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History Tried to Forget Her - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Lady of Lincoln"
BOOK EXCERPT CHAPTER ONE The Barracks, Lincoln Castle, Lincoln, England, April 1168 Nicola coaxed a fragile flame from the hearth’s dying embers, the taper trembling in her grip. The air inside the barracks clung to her throat—thick with sweat, spilled ale, and damp straw. She raised the light. Its glow barely pierced the gloom stretching over the pallets sprawled out in uneven rows. Her gaze locked on a solitary shape in the corner. It had to be Suardinc, his bed set apart f
DK Marley
May 42 min read
Return to Salem, Not as History, But as a Mirror - an Editorial Review of "A Name Unbroken"
Book Blurb: In 1692, Susannah North Martin was hanged during the Salem witch trials. Three centuries later, one of her descendants faces a different kind of trial—growing up under the weight of religious condemnation and queer erasure. A Name Unbroken braids these stories across time to reveal how fear misjudges difference across generations, and how the refusal to be false to oneself can become an act of survival. Blending lyrical first-person narrative, documentary fragment
DK Marley
May 34 min read
My Kind Refuses to Die Out - an Editorial Review of "M"
Book Blurb: Coming soon! Book Buy Link: Coming soon! Editorial Review: Title: M Author: Judi Lamble Rating: 4.4 "M" by Judi Lamble is a riveting historical adventure novel that follows a Jewish girl named Miryam (later called “M”) who is born at sea while her family flees the Inquisition in Portugal. She grows up in Madeira and Brazil, survives wars, famine, and betrayal, becomes a pirate and privateer in the Caribbean, loses her husband to murder, has her young daughter kidn
DK Marley
May 23 min read
The Choices We Make in the Shadow of War - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "My Enemy's Wife"
BOOK EXCERPT Shanghai, December 1941 Theodore Carter’s footsteps thudded up the stairs. ‘Dad!’ shouted Jimmy, charging out into the hall to grab him by the waist. Daisy followed, with Zofia waiting politely in the doorway. Theodore Carter was a stringy-limbed man with the neutral good looks of a clean-cut diplomat. Zofia liked him; he always paid on time without fuss. But today his face had a ravaged expression, his eyes restless. He clung to his son a moment before asking Da
DK Marley
May 14 min read
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
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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
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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
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Apr 91 min read
