Little Angelina always dreamt about adventures in a faraway land. What she never imagined was that those dreams would take her to the past… her past.

After being inexplicably removed from her family in a small fishing town in Argentina, six year-old Angelina is sent to a Catholic convent, where she spends her next twelve years. During her lonely days at the convent, she finds solace in the company of a mysterious presence, by the name of Sarah Fernandez, which gradually reels her into the life of a marrano family living at the end of the Fifteenth Century in Cordoba, Spain. As Angelina embeds herself in the life of the Fernandez family, she understands that the presence is not a product of her imagination. Rather, Sara is the link to her secret past and her only hope for survival. Set amid the notorious Spanish Inquisition and the murderous Dirty War in Argentina of the late 1970s, two women, more than four centuries apart, transcend the barriers of time and fight political and religious persecution to ensure the survival of their lineage. The Last Fernandez is a story about courage, passionate love, unspeakable betrayal, and hope.

I was born and raised in Argentina. A descendant of immigrants from several corners of the globe, different languages, colors and food were my every day. So, was silence and fear as my childhood happened during the years of the dirty war, the military regime. While my academic background is in psychoanalysis (a Freudian girl, gotta love the divan!), anthropology, Judaic studies, and Hebrew language teaching, my interest turned to writing. Through the years I have written a number of screenplays, I have served as a Judge for the Brass Brad Screenwriting Mentorship Award and in 2012 I was honored to be part of the judging panel for the University of California Santa Barbara Student Screenwriting Competition.

Before writing my first novel The Last Fernandez, I kept busy as a freelance writer and script consultant.

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Valerie Willman is the author of Smell the Blue Sky: young, pregnant, and widowed, winner of the B.R.A.G. Medallion for Top Indie-Published Books. She co-chairs the Mid-Valley Chapter of Willamette Writers and teaches various workshops on writing, and on grief, such as “Booze and Chocolate Aren’t the Only Ways to Cope: Turning negative emotions into art.” She’s a successful freelance editor through her company, Yellow Pen Editing, and is also a certified bereavement facilitator, and licensed massage therapist.

Valerie has served in the United States Army, owns land in Costa Rica, and lives with three big dogs, two kids, and one Turk. She’s walked the length of two marathons—on purpose—and loves olives, chai, and chocolate.

You can find more about Valerie on her website and on Facebook

Why do you write?

I’ve answered this question to others, and to myself, many times throughout the years, and the answer actually seems to change each time it’s asked. I think this is probably because, while all the answers are true, I am more aligned with that reason at that particular time.

For instance, today the reason I write is because it’s a way to both experience life and to express that experience to others. All of the other jobs I do, or did in the past, are about service to others. And writing still is that for me. I write for others. To educate them. To inspire them. To make them laugh. To remind them that there are others out there in the wide, wide world that think and breathe like they do. To banish loneliness. To instill connectivity.

How has writing impacted your life?

It’s given me more confidence, which ironically is not true while I’m actually doing the writing. While I’m writing I’m wondering if how I’m saying what I’m saying is accurately and effectively getting what is inside of me out onto the page, and mostly believing that I’m failing at that. But then once it’s finished and published, I can say, “Hey, look what I did!” and it feels pretty neat. Also, having published works allows me to do that service thing I talked about—using a book to work from when I teach a class, or to read from during a public speaking gig.

What advice would you give beginning writers?

If fiction is your thing, I honestly recommend participating in Nanowrimo. It taught me once and for all that I do have time to write every day, and that my inner-critic/editor can go bleep himself. Writing fast and hard effectively turns off that voice that says you’re doing it wrong.

If you’re writing a memoir, you can—and are expected to—compress time. This isn’t an autobiography of your whole life, just a snapshot of it that has a beginning, middle, and end that asks a dramatic story question.

If you are writing non-fiction, ask yourself, “How can/will this help my audience?” It’ll guide you to a better Table of Contents.

