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The Continuing Romance of the Princess Royal - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Under the Sword"
BOOK EXCERPTThe carriage drove on, almost silently, the padded wheels making soft noises in the grass and autumn leaves. There had not yet been any snow. Everything was black; every shining part of the harness was covered; the coachman was dressed in dull black. Four cloaked figures sat inside, a young woman dressed in deepest mourning, her face buried in her handkerchief, and, huddled next to her, were three little girls. A single small trunk sat behind them.“Mama,” the eldest girl said, “Where
An Engrossing Victorian Scotland Novel - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Tailored Truths"
BOOK EXCERPTAt Jessie’s WeddingJessie plopped down beside her and linked arms, snuggling in to Margaret’s side. Jessie’s free hand slid appreciatively across the woollen material of her skirt.“You look so elegant in that outfit.” Jessie’s enthusiasm was boundless. “Did you make it yourself?”“Not quite, but I did refashion it to fit myself.” Margaret smiled conspiratorially. “It was a challenge since I’m a good bit taller that the original owner.”Jessie chuckled. “I imagine that Mistress Baxton p
Looking for an Escape after the Great War - an Editorial Review of "The Cottage Industry"
Book Blurb:David Enders, pilot for the French Army during the Great War, returns to Connecticut after wandering post-war France with a condition similar to shell-shocked men from the trenches. At home he must contend with a difficult father, a sister locked in a mysterious post-influenza coma, and a volatile country still in the grips of wartime paranoia and civil liberty restrictions. He finds work building houses in Old Lyme, a summertime town of bootleggers, rum runners, flappers, clammers, c
In a Time of Kingdoms and Crusades, One Man's Heart is the Battlefield - an Editorial Review of "The Price of Loyalty"
Book Blurb:In a time of kingdoms and crusades, one man's heart is the battlefield.Cerdic, a Saxon knight, serves Count Stephen-Henry of Blois with unwavering loyalty-yet his soul remains divided. Haunted by memories of England, the land of his childhood, and bound by duty to King William, the conqueror who once showed him mercy, Cerdic walks a dangerous line between past and present, longing and loyalty.At the center of his turmoil stands Adela-daughter of a king, wife of a count, and the first
High Seas Action During the American Civil War - an Editorial Review of "Course Over Grounds"
Book Blurb:A riveting, expertly-crafted narrative, Course over Ground captivates readers with a glimpse into the American Civil War few modern novels have been able to achieve.The autumn of 1863 proves to be one of the most consequential periods in history as the American Civil War rages into its third year. The Union's territorial gains combined with the naval blockade of the Gulf Coast have Confederate soldiers, civilians, and industry leaders alike feeling the pressure begin to mount. After s
Discovering Possibilities Amid the Tobacco Fields of North Carolina - an Editorial Review of "The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik"
Book Blurb:At thirty years old and unmarried, Vesta Blonik' s future looks bleak when her widowed father remarries, sells the family farm, and moves away during the depths of the Great Depression, leaving her behind. Meanwhile, in eastern North Carolina, Gordon Crenshaw is engulfed in despair after losing his wife and newborn during childbirth. Concerned for his well-being, his family commits him to Dix Hill, the state mental hospital. Struggling against his grief, Gordon's disruptive behavior l
A War Memoir Wrapped in Myth - an Editorial Review of "A Coin for Charon"
Book Blurb: Coming soonBook Buy Link: Coming soonAuthor Bio: Coming soonEditorial Review:Some books grab you with their polish and others with their raw intensity. "A Coin For Charon: And My Journey to Find A Home" by W. Mace is firmly in the second camp. It’s a war memoir wrapped in myth, a confession wrapped in violence, and, somehow, also a meditation on the gods, memory, and survival. It’s not a neat narrative, but then again, war isn’t neat. Maybe that’s the point.One of the first passages
A Captivating Sequel to Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - an Editorial Review of "The Whistle of Revenge"
