Oct 22, 2017
My ‘In The Blood of the Greeks: The Illustrated Companion’ page has been updated with twenty images (illustrations, war photography and other images). There are over sixty images in the book.
In The Blood of the Greeks The Illustrated Companion is about the events written in the award-winning novel “In The Blood Of The Greeks”. It’s a merging of fiction, coloring images and real historical accounts of the events depicted in the novel.
In Nazi-occupied Greece, Eva and Zoe — one a German officer’s daughter, the other a young Greek woman filled with fury — should be enemies but they come together in an unlikely union to save the lives of Jews targeted by the Nazis.
Real life heroes of the Greek Resistance, life in war-torn Greece and the Jewish fight for survival are portrayed through illustrations, images and real accounts. Featuring War time photography from the Australian War Memorial, the New Zealand War Memorial (The Alexander Turnball Library) and The Jewish Museum of Greece. Brazilian artist Lucia Nobrega’s illustrations of the characters of Eva Muller and Zoe Lambros and other characters bring the novel to life. Part coloring book, part history book.
Discover the history behind the novel “In The Blood of the Greeks” and the Greek Resistance against the Germans and the fight to save Jewish lives.
Oct 19, 2017
Zoe Lambros is a 16 year old that has lived through the German Occupation of her home town in Greece. Zoe survived the war that killed her family, her friends and destroyed her country. She fought alongside Eva Muller and Henry Franz in an attempt to save Greek Jews from the Nazis but now comes a bigger challenge. Together with the only two people she trusts, she must find a way out of Greece before it erupts into a bloody civil war. Finding a way out will be more complicated that she thought and fraught with dangers as they are recruited for one last resistance mission in German occupied Crete before they flee to Egypt and safety. They survived the war, but can they survive the peace. Zoe also has to deal with her growing feelings for Eva.
It’s a journey of self discovery, hope, resilience and courage to see what is beyond her little town
Zoe’s Journal: Surviving The Peace will be released in ebook and print in 2018.
Published by AUSXIP Publishing
The post Surviving The Peace Character List + First Chapter! appeared first on Zoe Lambros Journal.
Oct 3, 2017
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.
Sep 30, 2017
It’s near the end of September and where has it all gone! September was a busy month – received some awesome news about book awards (see below) and we have a free book offer for Nor The Battle To The Strong. I was busy this month trying to finish off my radio play “An Egyptian Treasure” and that’s due to air on Sherri’s Playhouse radio show in December! It’s a romantic comedy with Eva and Zoe. Just some light entertainment for the holidays.
In other news I’m currently writing my journal series with the first book in the series called “Surviving The Peace” – it will be written from Zoe’s point of view. It picks up directly after the events of In The Blood of the Greeks (Book 1). Zoe has lived through the German Occupation of her home town in Greece. Zoe survived the war that killed her family, her friends and destroyed her country. She fought alongside Eva Muller and Henry Franz in an attempt to save Greek Jews from the Nazis but now comes a bigger challenge. Together with the only two people she trusts, she must find a way out of Greece before it erupts into a bloody civil war. Finding a way out will be more complicated that she thought and fraught with dangers as they are recruited for one last resistance mission in German occupied Crete before they flee to Egypt and safety. They survived the war, but can they survive the peace. Zoe also has to deal with her growing feelings for Eva. It’s a journey of self discovery, hope, resilience and courage to see what is beyond her little town.
There is also a new Zoe’s Journal site! http://zoejournal.nextchapter.net where I will be posting chapters from the book shortly!
Here are some of the articles already on the site:
September 2017
August 2017
BOOK AWARDS
I got some exciting news this month. My novel “No Good Deed” was award a bronze in the 2017 Readers Favorite Awards! That was just so unexpected and awesome.
In addition the Free Book of the Month for September is a semi finalist in the 2017 Kindle Book Review Awards! So it was quite a month.
FREE BOOK OF THE MONTH
NOR THE BATTLE TO THE STRONG!
FREE FOR TWO DAYS ONLY 29-30 SEPTEMBER
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY
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.
FREE FOR TWO DAYS ONLY 29-30 SEPTEMBER
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY
4. New Facebook Group: MaryD’s Eva and Zoe Facebook Group
Come and join us to chat about all sorts of things (including the books!)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/marydintertwinedsouls/
Here you are welcome to discuss the novels, the history behind the novels, enter giveaways and other cool prizes and all sorts of things
Well that’s it! Thank you for taking the time to read the latest newsletter and don’t forget to download Nor The Battle To The Strong! It’s FREEEE!
Cheers!
Mary
Sep 12, 2017
Sherri and I had a fantastic chat on her radio show “Chatting With Sherri” – and the occasional sneeze (we pre-recorded the interview due to the time difference from Sydney and LA) Sherri has exclusive look at the new book series covers! Check them out below. PLUS we get to talk about the new play which I have just finished (yeay!) called An Egyptian Treasure that will be performed on Sherri’s Playhouse in December!
DUE IN DECEMBER 2017!
What is the play about?
It’s 1948 and as the year is drawing to a close, Zoe is planning a surprise for Eva. She enlists the help of Elena and together they make one of Zoe’s zaniest ideas come true. Eva, Zoe, Elena, Henry and Earl are back. It’s a feel good romantic comedy that will just make you smile – it’s all about a promise, love with a dash of sand, sun and a madcap Zoe in the sunburnt country.
Sep 2, 2017
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!
My ‘In The Blood of the Greeks: The Illustrated Companion’ page has been updated with twenty images (illustrations, war photography and other images). There are over sixty images in the book.