The more general advice is to have fun, read a lot, and go to writing conferences! Also, find yourself some rituals that can get you quickly into the game (i.e. writing your book/essay/blogpost) each day.

One last thing: mentors are great. You can connect to writers through Skype, social media, email, or old-fashioned snail mail. Or maybe you live in a city that is rich with authors you can have a cup of coffee with. If that sounds terrifying to you (as lots of writers are introverts), there are podcasts and websites everywhere that can “mentor” you just fine. One of my favorites is The Creative Penn.

About the Book: The year is 1536, and notorious French executioner Jean Rombaud is brought in by Henry VIII to behead Anne Boleyn, the condemned Queen of England. But on the eve of her execution, Rombaud becomes enchanted with the ill-fated queen and swears a vow to her: to bury her six-fingered hand, a symbol of her rumored witchery, at a sacred crossroads.

Yet in a Europe ravaged by religious war, the hand of this infamous Protestant icon is so powerful a relic that many will kill for it. Bloodthirsty warriors, corrupt church fathers, Vikings, alchemists, and sullied noblemen alike vie for the prize as Rombaud, a man loyal to the grave, struggles to honor his promise.

From sea battles to lusty liaisons, from the hallucinations of St. Anthony’s fire to the fortress of an apocalyptic messiah, The French Executioner sweeps readers into a breathtaking story of courage, the pursuit of power, and loyalty at whatever cost.

What was the most surprising thing you discovered in your research for the novel?

This is a good question.

The French Executioner was my very first novel. Thus I had no real idea how to write one and assumed that one needed to know absolutely everything about a book before you began to write it. (I have since discovered that such obsessive research can be a form of procrastination and now only read for about three months, trusting that the novel and especially the characters will teach me what I need to study as I go along!) Also, I didn’t believe that I would ever truly summon the will (and courage) to actually start. So I spent a lot of time in second hand bookstores scanning shelves, thinking: If I ever do write that book about Anne Boleyn’s Executioner – which I probably never will – but if I do I will put everything into it I want to write about! Ooh, look at this book about slave galleys. I’d want a battle with them. Ooh, here’s one on the Black Mass. That’s definitely in!

So, in the six ears between having the idea for the novel (Anne Boleyn begs her executioner to take her six fingered hand when he takes her head and get rid of it. What happened next) and beginning to write it, I acquired a large library of books I read on various subjects.

The most surprising thing? It was a book about St. Antony’s Fire. This was the mass hallucination that would take villages when the villagers ate bread made from rye, that had been infected by the grain disease ergot – later to be synthesized into LSD. The poor people would eat the bread, and anyone who did would start having terrible contractions and massive hallucinations a few hours later. They would not know what it really was so assumed the Devil had come to take them to his fires. There are reports from all over Europe but the disease began to disappear with better crop techniques in the 18^th century. However there was one outbreak in 1952 in a village in France. I bought that book, read it, shuddered – a lot of people died – then used it in my novel, as some of my characters get caught up in the Fire.

Horrible – but very colorful. My main villain is the Archbishop of Siena – a corrupt, decadent, highly educated killer. His hallucinations – full of Biblical and Satanic figures – were especially interesting to write!

C.C. Humphreys is the author of eight historical novels. The French Executioner, which was his first novel and a runner-up for the CWA Steel Dagger for Thrillers award in 2002, has never before been published in the U.S. The sequel, The Curse of Anne Boleyn, will be published in the U.S. in May 2015.

Humphreys has acted all over the world and appeared on stages ranging from London’s West End to Hollywood’s Twentieth Century Fox. He is also an accomplished swordsman and fight choreographer. For more information, visit http://cchumphreys.com/

Praise for The French Executioner

“Set against the backdrop of the Protestant Reformation, his superbloody Princess Bride-like adventure is, at its heart, a tale of redemption, well-earned and hard-won.” – Library Journal

“This unusual tale conjures visions of an Errol Flynn-type Hollywood swashbuckler…the tale’s well-told, engagingly written, and includes a colorful immersion into a time when life was cheap and danger or death literally waited around every corner. A gory but fascinating…look at the world in the early 16th century.” -Kirkus

UNRAVELLED: Two wars. Two affairs. One marriage.

