Blog Tour: Quillan Creek and the Little War: Time Stones Book I by Ian Hunter

Quillan Creek and the Little War: 

Time Stones Book I 
By Ian Hunter

Publication Date: 3rd August 2018

Publisher: MVB Marketing-und Verlagsservice des Buchhandels

Page Length: 281

Genre: Historical Fantasy

Jessie Mason lives with her nose in the pages of history. But she is about to discover that the past is a dangerous place where she doesn't belong, and knowledge alone is not going to save her.

In Jessie’s troubled life her aunt is the only constant and comfort she has. But when she inexplicably disappears, and Jessie uncovers her mother's Time Stone, that unhappy life turns unreal and terrifying.

She is summoned to a world in crisis, 250 years in her past, to three unlikely companions, and the aged Onondaga shaman, Nishkamich, who promises an education in the powers of the stones which they each possess.

Over one glorious summer, Jessie reluctantly settles to village life and the developing bond with her prickly friends, until they are forced to accept that their stones are being hunted through history.

But in the depths of winter, their friendship, their wits, and the very limits of their endurance, will be tested by an unforgiving Nature as war finally erupts around them.

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Ian Hunter

Books have been an important part of my life as long as I can remember, and at 54 years old, that’s a lot of books. My earliest memories of reading are CS Lewis’, “The Horse and His Boy” – by far the best of the Narnia books, the Adventures series by Willard Price, and “Goalkeepers are Different” by sports journalist Brian Glanville. An eclectic mix. My first English teacher was surprised to hear that I was reading, Le Carré, Ken Follett, Nevil Shute and “All the Presidents’ Men” by Woodward and Bernstein at the age of 12. I was simply picking up the books my father had finished.

School syllabus threw up the usual suspects – Shakespeare, Chaucer, Dickens, Hardy, “To Kill a Mockingbird” – which I have reread often, and others I don’t immediately recall. By “A” level study, my then English teachers were pulling their hair out at my “perverse waste of talent” – I still have the report card! But I did manage a pass.

During a 35 year career, briefly in Banking and then in IT, I managed to find time, with unfailing family support, to study another lifelong passion, graduating with an Open University Bachelors’ degree in History in 2002. This fascination with all things historical inspired me to begin the Time Stones series. There is so much to our human past, and so many differing views on what is the greatest, and often the saddest, most tragic story. I decided I wanted to write about it; to shine a small light on those, sometimes pivotal stories, which are less frequently mentioned.

In 1995, my wife, Michelle, and I moved from England to southern Germany, where we still live, with our two children, one cat, and, when she pays us a visit, one chocolate labrador. I have been fortunate that I could satisfy another wish, to travel as widely as possible and see as much of our world as I can. Destinations usually include places of historic and archaeological interest, mixed with a large helping of sun, sea and sand for my wife’s peace of mind.

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What Remains is Hope (The Heppenheimer Family Holocaust Saga Book 2) by Bonnie Suchman

What Remains is Hope

(The Heppenheimer Family Holocaust Saga Book 2)

By Bonnie Suchman

Publication Date:  October 2nd, 2025

Publisher: Black Rose Writing

Pages: 360

Genre: Historical Fiction

Beginning in 1930s Germany and based on their real lives, four cousins as close as siblings—Bettina, Trudi, Gustav, and Gertrud—share the experiences of the young, including first loves, marriages, and children.

Bettina, the oldest, struggles to help her parents with their failing business. Trudi dresses in the latest fashions and tries to make everything look beautiful. Gustav is an artist at heart and hopes to one day open a tailoring shop. Gertrud, the youngest, is forced by her parents to keep secrets, but that doesn’t stop her from chasing boys. However, over their seemingly ordinary lives hangs one critical truth—they’re Jewish—putting them increasingly at risk.

