1st Runner up for "Book of the Year 2023"
Bridge to Tomorrow: Book I
Cold Peace
Historical Fiction Company 2023 Book Awards Honors "Cold Peace" Twice
The Historical Fiction Company has awarded Cold Peace GOLD (1st prize) n the category "Wartime Fiction" and recognized it as the second best book of the year 2023.
"COLD PEACE" wins GOLD in Historical Fiction from the Feathered Quill Book Awards 2024
In addition, "Cold Peace" has been awarded a Maincrest Media Award for Military Fiction, won SILVER in the category "Political Thriller" from Readers Favorites, was a finalist in "Historical Fiction" for the Book Excellence Awards 2024, and received an Indie BRAG Medallion.
Berlin 1948
Berlin 1948.
The economy is broken, the currency worthless, and the Russian bear is hungry. In the ruins of Hitler's capital, war heroes and resilient women struggle in the post-war doldrums -- until they discover new purpose in defending Berlin's freedom from Soviet tyranny. When a Russian fighter brings down a British passenger plane, the world teeters on the brink of World War Three. The first battle of the Cold War is about to begin.
Based on historical events, award-winning novelist Helena P. Schrader brings to life the backstory of the West's bloodless victory against Russian aggression via the Berlin Airlift in Cold Peace, the first book in the Bridge to Tomorrow Series.
Other Titles
Moral FIbre
Riding the icy, moonlit sky, they took the war to Hitler.
Their chances of survival were less than fifty percent. Their average age was 21. This is the story of one Lancaster skipper, his crew and the woman he loved.
# 1 Best Seller in Aviation Fiction UK, CAN and AUS Where Eagles Never Flew
"The best novel I have ever read about the Battle of Britain." RAF Battle of Britain Ace, Wing Commander Bob Doe.
Grounded Eagles
A pilot burned beyond recognition --
A Flight Sergeant raising his motherless children in the midst of war --
A Lancaster flight engineer who can't face another mission. The forgotten faces of the RAF in WWII. Three tales.
Release date: June 2021
Traitors for the Sake of Humanity
They opposed Hitler's diabolical regime on moral grounds. They sought to defend human dignity and restore the rule of law -- at the risk of their own lives. Traitors to Hitler, they were heroes to the oppressed.
Envoy of Jerusalem
A lost kingdom, a lionhearted king, and the struggle to regain Jerusalem.
Balian d'Ibelin and the Third Crusade
Rebels against Tyranny
Three young people caught up in the game of emperors and popes during the Sixth Crusade.
The Emperor Strikes Back
Award-winning Helena P. Schrader delivers a tale of political intrigue, love, and courage using a cast of flawed yet engaging historical and fictional characters.