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The Power of Language to Shape and Misshape History - an Editorial Review of "Uriel Through Eleanor"
Book Blurb: Uriel “Uri” Katz, World War Two veteran, concentration camp liberator, devout atheist, contrarian, cynic and lifelong...
DK Marley
Nov 1, 20248 min read


Danger on Two Fronts from Relic-hunting Nazis - an Editorial Review of "Stones of Wrath: the Twins"
Book Blurb: Relic-hunting Nazis, an earthquake, danger on two fronts. Professor of Archaeology, Mikkel Jacobsen thinks he has found peace...
DK Marley
Oct 31, 20246 min read


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


Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Operation Tulip"
Book Title: Operation Tulip Series: Secret Agent Series Author: Deborah Swift Publication Date: 12th September 2024 Publisher: HQ Digital...
DK Marley
Sep 25, 20246 min read


Cover Reveal for "Stones of Wrath: The Twins" by S.J. Ratcliffe
Now available at Amazon! Cover reveal and new release for "Stones of Wrath: The Twins" (Book Two) by S. J. Ratcliffe Cover design and...
DK Marley
Sep 20, 20241 min read


Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of D-Day - an Editorial Review of "Lost to Fire"
Book Blurb: A Moving Epistolary Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of D-Day… London, 1942. An instant and undeniable attraction ignites...
DK Marley
Sep 20, 20246 min read


Getting Started with Historical Fiction by Bookouture's Julie Hartley
In September 1940, an unknown number of German spies parachuted into England, or arrived on beaches by rowing boat under cover of...
DK Marley
Sep 12, 20245 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


Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "The Witch of the Breton Woods"
Book Title: The Witch of the Breton Woods Author: Jennifer Ivy Walker Publication Date: July 10, 2024 Publisher: The Wild Rose Press...
DK Marley
Aug 28, 20242 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


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


Captivating Tales of Love Amid War and Peace - an Editorial Review of "Number 12 Rue Sainte-Catherine and Other Stories"
Book Blurb: Though unexceptional in every way, Klaus Barbie, a mid-level Gestapo chief, ruled Lyon, France, like a medieval tyrant from...
DK Marley
Jun 16, 20246 min read