It’s early in the 13th century and the Inquisition is coming to England. Even a small village like Aldinoch is not safe. Alice, an herbal healer, languishes in Guildford Castle’s dungeon. In this exciting tale of betrayal, adventure and hard-won triumph, three orphans must find a way to free the Witch of Leper Cove. $0.99 on Kindle.
The Witch of Leper Cove
August 28, 2015 By
Robin: Lady of Legend (The Classic Adventures of the Girl Who Became Robin Hood)
August 20, 2015 By
A riveting twist on the tale of Robin Hood, featuring a female hero, dynamic characters, and action-packed scenes! See for yourself why this book has over 500 glowing reviews and is a #1 Bestseller in Historical Fiction, Teen & Young Adult, and Action & Adventure. Full of sword fights and heists, danger and romance, “Robin: Lady of Legend” is a special treat not to be missed! $0.99 on Kindle.
Dangerous Pride
August 12, 2015 By
After years desiring Lachlan Forbes, Catriona Ogilvy is thrown into an arranged marriage designed to strengthen clan ties. Once her fondest wish, her marriage becomes a struggle as she adjusts to a relationship founded on obligation, not love. They must overcome their fears and the politics of 18th century Scotland. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: The Privateersman
August 7, 2015 By
Escaping the hangman’s noose in England, commoner Tom Andrews finds himself aboard a privateering ship before fleeing to New York at the time of the Revolutionary War. It is a corrupt place where opportunities abound for the unscrupulous. Betrayal forces a hurried return to England where he and business partner Joseph Star, a half Carib freed slave, ruthlessly chase riches in the early industrial boom, investing in iron, mines and cotton. But will Tom’s phenomenal luck desert him as he seeks social standing and lasting affection? Free on Kindle and iBooks.
All Hallows at Eyre Hall
July 28, 2015 By
Experience the mystery and magic of a Victorian Gothic Romance set in Eyre Hall, the mansion Jane Eyre rebuilt after her marriage to Edward Rochester, and rediscover the allure of the mature Jane Eyre. This absorbing narrative will reveal the shocking secrets of the original characters, and bring to life new and intriguing heroes, spinning a unique and absorbing narrative, which unfolds twenty years after Thornfield Hall was burnt down by Bertha Mason. $0.99 on Kindle.
Becoming Lisette
July 24, 2015 By
Independent and beautiful, Élisabeth Vigée, affectionately called Lisette by friends and family, has progressed in the art of oil painting faster than anyone could have anticipated. Having received instruction from her beloved father, Louis Vigée, a prominent Parisian guild painter, Lisette possesses all the qualities of a brilliant young painter, but is saddled with a singular disadvantage – being a woman. Undeterred, Lisette believes that she can become a painter in late 18-century Paris. Approaching a marriageable age, her parents have other plans for Lisette, ones that don’t include painting. Lisette finds support in a dashing art collector and French Army officer named Amante, who is clearly intrigued by her talent and beauty.
After Lisette’s father dies unexpectedly, her family is left in dire financial straits. Lisette wants to support her family, but before she can sell a single painting, her mother marries a wealthy merchant jeweler named Le Sèvre. Le Sèvre discovers Lisette’s artistic abilities and soon has her painting portraits of his noble and wealthy jewelry clientele. It quickly becomes clear that Le Sèvre only wants to control Lisette, leading to severe consequences for her budding career, Amante’s pursuit of her affections and even her safety. Lisette realizes that she must find her own way – before it is too late. Becoming Lisette is Book One of the Queen’s Painter. $0.99 on Kindle.
SECRET KNIGHT (Arthurian Saga Series)
July 21, 2015 By
After Guinevere’s death, Camelot has become a sad and quiet place. King Arthur never shows his face in public anymore. The golden age of chivalry has ended. The Order of the Round Table was broken up, its gallant youth dead or have moved on. Shining Armors and beautiful horses are hardly ever seen anymore in Camelot until one day when the first proper knight comes to town. His appearance stirs great excitement in Eric, a young working lad, who often daydreams about knights and the good old days of Camelot. When he overhears the stranger plotting to kill King Arthur he becomes greatly distressed. When he tries to warn the King, nobody takes him serious so he takes the matter into his hands. Eric risks his life to save the kingdom and warn the King. During his quest, Merlin reveals a secret regarding Lancelot which will change everything. Can Eric restore Camelot to its former glory and save the King and save Camelot? $0.99 on Kindle.
