home.social

#bookseries — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bookseries, aggregated by home.social.

  1. In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman discover that some meetings change everything.

    The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga following Will and Isobel through hardship, secrets, and the choices that shape their lives in a changing Ireland.

    Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - mybook.to/ascarletwoman

    #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #Ireland #BookSeries @bookstodon

  2. In honor of the upcoming release of his new book, Fathom author Bradford D. Smith is taking the celebration on a virtual book tour from Sept. 21-Oct. 30th.

    🔗 Stay tuned for more on MURPHY AND THE MYSTERY OF THE OUTLINE GOLD MINE and how to follow Bradford along on his tour: dlvr.it/TVPgWz

    #newrelease #publising #bookseries #books #booktour

  3. In honor of the upcoming release of his new book, Fathom author Bradford D. Smith is taking the celebration on a virtual book tour from Sept. 21-Oct. 30th.

    🔗 Stay tuned for more on MURPHY AND THE MYSTERY OF THE OUTLINE GOLD MINE and how to follow Bradford along on his tour: dlvr.it/TVPgWz

    #newrelease #publising #bookseries #books #booktour

  4. In honor of the upcoming release of his new book, Fathom author Bradford D. Smith is taking the celebration on a virtual book tour from Sept. 21-Oct. 30th.

    🔗 Stay tuned for more on MURPHY AND THE MYSTERY OF THE OUTLINE GOLD MINE and how to follow Bradford along on his tour: dlvr.it/TVPgWz

    #newrelease #publising #bookseries #books #booktour

  5. In honor of the upcoming release of his new book, Fathom author Bradford D. Smith is taking the celebration on a virtual book tour from Sept. 21-Oct. 30th.

    🔗 Stay tuned for more on MURPHY AND THE MYSTERY OF THE OUTLINE GOLD MINE and how to follow Bradford along on his tour: dlvr.it/TVPgWz

    #newrelease #publising #bookseries #books #booktour

  6. In honor of the upcoming release of his new book, Fathom author Bradford D. Smith is taking the celebration on a virtual book tour from Sept. 21-Oct. 30th.

    🔗 Stay tuned for more on MURPHY AND THE MYSTERY OF THE OUTLINE GOLD MINE and how to follow Bradford along on his tour: dlvr.it/TVPgWz

    #newrelease #publising #bookseries #books #booktour

  7. A sweeping saga of family, loyalty, and secrets that shape generations.

    Set against the rich backdrop of 19th-century Ireland, The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series explores love, sacrifice, and the ties that bind.

    📚️️️️️ Books 1–9 available in box sets
    📖 Free with Kindle Unlimited

    Discover the series - mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets

    #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #Ireland #BookSeries #HistoricalFiction #FamilySaga #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

  8. The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping 19th-century Irish family saga. Follow Will and Isobel through struggles, secrets, and choices that test their love and loyalty in a changing Ireland.

    Amazon - mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries
    Other Retailers - lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-sc

    #TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #Ireland #BookSeries #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

  9. In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman discover that some meetings change everything.

    The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga following Will and Isobel through hardship, secrets, and the choices that shape their lives in a changing Ireland.

    Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - mybook.to/ascarletwoman

    #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #Ireland #BookSeries @bookstodon

  10. A sweeping saga of family, loyalty, and secrets that shape generations.

    Set against the rich backdrop of 19th-century Ireland, The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series explores love, sacrifice, and the ties that bind.

    📚️️️️ Books 1–9 available in box sets
    📖 Free with Kindle Unlimited

    Discover the series - mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets

    #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #Ireland #BookSeries #HistoricalFiction #FamilySaga #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

  11. The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping 19th-century Irish family saga. Follow Will and Isobel through struggles, secrets, and choices that test their love and loyalty in a changing Ireland.

    Amazon - mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries
    Other Retailers - lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-sc

    #TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #Ireland #BookSeries #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

  12. 🗺️ Welcome to The Valdai Romance Universe: A Guide to the Archive 🗺️

    My alternative 19th-century bilingual world is vast, exploring intense psychological slow-burn dynamics across the asexual spectrum. To help new readers navigate, here are the three distinct layers of my literary work:

    📖 1. The Main Canon
    The core timeline. An ongoing multichapter emotional saga following the gravity-defying connection between an alien engineer Virgil Carter and a lonely Valdai herbalist Januar Walday.

