Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Juniata on sale May 1st

My fifth novel.  


“Juniata”, the first volume published in a planned series of five novels, aptly named The Seekers, begins in the courtroom of London’s Old Bailey and nearby Newgate Prison, and moves to the Low Countries with the struggles of British Army in the War of Austrian Succession, a brief stop in Ireland, and finally continuing along the colonial frontier in the mountains, rivers, and valleys of Western Pennsylvania. 

“Juniata”, is the latest novel in the series which spans the years 1644 to 1758, from the English Civil War, to the onset of the Jacobite Rebellion in the United Kingdom, then moving to North America for the French and Indian War.

“Juniata” embodies a mix of deception, courage, betrayal, and of course, romanticism.  The fictional characters interact with authentic historical figures in actual events from the landscapes and battlefields of the 18th Century.  

“Juniata” blends the characters from my two other series, The Jacobites and The Highwaymen as he continues the saga of Oliver Duggan, Simon Warren, Captain James Fawkes, and his cousin Lieutenant Archie McLawry.  Fawkes, the émigré Scot and former Jacobite rebel, leads a Ranger Company of the Province of Pennsylvania.  Duggan and Warren escape the legal system (and the hangman’s noose) for service in the English Army.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

1751


 The few settlements on the frontier are beset with intrigue.  Who is siding with the French?  The British?  The Iroquois?  The lid on the pot is starting to come lose.



Monday, April 8, 2013

Hunter Pace on a Windy Day.

Down in Loveville, MD for the DLB Spring Hunter Pace.  Bright skies and a strong wind blew through and sent Old Man Winter on his way out.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Tyburn featured on Authorgraph

Get a personal autograph for any of my novels on Kindle.  http://www.authorgraph.com/featured