Viva Violetta & Verdi by Howard Jay Smith Read an Excerpt

Publication Date: January 28th, 2025
Publisher: Historium Press
Pages: 256
Genre: Historical Fiction

Book Description

A Love Affair Inspiring the World's Most Unforgettable Operas:

Experience the intense, lifelong love affair between Giuseppe Verdi and Giuseppina Strepponi, the brilliant and seductive soprano who shaped his legacy. As his muse, lover, and wife, Strepponi was the inspiration behind Verdi's most iconic works, including La Traviata and Aida. Her influence was pivotal, as she became the architect of his creative triumphs and the heart of his operatic genius.

Set against the backdrop of Italy's

Kindle-free Promotion for "New Zealand: A Novel"Amazon March 15 to March 17 PDT

Exciting news!

Here is another chance to grab a free copy of New Zealand: A Novel by Lance Morcan.

This promotion will run for three days commencing March 15 and ending March 17 PDT (time converter).

You can download the free Kindle version HERE.

Reviews can be read on Amazon or Goodreads.

For more information about Lance Morcan and his writing, visit his Amazon Author Page or his blog.

Muldoon's Misfortunes by E.V. Sparrow Book Blast

Publication Date: July 16, 2024
Publisher: Celebrate Lit Publishing Group
Series: Those Resilient Muldoons
Pages: 351
Genre: Historical Fiction/Christian Historical Fiction
Triggers: Alcoholism, grief from deaths of infant, children, spouse, emotional health, relationship issues

Book Description

A cursed widower forsakes his faith to ensure his hope.

On a verdant island beset by poverty and death, Mick Muldoon dares to escape his misfortunes. Is working a farm and raising a family such an impossible thing to ask? Wasn’t God supposed to answer prayers—not turn a deaf ear?

The Absolution of Mars by T.F. Troy Read an Excerpt

Publication Date: January 21st, 2025
Publisher: Historium Press
Pages: 302
Genre: Historical Fiction, American Civil War Spy Novel

Book Description

Politics, Friendship, or Greed? Which of these was the true author of the Confederate conspiracy to decapitate the Union? 

The Absolution of Mars by T.F. Troy is a masterful blend of historical fiction, human drama and moral exploration. Set against the backdrop of a racially fraught period in American history, the story does not back away from the harsh realities or racial biases of the day. 

The narrative introduces Jemm Pender, a

Ghost Encounters: The Lingering Spirits of North Devon by Helen Hollick with Kathy Hollick New Release Book Blast

Publication Date: 27th February 2025
Publisher: Taw River Press
Pages: 201
Genre: Non-Fiction (with a bonus of two short stories)

Book Description

Everyone assumes that ghosts are hostile. Actually, most of them are not.

You either believe in ghosts or you don’t. It depends on whether you’ve encountered something supernatural or not. But when you share a home with several companionable spirits, or discover benign ghosts in public places who appear as real as any living person, scepticism is abandoned and the myth that ghosts are to be feared is realised as nonsense.

The Fires of Gallipoli by Barney Campbell Read an Excerpt

Publication Date: February 13th, 2025
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson
Pages: 320
Genre: Historical Fiction / WWI Fiction

Book Description

The Fires of Gallipoli is a heartbreaking portrayal of friendship forged in the trenches of the First World War.  

‘In this vivid and engaging novel of war and friendship, Barney Campbell shows us once again that he is a natural writer. This is a novel of men at arms of the highest quality.’  ~ Alexander McCall Smith

Edward Salter is a shy, reserved lawyer whose life is transformed by the outbreak of war in 1914. On his way to fight in the Gallipoli campaign, he befriends the charming and

Murder on West Lake by I. M. Foster Spotlight

Publication Date: December 9th, 2024
Publisher: Inez M. Foster – self-published
Series: South Shore Mystery series #3
Pages: 438
Genre: Historical Mystery

Book Description

A scream shattered the tranquil air, echoing off the ice-covered lake, and Daniel's heart froze. He knew that voice all too well.

After a pleasant afternoon of ice skating on the frozen waters of West Lake, local librarian Kathleen Brissedon stumbles across a gruesome sight in the nearby gazebo. It only takes a moment for her beau, assistant coroner Doctor Daniel O'Halleran, to determine that the victim was murdered.

To protect Kathleen from the ghastly sight of 

The Fugitive's Sword by Eleanor Swift-Hook Read an Excerpt

Publication Date: 8th October 2024
Publisher: Schiavona Books (author’s own imprint)
Series: Lord’s Learning
Pages: 305
Genre: Historical Adventure

Book Description

Autumn 1624

Europe is deeply embroiled in what will become the Thirty Years' War. A young Philip Lord, once favoured at King James' court, has vanished without a trace, under the shadow of treason.

Outside the besieged city of Breda, Captain Matthew Rider faces the brutal reality of wintering his cavalry in the siege lines, until he crosses paths with Filippo Schiavono, a young man whose courage and skill could change

Free Download - New Zealand by Lance Morcan January 12th and 13th PST

To further celebrate the launch of his latest novel New Zealand, Lance Morcan is giving readers another chance to grab a free copy.

This new promotion will span two days, December 12th and 13th PST (time converter).

Download the free Kindle version HERE.

Further information on the book is available on its landing pages or my previous post.

Early reviews can be read on Amazon or Goodreads.

For more information about Lance Morcan and his writing, visit his Amazon Author Page or his blog.

New Zealand: A Novel by Lance Morcan Spotlight & Free Kindle Download December 14th/15th (PST)

This weekend marks the official launch of Lance Morcan's epic novel New Zealand. In celebration, a free Kindle download is being offered.

The promotion will take place over two days, December 14th and 15th (PST). Time converter HERE

Publication Date: 6 December 2024
Publisher: Sterling Gate Books
Format: Kindle and paperback
Hardcover and audio available early in 2025.
Pages: 391 (print length)
Genre: Historical Fiction

Book Description

It’s 1768. A chance meeting at London’s dockyards sees medical student Nicholas Young recruited as Surgeon’s Boy to serve under Captain James Cook aboard a bark

Traitor's Game by Rosemary Hayes Book Review

Publication Date: 26th September 2024
Publisher: Sharpe Books
Series: Soldier Spy, Book #1
Pages: 134
Genre: Historical Fiction

Book Description

'Right from page one you know you are in the hands of a talented storyteller... An exciting tale of espionage and adventure in the classic mould.' ~ R.N. Morris, author of The Gentle Axe

1808.

Captain Will Fraser has just returned from the Front in the Peninsular War. He is disgraced and penniless, the victim of a conspiracy led by a jealous and influential officer. Fraser has been falsely accused of insubordination and cowardice and dismissed from his regiment.

A Midwinter Murder by Verity Bright Book Review

Publication Date:4 December 2024
Publisher: Bookouture
Format: Print, e-book and audio
Series: A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery #20
Genre: Historical Mystery, Cosy Mystery

Book Description

Homemade baubles, reindeer-shaped cookies and snowy walks across the rolling moors… but Lady Swift’s festive plans are ruined when a body turns up!

Winter 1924. When Lady Eleanor Swift unexpectedly finds herself a guest of the reclusive Duke of Auldwyke, she’s determined to enjoy Christmas with all the trimmings at his sprawling manor house. And that includes kisses under the mistletoe and cozying up by the fire with her fiancé, dashing detective Hugh Seldon.