In October 1935, Edward Jamieson’s memories of war and a passionate love affair resurface when an invitation to a WWI memorial ceremony arrives. Though reluctant to visit the scenes of horror he has spent years trying to forget, Edward succumbs to the unlikely possibility of discovering what happened to Helene Noisette, the woman he once pledged to marry. Travelling through the French countryside with his wife Ann, Edward sees nothing but reminders of war. After a chance encounter with Helene at the dedication ceremony, Edward’s past puts his present life in jeopardy.

When WWII erupts a few years later, Edward is quickly caught up in the world of training espionage agents, while Ann counsels grieving women and copes with the daily threats facing those she loves. And once again, secrets and war threaten the bonds of marriage.

With events unfolding in France, England and Canada, UNRAVELLED is a compelling novel of love, duty and sacrifice set amongst the turmoil of two world wars.

Reviews

“A sweeping story of love and war with much of the style of Brief Encounter and the passionate intensity of Birdsong. The novel moves from poignant reminiscence, to the carnage of the trenches, to the unravelling of life and memory.” Jenny Barden, author of Mistress of the Sea

“M.K. Tod’s skilful debut novel spanning two world wars deftly illuminates the subtle stirrings of the human heart as movingly as it depicts the horrors of battle.” Barbara Kyle author of Blood Between Queens

“An engrossing historical saga. With narrative insight, compassion and a strong sense of time and place, M.K. Tod observes the inner workings of a marriage as it’s affected by the uncertainty and tumult of both world wars.” Sarah Johnson, Historical Novel Society Book Review Editor

“Ms. Tod’s extensive research shows and provides Unravelled with solid information and authority – and the framework for a touching love story. An eloquent saga that I will not soon forget. I highly recommend it.” Judith Schara Caldwell

“Unravelled is a page turner and then some. Passionate, exciting, and intense, this book depicts the profound effects of both wars on people and focuses on the marriage and family life of the Jamiesons. I was moved to tears a few times.” Suko

“Truly this is a beautifully crafted story, full of emotion, detail and history that will keep readers entranced for hours. A stunning debut effort, sure to be on the top of several must read lists.” Gaele, an Amazon Top 500 Reviewer

M.K. Tod writes historical fiction and blogs about all aspects of the genre at A Writer of History. Her debut novel, UNRAVELLED: Two wars. Two affairs. One marriage. is available in paperback from Amazon (US, Canada and elsewhere), and in e-book formats from Amazon, Nook, Kobo, Google Play and on iTunes. Her second novel, LIES TOLD IN SILENCE was released in July 2014 and is available at the same retailers. Prior to writing historical fiction, Mary had a successful business career. She can be contacted on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads.

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Pub Date   Oct 1 2014

Review:

Jean Rombaud and executioner brought over from France by Henry VIII to behead Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn. The day before her execution Anne request something of Jean and he makes a promise to her that will change the course of his life…..

This story takes you across Europe, in dungeons to slave galleys….and along the way Jean meets the most interesting companions and they find themselves in constant danger. In my opinion the author has achieved and expressed an artistic uniqueness in prose, scenery and action. There are extraordinary events that takes place throughout the story. There was one disturbing scene in particular that I have to admit, I had to skim over. But it did not sway me to put down the book. There are many portrayals of Anne Boleyn and I have to admit I haven’t read her in this light before. Having said that, Anne’s role in this story is easily recognizable and the author’s brief portrayal of her in the beginning sets the tone and backdrop for this intriguing story. When this story is read by my friends, I will be extremely interested in their thoughts of a particular way the author writes about Anne….you will know what I mean when you read the story. The art of writing historical fiction is to make sure the story holds the modern audience attention and the author has certainly achieved this. I am rating this story five stars for originality, lots of action, an incredible intense plot, dynamic character development and vivid scenery. Love everything about it!

