There aren’t a lot of indie-press awards for historical fiction that carry any cachet. One of the few is Helen Hollick’s “Discovering Diamonds” blog. I’m proud to announce that Acre’s Orphans has won the award.
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Kristen McQuinn, Discovered Diamonds reviewer
“These characters breathe life from every page and made me care about what happened to them. I highly recommend this book!”
My thanks to Helen Hollick and her team for supporting independent historical fiction. Blessings upon you all.
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Count of the Sahara didn’t win one. Acre’s Bastard got a lovely review but missed the top designation, so a) I might actually be getting better at this book-writing thing, and b) If you haven’t yet read Lucca’s second adventure, what’s stopping you?
You can buy the award-winning (actually multiple award=winning now) Acre’s Orphans here.
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