Love and Danger at the ancient Hittite site of Karakuyu Priceless artifacts are disappearing from the ancient Hittite site of Karakuyu in Turkey, and the site director has vanished. Called in to solve the mystery, archaeologist Renaud Townsend is hindered by both his inability to speak the language and the knowledge that the local police are corrupt. His attraction to translator Anne Pierson is immediate, although he is troubled by her refusal to talk about the past and her fear of public … [Read more...] about The Turkish Affair by J. Arlene Culiner
Interview with Author – C.M. Huddleston
About C.M. Huddleston: Connie M. Huddleston loved history and dreamed of writing a book even as a child. However, she got sidetracked. She became an Army wife, a mother, an elementary school teacher, an archaeologist, and an historic preservation consultant, before publishing her first book! In 2017, she published her ninth and tenth volumes, all dealing with her first love, our nation’s past. While four are written for children under the name C.M. Huddleston, her other works are histories … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – C.M. Huddleston
Coastal Cottage Calamity by Abby L. Vandiver
Everyone wants Oliver dead . . . Playboy Oliver Gibbons turns up dead, face down, in the Savannah River. And there are plenty of people around town who wanted him that way. But when the five-foot nothing, ninety-something Voodoo herbalist of Yasamee, Georgia discovers that her daughter is a lead suspect, she'll stop at nothing to either clear her name or get her out of town - fast. Miss Vivee and Logan - the funniest pair of amateur sleuths you'll ever meet. Targeted … [Read more...] about Coastal Cottage Calamity by Abby L. Vandiver
Interview with Author – Alasdair Shaw
About Alasdair Shaw: I studied at the University of Cambridge, leaving with a BA in Natural Sciences and an MSci in Experimental and Theoretical Physics. My masters options included gravitational astrophysics, planetary geophysics, remote sensing and high resolution electron microscopy. I went on to earn a PGCE specialising in Science and Physics from the University of Bangor. A secondary teacher for over ten years I have plenty of experience communicating scientific ideas. I grew up in … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Alasdair Shaw
Interview with Author – Jeffrey Perren @JeffPerren
Author Bio: I was born in Independence, MO right around the corner from Harry Truman's house. But then, at the time, everything there was right around the corner from Harry Truman's house. Right now I live in Sandpoint, Idaho with my wife. I wrote my first short story at age of 12 and went to win the Bank of America Fine Arts award at age of 17. I graduated from UCLA with a degree in philosophy and studied physics later at UC Irvine. The lure of writing soon outweighed everything, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jeffrey Perren @JeffPerren
Pagan’s Sphinx by William Webster @huwdthomas
This book is bargain priced from 11/29/2013 until 12/01/2013 A battered journal left by the lone survivor of a plane crash provides a tantalising clue to an ancient mystery… After years of leading overland expeditions all over the world, Ben Drummond is trying to settle down in England and forget the woman who broke his heart. But he is summoned to Oxford by maverick archaeologist Dr Sarah Pagan, who believes she has discovered the whereabouts of a lost statue. Pagan … [Read more...] about Pagan’s Sphinx by William Webster @huwdthomas
Pagan’s Sphinx by William Webster @huwdthomas
This book is bargain priced from 11/05/2013 until 12/02/2013 A battered journal left by the lone survivor of a plane crash provides a tantalising clue to an ancient mystery… After years of leading overland expeditions all over the world, Ben Drummond is trying to settle down in England and forget the woman who broke his heart. But he is summoned to Oxford by maverick archaeologist Dr Sarah Pagan, who believes she has discovered the whereabouts of a lost statue. Pagan believes the statue … [Read more...] about Pagan’s Sphinx by William Webster @huwdthomas
Interview with Author – Barbara Silkstone @barbsilkstone
Author Bio: Barbara Silkstone is the best-selling author of the Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider series that includes: Wendy and the Lost Boys, London Broil, Cairo Caper, Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider Boxed Set. Her Criminally Funny Fables series includes: The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters; Wendy and the Lost Boys; Zo White and the Seven Morphs; Cold Case Morphs. The way Ms. Silkstone plays with words is unrivaled and the way she incorporated segments from … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Barbara Silkstone @barbsilkstone
Echo Prophecy by Lindsey Fairleigh @LindsFairleigh
The first book in an imaginative new paranormal romance/historical mystery trilogy. "...we only see what we want to see...what we expect to see..." Discover what's hidden--a powerful, mythic race, an ancient Egyptian prophecy, and a love strong enough to shatter the boundaries of time. Alexandra Larson isn't human...but she doesn't know that. As far as Lex is concerned, she's simply an ambitious and independent archaeology grad student with a knack for deciphering ancient languages, … [Read more...] about Echo Prophecy by Lindsey Fairleigh @LindsFairleigh
Doing Research—The Minefield of Writing Ancient Egyptian Fiction – Guest Post by Inge H. Borg
What REALLY happened at the dawn of that amazing civilization? Nobody REALLY knows. So you (a historical fiction writer) think you can just fabricate the stuff. Not quite. There are plenty of people (I am excluding professional historians and archaeologists here) who do know. You have to do your research; and that’s when the trouble starts. Time-lines especially become a blur of contradictions and "facts" are constantly superseded by new findings. Take Dynasties 00 to 03, for example. … [Read more...] about Doing Research—The Minefield of Writing Ancient Egyptian Fiction – Guest Post by Inge H. Borg