When World War II breaks out, the four are still in Germany or German-occupied lands, unable or unwilling to leave. How will these cousins avoid the horrors of the Nazi regime, a regime that wants them dead? Will they be able to avoid the deportations and concentration camps that have claimed their fellow Jews? Danger is their constant companion, and it will take hope and more to survive.

Praise

"Readers will find this follow up to Suchman's prior novel, Stumbling Stones, both a heartbreaking reminder of the Holocaust's atrocities and a compelling tribute to a family's refusal to surrender to despair...Richly compelling Holocaust account, centered on the power of hope."

Booklife by Publishers Weekly

"Author Bonnie Suchman has a way of making every moment count with her characters in a narrative that feels powerfully real as she spins deeply personal stories against a sweeping and tragic backdrop of history. ..What Remains is Hope is historical fiction at its best, and I'd highly recommend it to fans of gripping fiction that's emotionally resonant and grounded in truth."

K.C. Finn for Readers’ Favorite

Excerpt

Frankfurt

November 1938

Gustav carefully navigated the streets to the shop. It was normally a five-minute walk, but broken glass was everywhere and Gustav needed to be careful. To complicate matters, Nazi brownshirts were still in the streets, looking to inflict more damage. Everywhere Gustav looked, there were broken windows and defaced storefronts. They lived in the East End of Frankfurt – often called the Jewish section – and the hoodlums knew where to focus their attention. Gustav had been awakened in the early morning hours by the sounds of yelling and glass breaking. Parting the curtain carefully in his apartment, Gustav could see the Nazi brownshirts carrying torches, randomly breaking windows. The family decided it was safer to remain inside and away from the windows and wait until the violence ended. By eleven a.m., things were quieter, and his stepfather announced he was leaving, walking out the front door without waiting for a response. His mother yelled to Gustav to get dressed and follow his papa, which he did.

As he reached the shop, Gustav could see his stepfather picking up trash in front of the building. The windows were all broken and large swastikas were painted across the front door. Someone had entered the store through the broken windows, since Gustav could see that most of the few remaining bolts of fabric were gone. Gustav went up to his stepfather and said, “Papa, there’s not much we can do right now, and it’s still not safe for Jews. Let’s go home.” 

His stepfather stopped picking up trash but didn’t move. “We can go home, but I need to see one place first. I need to see the synagogue.”

“Okay, but let’s hurry.”

To reach their synagogue on Friedberger Anlage, they walked along the Zeil – the main shopping street in Frankfurt – and Gustav was shocked at the level of destruction. Windows were smashed, and swastikas were painted on the walls. Looters were running out of the stores through broken doors and windows. Gustav wanted to run home, but he knew it was important for his stepfather to see the synagogue. His stepfather had moved to Frankfurt from Poland after the Great War, part of an influx of Polish Jews looking for a better life. The Polish Jews settled in the East End and were welcomed to the Orthodox synagogue established years earlier by Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch in opposition to the movement of many German Jews to a more liberal religious practice. His stepfather was not particularly observant, but found a community with the members of the synagogue, mostly Polish Jews. He tried to go as often as possible to services, and Gustav had his bar mitzvah there. The synagogue was the largest in Frankfurt, and Gustav, as a child, would marvel at the numerous cloakroom attendants who would take the men’s hats and exchange them for the silk top hats worn for the Saturday morning service.

Gustav could smell something burning as they neared the synagogue. Once they turned the corner onto Friedberger Anlage, he saw the synagogue in flames. They walked as close as they could, but a large crowd had already gathered and included youths with large clubs. Every window had been broken. Worse, the Torahs and prayer books were in a pile in the street, and they watched in horror as a Nazi youth set them on fire. Gustav knew it wasn’t safe to remain there long, and nudged his stepfather to leave. 

