Category: Historical Fiction
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International Women’s Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day today, I would like to honor my grandmother, my inspiration for my coming book, “The Iron Butterfly”. It’s my grandmother’s life story – how as a single mother, she managed to survive supporting 9 children all by herself and amidst all difficulties, she became a successful businesswoman in the 1930s without…
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2015 New Year’s Resolution
I’m hoping to finish the final edit of my second novel, “The Iron Butterfly” and get it published by the end of April. I started 2014 editing my second novel after finishing it for the NANOWRIMO of 2013. I waited for my husband to get through the process of line editing and copy editing. Then…
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Kindle Countdown Deals for “BAHALA NA (COME WHAT MAY)”
In remembrance of Pearl Harbor, I’m offering a Kindle Countdown Deals for “BAHALA NA (COME WHAT MAY)” – a gripping tale of WWII based on actual events that happened in the Philippines. At the same time Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, they were also bombing the Philippines. “BAHALA NA (Come What May) is based on my…
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Kindle Countdown Deal on “BAHALA NA (Come What May)” starts on Aug. 15, 2014
On August 15, 1945, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito accepted the demands of the Allies and for the first time the emperor himself went on the radio and announced to his people that the war was over. In honor of its 69th anniversary, I’m offering Kindle Countdown Deal for “BAHALA NA (COME WHAT MAY)“ and is…
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THE BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS IN MY COLLECTION
Per Goodreads definition, Historical Fiction are novels that re-create a period or event in history and often use historical figures as some of its characters. To be deemed historical, a novel must have been written at least fifty years after the events described. Out of the hundred books listed at Goodreads under Best Historical Fiction,…
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