Welcome to Novel PASTimes! We are pleased you stopped by today. Tell us about where you live in Brazil. I grew up in Florianópolis, a German community in Brazil’s south. It had been like living in Germany, my father says. Hundreds of thousands of Germans settled there. My brother and I attended German schools and everyone spoke German. When another war with Germany came, the Brazilian government prohibited the German language. German pilots lost their jobs with German or Italian airlines. My father operates his own air cargo business with three planes, so he remains independent. We moved ..read more

Amazon Affiliate Link Used to Support the Blog Welcome to Novel PASTimes! We are pleased you stopped by today. Tell us something about where you live. I live and work in the beautiful St. Anne’s Well Gardens of Bristol. This pleasure garden, once a healing springs, is a small haven in the midst of a bustling seashore town that actually contains—hidden away—an entire film production outlay. The old pump house has become the workshop of a brilliant producer, where he tints and cuts and splices film strips to create an illusion grander than his magic shows. Then, ifhttps://amzn.to/3Qc8xPJ one is ..read more

When paleontologist Martha Jankowski discovers an intact dinosaur skeleton, she has the opportunity to make a name for herself, but only if she can uncover the full skeleton before another competing dig. Welcome to Novel PASTimes! We are pleased you stopped by today. Amazon Affiliate Link used to benefit the blog does not cost you more. Tell us something about where you live. I recently moved to Colorado in hopes to work on a dig for dinosaur bones. This area is nothing like where I grew up in Illinois. The Rocky Mountains are incredibly high. Unlike the rolling hills back home, their steep, c ..read more

405 Pages Independently Published October 31, 2023 ISBN: 979-8864391839 Everyone should read this book. The author draws from her own knowledge of living in Dubai to create a realistic story about the complex society in Arab countries. The story is set in a fictional Muslim nation, but effectively evokes the exotic, desert setting of the Middle East. I have been exposed to Middle Eastern individuals here in the U.S. but my knowledge is limited, so I appreciated the opportunity to learn more about them and their way of life. Parts of the book are difficult to read as a Westerner, but they prov ..read more

Marybeth and Edward are compelled by their circumstances to marry as they trek west to the newly formed railroad town of Cheyenne. But life in Cheyenne is fraught with danger, and they find that they need each other more than ever. Despite the trials they face, will happiness await them in this arrangement of convenience? Amazon Affiliate Link Used to Support the Blog Tell us something about where you live.  My name is Marybeth Kruger…well now it’s Vogel since I married. Up until a few months ago we lived in Independence, Indiana, but now we live in the middle of nowhere in a railroad tow ..read more

Amazon affiliate link used to benefit the blog. Only Noah and his family know that God’s judgment is coming soon. He and his wife Emzara dedicate themselves to God’s command to build an ark. After years of preparing for the end of life as they know it, can they survive what lies ahead or will they simply relive the past they are trying to escape? Thank you for speaking with us today. Would you tell us the meaning behind your name? Thank you for the invitation to meet with me. My name is Emzara. It means “mother of a princess” though I never had a daughter who became a princess. I am the mother ..read more

325 Pages Ransom Press January 15, 2024 ISBN: 979-8989604616 I have enjoyed all the Legacy of the King’s Pirates books, but The Resolute is my absolute favorite. The cover enticed me immediately and captured the essence of the main character Captain Cadan Hayes, then the story snared me from the first sentence. Gabrielle literally hits the floor running, and her life is never the same. Author MaryLu Tyndall does an excellent job of mixing action, adventure, and romance (a sort of 17th century Indiana Jones). Cadan and Gabrielle are highly complex characters with deep-seated issues they grappl ..read more

Amazon Affiliate Link used to support the blog. Welcome to Novel PASTimes! We are pleased you stopped by today. Why don’t you introduce yourself. Hi there. I’m Catríona. Catríona Daly. Tell us something about where you live. Oh, there’s not much to tell, really. I live in a small village in the west of County Clare in Ireland, called Lisdoonvarna. It’s a sleepy little place that only comes alive once a year. And that’s for the annual Matchmaking Festival. It’s been going on since 1847 and my family has been part of it from the beginning. Big wigs from around Ireland and beyond come to try and ..read more

Amazon Affiliate Link Used to benefit the blog. Good afternoon, Miss Stanhope. Thank you for allowing me to interview you in your beautiful mansion.  Adelaide: You’re welcome. Please, help yourself to a scone while the maid pours your tea. Do you take sugar or lemon? Just one sugar. Thank you. From what I’ve seen of your mansion—the soaring entrance foyer and now this lush sitting room—I must say your home is magnificent! May I ask how many rooms it has? Adelaide: I’m not entirely certain. Around 75, I believe. My grandmother, Junietta Stanhope, might know. She has lived here ev ..read more

Welcome to Novel PASTimes! We are pleased you stopped by today. Tell us something about where you live. Recently, I came to London from the Netherlands. With German bombs raining down on London, this isn’t a safe place, but it’s the only place for me. Living in London during the Blitz sounds very dangerous indeed! What brought you there? When the Nazis invaded the Netherlands, my husband & I fled with our three-year-old son, Theo. On the road, my husband cruelly ripped my son from my arms when I was sleeping and thrust him into the car of an English couple bound for London. My husband ref ..read more