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Survival and Love During the Fall of an Empire - an Editorial Review of "Ugarit"

Survival and Love During the Fall of an Empire - an Editorial Review of "Ugarit"

Survival and Love During the Fall of an Empire - an Editorial Review of "Ugarit"

Book Blurb: An epic of love, survival, and the fall of empires In the shadow of a burning world, two souls must choose between the past they cherish and the future they fear. Spring, 1190 BCE. On the glittering coast of the eastern Mediterranean, the city of Ugarit thrives-its markets vibrant, its libraries vast, its people unaware that the world they know is about to vanish. Yoninah, a healer steeped in ancient wisdom, tends to the wounded and the grieving with herbs, charms

Oct 244 min read

Widowhood and Second Chances at Love - an Editorial Review of "Marianne: A Sense & Sensibility Sequel"

Widowhood and Second Chances at Love - an Editorial Review of "Marianne: A Sense & Sensibility Sequel"

Widowhood and Second Chances at Love - an Editorial Review of "Marianne: A Sense & Sensibility Sequel"

Book Blurb: Coming soon! Book Buy Link: Follow the author for this release at www.alicemcveigh.com Author Bio: Alice McVeigh has been published by Orion/Hachette in contemporary fiction, by UK's Unbound in speculative fiction (writing as Spaulding Taylor) and by Warleigh Hall Press in historical fiction. Her books have been in the last seven for the UK Selfies Book Award (2024), been a runner-up for Foreword Indies' "Book of the Year" and joint runner-up in Writers Digest Int

Oct 235 min read

In Search of a Family's Truth - an Editorial Review of "The Art Collector's Wife"

In Search of a Family's Truth - an Editorial Review of "The Art Collector's Wife"

In Search of a Family's Truth - an Editorial Review of "The Art Collector's Wife"

Book Blurb: In 1962 Venice, Italy, seventeen-year-old Isabel is shoplifting and skipping class until she discovers a fantastical secret about her Holocaust survivor grandmother Lila: she has stashed away a collection of Renaissance Art. To be fair, it's not a complete surprise: Lila is secretive about the war and that dreadful time before when the whole living world came to a standstill. More than anything else, Isabel longs to know about her mother and father who perished. T

Oct 225 min read

The Psychological Landscape of the Civil War - an Editorial Review of "Nostalgia"

The Psychological Landscape of the Civil War - an Editorial Review of "Nostalgia"

The Psychological Landscape of the Civil War - an Editorial Review of "Nostalgia"

Book Blurb: Coming soon Book Buy Link: Follow the author at www.utterloonacy.com Author Bio: Susannah Willey is the award-winning author of War Sonnets (JUL 2023, Utter Loonacy Press). Awarded a five star “award of excellence” by the Historical Fiction Company, War Sonnets was also awarded third place in the General Fiction Category of its 2022 Book of the Year awards. Susannah Willey was born in 1952 in the small town of Ira, New York where her family settled over 200 years

Oct 215 min read

A Native American Time Travel Young Adult Historical - an Editorial Review of "First Rights"

A Native American Time Travel Young Adult Historical - an Editorial Review of "First Rights"

A Native American Time Travel Young Adult Historical - an Editorial Review of "First Rights"

Book Blurb: Historical fiction for young adults. Book Buy Link: https://geni.us/V5r7e Editorial Review: Title: First Rights Author: Jason Ray Rating: 4.0 Stars Jason Ray’s "First Rights" is a gripping read that begins as like a simple young adult time-travel adventure but quickly deepens into something more haunting and personal. It’s the story of Logan, a modern fourteen-year-old who’s yanked out of his own world and dropped into one of the most volatile moments in Native Am

Oct 194 min read

Following Dreams in a Pennsylvania Oil Field - an Editorial Review of "The Image Maker"

Following Dreams in a Pennsylvania Oil Field - an Editorial Review of "The Image Maker"