Book Blurb:Sometimes, our deepest fear is not the darkness but the light that blinds.If you loved Conan Doyle’s, The Hound of the Baskerville, prepare to be enthralled by KD Sherrinford’s captivating follow-up, The Whistle of Revenge.The deadly antagonist, Jack Stapleton, makes a spectacular return to the city of Milan in pursuit of his old nemesis, the celebrated Detective Sherlock Holmes.Adopting the enigmatic persona of Janus, a vengeful Stapleton, along with the Italian mafia, wreak havoc on
A Time Machine That Actually Works - an Editorial Review of "Beyond Australia"
Book Blurb:So Gramp's time machine actually works!Fourteen-year-old Susan Ferguson is startled when she's catapulted into the wild streets of 1872 Manhattan—where danger and adventure await at every turn. The errand she volunteered for is scary enough—to bring home a brain that holds the key to her grandfather's survival—but her mission quickly spirals into chaos when she has to navigate a perilous landscape filled with street gangs, narrow escapes, and diseases from a bygone age.Susan has alway
A Power Grid Failure that Creates Chaos - an Editorial Review of "The Cold Winter"
Book Blurb:The Niagara Falls grid is down.A snowstorm traps the unprepared.A cold winter lies ahead.The Northeast corner of the US goes dark. The rest of the country has power, and desperate travelers jam the roads to get there. They can’t make it. Millions of people are displaced as a massive snowstorm descends.The Vesper family lives in a small town in central Ohio. They’ve prepped, but not enough. They vow to do the right thing for any person in need. The radio promises that everything will b
From London to the Goldfields of New Zealand - an Editorial Review of "Counterfeit"
Book Blurb: Coming soonBook Buy Link: Coming soonAuthor Bio: Coming soonEditorial Review:Title: CounterfeitAuthor: M JonesRating: 4.5 Stars"Counterfeit" by M. Jones is one of those historical coming-of-age stories that sneaks up on you. At first, it seems like a quiet tale about a boy named Jericho Spurge who is born into loss, scraping by in 19th-century England but it slowly opens up into something much bigger. His journey takes him from gritty London streets all the way to the goldfields of N
Witch Trails and Forbidden Love in Colonial America - an Editorial Review of "The Healer's Daughter"
Book Blurb:A captivating historical tale of witch trials, forbidden love, and survival in colonial America.Late 17th century. Men are determined to keep women barred from medicine, yet for ages, the remarkable Galene mothers and daughters have healed where no man could. Naida is destined to follow her foremothers’ virtuous path, but when her grandmother is executed for reviving a stillborn, she flees to Charles Town, a raw and untamed colony where healers don’t burn, unless… But when love awaken
For Fans of "The Godfather" and Scorsese's Upcoming "Midnight Vendetta" - Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Cobblestones: a New Orleans Tragedy"
BOOK EXCERPT:From Chapter 1Bisacquino, SicilyJune 1, 18896:10 AMFrom his first breath, he became eligible for death, but nothing impaled his mortal existence more, than the murder of his best friend. For on this day, the young Sicilian contandini began his mournful morning with dreadful thoughts. The misty dawn coiled him in a flint-gray shroud, which reminded him of the fragility of life—his and others. As the shards of sunlight beamed through the narrow alleys and streets of his mountain villa
A Fierce Advocate of Endangered Animals Finds Love and Mystery - an Editorial Review of "Past Preserve Us"
Book Blurb:In the late 1960s, Dr. Nick Randall, a fierce advocate of endangered animals and field biologist on Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park accepts a faculty position at the Great Lakes University Museum.Single mother Jeannie Parks, Curator of the University’s Historic Costume and Textile Collection, endeavors to preserve cultural artifacts for historical research and education.As the two scientists collaborate on museum and community events, they struggle with an unforeseen attraction t
Thrilling Opportunities for a Lady's Maid - an Editorial Review of "Tailored Truths"
