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Escaping the Soviet Army and the Fight for Survival - an Editorial Review of "The Refugee's Daughter"
Book Blurb: Amid wartime brutality and unimaginable suffering, a teenager in flight from the Soviet Army struggles to survive, find her...
DK Marley
Oct 25, 20245 min read
The Phone Call That Saved Paris - a Featured Spotlight on Bookouture's "The Paris Inheritance" by Natalie Meg Evans
In the early hours of June 14th, 1940, Paris teetered on the brink. The German army was massing to the north of the city. Panzer...
DK Marley
Oct 21, 20246 min read
A Sunny Town with a Dark Underbelly - an Editorial Review of "Florida Girls: a Novel"
Book Blurb: A war bond tour full of eager young women. A sunny town with a dark underbelly. When the Florida Girls start shooting back,...
DK Marley
Oct 16, 20245 min read
Looking for a Place to Belong During WWII - an Editorial Review of "Immigrant Soldier"
Book Blurb: Germany, November 1938. Hitler and his Nazis launch the pogrom that will be known as Kristallnacht. Herman watches in horror...
DK Marley
Oct 14, 20246 min read
The Dream of Ziegfeld Follies - an Editorial Review of "Jessie"
Book Blurb: It's 1936. Allentown, PA. After being deserted by her mother, fourteen-year-old Jesse Mae Maundy lives with her abusive...
DK Marley
Sep 11, 20246 min read
A Violinist Uses Music to Survive in Soviet Russia - an Editorial Review of "The Reluctant Conductor"
Book Blurb: Feeling stifled as a Jew living in a Moldovan shtetl, violinist Elazar just wants to find love and eventually succeed his...
DK Marley
Sep 9, 20246 min read
A Reminder that Love is the Only Truth - an Editorial Review of "Between the Clouds and the River"
Book Blurb: 1942: Twenty-four year old Bernhardt Lang is swept along by the currents of war, until an unexpected ally helps him live a...
DK Marley
Sep 8, 20245 min read
The Birth of the Nuclear Age - an Editorial Review of "Tangles"
Book Blurb: "In a well-crafted debut, Smith-Blum provides the reader a ringside seat to the birth of the nuclear age...a beautifully...
DK Marley
Sep 7, 20245 min read
Featured Spotlight for "The Resistance Sisters" by Anna Stuart
Book Blurb: 1944, Poland. ‘Take this message, keep it hidden.’ Shaking, I tuck the torn slip of paper in between the loaves of bread. I...
DK Marley
Aug 19, 20245 min read
Life and Death at the Intersection - an Editorial Review of "Sinner's Cross"
Book Blurb: In 1944, Sinner's Cross was just a point on a map: a muddy track through shell-torn German woods. Worthless...except to the...
DK Marley
Aug 16, 20245 min read
An Impactful Story of Living Under Occupied Rule - an Editorial Review of "Lost Family"
Book Blurb: "All in all, it's a fantastic read. This is a true example of historical fiction at its best. Perfect for fans of novels...
DK Marley
Aug 15, 20248 min read
US and British Intervention in Russia after WWI - an Editorial Review of "Commissar: A Novel of Civil War Russia"
Book Blurb: After the 1917 revolution, Russia is teetering on the brink of civil war. When the Soviet head of state Lenin is shot by an...
DK Marley
Aug 6, 20247 min read
Pioneering Women of Veterinary Science and WW2
By Helen Barrell / Ellie Curzon One night, I dreamt that I was somewhere in the early twentieth century, and I was working as a...
Helen Barrell
Jul 30, 20245 min read
Assuming a New Identity to Survive WWII - an Editorial Review of "The Forger of Marseilles"
Book Blurb: It’s 1939, and all across Europe the Nazis are coming for Jews and anti-fascists. The only way to avoid being imprisoned or...
DK Marley
Jul 28, 20246 min read
Fighting a War with Milk, Coal and Candy Bars - an Editorial Review of "Cold War"
Book Blurb: Fighting a war with milk, coal and candy bars.... In the second book of the Bridge to Tomorrow Series, the story continues...
DK Marley
May 31, 20247 min read
Through the Eyes of an Unknown Soldier - an Editorial Review of "One of Four"
Book Blurb: From New York Harbor to the battlefields of France, relive World War One through the eyes of an unknown soldier, as told...
DK Marley
Apr 16, 20247 min read
A Battle for Love in the Midst of WWII - an Editorial Review of "Hearts at War"
Book Blurb: WINNER - 2023 BookFest, 2nd Place for Historical Romance Set against the backdrop of World War II, Betty and Tosh's childhood...
DK Marley
Feb 4, 20246 min read
A Pawn in a Dark and Dangerous World - an Editorial Review of "Stones of Wrath"
Book Blurb: The answer to a three thousand year old mystery lies buried within the ruins of Sheffield Manor Lodge. The Manor once held...
DK Marley
Dec 23, 20237 min read
Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Beautiful Ghost"
Book Title: Beautiful Ghost Series: Sequel to Copper Sky Author: Milana Marsenich Publication Date: November 8, 2022 Publisher: Open...
DK Marley
Dec 20, 20233 min read
A Woman You'd Want on Your Side - an Editorial Review of "Lottie Beauchamp's War"
Book Blurb: 2018 – Lottie has just died aged 101. Her great niece, Charlotte Beauchamp, visits the care home where she’s spent her final...
DK Marley
Nov 22, 20238 min read