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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
2022 HFC Book of the Year and Runner-Up!
Well, it is finally here! After an amazing year of spectacular historical fiction, the results are in and the winner of the 2022 HFC Book...
DK Marley
Jan 1, 20231 min read
2022 HFC Category Winners!
Congratulations to all the category winners for the 2022 HFC Book of the Year. Thank you to all the authors who submitted this year, and...
DK Marley
Dec 31, 20223 min read
What is a Lass to Do? - an Editorial Review of The Welsh Traitor's Daughter
Book Blurb: Coming soon! Book Buy Link: Coming soon! Author Bio: Coming soon! Editorial Review: “Does it not seem to you, the Norman...
DK Marley
Dec 20, 20224 min read
UPDATED! Longlisted Authors for the 2022 HFC Book of the Year Contest
UPDATED LIST!!!! We apologize, our system had a glitch and some of the names did not post. We've updated the previous post, but we are...
DK Marley
Dec 19, 20226 min read
2022 Highly Recommended Novels - "Contest Only" Entries and Ratings
All the following authors entered the 2022 HFC Book of the Year contest under the 'contest only' entry, without an editorial review, and...
DK Marley
Dec 17, 20221 min read
2022 Highly Recommended Audiobooks
The following audiobooks were submitted to the 2022 HFC Book of the Year contest in the audiobook category and have won a "Highly...
DK Marley
Dec 17, 20224 min read
A Young Woman's Courage Amid Turmoil - an Editorial Review of "Siciliana, A Novel"
Book Blurb: A family torn apart by conflict. An uprising of deadly magnitude. A nation altered forever. Inspired by actual events,...
DK Marley
Dec 16, 20226 min read
Out of the Northern Mists - an Editorial Review of "The Cimbri Appear"
Book Blurb: In the second century BC nature’s fury and the instinct for survival sparked the beginning of an unprecedented tribal...
DK Marley
Dec 16, 20225 min read
The Quest to Find Peace - an Editorial Review of "Through These Dark Gates"
Book Blurb: “KATHERINE FLETCHER… YOU MUST REALIZE THAT IT IS ALWAYS GOD’S WILL THAT A YOUNG GIRL OFFER HERSELF WILLINGLY UPON THE ALTAR...
DK Marley
Dec 15, 20226 min read