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WHAT’S NEW IN HISTORICAL FICTION?
A new historical fiction series is in the works! TO THINE OWN SELF is the first book of the WARS OF THE ROSES SAGA. It is the story of the last Plantagenets, and how their three-hundred-year dynasty came to an end with the advent of the Tudors. This epic new historical fiction series serves as the prequel to the four books of THE TUDOR CHRONICLES, laying the foundation for the advent of the Tudor Dynasty. This blood-soaked tale tells the story of the thirty-year struggle for the throne between the rival Plantagenet Houses of York and Lancaster. This is the story of kings and commoners, queens and courtiers, heroes and villains, loyalty and treachery, bloody battles and tense sieges, all told against the backdrop of the one of the most fascinating and colorful eras in our history; The Middle Ages. TO THINE OWN SELF will be Now available for purchase on Amazon!
The first book of THE TUDOR CHRONICLES is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE on Amazon! The Nymph from Heaven is a historical novel based on the life of King Henry VIII’s younger sister, Mary Tudor. Mary (not to be confused with her niece, “Bloody” Mary) graced the stage of European politics for only a few short years, but her story is a fascinating one. Born a beautiful princess into Tudor England in the late Middle Ages, Mary’s hand was sought in marriage from the age of three. Bound to duty by her high position, Mary knew that any match arranged for her would almost certainly take her out of England for marriage with a stranger in a foreign land. But Mary falls in love with a poor English knight, and is determined to marry him. Through many trials and tribulations, and against all odds, Mary marries her one true love. But the price may prove too high. The Nymph from Heaven is now available for sale on Amazon in both eBook and Print on Demand versions.
The second book of THE TUDOR CHRONICLES is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE on Amazon! The Baker's Daughter is the story of Queen Mary Tudor, Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon’s ill-fated and unfortunate daughter. How did a sweet, beautiful princess, the apple of her father’s eye from birth, become the fearsome tyrant known as Bloody Mary? Mary’s tragic tale is told with an objectivity, sympathy and understanding that is reflected in the title of the book; the discontent of the English people with Mary’s proposed match with the Spaniard, King Philip of Spain, was cruelly expressed in a broadsheet circulating London at the time of Mary’s ill-fated marriage: “The baker’s daughter, in her russet gown; better than Queen Mary without her crown.”
The third book of THE TUDOR CHRONICLES is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE on Amazon! In High Places is the story of the epic power struggle between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England, two queens, two cousins, two rivals, whose story has fascinated generations for almost five hundred years. But two queens could hardly have been more different. Mary, beautiful headstrong Mary, ruled with her heart, while Elizabeth, highly intelligent, clever and sly, ruled with her head. When Mary is finally forced to flee her own country, she makes a fateful decision and crosses the border into England. And thus began almost two decades of imprisonment at her cousin’s hands, and which finally resulted in her execution. The story of Elizabeth and Mary is not only fascinating history, it is a cautionary tale for the use…or abuse…of great power.
The fourth book of THE TUDOR CHRONICLES, This Mighty Realm is the story of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. Their tempestuous relationship spans the last years of Gloriana’s reign, against the dramatic backdrop of bloody wars with Spain and Ireland, factions at court, and religious strife in England. But will passion win out over politics? NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE on Amazon!
WHAT’S NEW IN INTERNATIONAL CRIME?
The first book of THE INTERPOL SERIES
Bonny G. Smith’s The Heart of the Dragon is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE on Amazon! The Heart of the Dragon is the story of Eleanor and Victoria Robinson, a mother and her young daughter, two Americans vacationing in Hong Kong. The two women are abducted by a corrupt customs official and sold to an evil doctor, through whose clinic pass hundreds of trafficked women and children each year. Juxtaposed against the horrible plight of Eleanor and Victoria are the desperate efforts of two Interpol agents, Gabriel Benson and Nasih Kubasi, who struggle against a closing window of time to interpret a handful enigmatic clues as to what has become of the two women. A mysterious coded list of possible transfer points and a list of Swiss bank accounts are the only clues the agents have to go on; the two men always seem to be one step behind in their frantic effort to rescue Eleanor and Victoria. From Washington and Hong Kong, the story wends its way through China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Egypt, and finally, to its heartbreaking climax in Morocco. In The Heart of the Dragon, two lives hang in the balance and Gabe and Nasih cannot afford to make any mistakes.
The second book of THE INTERPOL SERIES
Bonny G. Smith’s The Seven Diamonds is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE on Amazon! The Seven Diamonds is the story of Emily Stewart, a young nurse who is raped by seven Oxford medical students. Denied justice, she seeks her own revenge. Emily leads Gabe and Nasih on a global chase to catch her before she murders all seven of the Seven Diamonds, the name of the secret society to which the medical students belonged while at Oxford. Emily’s quest for vengeance takes her around the world to Turkey, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Canada, Australia, Argentina and Brazil, with Gabe and Nasih in her wake. Will they be able to stop her before she finds and kills all of the men who raped her? This tragic tale of an unlikely global serial killer reaches its exciting climax in Rio de Janeiro; the heart-stopping conclusion takes place atop breathtaking Corcovado Mountain, in the shadow of the giant Christ the Redeemer statue. Juxtaposed against Emily’s plight is the continuing story of Eleanor and Victoria Robinson, which began in the first book in The Interpol Series, The Heart of the Dragon.
WHAT’S NEW IN WOMEN’S FICTION?
Only the Heart Knows Why is the story of a young girl growing up in steamy, exotic 1960s Miami. Norah Jane Edwards becomes the unwitting weapon of both parents in their bitter divorce struggle. NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE on Amazon!
THE TUDOR CHRONICLES consists of three full-length novels: The Nymph from Heaven, the story of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Katharine of Aragon, and Henry's younger sister, Mary Tudor Brandon; The Baker's Daughter continues the saga with the story of Queen Mary Tudor, Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon's daughter, in two volumes; and In High Places, in which the saga continues with the story of Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. The books of THE TUDOR CHRONICLES may be downloaded on Amazon as a virtual box set of eBooks, or purchased individually in eBook or paperback.