Posts Tagged ‘historical fiction’

First Chapter: The Wolf at Britannia by Jess Steven Hughes

Title: The Wolf of Brittania, Part 1 Author: Jess Steven Hughes Publisher: Sunbury Press Pages: 321 Genre: Historical Fiction First Century AD Britain is a fragmented land of warring Celtic tribes, ripe for invasion by the juggernaut of imperial Rome. Knowing this, a young warrior, soon-to-be-legendary, Prince Caratacus, must unite the southern tribes if they are to survive. This is an enemy more cunning and powerful then either he or Britain has ever faced. Standing by him is his wife, Rhian, a warrior princess who takes no prisoners. She is the first woman he has truly loved. With her support and that of other allies, Caratacus must outsmart a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Wolf of Britannia Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jess Steven Hughes’ THE WOLF OF BRITANNIA virtual book tour May 2 – 27! Inside the Book Title: The Wolf of Britannia, Part 1 Author: Jess Steven Hughs Publisher: Sunbury Press Pages: 321 Genre: Historical Fiction First Century AD Britain is a fragmented land of warring Celtic tribes, ripe for invasion by the juggernaut of imperial Rome. Knowing this, a young warrior, soon-to-be-legendary, Prince Caratacus, must unite the southern tribes if they are to survive. This is an enemy more cunning and powerful then either he or Britain has ever faced. Standing by him is his wife, Rhian, a warrior
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Beneath the African Sun Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Maria Lynch’s BENEATH THE AFRICAN SUN virtual book tour May 2 – 27! Inside the Book Title: Beneath the African Sun Author: Maria Lynch Publisher: Friesen Press Pages: 282 Genre: Historical Fiction When Sabby Mendes leaves Portuguese Goa aboard the dhow Monsoon Wind bound for British East Africa in 1916, he has one dream—to find work as a tailor in the relatively new capital of Nairobi. Sabby is a young man, still a teenager, but he is determined to build a life for himself, and he knows that the opportunities in the British Protectorate are better than those facing him
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{Historical Fiction} The Wolf of Brittania, Part 1 Blog Tour Sign Up

We invite you to Jess Steven Hughes’ THE WOLF OF BRITTANIA, PART 1 virtual book tour May 2 – 27.  We are looking for reviews (paperback U.S.), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: The Wolf of Brittania, Part 1 Author: Jess Steven Hughes Publisher: Sunbury Press Pages: 321 Genre: Historical Fiction First Century AD Britain is a fragmented land of warring Celtic tribes, ripe for invasion by the juggernaut of imperial Rome. Knowing this, a young warrior, soon-to-be-legendary, Prince Caratacus, must unite the southern tribes if they are to survive. This is an enemy more cunning and powerful then either he or Britain
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{Historical Fiction} Beneath the African Sun Blog Tour Sign Up

Maria Lynch will be touring May 2 – 27 with her historical fiction, BENEATH THE AFRICAN SUN. We are looking for reviews (paperback/PDF) and interviews. Thank you! Inside the Book: Title: Beneath the African Sun Author: Maria Lynch Publisher: Friesen Press Pages: 282 Genre: Historical Fiction When Sabby Mendes leaves Portuguese Goa aboard the dhow Monsoon Wind bound for British East Africa in 1916, he has one dream—to find work as a tailor in the relatively new capital of Nairobi. Sabby is a young man, still a teenager, but he is determined to build a life for himself, and he knows that the opportunities in the British Protectorate are
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Northern Gentleman Virtual Book Publicity Tour

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lane Everett’s novel, A Northern Gentleman (Historical Fiction) from February 1 – March 31, 2016.   Inside the Book:   Title: A Northern Gentleman Author: Lane Everett Publisher: Senior Prospect Publishing Co. Publication Date: July 15, 2015 Format: eBook / Paperback (US Only) / PDF – 298 pages Genre: Historical Fiction   Handsome and quick-witted Drucker May is miserable in the privileged life that he leads working at a bank in Atlanta. So he runs away. He wants to find what it is that he’s really supposed to do with his life and he wants to have a good time doing it. Because the year is
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{Historical Fiction} A Northern Gentleman Virtual Book Tour Sign Up

