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From Star Singer to Pirate Prey - an Editorial Review of "Showboat Soubrette"
Book Blurb: FROM STAR SHOWBOAT SINGER TO PIRATE PREY ON THE WICKED RIVER! Showboat singer Stella Parrot’s star rises in the Antebellum South with every sold-out performance along the lower Mississippi River. When a river pirate viciously assaults her, new friends Toby Freeman and John Dee Franklin foil the attack. However, the pirate’s family is bent on revenge. Stella, Toby, and John Dee escape their riverboat with able assistance from young cub pilot Sam Clemens, only to be
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Jan 95 min read
The Dream of Becoming Rock Stars - an Editorial Review of "Perfect Cadence"
Book Blurb: Fame. Fortune. Pitfalls. It is 1978, and a music scene is brewing in Los Angeles. Singer Gunnar Erickson and guitarist Shep Townsend leave Grand Island, Nebraska hoping to make it big as rock stars. Before long, they help form the talented and popular band Authentic Cadence and are managed by the biggest names in the business. As they begin to realize their dreams, however, Gunnar and Shep learn that that fame has its downsides. Between the constant touring and gr
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Dec 25, 20255 min read
The Legendary Prince Hector Tells His Story - an Editorial Review of "Trojan Odyssey"
Book Blurb: Coming soon Book Buy Link: Coming soon Editorial Review: Rating: 4.6 William Haddad’s "Trojan Odyssey" is a sweeping re-imagining that pulls the legendary Trojan prince, Hector, from the dust of the "Iliad" and hurls him into a sprawling, existential voyage through the concatenated afterlives of the ancient world. This does not feel like a myth retold, but a myth extended, a fictionalized exploration of the hero’s shade forced to navigate the brutal and often cont
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Dec 24, 20254 min read
An American Civil War Journey - an Editorial Review of "Lockett's Innocence"
Book Blurb: A simple promise to his friend’s wife… An overwhelming urge to keep his younger brother from danger… An inkling that this War Between the States would not be the brief affair that most expected… James Lockett thought that he understood what he was getting into. He could not have been more wrong. From bushwhackers in Missouri to the tardy realization that there was an enemy wearing his own uniform, James Lockett encounters far more than expected. But nothing could
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Dec 21, 20254 min read
A Chilling Tale Before the Salem Witch Trials - an Editorial Review of "The Widow of Hartforde"
Book Blurb: A chilling historical horror novel of witch trials, survival, and the true monster hiding among us. Connecticut Colony, 1662 During a midnight witch trial, an unsettlingly woman confesses to making a pact with the Devil—after encountering a terrifying beast in the woods. Her words send a shiver through newcomer Rebecca Easton. She’s seen that creature too. But when Rebecca dares to speak the truth, suspicion turns on her. Accusations fly. The townspeople whisper.
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Dec 18, 20255 min read
A Powerful Story of Greed in the 17th Century Dutch Slave Trade - an Editorial Review of "Black Cattle"
Book Blurb: In the tradition of Wilbur Smith and Patrick O’Brian —a sweeping tale of men driven by empire and undone by conscience. A powerful novel of greed, loyalty, and survival in the brutal world of the seventeenth-century Dutch slave trade. West Africa, 1687. On the lawless edge of the Dutch colonial empire, the West India Company tightens its grip on the coast, its ships filled with gunpowder, muskets—and ambition. Skipper Aldemar Burghoutsz , a battle-hardened seaman
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Nov 27, 20255 min read
Before "Marty Supreme" Starring Timothee Chalamet, There Was "PING" - an Editorial Review of "Ping"
Book Blurb: A game that spread communism. A secret that spans generations. About the Book: A Barnes & Noble Top eBook & NOOK Indie Favorite In the early 1950s, ping pong wasn't just a pastime - it was propaganda. A quiet weapon in the battle for influence, power, and ideology. Alternating between the pivotal 1971 Ping-Pong Diplomacy - where a simple game of table tennis thawed the icy relations between the U.S. and China during the Cold War - and the present-day struggles of
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Nov 26, 20258 min read
An Indian Scout Faces the Fiercest Battles of Her Life - an Editorial Review of "In the Wrath of Legends"
Book Blurb: "If you love Michael Crichton, James Rollins, or Preston & Child, you'll dig Buzan." - Gin Coleman, author of Desert Bold Chenoa Winterhawk is a battle-hardened member of Oregon's elite U.S. Army Indian Scouts, sworn to protect travelers across treacherous mountain terrain and dark forests whispering of ancient terrors. As the daughter of legendary Civil War hero Chief Jolon Winterhawk, Chenoa is also a warrior bound by duty, struggling with injustices brought upo
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Nov 24, 20255 min read
A Poet Haunted by Grief and a Lover Marked by Blood - an Editorial Review of "A Harmony of Hells"
Book Blurb: A poet haunted by grief. A lover marked by blood. A sister silenced behind asylum walls. In the decadent heart of fin de siècle Paris, Averill Charron makes a devil's bargain. To rescue his sister—locked away by their father—hejoins forces with the last man he should trust, Blaise Dancier, the crime lord who once ordered his death. No longer enemies. Now they are lovers. Together they descend into the underworld, searching cabarets and crypts, brothels and back al
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Nov 23, 20256 min read
Creating a Sanctuary for Silenced Young Woman - an Editorial Review of "Finding Herself"
Book Blurb: The world was catching its breath from a war that had redrawn borders and left too many empty chairs at too many tables. It was the 1950's. Girls donned poodle skirts; boys sported crew cuts. People sought comfort in familiar routines, traditional roles, and black-and-white images from a box called television. Not Cate Clark. Restless and searching for something more, Cate leaves behind an Ireland still scarred from its struggle for independence and steps into the
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Nov 22, 20255 min read
A Love Affair Inspiring the World's Most Unforgettable Operas - an Editorial Review of "Viva Violetta & Verdi"
Book Blurb: A Love Affair Inspiring the World's Most Unforgettable Operas Experience the intense, lifelong love affair between Giuseppe Verdi and Giuseppina Strepponi, the brilliant and seductive soprano who shaped his legacy. As his muse, lover, and wife, Strepponi was the inspiration behind Verdi's most iconic works, including La Traviata and Aida. Her influence was pivotal, as she became the architect of his creative triumphs and the heart of his operatic genius. Set again
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Nov 21, 20258 min read
When Giving is More Important Than Receiving - an Editorial Review of "Tin Whistle"
Book Blurb: Inspired by a true story... 1854 Jacob Gusky wakes up hoping Santa has arrived. And he has... but not for Jacob, one of two...
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Sep 18, 20255 min read
HFC EDITORIAL REVIEW - "The Castilians" by V. E. H. Masters
You can listen to an author interview at The Hist Fic Chickie podcast with Ms Masters, along with the editorial review HERE BLURB...
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Aug 9, 20215 min read