His stepfather ignored Gustav, and said softly, almost to himself, “Baruch Dayan Ha’emet.” The blessing one recited in the face of a terrible loss, usually a death, but a blessing that also expressed faith that God had an ultimate purpose for this terrible loss. Gustav could not bring himself to repeat the blessing. He just couldn’t imagine there was any purpose for the destruction of this beautiful synagogue. Instead, he put his arm around his stepfather’s shoulders and guided him away from the synagogue. As they walked away, they saw firemen spraying water on the neighboring buildings to prevent the fire from spreading but ignoring the burning synagogue. His stepfather turned to Gustav and said, “I will always remember this day, November 10th.”

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Bonnie Suchman

Bonnie Suchman has been a practicing attorney for forty years. Using her legal skills, she researched her husband's 250-year family history in Germany, publishing the award-winning, non-fiction book, Broken Promises: The Story of a Jewish Family in Germany, as a result.

Those compelling stories became Suchman's Heppenheimer Family Holocaust Saga. The first in the series, Stumbling Stones, was a Finalist for the 2024 Hawthorne Prize for Fiction, and recently, her family traveled to Frankfurt, Germany, to install stumbling stones for her husband's Great Aunt Alice and her husband Alfred, the real-life characters in the book. What Remains is Hope is the second novel in the saga.

In her free time, Bonnie is a runner and a golfer. She and her husband reside in Potomac, Maryland. 

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George And The Gargoyle Who Lived In The Garden by Angelina Kalahari

George And The Gargoyle Who Lived In The Garden
 By Angelina Kalahari 

Publication Date: 8th July 2016

Publisher: FlameProjects

Page Length: 227

Genre: Children's Fiction

From award-winning author, Angelina Kalahari comes this endearing fantasy/adventure middle-grade novel for children of all ages between 9 - 11.

George joins his Aunt Di, an acclaimed artist, on holiday at her London flat. There he stumbles upon her extraordinary garden filled with statues of mythical creatures - a Gargoyle, a Griffin, a Unicorn, and a Dragon. Ordinary stone figures? Think again! What seems normal quickly becomes an extraordinary adventure as George befriends Roy, the talking robin, and unlocks the garden's magical secrets.

Reality blurs with fantasy as George faces the Witch and her dark powers, discovering the magic within himself. In a whirlwind of enchantment and bravery, George'sworld will never be the same, and neither will yours after reading this enchanting story!

Join George on this spellbinding journey of wonder and courage as he defies the odds and transforms his ordinary world into something truly extraordinary. Grab your copy of this captivating middle-grade fantasy adventure today!

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Angelina Kalahari entered this life among the red dunes of Namibia’s deserts. Her first sounds merged with the power of the massive yellow moon that lit up the vast African spaces. There, where the heavens presented the splendour that the Milky Way flung across its canvas, she found her voice.

A nomadic childhood enchanted her, as Africa presented the raw beauty of her many faces, while Angelina’s family traversed the desert in search of crops for their herds of karakul sheep. This fertile ambience, filled with strange legends, amazing animals, and wonderful people, afforded Angelina a unique opportunity to live in a world of wonder and to develop a deep sense of self.

Her mother loved listening to Mario Lanza and other tenors of the day. A record player and records accompanied the family on their travels, and back to their farm. The gift of this divine music found resonance within Angelina’s body and called to her soul’s desire to share her voice with the world. She left her magical universe to study with other voice and performance obsessives, which resulted in degrees in drama, singing, and opera.

Angelina continued her nomadic existence as an adult, enthralling audiences with her singing, acting, and directing. These activities allowed her to visit a world far beyond her beloved Africa. She shared her talents on such diverse platforms as opening the busking scheme on London Underground, to a recital at the Royal Opera House, and everything in between.

This led to an invitation to Buckingham Palace, no less, where she met Queen Elizabeth as a reward, in recognition of Angelina’s contribution to the music, culture, and economy of the United Kingdom.

Meanwhile, her fascination and obsession with the human vocal instrument grew, together with her knowledge of it. She found herself to be a teacher and sharer of the magic of the voice and performance, and she became co-founder of the North London Performance Academy.

Storytelling, which formed such a big part of her childhood, became an inherent element in her performances and continued to live in her heart. She never stopped writing down her stories, has finished many novels, plays, children’s stories, and several articles published.