Glyphs: The Scribe
July 13, 2015 By
The Inca have no written word of their history. Legends were first recorded using colored strings and knots. After the Spanish destroyed these devices as pagan tools, nothing was left. No story was left. Until now.
Wiraqucha, the creator god, has appointed others to watch over his creations, but after 100 years, the custodians are leaving the empire. The sun god succumbs to the ravages of his human form, and his son, Pascac, leads villagers to Sacsayhuamán to start anew. As they strive to prosper in their new home, Supay, the god of death, and other gods rage against them—seemingly intent upon wiping out the entire civilization and those who rule them. The scribe uses the ancient art of glyph drawing to record the history and create books so descendants will know the story of how they came to be. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Winds of Betrayal 1 & 2
July 7, 2015 By
A rousing family saga for the fight for America’s independence!
The winds of change brews over the colonies. Tension against the crown is mounting daily. With war looming on the horizon, it will be soon discovered there is a high price to be paid for the cry for freedom. Free on Kindle.
Willows: The Creole
June 23, 2015 By
The Arceneauxs have a long history of falling victim to circumstance, but heir to the family home, one woman is determined the legacy will end with her. Embroiled in the fleecing of New York’s bridge funds, she is offered a new life in New Orleans, but what she finds is an abandoned house, a fractured family, and an oppressed people. Determined, she confronts the challenges head on, but soon realizes change is not something needed only for her, but for many.
In the decades before the Civil War, Louisiana was the most advanced in the rights of people of color—Africans and Indians—and women, including the right to vote. Marriage between races was legal, and mulatto, quarteronne, and octoroon children were recognized by their white fathers and often became business and landowners through gifts or the wills of patriarchs.
The Civil War brought change—any black lineage became cause for discrimination—and many blacks were relegated to occupations not unlike those of their ancestors. The women’s rights movement lost momentum as well, and it was only through the sheer will of women such as Stanton and Anthony, that organizations were formed and the voices of women would come to be heard.
Willows Plantation, still worked by the descendants of the slaves who built it, becomes the anchor to affect change and in a historical fiction story spanning five generations, author Cyndie Shaffstall, takes you on a journey through abolition and suffrage. A Voodoo priestess, a French artist, the first woman presidential candidate, and the world’s fair shed light on issues and provide opportunities for a better life for the entire family. $0.99 on Kindle.
Vanquished
June 12, 2015 By
Known as The Maid of Mayfair for her unassailable virtue, unwavering resolve, and quiet dignity, suffragette leader, Caledonia ~ Callie — Rivers is the perfect counter for detractors’ portrayal of the women as rabble rousers, lunatics, even whores. But a high~ranking enemy within the government will stop at nothing to ensure that the Parliamentary bill to grant the vote to females dies in the Commons — including ruining the reputation of the Movement’s chief spokeswoman. $0.99 on Kindle.
Pianist in a Bordello
June 8, 2015 By
What would happen if a politician decided to tell the truth—the whole truth?
Richard Youngblood, aspiring Congressman, is about to find out. He’s running on a platform of honesty and transparency—and against the advice of his friends and advisers he’s decided to start with himself. His autobiography will lay his entire life bare before voters just days before the election. And what a life he’s had. Born in a commune and named Richard Milhous Nixon Youngblood as an angry shot at his absent father, Richard grows up in the spotlight, the son of an enigmatic fugitive and the grandson of a Republican senator. He’s kidnapped and rescued, kicked out of college for a prank involving turkeys, arrested in Hawaii while trying to deliver secrets to the CIA…Dick Nixon Youngblood’s ready to tell all. He’ll even tell his readers about the Amandas—three women who share a name but not much else, and who each have helped shape and define the man he’s become. Are voters really ready for the whole truth? Are you? Pianist in a Bordello is a hilarious political romp through the last four decades of American history, from a narrator who is full of surprises
The award-winning novel, Pianist in a Bordello, garnered a nod by the Northern California Publishers and Authors for third place in General Fiction. It was also awarded two first places in fiction and humor by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. In addition, PIAB was re-named as a recipient of the coveted BRAG awards. Publishers Weekly, Red City Reviews and Kirkus Reviews all included it in the top ten percent of Indie books that were submitted. Pianist in a Bordello was top pick and finalist for Underground Book Reviews, Novel of the Year. $0.99 on Kindle.
