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The end of April, the 25th to be precise, is ANZAC Day. That's like your November 11th Memorial Day, you northern hemisphere folk. We remember the deaths of all Australian and New Zealand service people and especially the Army Corps (the ANZACs) troops' April 25th landing in 1915 (WWI) at the wrong beach and under gunfire at Gallipoli. The aim was to land on the Gallipoli Peninsula and capture the Dardanelles, the gateway to the Bosphorus and the Black Sea. Details here ANZAC https://www.rsa.org.nz/about/anzac-day-resources

I mention it be because it always brings up the problem of explaining to children and the international tourists what the word lest means as we repeat it several times during the services as we promise and say 'Lest we forget.' Consulting my complete Oxford Dictionary leaves me full of old English explanations and how, when used in front of a verb, it is supposed to remind us by making us remember what we want to forget. Try explaining all that! I simply say it's an old word meaning we must not forget! If any of you have a better translation I'd love to hear it.

Lots of historical books this month and I hardened my heart to their pleadings and refused most of my fellow authors SF and Fantasy promotions or we'd have been swamped again like last month. Might have to do the same next month with the general genre and crime promos. It is difficult to say no when I personally know how hard it is to get readers to see your books.

URGENT DEADLINES again this month  URGENT DEADLINES

URGENT DEADLINES WATCH FOR numbers 12, 15, 17 and 20, 22, 24 and 34

dates, 10th 11th, 12th 15th, 16th, 20th, 25th and 26th

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HISTORICAL FICTION 

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An interesting collection of serious historicals

37 BARGAINS

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Some pleasant historical romance

29 FREE books

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Four Colleagues;' single historical fiction novels

"The Bargeman's Silence"

by Jordan Peace

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Still Alive (Kidnapped From Ukraine #3

modern history

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Watermark: A Powerful Historical Novel of Medieval France, the Inquisition, and One Woman's Defiant Search for Identity

Vanitha Sankaran

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Echoes of Small Things

historical short stories

Paper lantern Writers

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Hurray! Another excellent freebie Viking novel from Åsli & Bakkejord

The Shieldmaiden's Daughter

by Åsli & Bakkejord

Daughter of a king, raised by a shieldmaiden. Life should be easy, right?

An immersive Viking historical fiction.

 

GENERAL MIX OF FICTION

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A varied collection of

53 FREE novels

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An amazing selection of

82 FREE novels

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A different selection of novels

129 BARGAINS

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Spring Forward With An Addictive New Story!

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37 BARGAINS

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With a twist to its tale

64 FREE novels with unexpected happenings

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A really mixed bag of novels

58 BARGAINS

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Stock Your Bookshelf   URGENT

42 BARGAINS

Get these books fast! This promotion ends May 26, 2026!

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2026 Book Release

19 BARGAINS

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Witty Women's Fiction of Fresh Starts  URGENT

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34 FREE novels

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Happy to Be Odd:  URGENT

An All-Genre Giveaway for Stories with Characters Who Accept Their Inner Weirdness

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43 FREEBIES

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YA and CHILDREN

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Children's Month Of Activities URGENT

Be quick for if you miss the days you miss the freebies

you need to click on each day on the correct date.

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Middle Grade Junior Fiction

16 FREE books

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Spring Children's Book Giveaway URGENT

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24 FREEBIES

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SF and FANTASY

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FANTASY

Monthly Fantasy Giveaway Email URGENT

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40 BOOKS all free

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MYSTERY AND THRILLERS

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26 books in an interesting mix

FREE

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Thrilling Adventures

22 SALE

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NONFICTION

a special guidebook to Skye

SALE price

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Interesting mix of mysteries and thrillers

26 FREE

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Action Now And In The Past Or The Fantasy Future

22 SALE

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Mainly Mystery

16 BARGAINS

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Mystery with a Romance

39 FREEBIES

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A generous collection of COSY mysteries

108 free COSY

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AUDIO BOOKS URGENT

Spring Into Multi-genre Audiobooks!

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16 SALE PRICE

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REVIEWS

NOVELS NEEDING a kind word.

Reviews Please if you would be so kind:

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Reviews for Fantasy Writers

8 books

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Read & Review a mix of genres

69 books

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historical reviews please

12 books

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22 mix bag

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NEWSLETTERS

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Vicki Adin's newsletter she writes 19thC New Zealand historical novels

Her books are on sale.

NEWSLETTER

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We are the Paper Lantern Writers, an author collective focused on historical fiction of all eras. From the medieval world to WWII (and beyond), in locales around the world, from romantic to tragic, and back again, our books will take you on the journeys of a lifetime.

NEWSLETTER with free books at their website.

 

As ever happy reading

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