Following Dreams in a Pennsylvania Oil Field - an Editorial Review of "The Image Maker"

Book Blurb: In 1860, just a year after Drake's historic first oil well, photographer John Mather arrived in Titusville, Pennsylvania, determined to capture the burgeoning oilfields, one glass negative at a time. From his makeshift darkrooms – one on a creek barge, another strapped to his wagon – he risked life and limb to preserve the history of the nascent petroleum industry. General Charles Miller, alongside his wife, Adelaide, tirelessly cultivated relationships with the t

Oct 188 min read

In the Throes of the French Revolution - Editorial Review for "Paoletta, an Eye for an Eye"

In the Throes of the French Revolution - Editorial Review for "Paoletta, an Eye for an Eye"

In the Throes of the French Revolution - Editorial Review for "Paoletta, an Eye for an Eye"

Book Blurb: "A haunting tale of vengeance, survival and revolution - Powell's heroine grips you by the throat and never lets go" Chris Riches, Daily Express " Vivid, visceral, unforgettable. Powell's masterful storytelling plunges us into the heart of revolutionary Paris" Will Barker, The Sun Exiled to a Caribbean island, Paoletta Cadoville and her family cling to the hope of one day returning to their Parisian home. But in a single, devastating moment, that dream is shattere

Oct 174 min read

Sliding Down the Rabbit Hole of Hate in Vietnam - an Editorial Review of "Golden Feather"

Sliding Down the Rabbit Hole of Hate in Vietnam - an Editorial Review of "Golden Feather"

Sliding Down the Rabbit Hole of Hate in Vietnam - an Editorial Review of "Golden Feather"

Book Blurb: Born into a well-off but strict family, eighteen-year-old Dakota Blackwater doesn’t appreciate his father’s plan for him. He wants to find his path through life and chase his own dreams. Instead of taking the easy road, he rebels, enlists in the US Army, and goes to war in a place foreign to him – Vietnam. He finds this choice may be the more difficult one, learning the pain of death, not only of his friends but his own hands. Will he keep his morality or slide do

Oct 165 min read

Vastly Different Lives Should Never Meet, But They Do - Editorial Review for "Falling Up"

Vastly Different Lives Should Never Meet, But They Do - Editorial Review for "Falling Up"

Vastly Different Lives Should Never Meet, But They Do - Editorial Review for "Falling Up"

Book Blurb: A colossal inheritance affords Lord Henri-Antoine every indulgence. His is a life of aristocratic opulence and privilege. A world away, on the mean streets of 1780s London, Miss Lisa Crisp relies on charity to keep her from the poorhouse. Such vastly different lives mean Lisa and Henri-Antoine should never meet. Yet they do. And in a most startling way. One Henri-Antoine would prefer to forget. Yet he cannot forget Lisa. When they find themselves attending the sam

Oct 145 min read

In a Time of Kingdoms and Crusades, One Man's Heart is the Battlefield - an Editorial Review of "The Price of Loyalty"

In a Time of Kingdoms and Crusades, One Man's Heart is the Battlefield - an Editorial Review of "The Price of Loyalty"

In a Time of Kingdoms and Crusades, One Man's Heart is the Battlefield - an Editorial Review of "The Price of Loyalty"

Book Blurb: In a time of kingdoms and crusades, one man's heart is the battlefield. Cerdic, a Saxon knight, serves Count Stephen-Henry of...

Oct 616 min read

High Seas Action During the American Civil War - an Editorial Review of "Course Over Grounds"

High Seas Action During the American Civil War - an Editorial Review of "Course Over Grounds"

High Seas Action During the American Civil War - an Editorial Review of "Course Over Grounds"

Book Blurb: A riveting, expertly-crafted narrative, Course over Ground captivates readers with a glimpse into the American Civil War few...