  Lane Everett will be touring February 1 – March 31 with her historical fiction novel, A Northern Gentleman!   We are looking for: Book Reviews (eBook / Paperback / PDF/ ) Author Guest Post Author Interview Character Interview Book Spotlight     Inside The Book Title: A Northern Gentleman Author: Lane Everett Publisher: Senior Prospect Publishing Co Genre: Historical Fiction   Handsome and quick-witted Drucker May is miserable in the privileged life that he leads working at a bank in Atlanta. So he runs away. He wants to find what it is that he’s really supposed to do with his life and he wants to have a good time doing it. Because
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  • November 27, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Tree of Life Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dawn Davis’ THE TREE OF LIFE virtual book tour December 1st – 31st! Title: The Tree of Life Author: Dawn Davis Publisher: Friesen Press Pages: 304 Genre: Historical Fiction Two accidental time travelers explore Canada in 1939 in THE TREE OF LIFE, the first installment in the Tower Room series by Dawn Davis. As THE TREE OF LIFE opens, Charlotte Hansen and her friend, Henry Jacobs, are hanging out in the old mansion where Charlotte and Leo, her grandfather, live. Henry is there to practice the piano, and Charlotte is waiting for him to finish so that she can supervise
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Soldier Boy Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Allan Green’s SOLDIER BOY Virtual Book Tour!   INSIDE THE BOOK   Title: Soldier Boy Author: Allan Green Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Ebook/Paperback Tom Blaine, the son of poor coal miners, sees his life with a vision unclouded by coal dust. His intelligence is his key for a better future in his home in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Pennsylvania. Instead of following his father and older brother down the mine shafts, he opts for a life surrounded by love. His heart belongs to Nola, the daughter of the local grocer, and his working hours are spent in her family’s
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Soldier Boy Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Allan Green’s SOLDIER BOY Book Blast November 30 – December 11!       Title: Soldier Boy Author: Allan Green Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Ebook/Paperback Tom Blaine, the son of poor coal miners, sees his life with a vision unclouded by coal dust. His intelligence is his key for a better future in his home in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Pennsylvania. Instead of following his father and older brother down the mine shafts, he opts for a life surrounded by love. His heart belongs to Nola, the daughter of the local grocer, and his working hours are spent in
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{Historical Fiction} The Tree of Life Blog Tour Sign Up

Dawn Davis will be touring December 1-31 with her historical fiction, THE TREE OF LIFE! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Interviews Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: The Tree of Life Author: Dawn Davis Publisher: Friesen Press Pages: 304 Genre: Historical Fiction Two accidental time travelers explore Canada in 1939 in THE TREE OF LIFE, the first installment in the Tower Room series by Dawn Davis. As THE TREE OF LIFE opens, Charlotte Hansen and her friend, Henry Jacobs, are hanging out in the old mansion where Charlotte and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Time of Useful Consciousness Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jennifer Ott’s TIME OF USEFUL CONSCIOUSNESS virtual book tour August 3 – 28! Title: Time of Useful Consciousness Author: Jennifer Lott Publisher: Super Jenius Publications Pages: 276 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Historical Fiction Louisa Unger, a young German woman in Post-War World II Germany kills a man in cold blood. In her mind, freedom and preservation cause her to pull the trigger. Arrested by the American Allied forces and confined to a military prison, she greets the man investigating her crime, Colonel Taylor with biting sarcasm and scorn. Despite her offense, her fate is up to her – give up her countrymen
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{Women’s Fiction/Historical Fiction} Time of Useful Consciousness Blog Tour Sign Up

Jennifer Ott will be touring August 3 – 28 with her women’s fiction/historical fiction, Time of Useful Consciousness! We are looking for: Reviews Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlight Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Time of Useful Consciousness Author: Jennifer Lott Publisher: Super Jenius Publications Pages: 276 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Historical Fiction Louisa Unger, a young German woman in Post-War World II Germany kills a man in cold blood. In her mind, freedom and preservation cause her to pull the trigger. Arrested by the American Allied forces and confined to a military prison,
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(Historical Fiction / Military / Sea Story) Vows to the Fallen by Larry Laswell – Blog Tour Sign Up

