Ordinary people. Impossible moments. The choices that became history.
— Christopher B. Gordon
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History turns on a single decision.
TurningPoint Press publishes historical fiction built on documented fact. The carpenter, the sailor, the woman history forgot to name, and the ordinary choices that changed everything that came after.
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Every Sparks of Liberty story comes with a companion Historical Library. The real people, the real ships, the real documents behind the fiction.
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TurningPoint Press publishes historical fiction across seven series, from the Mayflower to the 1920s Pacific to the American West. Every story is built on documented history. Every character faced a real decision with real consequences.
Sparks of Liberty. Aegean Confidential. The MANTIS Directive. Where the Buffalo Fell. Her First Born. Her Name Was. Sparks Puzzlers.
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