March 25 is Greek Independence Day. The day Greece set into motion the revolution against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. One of my heroes of the Greek Revolution was Laskarina Bouboulina (google her- she was INCREDIBLE).
To all my fellow Greek compatriots – Χρόνια Πολλά! Ζήτω η Ελλάδα!
Wish I was back in the land of my birth for this day.
The Greek National Anthem – The Hymn to Liberty is so stirring (and I took a line from the long version anthem for my first novel “In the Blood of the Greeks” from Rudyard Kipling’s translated edition into English.) – See below the video for Kipling’s translated version.
Hymn of Liberty / Hymn to Freedom
Translated by Rudyard Kipling (1918)
We knew thee of old,
Oh divinely restored,
By the light of thine eyes
And the light of they Sword.
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again —
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
Long time didst thou dwell
Mid the peoples that mourn,
Awaiting some voice
That should bid thee return.
Ah, slow broke that day
And no man dared call,
For the shadow of tyranny
Lay over all:
And we saw thee sad-eyed,
The tears on thy cheeks
While thy raiment was dyed
In the blood of the Greeks.
Yet, behold now thy sons
With impetuous breath
Go forth to the fight
Seeking Freedom or Death.
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
I’m giving my books a new coat of paint and redoing the covers! Here’s my award winning novel “Where Shadows Linger”
This is the 4th edition of the novel in addition to the new cover. Photography of Eva and Zoe by Paul Thomas Gooney from Figurestock.
Design of the cover by me.
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.
I’ve designed a new cover for my novel “Enemy at the Gate” – the Zoe Lambros origin story and prequel to “In The Blood of the Greeks”!
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 13-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.
Enemy at the Gate is the gripping prequel to the Intertwined Souls YA historical fiction series. If you like stirring characters, thrilling surprises, and heartrending journeys, then you’ll love Mary D. Brooks’ battle for peace.
My newest radio play is going to air towards the end of the month. It’s called Beyond These Gates – Episode 1 at Sherri’s Playhouse. I’m SUPER excited for you all to hear the amazing, talented cast perform my 4th play with Sherri’s Playhouse.
It’s 1917 in Athens, Greece – Love, Discovery and the Impossible.
Tessa Mitsos, a gifted artist plagued with strange visions of the future, meets Dr Stella Nikas – a woman that defies the sorrow of her surroundings at St Gregori’s Home for the Infirm. It’s a summer that will change their lives.
I wrote a little piece called “The Kindness that Changed My World” on the “I Heart Lesfic” site. It had a monumental effect on my thinking in 2001 and beyond. In addition to my story about kindness, there is a giveaway of my first novel “In The Blood of the Greeks”.
Many thanks to TB Markinson for including me in her Project Kindness.
Image courtesy of I Love Lesfic / TB Markinson
What is Project Kindness? See below:
During 2020 on I Heart Lesfic, we ran a segment called Project Laughter because we thought all of us could use a good chuckle. After much thought, we’ve decided the theme for 2021 will be Project Kindness, which is something we think a lot of us could use in 2021 after one of the hardest and longest of years. At least once a week, hopefully twice, we’ll post a guest blog from a lesfic author sharing a story involving kindness. Read More
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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 