The Yanks Are Starving: A Novel of the Bonus Army
June 4, 2015 By
During the tense summer of 1932, a charismatic hobo leads 20,000 jobless World War I veterans into Washington, D.C. to demand payment of their service compensation. In this epic novel that sweeps across three decades, eight Americans come of age in Europe, only to reunite during the Great Depression to determine the fate of a nation on the brink of upheaval.
From the Boxer Rebellion in China to the Plain of West Point, from the persecution of conscientious objectors to the horrors of the Marne, from the Hoovervilles of the heartland to the pitiful Anacostia encampment in the bowels of the nation’s capital, here is the little-known story of the political intrigue and government betrayal that led to the only violent clash ever waged between two American armies under the same flag. $0.99 on Kindle.
Corral Nocturne: A Novella
May 19, 2015 By
Lonely and isolated on her ill-tempered brother’s ranch, Ellie Strickland has almost given up hope of finding friends, or a sweetheart. But when she meets Cole Newcomb, the handsome, well-to-do heir to the biggest ranch in the county, her summer is transformed. Cole’s invitation to the Fourth of July dance might mean a dream come true—but will the stroke of midnight bring more heartache? A novella-length retelling of the story of Cinderella, set on the windswept Montana prairies. $0.99 on Kindle.
A Peek at Bathsheba
May 17, 2015 By
At the height of his political success, David (of the Old Testament) takes a stumble, which threatens to undermine all his achievements. He falls in love with a married woman, Bathsheba, and then tries to cover up the scandal, and have her husband, Uriah, carry his own death sentence to his commander, Joav. Only then does regret set in. $0.99 on Kindle and iBooks.
Free: Sergei and Hans
May 13, 2015 By
In a WWI prison camp, a German guard discovers a Russian prisoner’s journal. The guard then invites the prisoner over for Christmas dinner where they recount their stories of the beginning of the war, and together they share one last meal. Free on Kindle.
The Hard Road Home
May 6, 2015 By
The Civil War has arrived in idyllic but poor Louisiana. Riley, a young man in his twenties, is a land owner with a wife and a child on the way. He wants nothing more in life than to work his land and provide for his family. But when soldiers show up on his property one day, they bring enlistment papers. Riley’s been drafted and must leave everything behind to fight for the South.
Riley and his fellow soldiers endure hardship and battles against the North in their efforts to win freedom for the South. But when Vicksburg ends up a devastating loss for the South, Riley’s own personal war is just beginning. Captive, then paroled, Riley is released with only one directive: find your own way home.
Now, on foot and in unfamiliar territory, he must make his way back to his wife and child before they’re taken from him for good. $2.99 on Kindle.
Free: RC and RUBY Screenplay
May 6, 2015 By
RC and RUBY Screenplay is an Amazon Kindle book that is adapted from the historical romantic action novel, Atlantic City Nazi. The major locales are along the US coastline from Newport, RI to Key West, Fl and include locations in Germany prior to World War II. The Screenplay is preceded by a Treatment (Hollywood version of brief synopsis) that by necessity must contain the surprise ending. Experience the dialogue that actors use including facial expressions, actions, and scene descriptions including camera directions and graphic image requirements. Free on Kindle.
Blurred Memories
May 3, 2015 By
Helen Dorcell is about to marry the one man she was meant for. She didn’t count on a war turning her world upside down. It is 1941 and as lovers and husbands are shipped off, a twist of fate will force her into the arms of another man.
But an accident will plunge Helen on a journey where she must confront her choices and the man she gave her heart to before the war changed everything. In order to decide where she belongs, Helen must first remember who she is.
