If you read Surviving the Fatherland, you will likely enjoy When They Made Us Leave, the new WWII novel that I based on true-life accounts of participants in Hitler’s youth evacuation program. It is a love story, a historical adventure, and like Surviving the Fatherland provides a glimpse of German civilian life during the war”through […]
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Had you asked me a year ago whether I’d expect a lot of surprises in 2017, I would’ve said no. However, last year brought a lot of change, some fun, some difficult and some shocking. Let’s do the fun part first. My new novel, Surviving the Fatherland, received several awards and became a #1 bestseller
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Here are a few things that happened during the last week: ‘Surviving the Fatherland’ Released On Bestseller List in Canada! Now an IWIC Hall of Fame Novel You can now order the eBook or paperback directly without wait. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve seen a steady uptick in orders and it seems that
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In a few weeks I’m going to release my new novel, SURVIVING THE FATHERLAND (now on pre-order at Amazon). It’s been fifteen years in the making, an emotional journey of sifting through the messy past of my family. Set in war-torn and postwar Germany, SURVIVING THE FATHERLAND tells the story of my father and mother
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I’m thrilled to share with you the release of 47 DAYS: The True Story of Two Teen Boys Defying Hitler’s Reich. 47 DAYS is a 13,000-word novelette, an excerpt from the upcoming full-length novel, SURVIVING THE FATHERLAND. Based on my father’s experience as a youth in World War II, the story takes us into the
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In 2002 I recorded my parents’ stories about their experiences during WWII. By 2009 these stories had turned into a novel. Not a good one because it was my first, but a record of eyewitness testimony. Though I worked with an editor and revised, the story needed work. It wasn’t ready because I wasn’t ready.
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If you’re looking for a great gift for your hard-to-buy-for teen or your Uncle Joe who loves historical adventure, I have just the right offer. Autographed and personalized copies of books one, two or all three of the ESCAPE FROM THE PAST trilogy, shipped to you* or the address you specify (sorry, continental U.S. only).
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Have you ever been involved in a project that you really loved or were deeply connected to? Do you remember how you felt when it was finished? It’s a void, a kind of emptiness. At least that’s what I’m feeling right now after completing BROKEN JOURNEY, a manuscript set during the American Civil War. In
My books are typically never free, but I tried out Amazon’s Kindle program and am able to offer the e-version of A Different Truth FREE (instead of $2.99) on August 31 and September 1. So, if you’re heading into the long weekend and need something fun and thought-provoking to read, get your FREE copy now. A Different
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Hot off the press comes my FREE introduction/precursor to the ESCAPE FROM THE PAST trilogy. Some readers wondered how Max ended up in Germany and if there was anything amiss before he tried out EarthRider. This is a brief – short story length – intro, including a preview of the beginning of book one, THE
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