Angelina has found a new colourful and vibrant universe in London. She now lives near a massive park, which satisfies another obsession, her awe and wonder of trees. The intoxicating world of London’s art scene has introduced Angelina to many inspirational people who have become a close and integral part of her tribe.

The only magnificent creatures that share her home today, are her husband, her little fur cat daughter, a rapidly diminishing population of house spiders, and a smallish herd of dust bunnies.

She has recently come to the conclusion that drinking vast amounts of tea holds the key to life.

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Georgia's Folly by Deborah Chase

Georgia's Folly 

By Deborah Chase

Publication Date: 11th September 2024

Publisher: Historium Press

Page Length: 319

Genre: Historical Fiction / Women's Fiction

For fans of "Antiques Roadshow" and "American Pickers" - this is the one for you!

Beginning at a cluttered flea market and ending at a glittering art auction, Georgia’s Follytells the compelling story that blends past and present and the search for a valuable and illusive antique. Chloe Bishop grew up in foster care. She loves shopping at flea markets, picking up family heirlooms like old pottery or vintage furniture to fill in for the family and home she never had. As Chloe walks through the Brooklyn Flea Market, she stumbles upon the diary of Miss Georgia Potter, a young woman who had lived in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. The yellowed pages reveal the impact of the war on daily life and spotlights the role of women including Harriet Tubman, Clara Barton and Louisa May Alcott. Like Chloe, Georgia Potter was a passionate collector and her diary lists her collection of valuable antiques—including the Holy Grail of 18th century furniture—a Chippendale settee. Well versed in antiques, Chloe is aware that There are only five known examples and a sixth settee would be worth more than $4 million.

Chloe immediately contacts Ben Thompson, the man who sold her the diary. Ben is a picker who drives his RV across America, searching for collectibles to sell to dealers. He is estranged from his wealthy, prominent family who cringe at his chosen career. Ben agrees to take her along to search for the valuable and iconic settee. As Ben and Chloe head to Gettysburg, they are unaware that Gregor Petrov, a shady antiques dealer and Harrison Kent, a respected but unscrupulous art expert are trailing them.

The search for the settee takes Chloe and Ben on fast paced journey from the Gettysburg battlefields to the 18th century street of artisans in Philadelphia to a historic mansion on the banks of the Hudson River. Traveling together in the small RV, Ben and Chloe draw closer. In the confines of the RV, embroiled in an unimaginable quest, Chloe confides that she is also in search for the father she never knew while Ben struggles to explain his complicated family to a woman who never had one.

In a thrilling ending, the rare Chippendale settee is not Chloe’s only valuable discovery.

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Deborah Chase 

 grew up in a home filled with art and antiques. On the high end, my uncle William Lincer, lead violist at the New York Philharmonic, was an art lover whose collection was sold at Sotheby's. On the low end, my father, writer Allen Chase, took me to flea markets and estate sales. He sparked a lifelong fascination with tales of lost treasures that that ranged from plundered Egyptian tombs to wagonloads of art stolen by Napoleon Bonaparte. It was this love of history and antiques that inspired my first novel, Georgia's Folly.

I was a founding editor of the Berkeley Wellness Newsletter and author of 12 non-fiction books including The Medically Based No-Nonsense Beauty Book ( Alfred Knopf), Extend Your Life Diet ( Pocket Books), Fruit Acids for Fabulous Skin ( St Martin's Press), Every Bride is Beautiful(Morrow), and with my husband, Dr Neil Schachter co-author of Life and Breath Doubleday) and The Good Doctor's Guide to Colds and Flu( Harper). 

I am a graduate from Bronx High School of Science and a winner of the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. I graduated of New York University with a duel major in journalism and history.

A native New Yorker, I like to spend my weekends at an upstate home where a big kitchen and an endless supply of estate sales indulge my duel passions for cooking and collecting. 

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