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Good Prevails Over Unspeakable Holocaust Tragedy - an Editorial Review of "The Game"
Book Blurb: A woman who suffers unspeakable horrors during the Holocaust reconnects years later with her son born from the tragedy, in a...
DK Marley
Feb 21, 20234 min read
From the Emerald Isle to Chicago's Mean Streets - an Editorial Review of "A Long Way from Clare"
Book Blurb: Romance, Kidnapping, and Murder… Will a young Irish lawyer unravel the secrets or die trying? Conor Dolan, a young Irishman,...
DK Marley
Feb 16, 20235 min read
Characters Just Like Us - an Editorial Review of "What a Difference a Voyage Makes"
Book Blurb: Coming Soon Book Buy Link: Coming Soon Author Bio: Celia Martin is a former Social Studies teacher. Her love of history dates...
DK Marley
Feb 13, 20235 min read
A Novel of Love and War - an Editorial Review of "Angel of Alta Langa"
Book Blurb: 5-STAR HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AWARD FROM THE HISTORICAL FICTION COMPANY FINALIST IN THE INDEPENDENT AUTHOR NETWORK BOOK OF THE...
DK Marley
Feb 6, 202311 min read
A Tribute to Daring WWII Pilots - an Editorial Review of "Moral Fibre"
Book Blurb: Riding the icy, moonlit sky-- They took the war to Hitler. Their chances of survival were less than fifty percent. Their...
DK Marley
Feb 2, 20237 min read
A Mother and Daughter's Sordid Past Collide - an Editorial Review of "The Courtesan's Daughter"
Book Blurb: What happens when a daughter's dream and a mother's sordid past collide? New York, 1910. Seventeen-year-old Sylvie and her...
DK Marley
Feb 1, 20236 min read
A Wonder Among Wonders - an Editorial Review of "Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon"
Book Blurb: “Uproarious… racy humor, rich atmosphere, and vivid characterization.” – BookLife Reviews “a beautifully written novel… a...
DK Marley
Jan 31, 20236 min read
The Dreams of a Writer - an Editorial Review of "The Writer and the Librarian"
Book Blurb: Three things I was sure of: First, I was not a Hero. Second, magic still existed. And third, I was willing to walk through...
DK Marley
Jan 20, 20235 min read
Chasing Dreams During the Great Irish Potato Famine - an Editorial Review of "Hungry Trails"
Book Blurb: Julie Foley is sixteen when she and her family are evicted from their humble mountain dwelling in the Mayo town of Attymass....
DK Marley
Jan 13, 20235 min read
A Playful Romp Through a Dark Time, an Editorial Review of "The Alewives"
Book Blurb: Colmar, 1353 CE Gritta, Appel, and Efi managed to survive the Black Death, only to find that they are in desperate need of...
DK Marley
Jan 12, 202311 min read
A Dual Timeline Set in Beautiful Abruzzo - an Editorial Review of "In the Shadow of the Appenines"
Book Blurb: An American divorcée. An Italian shepherdess. Separated by a century, united by common dreams. The sleepy little Abruzzo...
DK Marley
Jan 10, 20235 min read
War of the Roses as Told by Chaucer's Grandson - an Editorial Review of "The Court of Broken Dreams"
Book Blurb: In a real historical Game of Thrones, a disgruntled younger son, Eddie De-la-Pole, sardonic and bisexual, dominated by his...
DK Marley
Jan 7, 20234 min read
Full Disclosure of the 2022 HFC Book of the Year Contest Entries
Complete disclosure of all submitted titles for 2022, links to the reviews (if applicable) and contest ratings. All 4 to 5 star...
DK Marley
Jan 6, 20238 min read
A Great Monster Arises in WWI - an Editorial Review of "Liopleurodon"
Book Blurb: From M. B. Zucker, award-winning author of "The Eisenhower Chronicles" Liopleurodon ferox was the deadliest sea predator of...
DK Marley
Jan 5, 20235 min read
Immigrants Longing for the American Dream - an Editorial Review of "The Man from Burnt Island"
Book Blurb: It was a tough life for the Scottish Sharp family at the turn of the twentieth century. Coal miners, they were exempt from...
DK Marley
Jan 5, 20235 min read
A Five-Star Review About a Five-Star General - an Editorial Review of "The Eisenhower Chronicles"
Book Blurb: A Five-Star Book about a Five-Star General In 1938 he was a lieutenant colonel stationed in the Philippines; by 1945 the...
DK Marley
Jan 4, 20236 min read
Back to the Future on Steroids - an Editorial Review of "Timepath"
Book Blurb: This tale of time travel, romance and confused genealogies is from the author of The Viking Princess: College Romance in...
DK Marley
Jan 4, 20234 min read
The Great Depression Through Young Eyes - an Editorial Review of "Sitting on Top of the World"
Book Blurb: Fourteen-year-old June Baker never in a million years thought she’d be dressing like a boy, sneaking into a hobo camp, and...
DK Marley
Jan 3, 20234 min read
The Evacuated Children of 1940 - an Editorial Review of "Treason"
Book Blurb: A thrilling story of children in wartime In the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of children were evacuated from...
DK Marley
Jan 3, 20235 min read
Where Do Her Loyalties Lie? - an Editorial Review of "The Belle of Oyster Bay"
Book Blurb: Sally Townsend, of Loyalist Oyster Bay, Long Island, walks a tightrope of allegiances. While appearing neutral, she secretly...
DK Marley
Jan 2, 20235 min read