  Larry Laswell will be touring July 15 – August 31, 2015 with his historical fiction / military / sea story novel, Vows to the Fallen!   We Are looking for: Book Reviews (eBook / PDF) Author Guest Post Author Interview Character Interviews Book Spotlight   Please sign up on the form below. Thank you!     Vows to the Fallen An Officer’s Journey Through Guilt and Grief Another techno-thriller from the author of The Marathon Watch August 9, 1942, 01:42 hours USS Green on patrol off Red Beach, Guadalcanal Bridge Officer: Lieutenant Patrick O’Toole Lieutenant O’Toole’s goal is simple: someday he wants to become an admiral. But in a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Boys of Summer Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lucien N. Plante’s BOYS OF SUMMER book blast June 29- July 10! Title: Boys of Summer Author: Lucien N. Plante Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 254 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Kindle In the Darkness, Mike slid over the side of the ship and in to the water, without knowing direction swam away from the ship into the darkness hoping not to hear the sound of a rifle or the pain of its report. Without knowing where he was Mike hoped he was swimming for shore, hoping he would not end up as fish food. He had escaped the Yankees. This is a story of how
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tug-Of-War Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Judith Somborac’s TUG-OF-WAR book blast May 25 – June 5! Title: Tug-Of-War Author: Judith Somborac Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 148 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Kindle/Paperback In 1942, in the midst of World War II, three factions struggle for power and control over Serbia: the Royalists, the Partisans, and the Nazis. For those living there, life was put on hold indefinitely while they coped daily with the terrorization of war—an especially disheartening situation for the country’s young people. Fifteen-year-old Miriana, an only child, lives in a small, two-bedroom house in Bela Palanka, Serbia, with her parents, who farm and run a saw and gristmill. Their tiny
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Pump Up Your Book Presents To End All War Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon GC!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Nicholas Lambros’ TO END ALL WAR: A HISTORICAL NOVEL book blast May 11 – 22! Title: To End All War Author: Nicholas Lambros Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 572 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Kindle/Paperback It is 1916 and twenty-six-year-old John Morris cannot ignore the Great War anymore. Despite his father’s objections and the fact that America has not even entered the war yet, John leaves Maryland for France where he hopes to fulfill his mission of becoming a flyer in the Lafayette Escadrille. He leaves behind not only his parents, but also his surgeon brother, Michael, and sister, Catherine, who are quietly nurturing their own
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Queen of Sparta Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you T.S. Chaudhry’s THE QUEEN OF SPARTA virtual book tour April 6-30! Title: The Queen of Sparta Author: T.S. Chaudhry Publisher: Top Hat Books Pages: 383 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle Author T.S. Chaudhry offers a new spin on Spartan history in his novel, THE QUEEN OF SPARTA. In the book, Queen Gorgo, the wife of the courageous Spartan leader, Leonidas, surreptitiously organizes the Greek resistance against the invasion of the mighty Persian king, Xerxes, and his massive army. Although founded on the writings of historian, Herodotus, Chaudhry’s revision of the 480 B.C. invasion challenges readers to imagine the brilliant and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Behind a Lady’s Smile Cover Reveal

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for BEHIND A LADY’S SMILE by Jane Goodger on February 26!   Title: Behind a Lady’s Smile Author: Jane Goodger Publisher: Lyrical Press The Lost Heiresses It’s one thing for a girl to lose her way, quite another to lose her heart… Genny Hayes could charm a bear away from a pot of honey. But raised in the forests of Yosemite, she’s met precious few men to practice her smiles upon. Until a marvelously handsome photographer appears in her little corner of the wilderness and she convinces him to take her clear across the country and over the
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{Historical Fiction} The Queen of Sparta Blog Tour Sign Up

T.S. Chaudhry will be touring April 6 – 30 with his historical fiction, THE QUEEN OF SPARTA! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: The Queen of Sparta Author: T.S. Chaudhry Publisher: Top Hat Books Pages: 383 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle Author T.S. Chaudhry offers a new spin on Spartan history in his novel, THE QUEEN OF SPARTA. In the book, Queen Gorgo, the wife of the courageous Spartan leader, Leonidas, surreptitiously organizes the Greek resistance against the invasion of the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents I, James Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mike Hartner’s I JAMES virtual book tour November 3 – January 30! Title: I, James Author: Mike Hartner Publisher: Eternity4Popsicle Publishing Pages: 293 Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance Format: Kindle James Crofter was ripped from his family at age 11. Within a year the prince was a pauper in a foreign land. Is nature stronger than nurture? And even if it is, can James find the happiness he so richly desires?   For More Information I, James is available at Amazon. Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club at Goodreads. Mike Hartner was born in Miami in 1965. He’s traveled much
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{Historical Fiction/Romance} I, James Blog Tour Sign Up

