August 1941, Slovakia: Jana, a young Romani woman, leaves her family's campsite in the rugged, forested hills for her first solo mission to the Partisan camp. When she returns just before nightfall, her family's campsite is deserted. She contacts Otto, the Prague liaison with the Czech Resistance, for help. He sneaks across the border, and... Continue Reading →
Here are the 2022 sales numbers of print, front-list books, published by the top ten publishers, as excerpted from an article by Len Wilson titled, “How Many Copies Does it Take to Become a “Bestselling” Book?” and turned into a pie chart. These are the numbers he cites: 0.4% or 163 books sold 100,000 copies... Continue Reading →
To be released December 1. The eBook is now available for presale; the paperback edition will be available soon. August 1941, Slovakia: Jana, a young Romani woman, leaves her family’s campsite in the rugged, forested hills for her first solo mission to the Partisan camp. Her father and brother would normally go, but today they... Continue Reading →
Caravans Pursued will be published by Flock Publishing. They say it should be out in about six months. Hurrah! It has been a long journey to publication. I wrote this WWII historical novel in 2018 while attending a yearlong novel writing class, The Novel Writing Project, at the Loft Literary Center. Then, I spent some... Continue Reading →
RIVER FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY 140 Union StRiver Falls WI 54022 Saturday, November 11, 10:30-12:30 If you will be in the area, stop by and see me there, and buy a copy of Caravans in the Dark.
Fifteen-year-old Jana’s Romani family leads a nomadic life, traveling and trading horses in Czechoslovakia. When her family relocates to Prague one step ahead of the Nazi invasion, Jana becomes a freedom fighter. Joined by her Resistance contact Otto, and others, Jana must face danger and desperate choices as she learns that this fight will cost... Continue Reading →
I am part Irish. Most of my ancestors on my dad's side came from Ireland. They say the Irish are lucky. I don’t know about that; it's not for nothing that so many of them decided to leave Ireland. But I guess I was pretty lucky to have been born when and where I was.... Continue Reading →
A year ago Putin invaded Ukraine, starting the first large-scale war fought on European soil in generations. The last time was WWII, which began when the Munich Agreement of September 30, 1938 failed to forestall war. The agreement gave into Hitler’s demands for a part of Czechoslovakia. Instead of peace, the agreement was followed by... Continue Reading →
I am about halfway done with the second Beth and Evie mystery book. I am also working on a historical novel titled, Caravans in the Dark, which will be published in June 2023. I used my initials B.K. Oldre, to differentiate this purely historical fiction from my mystery novels. What do you think of the... Continue Reading →
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