Book Blurb:Is self-supporting success enough for Margaret Law or will her future also include an adoring husband and children? She might secretly yearn for that though how can she avoid a repeat of relationship deceptions that disenchanted her so much during her teenage years?Employment as a lady’s maid and then as a private tutor in Liverpool in the 1860s bring thrilling opportunities Margaret could never have envisaged. But when those posts end, her educational aspirations must be shelved agai
A Betrayed Woman Writes About a Betrayed Woman - Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Shades of Yellow"
BOOK EXCERPT:As soon as she emerged from the underground, she made out the abbey and kept it in view until she stood outside its precincts. Happy to leave the noisy traffic behind, she crossed the Sanctuary and passed through the gateway into Dean’s Yard, which took her to the side entrance of the cloisters. Based in the building around Dean’s Yard was the fourteen century Westminster School, brought back to life in the first years of Elizabeth I’s reign. Knowing Elizabeth visited the school man
When Giving is More Important Than Receiving - an Editorial Review of "Tin Whistle"
Book Blurb:Inspired by a true story...1854Jacob Gusky wakes up hoping Santa has arrived. And he has... but not for Jacob, one of two Jewish boys living at the Boys’ Home of Manhattan. When a friend gifts him a tin whistle, Jacob learns the power of giving, the joy in receiving, and hears what he considers to be the sound of happiness.1881Recently widowed and completely out of options, Frannie takes her daughter Molly to the Home for the Friendless. “You’ll be back before Christmas?” Molly asks.
One Man's Heart is a Battlefield - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "The Price of Loyalty" by Malve von Hassell
BOOK EXCERPTBayeux CathedralHere Harold has sailed the sea, and with sails filled with wind has come into Count Guy’s territory. --- Here they have given Harold the king’s crown. Here sits Harold as King of the Angles. --- Here Angles and Franks have fallen together in battle. Here Bishop Odo holding his staff encourages the younger soldiers. Bayeux Tapestry1077 BayeuxAdela’s feet itched. She was tired of standing still. “Stop wiggling,” she murmured, kicking Henry in the side with her elbow.“Yo
A Five-Star Multiple Timeline - From Ancient Rome to the Ukraine War - New Release from Historium Press
What Remains is a haunting dual-timeline mystery that bridges centuries-and secrets-between ancient Rome and the modern world.Forensic anthropologist Tori Benino has just landed the opportunity of a lifetime: leading a dig at a long-buried Roman village lost to the eruption of Vesuvius. But when she uncovers the remains of a Praetorian guard hidden in an ancient latrine-clearly murdered-Tori realizes she's stumbled onto something far more sinister than a routine excavation. As she digs deeper in
A Gripping and Tender Regency Love Story - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Lord Frederick's Return"
BOOK EXCERPT:August 1816. Lord Frederick Danlow has returned to England after eighteen years in England, bringing with him his four-year-old daughter, Ruperta. Unsure where and how to begin his new life, he has accepted an invitation to stay with Colonel Ponsonby, a nabob, and his daughter, Susanna who have also settled in England.“This part of the country is growing on me,” Frederick said later at dinner. “Do estates here frequently come on the market?”“Not frequently, but from time to time,” t
A Frisson of Historical Mystery and Romance - Featured Blog Tour for "Daughter of Mercia" by Julia Ibbotson
BOOK EXCERPT:Dr Anna Petersen is invited to a strange archaeological burial site to interpret runes on a seax.“Dr Petersen?”“Oh! Yes?” She swung around, hand frozen on the key in the lock of her university office. She tried to juggle her briefcase and a pile of mail from the post-room as well as the key.Her name was clearly on the door plate along with her role as medieval historian and runologist in the humanities department. She nodded towards the plaque. “Yes, that’s me.”She studied the short
A Boxing Match, Family Secrets, and Christmas Bring an Unforeseen Future - an Editorial Review of "Boxing Day"
Book Blurb:Donora, Pennsylvania—December, 1923It’s Christmastime and twenty-four-year-old Socialite, Wrenly Hawthorne, is teetering between the comfort of family wealth and her risky drive for independence. Feeling estranged from friends and at odds with her parents, she is searching for “something more.” With keen interest in the freedom that the women’s right to vote should have brought, she studies the stock market and plans to attend school. She is sure she can build the life she wants, but