Stephanie Moore Hopkins

Publication Date: June 8, 2014 Allium Press Formats: eBook, Paperback

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Julia is a book-loving publisher’s assistant. Jack is a famous British rock star. “Opposites attract” is an understatement.

It’s 1981. Twenty-four-year-old Julia Nash has recently arrived in Manhattan, where she works as a publisher’s assistant. She dreams of becoming an editor with her own stable of bestselling authors—but it is hard to get promoted in the recession-clobbered book biz.

Julia blows off steam by going dancing downtown with her best friend, Vicky. One night, a hot British guitarist invites them into his VIP section. Despite an entourage of models and groupies, Jack chooses Julia as his girl for the evening—and when Jack Kipling picks you, you go with it. The trouble is … he’s never met a girl like her before. And she resists being just one in a long line.

Jack exposes her to new experiences, from exclusive nightclubs in SoHo to the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood; from mind-bending recording sessions to wild backstage parties. Yet Julia is afraid to fall for him. Past relationships have left her fragile; one more betrayal just might break her.

As she fends off her grabby boss and tries to move up the corporate ladder, Julia’s torrid relationship with Jack takes her to heights she’s never known—and plunges her into depths she’s never imagined.

With a fascinating inside look at publishing, this entertaining story of a bookish young woman’s adventures with a rock superstar is witty, moving, and toe-curlingly steamy.

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Praise for Come Dancing

“Leslie Wells brings to life all the eclectic, edgy style of New York City at the dawn of the 1980s as she spins a story of spine-tingling romance and the complex issues that can threaten a relationship. Through her effervescent writing style she catapults the reader into a world of excess and indulgence, while delving into some honest and heartfelt struggles along the way. … Come Dancing is a love story with lots of heart and plenty of heat.”

—Casee Marie, Literary Inklings Book Reviews

“5 Blushing Stars!! Come Dancing is quite the story. I loved this story and could not put it down. I got lost in the story, imagining the rock stars and their groupies partying it up, while finding themselves and falling in love. Opposites certainly do attract and make for an explosive time! You will love the many layers of Jack; you will also want to smack him at times too. Julia will have you rooting for the underdog and wishing she had a better clothes fund 🙂 Through it all, the many naysayers and people out to split them up, they make it work! Fate seems to finally take its stand and allows for this fairytale story to end the way it should—hot, sexy and combustible!”

–Kellie, Blushing Divas Book Reviews

“I’m never sure what to expect when I venture away from historical fiction, but I found Leslie Wells’ Come Dancing quite enjoyable. Though more contemporary than my usual fare, I think the novel has a lot of heart and is a story many people will be able to relate to.

By far, my favorite aspects of the piece were the atmospheric qualities of the narrative. This is a New York before cell phones and digital cameras. It has different rhythm to it and follows a social structure that is entirely different from the New York of today. There is a contrast in that, something both familiar and almost foreign that really appealed to me.

There is a tangible affection between Julia and Jack which I truly appreciated, and I admired the journey their relationship takes over the course of the story. . .. A pleasant fiction, Come Dancing is brimming with both humor and heart. A realistic romance that is sure to entertain.”

–Erin, Flashlight Commentary Book Blog

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Leslie Wells left her small Southern town in 1979 for graduate school in Manhattan, after which she got her first job in book publishing. She has edited forty-eight New York Times bestsellers in her over thirty-year career, including thirteen number one New York Times bestsellers. Leslie has worked with numerous internationally known authors, musicians, actors, actresses, television and radio personalities, athletes, and coaches. She lives on Long Island, New York.