From Marisa Bermudez, author of Shadows in the Pearl, BLURRED MEMORIES is a deeply moving story of enduring love, courage, and the true meaning of home. $0.99 on Kindle.
“Just before the Pearl Harbor attacks in 1941 high-school senior Helen Dorcell has the man of her dreams and plans for a perfect life. But then she gets hit with two stunning and life changing pieces of news. Blurred Memories follows her absorbing story of hope, heartbreak, and love again. Fans of historical romance will not be disappointed with this charming, well-crafted and perfectly paced story.” –JustKindleBooks
The Forgotten Seamstress
April 28, 2015 By
Customer review: “This is a soul-stirring story that will satisfy historical and contemporary fiction readers alike.” $1.99 on Kindle, today only (4/28/2015).
Breaking TWIG
April 27, 2015 By
Set in rural Georgia in the 1960s, BREAKING TWIG is a coming-of-age novel about Becky (Twig) Cooper, a young woman trying to survive the physical and emotional abuse of her mother, Helen, a beautiful, calculating woman who can, with a mere look, send the meanest cur in Sugardale, Georgia running for its life.
Not even Twig’s vivid imagination, keen wit, and dark sense of humor is enough to help her survive the escalating assaults of Helen and a new stepbrother, but help comes from an unexpected source–Frank, her stepfather. Sometimes, having one person who loves and believes in you is all a girl needs to keep hope alive.
Often raw and irreverent and sprinkled with all the Southern flavoring found in a good bowl of chicken and dumplings, BREAKING TWIG, is about finding love where we least expect it, destroying lives with easy lies, and realizing each of us determine our own truth. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Kurinji Flowers
April 18, 2015 By
In the mid 1930s Ginny has been abused by a family friend and alienated from her well-intentioned but bossy mother. When the truth of her abusive past comes out, her marriage prospects are ruined – but Tony Tilman, a handsome tea planter offers her another chance for love and she marries him and joins him in the uplands of South India. Then her dreams of happiness turn sour as she struggles to fit in with the way of life in the claustrophobic life of the British expatriate community. When Ginny meets Jagadish, an Indian employee of her husband, her life turns upside down. Then the coming of the second world war changes everything. Free on Kindle.
Deathspell
April 15, 2015 By
A boy orphaned by violence grows up in the shadow of his father’s murder. His older brother offers him a home, but the life of a farmer is a poor fit for Christian Richardson.
Set in England in the 1400s, the Wars of the Roses litters the country with plenty of jobs for a young mercenary trained in how to wield a sword. Christian grows out of his youth and becomes a capable fighter, one who inherited his father’s blade. As a member of the Brotherhood of the Black Rose, he puts coins in his pockets and food in his stomach, but every day he searches for the sigil of the men who took his father’s life.
Finally, after years skirting the edges of a group called the Luminaries, he’ll make a discovery that will put him in reach of his goal. Vengeance.
The sword was not the only possession his father had given to him, though, and unbeknownst to Christian, the Luminaries have been hunting for Richard’s son – the boy who escaped from them nearly a decade ago – just as he has been scouring for signs of them.
An almost successful attempt on his life reveals hidden gifts, and even more secrets that his father had taken to the grave. As Christian reaches the threshold of claiming revenge, he faces the realization that retribution might come at a high price. Will he listen to the pleas of his loved ones, cautioning him away from danger? Or will his pursuit for justice take him down a path from where he can never return? $2.99 on Kindle.
Free: Orphan Moon
April 14, 2015 By
“Orphan Moon,” is a historical fiction novel about a young woman in 1860’s Texas who must undertake a grueling physical journey and face countless dangers, or lose everything she holds dear.
It is a heart-wrenching saga of family love, loss, and betrayal. Both a gripping adventure and a timeless love story, it gallops across the bleeding edge of the western frontier. Free on Kindle.
Across Great Divides
March 26, 2015 By
Across Great Divides is a timeless, World War II story of the upheavals of war, the power of family, and the resiliency of human spirit. When Hitler comes to power in 1933, one Jewish family refuses to be destroyed and defies the Nazis only to come up against another struggleconfronting Apartheid in South Africa. $0.99 on Kindle.
