Beyond These Gates Episode 1 Radio Play Wins Chatty Award!

I’m pretty stoked about this! Beyond These Gates – Episode 1 which was performed by the cast of Sherri’s Playhouse won a Chatty Award!

Beyond These Gates goes back to 1917 and introduces two very well known characters of the Intertwined Souls Series – Dr Stella Nikas-Lambros and Tessa Mitsos (first introduced in the book “Hidden Truths”). It’s the summer of 1917 in Athens. Doctor Stella Niaks – a joyous personality that defies the abject sorrow of her surroundings meets Tessa Mitsos in the St Gregori’s Home for the Infirm. Tessa is a gifted artist plagued with strange dreams of the future; dreams that come true.  Stella makes a decision that will forever change their lives beyond St Gregori’s Gates.

Listen to the Radio Play

CREDITS

Written By: Mary D. Brooks
Produced by: Sherri’s Playhouse
Directed by: Sherri Rabinowitz

CAST AND CHARACTERS

Stella [Arielle Strauss Brueland]
Tessa [J’nae Rae Spano]
Daphne [Jay Blanchett]
Dr Kannadas and Karl Steigler [Raymond Brent]
Narrator & Mrs Pappas [Liz Elliott]
Dr Frankoulis [Tom Konkle]
Alexandros Koulas & George [Jay Wall]

Enemy at the Gate Finalist in 10th Annual Kindle Book Awards for 2021!

Enemy at the Gate has been selected as a finalist in the Young Adult category for the 10th Annual Kindle Book Awards for 2021! That was a nice surprise! You can find out the full list of winning novels here

They took everything. With courage and a crossbow, can one girl survive standing against genocidal maniacs?

Greece, 1941. Zoe Lambros has the heart of a lion. Born into an idyllic existence on a family farm, the thirteen-year-old stays brave even as her town is shaken by an earthquake. But when bombs fall and her father is lost, the only thing on her mind is how she can join the Resistance.

Assigned to smuggle food to Jewish families, Zoe stares mortality in the face as she’s brutally assaulted by a German soldier. But when she’s saved by her freedom-fighter cousin at the last moment, she crosses the line into a life where every step could mean death.

Can the young rebel exact revenge and help free her country before she’s swallowed up by vicious tyranny?

Enemy at the Gate is the gripping prequel to the Intertwined Souls historical fiction series. If you like stirring characters, thrilling surprises, and heartrending journeys, then you’ll love Mary D. Brooks’s battle for peace.

Buy Enemy at the Gate to take aim at evil today!

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Nor The Battle to The Strong Finalist In 2018 Readers Favorite Awards!

For immediate release:

Readers’ Favorite recognizes “Nor The Battle To The Strong” by Mary D. Brooks in its annual international book award contest, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0994476582.

The Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Contest featured thousands of contestants from over a dozen countries, ranging from new independent authors to NYT best-sellers and celebrities.

Readers’ Favorite is one of the largest book review and award contest sites on the Internet. They have earned the respect of renowned publishers like Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Harper Collins, and have received the “Best Websites for Authors” and “Honoring Excellence” awards from the Association of Independent Authors. They are also fully accredited by the BBB (A+ rating), which is a rarity among Book Review and Book Award Contest companies.

We receive thousands of entries from all over the world. Because of these large submission numbers, we are able to break down our contest into 140+ genres, and each genre is judged separately, ensuring that books only compete against books of their same genre for a fairer and more accurate competition. We receive submissions from independent authors, small publishers, and publishing giants such as Random House, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, with contestants that range from the first-time, self-published author to New York Times bestsellers like J.A. Jance, James Rollins, and #1 best-selling author Daniel Silva, as well as celebrity authors like Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty), Henry Winkler (Happy Days), and Eriq La Salle (E.R., Coming to America).

“When the right books are picked as winners we pay attention. We will be spreading the word about Readers’ Favorite.” –Karen A., Editor for Penguin Random House

Readers’ Favorite is proud to announce that “Nor The Battle To The Strong” by Mary D. Brooks won the Finalist Award in the Fiction – Fantasy – Urban category.

You can learn more about Mary D. Brooks and “Nor The Battle To The Strong” at https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/nor-the-battle-to-the-strong where you can read reviews and the author’s biography, as well as connect with the author directly or through their website and social media pages.

“Reviewed By Rabia Tanveer for Readers’ Favorite

Nor The Battle To The Strong – Intertwined Souls: Eva and Zoe Book 6 by Mary D. Brooks is the story of how a woman’s need to find closure can stir up some bad memories and incidents from the past that best stay where they belong. I’m not new to this series and this is the sixth novel by Mary D. Brooks that I have read. I was glad to see that these two beloved heroines are still great. A lot of that has to do with the great way Mary D. Brooks writes and pulls you right in, and the rest is all because of the great story line.

