GHOSTLY BUGLES by Max L. Knight Historical Fiction / Texas History Publisher: Wild Lark Books Date of Publication: February 23, 2023 Number of Pages: 210 pages Scroll down for the Giveaway! SYNOPSIS Do the souls of the dead reach out from beyond the grave? Do echoes of the past resound Read more
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BEFORE THE ALAMO: A Tejana’s Story by FLORENCE BYHAM WEINBERG Genre: Historical Fiction / Texas History Publisher: Maywood House Date of Publication: September 17, 2021 Number of Pages: 296 pages Scroll for Giveaway! SYNOPSIS Emilia Altamirano, half Otomí Indian, half pure Spanish, is born in 1814, the year after the Read more
WHAT LIES BENEATH: TEXAS PIONEER CEMETERIES & GRAVEYARDS By Cynthia Leal Massey Genre: Regional History / 19th Century/ Landmarks & Monuments/ Travel Pictorial Publisher: TwoDot Date of Publication: August 1, 2021 Number of Pages: 400 pages w/77 B&W photos Scroll for Giveaway! SYNOPSIS Texas, the second largest state, both in Read more
SIX FEET UNDER TEXAS: Unique, Famous, & Historic Graves in the Lone Star State (Cemetery Tales Book 1) by TUI SNIDER Genre: Nonfiction / Texana / History / Texas Travel Publisher: Castle Azle Press Date of Publication: August 15, 2020 Number of Pages: 250 Scroll down for the giveaway! SYNOPSIS Read more
LANDING IN MY PRESENT by Mary Clark Biography / Aviation / Historical / WWII Publisher: Hellgate Press Date of Publication: June 15, 2020 Number of Pages: 218 Scroll down for the giveaway! SYNOPSIS Mary Walker Clark barely knew her father. When he died, he left not only the obvious void Read more
STORMS OF MALHADO by MARIA ELENA SANDOVICI Genre: Historical Fiction / Ghosts Publisher: Independently Published Date of Publication: March 26, 2020 Number of Pages: 252 Scroll down for the giveaway! Galveston Island, Texas, September 2008 Katie doesn’t believe in ghosts. And she certainly doesn’t believe the rumors that her family’s Read more
RIO RUIDOSO Three Rivers Trilogy, 1 by PRESTON LEWIS Genre: Historical Western Publisher: Five Star Publishing Date of Publication: February 19, 2020 Number of Pages: 299 2017 Elmer Kelton Award from the West Texas Historical Association: Best Creative Work on West Texas Scroll down for the giveaway! Rio Ruidoso offers Read more
SANTA CLAUS BANK ROBBERY A True-Crime Saga in Texas by TUI SNIDER Genre: Nonfiction / Texana / Texas History Publisher: Castle Azle Press Date of Publication: December 8, 2019 Number of Pages: 146 pages + black & white photos Scroll down for the giveaway! When Marshall Ratliff dressed like Santa Read more
ANGEL THIEVES by KATHI APPELT Young Adult / Magical Realism / Historical / Contemporary Publisher: Atheneum / Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Date of Publication: March 12, 2019 Number of Pages: 336 Scroll down for the giveaway! An ocelot. A slave. An angel thief. Multiple perspectives spanning across time are united through Read more
DR. ARTHUR SPOHN: Surgeon, Inventor, and Texas Medical Pioneer by JANE CLEMENTS MONDAY & FRANCES BRANNEN VICK Genre: Non-Fiction / Medical / Texas History / Biography Publisher: Texas A&M University Press Date of Publication: September 12, 2018 Number of Pages: 352 pages. 78 b&w photos. Map. 4 Appendices. Index. Scroll Read more