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Lady of Lincoln Receives a 5-Star Review from The Coffee Pot Book Club!

Lady of Lincoln Receives a 5-Star Review from The Coffee Pot Book Club!

I’m absolutely delighted, and a little bit overwhelmed, to share that Lady of Lincoln has received a 5-star review from the highly respected Coffee Pot Book Club!

For those who don’t know, The Coffee Pot Book Club is one of the most trusted and independent voices in the historical fiction community, known for its thoughtful, in-depth reviews and support for authors who bring history vividly to life.

As a debut author, it’s both humbling and thrilling to have Lady of Lincoln recognised by such an esteemed platform.

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A Virtuoso in America: Adrian by Fred Raymond Goldman
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A Virtuoso in America: Adrian by Fred Raymond Goldman

Today’s Coffee Pot Blog Tour features A Virtuoso in America: Adrian, book two in the Holocaust-related series. I’m providing an excerpt (see below), but first, take a look at the book description.

How do you reconcile a decision you made in the past when the world erupts in war, threatening the life of someone you love and believe you were protecting?

Adrian Mazurek immigrated to the United States from Krakow, Poland, 14 years ago and is now a successful violin soloist and concertmaster of The Eleventh State Symphony Orchestra in New York. But despite his outward success, Adrian is inwardly harboring a shameful secret, one he has not revealed to anyone.

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William de Tracy: The Penitent Knight of Canterbury

William de Tracy helped slay Thomas Becket—then sought forgiveness on a pilgrimage to Rome and the Holy Land. Can a murderer find redemption?

On that bitter December evening in 1170, when Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, fell beneath four flashing swords, one of those four blades belonged to Sir William de Tracy. Chroniclers called him the calmest of the murderers; steady-handed, methodical, a man who believed he was acting under royal command. Yet for the rest of his life, remorse and infamy would drive him abroad.

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