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Pub Date   Sep 30 2014

The year is 1493, and young Jewish sailor Diego Mendoza has returned from Columbus’s triumphant first voyage with tales of lush landscapes, rivers running with gold, and welcoming locals. But back home in Spain, Diego finds the Inquisition at its terrifying peak, and he must protect his spirited sister, Rachel, from betrayal and death. Disguising herself as a boy, Rachel sneaks onto Columbus’s second expedition, bound for the new lands they call the Indies. As the Spaniards build their first settlements and search for gold, Diego and Rachel fall in love with the place, people, and customs. Still forced to hide their religious faith and Rachel’s true identity, the brother and sister witness the Spaniards’ devastation of the island in their haste to harvest riches.

This unflinching look at Columbus’s exploration and its terrible cost to the native Taino people introduces two valiant young people who struggle against the inevitable destruction of paradise.

Review:

When I saw this up for review on Netgalley, I jumped at the chance to review this! I couldn’t believe my luck when I was approved! First off, I have wanted to read a story with Columbus and about his voyages for a very long time…while this story does not entirely center on that…it still was an amazing read! Diego and Rachel made such an impression on me. Their story is extraordinary and Diego’s duty to protect Rachel and his brotherly love to her is admirable and courageous! The adventure they embark on is so entertaining and exciting. And the danger they face will have you clinching your teeth and holding your breath, waiting to find out what the outcome will be. I know….this all sounds rather dramatic, but it is true.

I was also really drawn into the setting and period of the story…..one feels like they are actually there on the ship and in the first settlements, living the lives they are living. How wonderful is that? I wanted this story to continue and I would love to read more about Diego and Rachel’s adventures….

I was very impressed with how the author portrayed Columbus as well….you see a side to him that you might not read about in the history books. And we all love a good sea adventure!! You will get that in this book! I thoroughly enjoyed discovering and learning about the Taino people as well and found them really fascinating and would like to learn more about them and their culture. I will definitely be on the lookout for more books from this author and I highly recommend you read this story.

Stephanie Moore Hopkins

Pub Date: September 26, 2014

An unforgettable journey into the heart of one family torn apart by war. Granada, 1920. Free-spirited Luisa and young poet Eduardo fall in love, cementing a bond that can never be broken. Behind the jasmine filled courtyard, perched amongst houses like clouds on a hilltop, stands a beautiful villa; Carmen de las Estrellas. Beneath its walls live Eduardo and Luisa with their thriving family, but war is looming, casting its shadow over the household. When Civil War finally breaks out, Luisa and Eduardo must fiercely protect those dear to them. Yet these are turbulent times, and as each of their children begin to make their way in the world, the solace of home cannot shield them from the horrors of war.

Review: I would first like to say that this is an extraordinary story. I haven’t really read any fiction that depicts the civil war in Spain during this early 1900’s and it was deeply emotional to read about. I have to admit I had a different mind- set going into this story due to the title because I feel like the story doesn’t really center around Luisa but around her whole family and what they experienced first-hand during this turbulent time.

There are a few things I feel I should point out and normally I tend to stay away from little things that bother me about stories due to the fact I really did enjoy reading this story. I would have liked to have seen stronger character development of Luisa and I felt her relationship with her husband Eduardo wasn’t quite convincing me of their love for each other….for several reasons but I won’t comment. You just need to read the story to form your own opinion. Also, this story expands over a large period of years but towards the end of the story it jumps quite a bit to the story of Isabel’s daughter. Which I did enjoy reading about but I felt it was rushed.

The characters that really stood out to me the most was Isabel, Mar and Pablo. I loved all three immensely and I would have like to have seen a little more back story on Pablo. I felt the author did a fabulous job with the setting, and the historical detail and I like the author’s style of writing. I felt I was really in that period…one of the important things I like to experience when reading in this genre. All in all this is a story worth reading and I do recommend it to all.

