Book Title: Snarling Wolf

Series: Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail, Book #4

Author: David Fitz-Gerald

Publication Date: April 30^th, 2024

Publisher: David Fitz-Gerald

Page Length: 229

Genre: Western, Historical Fiction

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Snarling Wolf: A Pioneer Western Adventure

David Fitz-Gerald

Blurb:

Dive back into the gripping, frontier chaos. Snarling Wolf is the fourth adventurous installment in the Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail series.

The famed Snake River marks the point the wagon master claims that all the greenhorns turn loco. After twelve hundred grueling miles and four relentless months on the trail, the expedition teeters on the brink. Frayed nerves, exhausted patience, and the specter of doom cast a dark cloud over the travelers.

At every turn, new dangers emerge. A young man who is like a brother to Dorcas Moon is ravaged in a mountain lion attack. A heat wave grips the dusty, barren plains and spreads sickness. The wolves that lurk in the shadows edge closer. Even the rattlesnakes seem emboldened.

Dorcas’ daughter, Rose’s descent into madness can no longer be ignored. What began as an eerie preoccupation with death takes a shocking turn when Rose reveals her truths. Dorcas is thrust into a realm of disbelief, and her worst fears about Rose’s mysterious suitor become a stark reality.

As weary emigrants yearn for respite, tales of murderous outlaws spread like wildfire across the prairie. Passing strangers share the latest terrifying news. It’s only a matter of when, not if, the notorious highwaymen will strike. Which bend of the mighty snake shelters the feared outlaws?

Grab your copy of Snarling Wolf now and unveil the next chapter in Dorcas Moon’s relentless saga. Sink your teeth into this tale of survival, madness, and the unyielding spirit of those who brave the treacherous migration.

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Author Bio:

David Fitz-Gerald writes westerns and historical fiction. He is the author of twelve books, including the brand-new series, Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail set in 1850. Dave is a multiple Laramie Award, first place, best in category winner; a Blue Ribbon Chanticleerian; a member of Western Writers of America; and a member of the Historical Novel Society.

Alpine landscapes and flashy horses always catch Dave’s eye and turn his head. He is also an Adirondack 46-er, which means that he has hiked to the summit of the range’s highest peaks. As a mountaineer, he’s happiest at an elevation of over four thousand feet above sea level.

Dave is a lifelong fan of western fiction, landscapes, movies, and music. It should be no surprise that Dave delights in placing memorable characters on treacherous trails, mountain tops, and on the backs of wild horses.

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This is the current status of my main book board on Pinterest. Keep in mind that I have 50 published books, so it may look like more of mine on the board, but I pin equally for all who have static images to pin.

I’ve always dreamed of visiting Australia, but that was not to be. The outback is rough and Ayers Rock is dry and high desert like. But not in my vision!

Book Title:  A Splendid Defiance

Series:  Roundheads & Cavaliers

Author:  Stella Riley

Publication Date: 6^th December 2012

Publisher:  Stella Riley

Page Length:  371 pages

Genre:  Historical Fiction / Historical Romance

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Book Title and Author Name:

A Splendid Defiance

Stella Riley

Audiobook performed by Alex Wyndham

Blurb:

For two years England has been in the grip of Civil War.  In Banbury, Oxfordshire, the Cavaliers hold the Castle, the Roundheads want it back and the town is full of zealous Puritans.

Consequently, the gulf between Captain Justin Ambrose and Abigail Radford, the sister of a fanatically religious shopkeeper, ought to be unbridgeable.

The key to both the fate of the Castle and that of Justin and Abigail lies in defiance.  But will it be enough?

A Splendid Defiance is a dramatic and enchanting story of forbidden love, set against the turmoil and anguish of the English Civil War.

Excerpt 9

Visist From A Prince

Justin spent the afternoon in the Globe Room at the Reindeer Inn. It was a pleasant room but, as far as Justin was concerned, it might as well have been a coal cellar.  He sat broodingly in a corner and found a sardonic enjoyment in the wary glances accorded him by the other customers.

He did not, however, get drunk and this was fortunate because, at just past five o’clock, the door was flung wide to admit the King’s nephew.  Silence engulfed the room.

Rupert strode across to push Justin unceremoniously back into his seat with a curt, ‘Are you sober?’ 

‘Yes, sir.  I can’t afford to be anything else.’

With a derisive grunt, the Prince threw himself inelegantly into a chair and waved the pot-boy aside.

‘Then it’s not a completely ill-wind that keeps our pay in arrears.  And at least you have boots.  Two of my fellows were actually sharing a pair at one point.  The whole army is living off the country and discipline is going to the dogs.’  He scowled at this thought for a moment and then looked back at Justin.  ‘They told you I was coming?’

‘Yes.  In order that we might ‘nurture our vices together’ was, I think the exact expression.’  Justin paused and then, with a brief, contemptuous gesture, ‘They think so, at any rate.  Or is it that they’ve finally recognised you?’

‘Who cares?’ Rupert’s indifferent gaze skimmed the room and sent at least three stalwarts edging towards the door.  ‘If I took to the bottle every time filth was thrown at me, I’d never be less than half-cut.’

‘No, sir.  Point taken.’

‘I hope so.’  The dark eyes examined him shrewdly. ‘Do you want me to take you out of here?’

The blood rose under Justin’s skin and he said flatly, ‘There’s nothing I’d like better.  But I’d be no use to you, sir.  I can’t hold a sword yet, or even stay in the saddle more than a few hours.  And I know the pace you set.’

‘Needs must,’ shrugged Rupert.  ‘But when the Parliament fields their new army, I’ll need all my best captains – so get yourself fit.’ 