The story follows Eva and Zoe, two women who found love, friendship and companionship with each other, and now they finally have the life together that they craved. However, the past comes knocking again when Eva and Zoe go back to the Aiden Research Facility where 18 years ago Eva was a victim of the cruel and brutal ways of the sick men. Eva believes that she is ready to confront her past and be done with that chapter in her life; Zoe is there to provide her with support and help her achieve whatever she wants. However, things are not so easy. There is a mystery there that needs to be resolved. Although these two amazing women went back to the Aiden Research Facility to open a memorial for the lost souls of that facility, they are now stuck. What will happen next? You need to read the book to find out.

Brooks does an amazing job of building the story without losing sight of the characters’ past struggles. I was happy to meet Zoe and Eva once again, and I was glad that I read this novel. Right from the first chapter, I had a big smile on my face because I missed these women so much. As always, the storyline is very powerful, but these two women are even stronger and better than ever. I love their partnership and how they look out for each other. They show that you don’t need a man to be strong and you don’t need a man to help you. If you are strong and the person next to you loves you and believes in you, you can conquer mountains. I love these two women and I love Mary D. Brooks for writing such an amazing novel.”

You can learn more about Mary D. Brooks and “Nor The Battle To The Strong” at https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/nor-the-battle-to-the-strong where you can read reviews and the author’s biography, as well as connect with the author directly or through their website and social media pages

Nor The Battle To The Strong Shortlisted for 2017 Book Viral Millennium Book Award!

Well this has been quite a weekend. My book “Nor The Battle To The Strong
has been longlisted (shortlisted?) in the 2017 BookViral Millennium Book Awards

Also in September, the book is a semi-finalist in the 2017 Kindle Book Reviews Awards!

Eva Lambros lives a fulfilling life with her partner, Zoe — but her past hides painful experiences she longs to forget. As the couple journeys to the wartime research facility at the center of Eva’s horror, they’ll need to rely on each other to face a series of shocking revelations.

On the night of November 9, 1938 in Berlin, Germany a teenager’s life was forever changed. Sent to the village of Aiden at the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, body and mind were shattered in the brutal Aiden Research Facility. Eighteen years later, Eva Lambros is no longer a teenager but a wealthy heiress. She is poised and confident with the family she has always wanted but there is one last obstacle she must overcome. Together with her partner, the formidable Zoe Lambros, they travel to Aiden to open a memorial to the hundreds of souls that lost their lives. Aiden left Eva with debilitating mental constraints that have taken years to overcome but is she ready to confront and overcome her greatest fear?

Zoe not only has to contend with Eva’s state of mind, but she is also pulled into a mystery that involves a woman’s search for justice amidst shocking revelations that reaches into the upper echelons of Aiden society.

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong in the sixth novel of the award winning historical lesbian romance series imbued with urban fantasy and mystery.

No Good Deed Wins Bronze and Nor The Battle To The Strong is A Semi-Finalist!

Well this has been an interesting day!

BOOK 5: NO GOOD DEED: BRONZE IN HISTORICAL ROMANCE GENRE

Book 5: No Good Deed has been awarded a Bronze in the Historical Romance genre at the 2017 Readers Favorite Awards!
Part of the review for the book says:

Mary D. Brooks’ historical fantasy, No Good Deed: Intertwined Souls Series, Book 5 is well-written, impeccably researched and absorbing. I was most impressed by the author’s ability to weave the women’s story in with the historical backdrop of the war and the Nuremberg Trials. The flowering and impact of Eva’s paranormal gifts, which have been passed along through her family for generations, is described in a sobering fashion with the past stories of her and her aunt’s electro-shock therapy sessions in German asylums for the condition, adding another grim reminder of the costs of being considered ‘different’ at that time in history. No Good Deed is a family saga that will delight fantasy and historical novel buffs alike. It’s highly recommended.

But wait there’s more….

BOOK 6: NOR THE BATTLE TO THE STRONG SEMI-FINALIST IN MYSTERY/THRILLER

  Book 6: Nor The Battle To The Strong has been given a semi-finalist gong in the mystery/thriller genre of the 2017 Kindle Book Awards. Final results will be announced on 1 November.

This is great timing since the FREE BOOK FOR SEPTEMBER IS – NOR THE BATTLE TO THE STRONG!
Hop on over to Amazon and download your copy!

 

Awakenings Shortlisted for Book Viral Awards

Book 4Book 4 Awakenings has been shortlisted for an award 2015 BookViral Book Awards!

Announcing the 2015 BookViral Book Award Shortlist.

The response was simply overwhelming with over 1000 entries, but after much consideration and more than a little heated debate we have shortlisted the 50 books from which our Six Finalists and Award winner will be decided.

You will find traditionally published and indie authors side by side with many of the books shown spotlighted during 2015. You can read our reviews by simply clicking on the cover of your choice.

This page will be updated again on March 1st 2016 when we announce the Six Finalists and Award winner.

See all the shortlisted titles

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