The Quiet Bravery of Women and the Power of Memory - an Editorial Review of "The Lady at the Louvre"
Book Blurb: Coming SoonBook Buy Link: Coming Soon - visit www.helenconstantine.com to sign up for her newsletter and receive an ARC copy of the book.Author Bio:Helen Constantine writes non-fiction and historical fiction inspired by brave and remarkable women in World War II. Her books shine a light on little known female heroes from this era. Women whose courage and resilience were often overlooked or downplayed after the war. Ordinary women who risked their lives to help others and do what they
A Journey While in Servitude - an Editorial Review of "Maren, the Fisherman's Daughter"
Book Blurb:Herr Agner Estridsen is a prosperous wheat farmer whose good fortune is endowed from a lineage of kings and queens of Denmark. In a hamlet near the sea at a far distance from Herr Estridsen, the widow Hanna Iversen approaches a memorial for her son and husband who had died in a storm at sea. She speaks to the stately marker to feel close to them and feel their spirit. Loss of income has rendered the family destitute. Indenturing her daughters, Maren and Betina, to Herr Estridsen is th
A Spectacular Dual Timeline Mystery Set Beneath the Shadow of Vesuvius
Book Blurb:What Remains is a haunting dual-timeline mystery that bridges centuries-and secrets-between ancient Rome and the modern world.Forensic anthropologist Tori Benino has just landed the opportunity of a lifetime: leading a dig at a long-buried Roman village lost to the eruption of Vesuvius. But when she uncovers the remains of a Praetorian guard hidden in an ancient latrine-clearly murdered-Tori realizes she's stumbled onto something far more sinister than a routine excavation. As she dig
The Story of a Conductor on the Underground Railroad - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Escape to the Maroons"
BOOK EXCERPT:Nathanial On Arriving At Maroons CampBesides the people waiting here, more are coming. I’m the center of attention. People whisper and point at me. I don’t like what’s going on. No one looks friendly. They must think I’m a white man. Should I say something? Better leave that to Lincoln.This place looks sizable. The ground is dry. Trees and thick brush are on all sides. We crossed smaller islands like this getting here. Moses called them hummocks. This appears to be much bigger. Ther
Travel Back to an Ancient Time with this New Release
An epic of love, survival, and the fall of empiresIn the shadow of a burning world, two souls must choose between the past they cherish and the future they fear.Spring, 1190 BCE. On the glittering coast of the eastern Mediterranean, the city of Ugarit thrives-its markets vibrant, its libraries vast, its people unaware that the world they know is about to vanish.Yoninah, a healer steeped in ancient wisdom, tends to the wounded and the grieving with herbs, charms, and quiet strength. When a battle
Featured Spotlight on Bookouture Author, Barbara Josselsohn's New Release "The Secret Orphanage"
Barbara Josselsohn is a best-selling novelist and journalist who loves crafting stories about strong protagonists facing a fork in the road. Her newest book is The Secret Orphanage, a multigenerational novel about an American schoolteacher who becomes embroiled in the French Resistance and a present-day librarian compelled s to discover her grandfather’s wartime secrets. Her earlier historical novels include the Sisters of War series (Secrets of the Italian Island, The Lost Gift to the Italian I
Release Day for Historium Press Author, Mike Weedall, and His Profound Novel of the Great Dismal Swamp
In 1792, an escaped slave, raised and living as white, is discovered and forced to flee into the Great Dismal Swamp. Barely escaping a bounty hunter, a Maroons community of fugitive slaves rescues him. Over time, Nathanial comes to accept his true identity while fighting to overcome the suspicions of his new community. Because of his pale skin, he becomes a conductor on the underground railroad, slipping runners onto ships going north. On one of his missions, fate intervenes and places Nathanial
"The Wanderer and the Way" by G. M. Baker - a Blog Tour / Book Excerpt Event