Sep 305 min read

Discovering Possibilities Amid the Tobacco Fields of North Carolina - an Editorial Review of "The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik"

Discovering Possibilities Amid the Tobacco Fields of North Carolina - an Editorial Review of "The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik"

Discovering Possibilities Amid the Tobacco Fields of North Carolina - an Editorial Review of "The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik"

Book Blurb: At thirty years old and unmarried, Vesta Blonik' s future looks bleak when her widowed father remarries, sells the family...

Sep 295 min read

A War Memoir Wrapped in Myth - an Editorial Review of "A Coin for Charon"

A War Memoir Wrapped in Myth - an Editorial Review of "A Coin for Charon"

A War Memoir Wrapped in Myth - an Editorial Review of "A Coin for Charon"

Book Blurb: Coming soon Book Buy Link: Coming soon Author Bio: Coming soon Editorial Review: Some books grab you with their polish and...

Sep 284 min read

A Captivating Sequel to Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - an Editorial Review of "The Whistle of Revenge"

A Captivating Sequel to Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - an Editorial Review of "The Whistle of Revenge"

A Captivating Sequel to Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - an Editorial Review of "The Whistle of Revenge"

Book Blurb: Sometimes, our deepest fear is not the darkness but the light that blinds. If you loved Conan Doyle’s, The Hound of the...

Sep 275 min read

A Time Machine That Actually Works - an Editorial Review of "Beyond Australia"

A Time Machine That Actually Works - an Editorial Review of "Beyond Australia"

A Time Machine That Actually Works - an Editorial Review of "Beyond Australia"

Book Blurb: So Gramp's time machine actually works! Fourteen-year-old Susan Ferguson is startled when she's catapulted into the wild...

Sep 264 min read

A Power Grid Failure that Creates Chaos - an Editorial Review of "The Cold Winter"

A Power Grid Failure that Creates Chaos - an Editorial Review of "The Cold Winter"

A Power Grid Failure that Creates Chaos - an Editorial Review of "The Cold Winter"

Book Blurb: The Niagara Falls grid is down. A snowstorm traps the unprepared. A cold winter lies ahead. The Northeast corner of the US...

Sep 255 min read

From London to the Goldfields of New Zealand - an Editorial Review of "Counterfeit"

From London to the Goldfields of New Zealand - an Editorial Review of "Counterfeit"

From London to the Goldfields of New Zealand - an Editorial Review of "Counterfeit"

Book Blurb: Coming soon Book Buy Link: Coming soon Author Bio: Coming soon Editorial Review: Title: Counterfeit Author: M Jones Rating:...

Sep 244 min read

Witch Trails and Forbidden Love in Colonial America - an Editorial Review of "The Healer's Daughter"

Witch Trails and Forbidden Love in Colonial America - an Editorial Review of "The Healer's Daughter"

Witch Trails and Forbidden Love in Colonial America - an Editorial Review of "The Healer's Daughter"

Book Blurb: A captivating historical tale of witch trials, forbidden love, and survival in colonial America. Late 17th century. Men are...

Sep 235 min read

A Fierce Advocate of Endangered Animals Finds Love and Mystery - an Editorial Review of "Past Preserve Us"

A Fierce Advocate of Endangered Animals Finds Love and Mystery - an Editorial Review of "Past Preserve Us"

A Fierce Advocate of Endangered Animals Finds Love and Mystery - an Editorial Review of "Past Preserve Us"

Book Blurb: In the late 1960s, Dr. Nick Randall, a fierce advocate of endangered animals and field biologist on Michigan’s Isle Royale...

Sep 214 min read

Thrilling Opportunities for a Lady's Maid - an Editorial Review of "Tailored Truths"

Thrilling Opportunities for a Lady's Maid - an Editorial Review of "Tailored Truths"

Thrilling Opportunities for a Lady's Maid - an Editorial Review of "Tailored Truths"

Book Blurb: Is self-supporting success enough for Margaret Law or will her future also include an adoring husband and children? She might...

Sep 195 min read

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