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A Poignant Tale of Loss and the Enduring Ties of Family - an Editorial Review of "No Man's Land"
Book Blurb: In the sweeping third installment of This Hallowed Ground, Donna E. Lane continues her powerful generational saga with a poignant tale of loss, legacy, and the enduring ties of family. When a tragedy claims their parents’ lives in New Zealand, brothers Fin, Buck, and Ian are uprooted and sent halfway across the world to live with their grandparents, Mac and Ester, on a quiet farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia. Grieving and disoriented, the boys struggle t
DK Marley
Apr 305 min read
A Strong Balkan Woman Hiding Her Identity - an Editorial Review of "Sirma"
Book Blurb: For the lovers of strong female leads, based on true historical events. 19th-century Eastern Europe. Sirma's world is shattered to pieces when she bears witness to the abuse and murder of her two best friends by a gang of mountain outlaws. The village elders do nothing because they fear the wrath of Hamza Bei. Not long after, the same outlaws raid Sirma's village, and she is fed up with keeping quiet. She disguises herself as a man and takes the lead of her own ga
DK Marley
Apr 295 min read
The Women Who Helped Win the American Revolution - an Editorial Review of "Bella's Tales of History: Remember the Ladies"
Book Blurb: The Untold Stories of the Women Who Helped Win the American Revolution Warm, thoughtful, and deeply rooted in primary-source history, Remember the Ladies restores the women of the Revolution to their rightful place in the story of America. When Freddy the Puppy tells his sisters they can't play “Revolution” because the Revolution was just for boys, their wise Momma Bella has a few things to say about that. Join golden retriever Bella and her puppies Abby, Emma, an
DK Marley
Apr 286 min read
Humanity at Its Best and Worst - Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Another Soul Saved"
Another Soul Saved By John Anthony Miller Publication Date: April 1, 2026Publisher: IndependentPages: 415Genre: Historical Fiction Any Triggers: Holocaust storyline; Nazi characters Blurb: Vienna, 1941 Monika Graf, the wife of a wealthy Austrian military commander, steals two Jewish girls from the Nazis—a crime often punishable by death. With soldiers in rapid pursuit, a homeless Jew named Janik, a mysterious man who lurks in the shadows, helps her escape. Unable to have chil
DK Marley
Apr 232 min read
Divided Loyalties on the Early American Frontier - an Editorial Review of "Tinker"
Book Blurb: For readers of Outlander and Stephanie Dray, Tinker is a propulsive Whiskey Rebellion tale of defiance and rebellion, love, and divided loyalties on the early American frontier. Pittsburgh, 1794. The people of western Pennsylvania suffer under a hefty tax on whiskey. When the local militia takes up arms against the hated tax collector, his estranged daughter finds herself caught in the crossfire. Her safety threatened and her name in tatters, Caroline Neville begs
DK Marley
Apr 226 min read
A Most Dangerous Mind at Court - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Fool"
BOOK EXCERPT I expected to be an object of curiosity—what dwarf leading a costumed goat into town wouldn’t be? Plenty of townsfolk stopped in their steps to gawp. Women stared, kept a wide berth, while children laughed and pointed. Men, however… As if my size were a challenge to their manhood. But as I thought more on it later, I believe I was a challenge to their sense of convention. Most had probably never seen a smidge of a human. I think some considered me an insult, a qu
DK Marley
Apr 161 min read
What if Emily Dickinson and Vincent van Gogh Fell in Love?
New release from Historium Press - "Some Starry Night" by Irene Latham - now available at Amazon and other retailers worldwide! Under the pale glow of a Parisian spring in 1886, two restless souls move toward the same horizon-unaware that their meeting will ignite a love as luminous and fleeting as the stars themselves. Vincent van Gogh arrives in Paris with little more than paint-stained hands and an aching determination to create something worthy of the world. Living in the
DK Marley
Apr 151 min read
If You Ever Felt Like You Didn't Belong...
