of a future beyond the drab town where her only option is to marry and have children. Three wealthy American tourists arrive for the summer, and Viridiana is magnetized. They offer excitement, and perhaps an escape. When one of them dies, Viridiana lies to protect her friends. Soon enough, someone’s asking questions....

Carson Reginald Lambourne, last son of the Marquess of Daventry, spent his life with his head in the clouds and his heart longing for a more adventurous and romantic life away from the stifling streets of Mayfair. Nasrin Al-Shirazi, the youngest daughter of a traveling merchant, finds herself imprisoned by the very man who vowed to destroy her family, and one who threatens even now to cut short the life she knows has passed her by.

After defecting from Cuba's Special Forces and making a harrowing escape from his homeland, Frank faces new challenges in America. With five dollars in his pocket and a boatload of determination, he rejects an offer to join the CIA and takes his chances on achieving the American dream. Frank and his sweetheart Magda want nothing more than marriage, children, and a nice life for themselves. Frank dreams of celebrating milestone anniversaries with Magda, but his dreams are dashed.

The Korean Demilitarized Zone, 1970s: A battered corpse is found a few feet north of the line dividing North and South Korea. When Eighth Army CID Agents George Sueno and Ernie Bascom are ordered by superiors to pull the body to the South Korean side, they have no idea of the international conflict the action will spark.

Rasta Man Love, Rasta Man Music, Rasta Man Revolution takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through the life of a legendary reggae musician known as Rasta Man. His rise to fame wasn’t just a musical triumph—it was a call for justice, a revolution born in the heart of the Caribbean. Alongside Empress, the love of his life, Rasta Man navigates the highs and lows of fame, love, and social upheaval. Their love story is one of passion, conflict, and deep connection, with their music becoming the soundtrack to a revolution that would shake the world.

Characters from Jane Austen's novels are thrown together by fate, and all manner of unwise decisions are taken at this vulnerable time. But then their past creeps up upon them - and what is there to do but face it, and hope that their convoluted paths will finally lead them to their proper place? Friends, rivals, foes, wrong choices, and a duel - Fitzwilliam Darcy's life is never dull! The Subsequent Proposal - a story that is primarily about him - follows Mr. Darcy in his struggles to decipher the troubling enigma of Elizabeth Bennet's feelings - and to correct the worst misjudgment of his life....

DESCUBRE LA HISTORIA DE UNA FAMILIA ATRAPADA EN EL DRAMA Y EL DESAFÍO DE UN PAÍS EN CRISIS En el contexto de la expedición de junio del 59 en la República Dominicana, esta historia nos revela las luchas de una familia de provincia frente a eventos históricos que pondrán a prueba sus lazos y su resistencia.Con un estilo narrativo único, que mezcla monólogos interiores, entradas de diario y cartas, la novela permite adentrarse en las voces más íntimas de sus personajes.

From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family behind when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico.

This is the classic tale of a knight from King Arthur's Round Table who makes a dangerous deal with a mysterious visitor. The production is based on Jessie L. Weston's 1900 prose edition of a 14th-century poem.

Elizabeth Gaskell, famed author of Cranford, is cherished for her incise social observations and portrayals of the changing nature of English life through the Industrial Revolution of the Victorian era. In Cousin Phillis, Paul Manning has only recently left home to work on the railway line for the dashing Mr Holdsworth. Lodging with an Independent Minister on the outskirts of London, he becomes acquainted with his distant cousins, where he is delighted to meet his genial relations, and not least his cousin Phyllis

El clásico indiscutible de las letras españolas en una edición única.

Quand il arrive à Irún où il espère rejoindre sa famille, Aïta trouve la maison vide. Le gâteau de riz abandonné révèle un départ précipité. En ce mois d'août 1936, le Pays basque espagnol risque de tomber entre les mains des franquistes. Aïta sait que ses beaux-frères sont des activistes. Informé par une voisine, il parvient à retrouver les siens à Hendaye. Ama, leurs trois fils, les grands-parents et les oncles ont trouvé refuge dans une maison amie. Aucun d'eux ne sait encore qu'ils ne reviendront pas en Espagne.

All'apparenza il racconto di un'esperienza scolastica, un semplice aneddoto con un inizio appena abbozzato ma privo di un reale finale, all'apparenza molte cose innocenti... di fatto un racconto intenso e pregno delle sensazioni provate durante la Guerra Civile Spagnola e l'immediato periodo del dopoguerra; una storia che non ha un inizio, perché già noto, e che non ha fine, perché era ancora in via di sviluppo quando il racconto fu pubblicato, confrontando più o meno velatamente vincitori e vinti; una storia piena di cose innocenti solo in apparenza.

Barrio Logan, one of San Diego’s oldest Chicane neighborhoods, once brimmed with families and stretched all the way to the glorious San Diego Bay. But in the decades after WWII, the community lost their beach and bayfront to factories, junkyards, and an interstate that divided the neighborhood and forced around 5,000 people out of their homes. Then on April 22, 1970, residents discovered that the construction crew they believed was building a park—one the city had promised them years ago—was actually breaking ground for a police station.

Jovita dreamed of wearing pants! She hated the big skirts Abuela made her wear. She wanted to scale the tallest mesquite tree on her rancho, ride her horse, and feel the wind curl her face into a smile. When her father and brothers joined the Cristero War to fight for religious freedom, Jovita wanted to go, too. Forbidden, she defied her father's rules - and society's - and found a clever way to become a trailblazing revolutionary, wearing pants!

Roderick Blockstone es un apuesto joven que lo tiene todo; una hermosa y encantadora esposa, un puesto en el Parlamento, y una gran finca. Pero muy pronto se convierte en un joven malhumorado cuando su amada esposa muere en el parto de su hija. Su primera y única hija, Ann, crece traviesa y desobediente, ignorando descaradamente las lecciones de etiqueta que recibe de su tutora. Solitaria y desenfrenada, Ann se hace amiga de Henry, el muchacho del establo.

Follow the life of Luz, a Mexican-American war hero who fought for equality and created the oldest Latino civil rights organization in the United States.