Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Blossoming of Truth: A gripping, emotional story of love, mystery and betrayal. A 1920s romantic suspense by Susan Gray

 

Blossoming of Truth: 
A gripping, emotional story of love, mystery and betrayal. 
A 1920s romantic suspense.
By Susan Gray


Publication Date: 13th February 2024
Publisher:  UK Book Publishing 
Page Length: 365 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction

If the truth is denied...an identity is hidden...
a trust is eroded and a shocking betrayal ensues...
can love truly blossom?

A tragic accident...a bitter betrayal...a baffling mystery.

When an attractive young woman seeks refuge in his home during a blizzard, Tom Smallwood is convinced they have met before.
As their friendship develops, her persistent denial of their previous connection threatens to shake the bedrock of Tom's 'life code'.
A tragic accident robs Tom of his beloved brother, leaving him devastated.
His world implodes further when he is arrested...

HIS ONLY CRIME WAS TO FALL IN LOVE.

Can Tom's strong pillars of truth and integrity hold fast and enable him to win the heart of the woman he adores?


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Susan Gray


'Never to old to follow your dreams' has become Susan Gray's mantra since beginning to write novels after celebrating a significant birthday. Susan endeavours to entwine the genres of mystery and romance and sets her novels in the early Twentieth Century. She lives with her husband in northeast England, setting her books in this picturesque area. She has a son and daughter, both married, two granddaughters and a grand dog. When not writing she loves to spend time reading, puzzling, walking and catching up with friends over a coffee. She enjoys travelling and tries to include many of the places she has visited in her books. Her plots are inspired by 'life' and how her characters navigate the waters. She loves to 'people watch' and creates her characters based on the many strangers she has observed. She has written six novels. SPANISH HOUSE SECRETS was her debut novel and is now joined by another standalone novel BLOSSOMING OF TRUTH. 

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Tangled in Water by Pam Records



Tangled in Water
By Pam Records


Publication Date: March 18th, 2025
Publisher: Historium Press
Pages: 418
Genre: Historical Fiction


1932. Natalia is 16 and a bootlegger's daughter, playing the mermaid mascot on a rundown paddlewheel used to entertain brewers and distributors.


A sequined costume hides her scarred and misshaped legs, but it can't cover up the painful memories and suspicions that haunt her. An eccentric healer, who treats patients with Old Country tonics, tries to patch wounds, but only adds to the heartache. A fierce storm threatens to destroy everything, including a stash of stolen jewels. 


1941. Prohibition is over, but the same henchmen still run the show. Nattie's new mermaid act is more revealing, with more at risk. When the dry-docked paddlewheel is bought by the US Navy for training exercises, the pressure escalates further. Can Nattie entice a cocky US Navy officer to help her gain access to the ship for one last chance to confront her past, settle scores, and retrieve the hidden loot? Is there a new course ahead?


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Tangled in Water

Pam Records


Pam and her husband, Mark, recently uprooted from the Midwest to move to Savannah, Georgia, the perfect place for enjoying the beach, historic architecture and Spanish moss. She's recently retired from writing content for software companies and now focuses on writing fiction, camping, and exploring historic cities.

She is the author of three historical novels. 
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Monday, 29 September 2025

The Blood Tattoos by Jana Petken


The Blood Tattoos
By Jana Petken


Publication Date: 29th September 2025
Publisher: JCP Publishing
Genre: Historical Fiction

After years of living in America, two Germans return to Berlin and enlist in the Waffen-SS. Bonded by duty, conscience, and their love for the United States, they struggle to separate soldiering from Nazi ideology.

An American at heart, Uwe Polkaehn finds that in the SS, loyalty to Adolf Hitler is more important than being a good soldier. From Berlin to Belgium, France, Holland and the Eastern Front, he and the SS-Das Reich Division spearhead the Führer’s drive across Western and Eastern Europe.

Lukas Querner, the son of an admiral in the German Kriegsmarine, returns reluctantly to Hamburg after six years at Harvard University. After refusing to follow his father into the Kriegsmarine, he volunteers for the SS, believing the armed wing is the elite fighting force that will battle the enemy with honour..

During training, Uwe and Lukas meet Otto Skorzeny, an enigmatic SS officer. After impressing the Führer, Otto transfers the two men to a new Special Formation commando unit that will perform the most dangerous undercover missions of the war.
No longer in the SS, Uwe and Lukas push themselves to the limits of their endurance and admit they are living on borrowed time.

Praise

“An engrossing story of two men balancing politics and soldiering in the Waffen-SS. I could not put this book down. Educating and highly entertaining.”

Petken delivers another compelling and evocative story that has all the ingredients to keep readers enthralled from the first page to last. Epic in scope, it’s another winner.”

Alexa Kang, USA. Today, bestselling author of the “Rose of Anzio series.”

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Jana Petken


Jana Petken is critically acclaimed as a bestselling, gritty author who produces bold, colourful characters and riveting storylines. She is the recipient of numerous major international awards for her works of historical fiction. 

Before life as an author, she served in the British Royal Navy. During her service, she studied Naval Law and history. After the Navy, she worked for British Airways and turned to writing after an accident on board an aircraft forced her to retire prematurely.

Titles by Jana Petken. 

Titles by Jana Petken. 

Bestseller, Multi Award Winning, The Guardian of Secrets. (2013) 

The bestselling Mercy Carver Series: award-winning, Dark Shadows, book 1, and award-winning Blood Moon, book 2. (2014) 

Multi Award Winning, The Errant Flock: The Flock Trilogy Book 1. (2015)

Multi Award Winning, Swearing Allegiance. (2016)

Award Winning, The Scattered Flock (The Flock Trilogy book 2)

Award Winning, Flock, The Gathering of The Damned (The Flock Trilogy Book 3)

Multi-Award-Winning, The German Half-Bloods The German Half-Bloods Trilogy Book 1 (2018)

The Vogels: On All Fronts. The German Half-Bloods (Book 2)

Multi Award winning |Bestseller Before the Brightest Dawn. The German Half-Bloods (Book 3)

Oath of Allegiance (2020)

Dawn of Ages (2021)

From the Ashes of Amiens (2021)

The Man from Section Five: Brinley Knight of MI5

The Dying Peace: Brinley Knight of MI5

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