BOOK EXCERPTTheodemir thanked Lubbo and made his way down to the riverbank where a large age-bent white willow trailed it branches over the water. Beneath its low canopy was one of the coolest places on the estate on a warm day, and there he found her, her back leaning against the trunk of the tree while a small child tottered about on unsteady feet, picking up sticks and fallen leaves and starting at them studiously before putting them in its mouth and then throwing them to the ground in annoya
An Enthralling Dual Timeline WWII Family Mystery - Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Ciao, Amore, Ciao"
BOOK EXCERPT:It was January 18th, late in the night, when we made our way into the chaos of the small town they called Podgornje. Fires burnt in every izba, buildings overflowing with men fighting for every scrap of space and food in the serrated orange light, the silence of the steppe that froze its secrets like the rich suddenly shattered by the voices of the mad, and we were with the stragglers, the hunchbacks, we were the last of the column forcing our way through that town in search of warm
Featured Spotlight on "The Herb Knot" by Jane Loftus - Blog Tour and Book Excerpt
BOOK EXCERPTThe oars were being readied as Rafi ran to the workshop. They would push against the side of the quay and propel the cog into the middle of the Leie, which would join with the Scheldt. Then, they would be in open water. He did not have much time.Jacob was in the workshop, parading around in a new hat. ‘What do you think?’‘Where is Van Loo? Has he left for the guild yet?’Jacob nodded sulkily towards the office. The room still reeked of yesterday’s herring. How many times had Rafi lain
The Dark Side of the Sun King's Dazzling Court
Meet Madame de Montespan, the Sun King’s mistress with a shocking secret! Nearly 1 1/2 years ago, I watched a fascinating programme on France 3 about Madame de Montespan, the longtime maîtresse en titre of the Sun King, Louis XIV. For many years, I’ve been intrigued by Louis XIV and his court, and especially by an event I'll mention below. So it was time I explored that era – and its people – further… Born Françoise de Rochechouart, of old French nobility, she was married to the Marquis de Monte
Featured Spotlight on "The Winding Dirt Road" by Jiu Da - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt
BOOK EXCERPT"Throughout it all, our wise man was so obsessed and preoccupied with being the most devoted servant to feed one man above him while willingly bypassing the needs and interests of tens of millions below, manifesting conduct morally repugnant and contradictory to all human values." ~ Event Horizon
A Perfect Novel for Lord of the Rings Fans - an Editorial Review of "The Quarry"
Book Blurb:Set in early medieval Britain and perfect for Lord of the Rings fans, this fourth installment of The Druid Chronicles tells the story of a Saxon sheriff who’s on the hunt for fugitive Druids—unaware that he is being pursued as well.Forced to flee their previous sanctuary, a small band of goddess-worshipping Britons reach a high mountain valley, believed to be the site of their cult’s ancestral home, to find its stone towers reduced to rubble. With only a matter of months before winter
A Breakneck Flight for Survival After the Civil War - an Editorial Review of "Coldiron"
Book Blurb:Fulton Missouri residents Sarah and Ruth discover the story of Samantha Coldiron’s flight from the man trying to kill her, and a series of mishaps in a quest for life-saving salt at the end of the Civil War led to a cache of gold that’s never been recovered, as far as they know.In alternating chapters, Sarah and Ruth’s breakneck journey to North Carolina in 1984 and Samantha’s harrowing flight out of North Carolina trying to escape Frank Daniels in 1864 are told. Sarah and Ruth only h
A Raven Between Two Tropical Birds - an Editorial Review of "To Be True"
Book Blurb:If you have to choose between going too far or being too late, always choose too far.Marion Pallas is the plain middle sister, the raven between two tropical birds, and that is how the ladies in 1920's London high society treat her with their malignant whispers and snide comments. When Marion exacts her revenge, her misdeed launches a plot to save her involving a motley crew of characters including a Canadian playwright and his theatre company, a notorious gang of female thieves, a co