Releasing today... New from Historium Press: "Unbelonging" by David J. Jepsen Seattle, 1945. The war is ending-but for many, the hardest battles are just beginning. In a city transformed by global conflict, four families struggle to find their place amid rising tensions, buried prejudice, and shifting identities. Victory overseas has brought hope, but at home, fear, suspicion, and inequality continue to shape everyday life. A female defense worker, newly awakened to injustice
DK Marley
Apr 152 min read
An Audiobook Blog Tour and Excerpt for the Henry VI Series by Mercedes Rochelle
BOOK EXCERPT EXCERPT FROM THE ACCURSED KING: MURDER OF THE DUKE OF ORLÉANS It was St. Clement’s day, 23 November. Isabeau of Bavaria, the Queen of France was ill and in mourning for her twelfth child, who died at birth ten days before. Louis hoped to cheer her up by arranging a supper at her Hôtel Barbette in the Rue du Temple. A merry party gathered, with all the most fashionable cavaliers and dames, who diverted the queen with pleasantries and songs of love. Despite herself
DK Marley
Apr 143 min read
A Gripping WWII Historical Novel of Sacrifice and Moral Clarity - an Editorial Review of "Only Breath and Shadow"
Book Blurb: Only Breath & Shadow: in the atmospheric world of 1930s Vienna, Only Breath & Shadow is the final instalment of Andrew Tweeddale’s Castle Drogo series. Blending meticulous historical fact with a heart-pounding fictional narrative, this novel is perfect for fans of Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See or Robert Harris's Munich and literary historical fiction exploring the humanitarian efforts of the Kindertransport . Unique Blind Perspective - The story
DK Marley
Apr 126 min read
Spiritual Elements Arise from a Prehistoric Worldview - an Editorial Review of "Singing Bones"
Book Blurb: Nearly 8,300 years ago, a sudden climate collapse reshaped the earth. Winters grew longer and colder, harvests failed, coastlines flooded, and the ground itself became unstable. For the Téuta, a settled Neolithic village that had endured for generations, survival became uncertain. Eini is born with troubling visions of disaster—warnings her people dismiss as superstition. As the climate worsens and violence spreads among desperate neighbors, Eini spends her lifeti
DK Marley
Apr 115 min read
Family Secrets Unravel in the Shadow of the Pyramids - an Editorial Review of "Records of a Voyage"
Book Blurb: "This historical mystery is compelling from the very first line." – Independent Book Review "Records of a Voyage is a moving story spanning the years 1885 to 1936. It shows how family secrets can have lasting effects over generations, and the social challenges that women faced during that era." – Readers' Favorite From the cotton mills of Lancashire to the sands of Egypt, Records of a Voyage tells the story of one family’s unraveling secrets. In 1885, Sara Ann Ar
DK Marley
Apr 105 min read
Your Next Guilty Pleasure - Building an ARC Team
BUILDING AN ARC TEAM FOR the re-release of D. K. Marley's novel KINGFISHER and the new release of the sequel ANTIPODES! PRE-ORDER STARTING SOON ON AMAZON!! LIMITED SPACE FOR ARC TEAM!! SIGN UP TODAY: Please fill out the form at the link below, and a digital ARC for both books will be sent to your email. PLUS, get an exclusive look at the book trailer and custom song developed exclusively for the Kingfisher series!! SIGN UP HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDpP
DK Marley
Apr 91 min read
One Woman Protects Pirate Gold in Manhattan's Profitable Shadows - an Editorial Review of "The Willow"
Book Blurb: Manhattan, 1712. By day, Abigail Spragg is a respectable businesswoman living along Manhattan's Hudson River. By night, she guards one of the colony’s most dangerous secrets—the Pirate Bank, a hidden vault beneath her home where the plunder of the world’s most feared pirates lies buried in silence. For years, the bloodstained wealth has haunted her investments. Now, it calls her to action. A letter arrives from the vanished pirate king himself—“Long Ben.” Better k
DK Marley
Apr 86 min read
It is 1942 and America is Under Seige - an Editorial Review of "Wolves at the Gate: Guerilla War"
Book Blurb: The year is 1942 and America is under siege. After invading the Hawaiian Islands and South Carolina, the Axis are on the move. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s panzer army blitzes north to capture Washington D.C. and force a United States surrender, while the Japanese land on the west coast to make their own territorial claims on America. Guerrillas rise up against the invaders, buying General George Patton’s Third Army time to prepare a desperate counterattack. The i
DK Marley
Apr 75 min read
A Time Traveler Upsets the Court of Henry VIII - an Editorial Review of "Time Agents"
Book Blurb: The popular award-winning Time Agents series continues!! When rogue time jumper Muriel O’Hanlan accidentally lands in England in 1525, she knows it won't be easy to survive through the winter while she waits for the next lightning storm to jump out again. Once she catches the eye of Henry VIII, the stakes only go higher. Arriving in the midst of Henry’s dissatisfaction with Queen Katherine of Aragon, but before Anne Boleyn steals his heart, the beautiful Muriel co
DK Marley
Apr 66 min read
An Explosive Tale of Twisted Loyalties in Postwar London - an Editorial Review of "Murder & Masquerade"
Book Blurb: An explosive tale of conspiracy, betrayal and twisted loyalties in postwar London. London, 1946. The war is over — but not the danger. Irish policeman and former resistance leader Brendan O’Connor thought his battles ended with the fall of the Reich. But when a deadly fascist plot surfaces, threatening Britain’s fragile democracy, he’s dragged back into the fight. Worse still, O’Connor’s reluctant partner is a man he hates: a former SS general, now granted immunit
DK Marley
Apr 56 min read