About J.D.R. Hawkins: J.D.R. Hawkins is an award-winning author who has written for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, e-zines, and blogs. She is one of only a few female Civil War authors, and uniquely describes the front lines from a Confederate perspective. Her Renegade Series includes A Beautiful Glittering Lie, winner of the John Esten Cooke Fiction Award and the B.R.A.G. Medallion, A Beckoning Hellfire, which is also an award winner, and A Rebel Among Us, recipient of the 2017 John Esten … [Read more...]
Free Book 04/23/2017: Mercy by Richard Turner
This book is free on these days only - 04/23/2017 at midnight PST until 11:59 pm on 04/23/2017. If the dates are the same that means the book is free one day only. In 1865 Louisiana, Captain Robert Cooper from the Freedman's Bureau is sent to investigate a rash of strange murders and disappearances. His unexpected arrival in Williamstown is met with a mix of anger and suspicion. With gangs of demobilized Confederate soldiers roaming the woods, Cooper is quick to realize that his job may be … [Read more...]
Promise & Honor by Kim Murphy
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Amanda Graham’s husband dies a hero’s death. Left with no source of income, she smuggles medical supplies for Lieutenant Colonel William Jackson and the Confederacy. Although a rogue, Wil is a man of courage and fiercely loyal to Amanda. Lieutenant Samuel Prescott, a soldier of honor and former comrade before the war, fights for the Union. As opposing forces move into Virginia, Sam clashes with Wil on more than the battlefield, when both men fall in love with … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – J.D.R. Hawkins
About J.D.R. Hawkins: J.D.R. Hawkins is an award-winning author who has written for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, e-zines, and blogs. She is one of only a few female Civil War authors, and uniquely describes the front lines from a Confederate perspective. Her Renegade Series includes A Beautiful Glittering Lie, winner of the John Esten Cooke Fiction Award and the B.R.A.G. Medallion, A Beckoning Hellfire, which is also an award winner, and A Rebel Among Us, which has just been published. … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Joan Carney
About Joan Carney: A transplant from the concrete sidewalks of New York City to the sunny beaches of Southern California, Ms. Carney enjoys writing stories about women who are strong—whether by nature or circumstance—and the men who love and respect them for who they are. Things that make her happy are rainy days (too much sun is a bore), writing the perfect first line, family get-togethers, reading books that grab her heart, and finding new connections in her genealogy research. Bold coffee … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: My Dear Wife and Children: Civil War Letters from a 2nd Minnesota Volunteer by Nick K. Adams
Genre: American Civil War What does a father write to his wife and young children while he's gone to war? Does he explain why he's left them? How does he answer their constant questions about his return? Which of his experiences does he relate, and which does he pass over? Should he describe his feelings of separation and loneliness? These questions are as relevant today as they were more than 150 years ago, when David Brainard Griffin, a corporal in Company F of the 2nd Minnesota Regiment … [Read more...]
Halfway to Magnolia House by Anthony Mays
Laura Wingate’s life in New York City was falling apart. The man she wanted to marry could not commit, and her job as a museum exhibitions manager was growing stale. Needing to reexamine her life, she packed up and temporarily returned to Magnolia House on the outskirts of Alexandria, Louisiana. A place she had shared many happy days with her grandparents. Along the way, Laura met Kendrick Reynolds, a Hollywood Director, and learned he was preparing to direct a movie, in and around Alexandria, … [Read more...]
CSS Appomattox by Chris Stoesen
In October 1862, the Confederacy is recognized by both France and Great Britain. Lincoln opens peace negotiations that effectively ended the American Civil War. Decades later, the young Confederacy forges an alliance with Spain – a fading empire desperately clinging to its remaining Caribbean colonies. The Confederate Military assigns the young crew of the airship CSS Appomattox to assist their country’s new ally. The Appomattox is dispatched with a token Naval force to defend Puerto Rico. … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Thicketty by Jerrold Peeler
Genre: Historical Fiction Set in what was then part of Spartanburg County in South Carolina, Thicketty follows the lives of Walt Banneck and his son, Cal, through three of the most tumultuous decades of the nineteenth century. Walt, who had been shunned by his pious neighbors before the war, returns home to become not only a successful farmer and entrepreneur, but the area’s champion as well. Meanwhile, Cal, who idolizes his absent father and who receives little kindness from his mother, is … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Morgan K Wyatt
About Morgan K Wyatt: Morgan K Wyatt, raised on a steady diet of superheroes, believed she could fly at a very young age. After using trees, barn lofts, sliding boards, and even a second story window as launch pads, she found her flying skills were limited to fast and downward. By the age of nine, her dreams to be a superhero needed some modifications, which caused her to turn to writing and horseback riding as alternatives to flying. At the age of twenty, she had another chance at superhero … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Sherrie Miranda
About Sherrie Miranda: Sherrie Miranda is an author who writes in order to create more peace and understanding in the world. She is a teacher who has taught students from many countries of the world. She is also a life and writing coach and hopes to soon find a way to help seniors and troubled teens write their life stories. She loves to travel and first traveled to other countries before finally deciding to see some of the U.S., places that foreigners she met had been to, but that she … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Patricia Hopper
About Patricia Hopper: I'm originally from Dublin, Ireland, However, I have lived in West Virginia for many years. Home to me is now both Ireland and West Virginia. I have two children, both grown, and now a grandson named Jackson, who is all boy--curious about everything and a joy to be around. I attended West Virginia University (WVU) as a non traditional student. I started out as a Business Major, but became smitten with writing when I took a creative writing class. I switched my major to … [Read more...]
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