Congratulations to Historium Press author, Cindy Burkart Maynard, for the upcoming release of her historical novels "Esperanza's Way" (Book Two in the Seeker's Series) and "Finding the Way" (Book One in the Seeker's Series) and the fabulous new covers which take the reader on the life-changing journeys of two women along the famous pilgrimage trail of the Camino de Santiago in Spain!
"FINDING THE WAY"
The time is 1250 AD, in an isolated village at the foot of the Pyrenees. Old Basque folk traditions are on a collision course with the onslaught of Christianity. One night, Amika, a young woman on the brink of adulthood, is awoken by an angry mob hunting down “heretics.” Amika witnesses her mother, an herbal healer, being dragged off and burned the stake. She flees to the forest in terror. With the help of rescuers from both the old tradition and the new, she sets off upon her a journey of self-discovery on the Camino de Santiago. Along the way Amika encounters danger, hardship, and fear before she meets the man and child with whom she will share her future.
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"Finding the Way is a magnificent story, brilliantly imagined and skillfully executed. Ms. Maynard has done an extraordinary job of research and a masterful job of creating a believable, coherent, and moving plot with marvelous characters. The narrative is consistently brisk and engaging, and often heart-wrenching in its emotional power. The place, the people, and their circumstances are vividly alive on the page. She brings the plot to an inspired but completely plausible resolution, with many memorable moments. Ms. Maynard has earned congratulations on a wonderful story." - Tom Hymann, author of Jupiter’s Daughter and Seven Days to Petrograd
"ESPERANZA'S WAY"
In 1260 AD, a Basque girl, abandoned, orphaned and alone along the Camino de Santiago, is rescued by a pair of fellow pilgrims.
As she matures, so do her unique intuitive powers as a healer. Though she wishes for nothing more than security and stability, fate has other plans for her. She is twice forced to flee from what she thought would be a secure future. Her quest takes her from northern Iberia to Napoli, Italy. She doggedly pursues her ultimate goal, medical school in Salerno. Success comes in a disguise she never imagined, as she finds her way in the world – Esperanza’s Way.
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"Cindy Burkart Maynard has created a a rare glimpse into the Medieval mindset, a cornucopia of medieval knowledge, healing and herbalism. The story is powerful, moving, engrossing, tender and compassionate." - Julian de la Motte Harrison – Author of Senlac: a Novel of the Norman Conquest of England
Tentative release date: July 2023
Available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook!
Blog tour in July with The Coffee Pot Book Club
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