Mike Hartner will be touring November 3 – January 30 with his historical fiction/romance, I, JAMES!  Mike will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card at the end of his tour. We are looking for: Reviews (paperback/ebook) Interviews Author Guest Posts Character Guest Posts Character Interviews Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you!     James Crofter was ripped from his family at age 11. Within a year the prince was a pauper in a foreign land. Is nature stronger than nurture? And even if it is, can James find the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Vlad Dracula: The Dragon Prince Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michael Augustyn’s Michael Augustyn book blitz July 21 – August 1!       Title: Vlad Dracula Author: Michael Augustyn Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 286 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON Most of the vast audience attracted to the subject of Dracula know him only in his fictional, one-dimensional form: vampire! Yet the truth behind the historical character–voevode, warlord–of 15th C. Romania is at least as equally fascinating as any contrived account of his supernatural persona.   Vlad Dracula faithfully follows his life story as hostage, fugitive, prince, and prisoner. His principality of Wallachia was caught between two voracious predators: the kingdom of Hungary
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Anvil of God Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you J. Boyce Gleason’s Anvil of God virtual book tour June 2 – July 31! Title: Anvil of God, Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles Author: J. Boyce Gleason Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 440 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle It is 741. After subduing the pagan religions in the east, halting the march of Islam in the west, and conquering the continent for the Merovingian kings, mayor of the palace Charles the Hammer has one final ambition—the throne. Only one thing stands in his way—he is dying. Charles cobbles together a plan to divide the kingdom among his three sons, betroth his
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Engaging the Earl Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Diana Quincy’s Engaging the Earl virtual book tour June 9 – June 20! ABOUT ENGAGING THE EARL     Title: Engaging the Earl Genre: Historical Romance Author: Diana Quincy Publisher: Entangled Scandalous Language: English Pages: 211 Format: Ebook Vivacious Lady Katherine Granville is the toast of the ton, but society’s most eligible miss secretly yearns for her childhood love, an untitled loner who vanished long ago after her father forbade their marriage. After years abroad, the dark and brooding Edward Stanhope returns to England a changed man. No longer a second son with no prospects, his battlefield strategies have won him an earldom. His
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{Historical Fiction} Anvil of God Blog Tour Sign Up

J. Boyce Gleason will be touring June 2 – July 27 with his historical fiction, Anvil of God, Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Interviews Author Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!   It is 741. After subduing the pagan religions in the east, halting the march of Islam in the west, and conquering the continent for the Merovingian kings, mayor of the palace Charles the Hammer has one final ambition—the throne. Only one thing stands in his way—he is dying. Charles cobbles
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Bob O’Connor’s The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier virtual book tour June 2-27! Title: The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier Author: Bob J. O’Connor Publisher: Infinity Publishing Pages: 298 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback James E. Hanger was wounded at Philippi, Virginia on June 3, 1861 and became the first amputee of the American Civil War. He hated the Yankee peg leg his Union doctor gave him. Instead, he used his ingenuity and engineering background to invent an artificial leg with a joint at the knee and a hinge at the ankle.
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{Historical Fiction} The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier Blog Tour Sign Up

Robert J. O’Connor will be touring June 2-27 with his historical fiction, The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Interviews Author Guest Posts Book Spotlights (HTML provided) UPDATE: WE ARE ONLY LOOKING FOR REVIEWS AT THIS POINT Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you! James E. Hanger was wounded at Philippi, Virginia on June 3, 1861 and became the first amputee of the American Civil War. He hated the Yankee peg leg his Union doctor gave him. Instead, he used his ingenuity and engineering background
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Witch’s Salvation Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Francesca Pelaccia’s The Witch’s Salvation virtual book tour May 5-30! Title: The Witch’s Salvation Author: Francesca Pelaccia Publisher: Francesca Pelaccia Pages: 388 Genre: Historical Fiction/Paranormal Format: Paperback, Kindle Purchase at AMAZON A witch who demands humanity. The immortal families who denied her of it. Two mortals commanded to right the wrong. That is the fate of the urban princess Anasztasia and the renegade prince Matthias, born shockingly mortal to two immortal families. If they go back in time and restore the witch’s humanity, she will grant them immortality. She will also break a 550 year-old curse that imprisons Matthias’s family
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The England Operation Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Peter Swarbrick’s The England Operation book blitz April 28 – May 9! ABOUT THE ENGLAND OPERATION   Title: The England Operation Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy Author: Peter Swarbrick Publisher: iUniverse EBook: 360 pages Release Date: May 16, 2012 In the year 1141, civil war rages in England. Robber barons pillage and loot, while rampaging armies terrorise the countryside. But never fear: the peacekeepers are coming. The Organisation of Nations of the World (known in Latin as ONO) launches the England Operation to sort everything out. In this world-turned-upside-down satirical take on the peacekeeping industry, rich and powerful African businesswomen and politicians collude with Norman overlords to steal
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