Beginning on Saturday, February 1, 2020 and continuing until Wednesday, February 5, "Soldier, Citizen, Settler: Lineage Series, Book Two" will be free for Kindle customers. If you haven't checked out any of my work beyond the Kindle samples before, now is your chance. The availability is based on US PACIFIC TIME.
Direct Link:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=B07T9YBLZL&ref=nb_sb_noss
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
Lineage Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
Wayward Son, Chapter Seven
Here's an excerpt from Chapter Seven, "Wayward Son: Lineage Series, Book Four"
"Once
again, David was transported back in time. He was sitting in a glider on the
front porch of the farmhouse that his father built before he got sick. His
mother, Anastasia, softly telling him the story of the wedding and how the
family grew even more once they reached Missouri."
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
Lineage Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Book Four, Excerpt from Chapter Six
Here is another excerpt, this time from Chapter Six of "Wayward Son: Lineage Series, Book Four"
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
"Lineage" Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
https://amazon.com/author/hurdm
"The
couple worked together to pack a picnic lunch. Staci made sure that it included
one of Virgil’s favorites: pickled eggs. Virgil knew that Staci liked smoked
ham and sour pickles, so he carved several slices off the ham that was hanging
in the cellar, wrapped in cheesecloth. He also fished two large pickles out of
the crock. Then there were Staci’s farmhouse biscuits. Virgil thought they were
like eating little clouds of goodness. Spread with some freshly-churned butter
alongside a nice slice of ham and a sour pickle. Nothing finer."
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
"Lineage" Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
https://amazon.com/author/hurdm
Book Four, Excerpt from Chapter Five
Here's an excerpt from Chapter Five of "Wayward Son: Lineage Series, Book Four"
"Mourning
and funerals were very formal parts of 19th Century life and there
were certain protocols to follow, depending on gender and relationship to the
deceased. Women especially were expected to dress and behave a certain way
after the passing of a loved one; the protocols and mourning period were more
rigid for the death of a husband. Men, on the other hand, were expected to
return to daily life as provider for the family and often began new romantic
relationships soon after their spouse had died."
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
"Lineage" Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Book Four is Progressing Nicely
The work on Book Four has just passed the 100 page mark. Here are some extracts:
Chapter Two:
"From
the moment the funeral was over, Virgil Haskins was transformed. He was now a
landowner, with all the responsibilities that entailed. He also owned several
dozen slaves, but not nearly as many as the Pope’s Creek or Stratford Hall
estates nearby. The Haskins farm did not need as many field hands, as the
farm’s primary product was horses. Horses to work the fields. Horses for
hunting and jumping. Horses to race against other horses. Most of the slaves
were responsible for caring for the horses; the rest were house servants at the
beck and call of the Haskins family."
Chapter Three:
"The
Kimball party was less than halfway across the river as the outbound tidal
current began to flow through the narrows with considerable force. At about the
same time, a storm squall ran up the river from the southeast. The combination
of the outgoing tide and the wind coming from the opposite direction made the
river conditions immediately dangerous, especially for such an overloaded craft
already listing to the upstream starboard side."
Chapter Four:
"He
examined her further and discovered that her lymph nodes were also knotty and
hot to the touch, indicating the cancer was spreading throughout her body. The
doctor knew that Caroline was not long for this world and that the pain would
soon become unbearable, beyond the dulling of the laudanum. All they could do
at this point was make her comfortable. He did not inform Caroline what he had
discovered; he had sensed for some time that she already knew her days
remaining on the Earth were few."
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
"Lineage" Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
https://amazon.com/author/hurdm
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Excerpt from Book Four, Chapter One
Here is a little tidbit from Chapter One, Wayward Son: Lineage Series, Book Four:
"As
Virgil grew through childhood and towards adulthood, his father taught him
everything there was to know about running a horse farm. George put heavy
emphasis on the importance of arithmetic and accounting, even letting Virgil
handle the farm’s ledgers after he became a teenager."
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
Lineage Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
Monday, January 13, 2020
Posting on English Historical Fiction Authors blog
As mentioned in my last post:
https://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2020/01/escape.html
"Iniquity and Retribution: Lineage Series, Book Three" also listed as the 13 January 2020 Book of the Day on the EHFA blog.
Thanks to Annie Whitehead and her team for their help in making this happen!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
"Lineage" Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
https://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2020/01/escape.html
"Iniquity and Retribution: Lineage Series, Book Three" also listed as the 13 January 2020 Book of the Day on the EHFA blog.
Thanks to Annie Whitehead and her team for their help in making this happen!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
"Lineage" Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Book Four
Title: Wayward Son: Lineage Series, Book Four
From the Prologue:
From the Prologue:
"Closing
his eyes, David was instantly transported to the nether reaches of his memories.
His mother telling of the hardships of the trip west from Virginia, overland to
the Ohio River and downstream to its confluence with the mighty Mississippi
River. The slave that fell overboard and drowned. The wagon that lost a wheel
and dumped some of the family’s possessions into the mud. He could hear his
mother telling these tales as if it were yesterday."
Book Four tells the story of how the family of Millicent Blanchard Smith (one of the central characters in Book Three) ended up in Missouri from Virginia in the 1830's. The anticipated publication date is April, 2020.
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
"Lineage" Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
WATCH THIS SPACE!
The English Historical Fiction Authors (EHFA) group was looking for guest authors to write about something discovered during research. My first two books had a heavy emphasis on English history on both sides of the Atlantic up through the War of 1812, so I submitted a proposal to the group -- which was accepted for publication on their blog! I hope that it will be "live" on Monday, January 13. When it is finally available, I will be sure to post the link to the EHFA blog on my own pages.
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
"Lineage" Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
"Lineage" Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
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