‘Yes, sir.’ Justin stared into his ale-cup.  ‘What will you do now that Shrewsbury has fallen?’

‘Use Ludlow.’ Rupert scowled again.  He’d depended on his brother Maurice to hold Shrewsbury and its loss was a sore point.  He said tersely, ‘I’ve some news for you.  Your father died at the end of last month.’

A muscle moved in Justin’s jaw.  Then his eyes hardened and he said, ‘I see.  Thank you for telling me.’

‘Well, no one else is in a position to, are they?’ observed the Prince trenchantly.  ‘What will you do?’

A strange smile crossed the chiselled features.

‘The same as I’ve done these last ten years, Your Highness.  Absolutely nothing.  I won’t even get drunk.’

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Author Bio:

Winner of four gold medals for historical romance and sixteen Book Readers’ Appreciation Medallions, Stella Riley lives in the beautiful medieval town of Sandwich in Kent.

She is fascinated by the English Civil Wars and has written six books set in that period. These, like the 7 book Rockliffe series, the Brandon Brothers trilogy and, most recently The Shadow Earl, are all available in audio, performed by Alex Wyndham.

Stella enjoys travel, reading, theatre, Baroque music and playing the harpsichord.  She also has a fondness for men with long hair – hence her 17th and 18th century heroes.

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Book Title: The Falconer’s Apprentice

Series: n/a

Author: Malve von Hassell

Publication Date: January 30, 2024 (second edition)

Publisher: Malve von Hassell

Pages: 214

Genre: Historical Fiction

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Book Title and Author Name:

The Falconer’s Apprentice

by Malve von Hassell

Blurb:

THE FALCONER’S APPRENTICE is a story of adventure and intrigue set in the intense social and political unrest of the Holy Roman Empire in the thirteenth century.

“That bird should be destroyed!”

Andreas stared at Ethelbert in shock. Blood from an angry-looking gash on the young lord’s cheek dripped onto his embroidered tunic. Andreas clutched the handles of the basket containing the young peregrine. Perhaps this was a dream—

Andreas, an apprentice falconer at Castle Kragenberg, cannot bear the thought of killing the young female falcon and smuggles her out of the castle. Soon he realizes that his own time there has come to an end, and he stows away, with the bird, in the cart of an itinerant trader, Richard of Brugge.

So begins a series of adventures that lead him from an obscure castle in northern Germany to the farthest reaches of Frederick von Hohenstaufen’s Holy Roman Empire, following a path dictated by the wily trader’s mysterious mission. Andreas continues to improve his falconry skills, but he also learns to pay attention to what is happening around him as he travels through areas fraught with political unrest.

Eventually, Richard confides in Andreas, and they conspire to free Enzio, the eldest of the emperor’s illegitimate sons, from imprisonment in Bologna.

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Author Bio:

Malve von Hassell is a freelance writer, researcher, and translator. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the New School for Social Research. Working as an independent scholar, she published The Struggle for Eden: Community Gardens in New York City (Bergin & Garvey 2002) and Homesteading in New York City 1978-1993: The Divided Heart of Loisaida (Bergin & Garvey 1996). She has also edited her grandfather Ulrich von Hassell’s memoirs written in prison in 1944, Der Kreis schließt sich – Aufzeichnungen aus der Haft 1944 (Propylaen Verlag 1994).

She has taught at Queens College, Baruch College, Pace University, and Suffolk County Community College, while continuing her work as a translator and writer.

Malve has published two children’s picture books, Tooth Fairy (Amazon KDP 2012/2020), and Turtle Crossing (Amazon KDP 2023), and her translation and annotation of a German children’s classic by Tamara Ramsay, Rennefarre: Dott’s Wonderful Travels and Adventures (Two Harbors Press, 2012).

The Falconer’s Apprentice (2015/KDP 2024) was her first historical fiction novel for young adults. She has published Alina: A Song for the Telling (BHC Press, 2020), set in Jerusalem in the time of the crusades, and The Amber Crane (Odyssey Books, 2021), set in Germany in 1645 and 1945, as well as a biographical work about a woman coming of age in Nazi Germany, Tapestry of My Mother’s Life: Stories, Fragments, and Silences (Next Chapter Publishing, 2021), also available in German, Bildteppich Eines Lebens: Erzählungen Meiner Mutter, Fragmente Und Schweigen (Next Chapter Publishing, 2022), and is working on a historical fiction trilogy featuring Adela of Blois.

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Is there a Lost City of Atlantis? Yes? No? Did you first meet your spouse or significant other in Atlantis? I would love to read your thoughts on this lost city.

Thought I’d try it…

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Welcome to Dravenridge, a bustling small town nestled in the shadows of the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York. Dr. Kyle Weber has moved there to escape his past and heal his ailing marriage. But there is darkness in Dravenridge fueled by the desires and needs of its benefactor, Aurora Draven, a powerful immortal whose taste for blood is insatiable. Kyle learns of this hunger through a terrifying ritual that makes him a lifelong member of her Town Council. Neither knows of the savage serial killer who preys upon the town’s residents until it is too late. The Dravenridge Covenant is a fast-paced thrill-fest filled with memorable characters. It is guaranteed to keep you turning pages far into the night.

My Review:

Mary Schmidt

5.0 out of 5 stars WowserReviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024

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Harrington has written a book full of thrills and danger mixed with love and vampires, add to that more money than anyone on Earth, plus a few well placed narrative about the towns benefactor, an inch or so of reality and full on gallons of vampirism, and that barely sums up this novel. Don’t take it wrong, please. A lot of good happens and deep love, but with deep love comes equal pain. It is visceral and intense.