Stephanie Moore Hopkins

Ten years ago, I called myself a poet. A writer of poetry, a critic of poetry, a teacher of poetry both old and contemporary. I loved novels, and I read them voraciously, but when I sat down to create, what came out were poems. Was I a calm, meditative person, my gaze fixed on eternity as I composed my deathless verse? No way! I was fitful, nervous, writing here and there in fifteen- or twenty-minute intervals of breathless intense concentration, sometimes between classes at my college, when a student had used that absolutely perfect word that my imagination had been seeking.

My poems ranged in subject from the painfully personal to the distantly narrative, and as I grew older, those autobiographical tendencies waned. My scholarly training was largely in the Renaissance, and I found myself teaching the eighteenth century, as well. As a researcher, I was often in the UK, seeking out materials that would help me understand the lives of women—always a central concern of mine—who had lived in the past. As a doctoral student, I was pushed, most of the time, to study the great male writers, but as a professor I wanted to fill in the gaps, to include women in my discussions. I was particularly interested in women’s spiritual and domestic lives, and this curiosity led me to read the medieval mystics Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe. Jane Grey, Mary Tudor (“Bloody Mary”), Anne Askew—all of these women suffered for their beliefs, and I wanted to know how ordinary women might have coped with the great changes in England as it shifted from being a Roman Catholic to a Protestant country.

And something happened along the way: I became a novelist. It began one summer in Wales, when I was digging into the National Library, reading old recipe manuscripts and account books, kept by women in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These books were full of personal information about debts, expenses, love matches gone awry, popular songs and sermons. This was an academic project, but reading these women’s words altered my imagination. I began to hear them talking in my head . . . and in my poems. My work got longer, almost (but not quite) reaching the right-hand margin. A friend told me, after reading these poems, “You ought to write a novel.” At the time, I said no, but the seed was planted. And one day, standing in a bookstore with an armload of historical novels, I turned to my husband and said, “I’m going to write one of these.”

And I did . . . and the stories keep coming. I began with The Altarpiece, a novel about a young nun who’s being forced out of her convent by Henry VIII’s men. She’s devout, but she’s also aware of the corruptions in the church. She struggles to find a new way to keep her old faith and to adapt herself to the changing world without losing her essential self. Her story continues in City of Ladies, to be released in October 2014 and moves right into the dangerous world of Henry’s court in the third volume, The King’s Sisters, coming out in August 2015.

And, surprisingly, my writing self has changed along with my genre. I now write every evening—or afternoon if the evening promises to be busy—in a long block of quiet, solitary time. I write until I’m exhausted. And I generally write with a newfound tranquility that comes of a long-term goal. Novelists don’t get the intermittent rewards that poets get as they place individual pieces in journals; we have to have an eye on the page in front of us and on the book that will emerge at the end. And most of the time, it’s just the writer and the page, alone, working toward the finish line.

Is being a novelist a lonely calling? In some ways, I suppose it is. Most of the writers I know tend to be rather solitary individuals, and I’m no exception. I’m most content pulling weeds in my garden, feeding and watching the birds that visit the yard, and sitting with a book. I wouldn’t, however, call myself lonesome. I’m never bored, and I’m never at a loss for something to do. Characters of all kinds are always with me, demanding attention, a chance to show what they’re thinking and a stage on which to act out their lives. Sometimes, they won’t even let me alone to sleep!

I do love to travel, but even on trips abroad I like to explore places, usually historical sites, by myself, going wherever my mood or fancy strike me and investigating who lived there and what happened to them. I like to imagine even ruins filled with men and women, talking, laughing, weeping—living out their dramas. And then I return to the blank page and fill it, giving them flesh and personalities and conflicts to overcome, if they can.

And guess what? They become my friends, even the baddies, as authentic to me as many physical people I know. And with friends from everywhere—Tudor England to contemporary Virginia—I’m never, really, by myself at all.

Sarah Kennedy