    ⏳ 2. Standalone Stories (Canon Companions)
    Canon historical layers and side-stories exploring the characters' lives across different eras. This includes deep dives into their youth and past memories, as well as standalone emotional snapshots set in the present and even the future of the main timeline.

    🌌 3. Alternative Universes (AU / Spin-offs)
    The timelines where the year 1838 remains the absolute, unchangeable anchor of fate. Virgil and Januar are destined to meet in 1838 no matter what, but the circumstances of their crossroads shift dramatically - from a desperate rescue at a lonely estate to a fateful encounter at an old tavern. Deep psychological snapshots exploring intense tactile hunger across the asexual spectrum.

    🔗 All stories are original fiction and completely FREE to read. Choose your doorway into the universe via the link:

    medium.com/@xenidavyd/the-comp

    🖤 🩶 🤍 💜

    #thevaldairomance #januarandvirgil #indiewriters #alternateuniverse #bookseries #queerfiction #AsexualRomance #Asexuality #homoromance #androromance #scifibooks #historicalfiction #slowburnromance #mlmbooks #bilingualbooks #acespectrum #acespectrumpride #bookaesthetic #19thcentury #russianqueerpride #russianqueer #russianenglish #lgbtqfiction #lgbtq

  13. In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman discover that some meetings change everything.

    The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga following Will and Isobel through hardship, secrets, and the choices that shape their lives in a changing Ireland.

    Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - mybook.to/ascarletwoman

    #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #Ireland #BookSeries @bookstodon

  14. A sweeping saga of family, loyalty, and secrets that shape generations.

    Set against the rich backdrop of 19th-century Ireland, The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series explores love, sacrifice, and the ties that bind.

    📚️️️ Books 1–9 available in box sets
    📖 Free with Kindle Unlimited

    Discover the series - mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets

    #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #Ireland #BookSeries #HistoricalFiction #FamilySaga #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

  15. The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping 19th-century Irish family saga. Follow Will and Isobel through struggles, secrets, and choices that test their love and loyalty in a changing Ireland.

    Amazon - mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries
    Other Retailers - lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-sc

    #TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #Ireland #BookSeries #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

  16. In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman discover that some meetings change everything.

    The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga following Will and Isobel through hardship, secrets, and the choices that shape their lives in a changing Ireland.

    Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - mybook.to/ascarletwoman

    #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #Ireland #BookSeries @bookstodon

  17. Why Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Deserves a True Sequel.

    Some stories stay with us long after we've turned the final page. For me, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is one of those rare books. While it brought the series to a satisfying conclusion, I've often wondered what became of Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the rest of the wizarding world. In this post, I share why I believe this beloved novel deserves a true sequel and why some stories never really end.

    dimmajoblog.com/2026/07/09/why

  18. A sweeping saga of family, loyalty, and secrets that shape generations.

    Set against the rich backdrop of 19th-century Ireland, The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series explores love, sacrifice, and the ties that bind.

    📚️️ Books 1–9 available in box sets
    📖 Free with Kindle Unlimited

    Discover the series - mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets

    #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #Ireland #BookSeries #HistoricalFiction #FamilySaga #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

  19. The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping 19th-century Irish family saga. Follow Will and Isobel through struggles, secrets, and choices that test their love and loyalty in a changing Ireland.

    Amazon - mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries
    Other Retailers - lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-sc

    #TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries #Books #BooksByLornaPeel #FamilySaga #HistoricalFiction #Ireland #BookSeries #KindleUnlimited @bookstodon

  20. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth (Book Review) | A Chillingly Precise Political Thriller That Feels Real

    The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the  world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world’s most heavily guarded man.

    One  man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. And as the minutes count down to the final act of execution, it seems that there is no power on earth that can stop the Jackal.

    How was it?

    The Day of the Jackal is often described as a classic political thriller, but it really came on my radar when the Eddie Redmayne’s TV series was on the horizon. What struck me the most about this book is how much it feels like a meticulously constructed case study, almost like an investigative documentary, before it even becomes a fictional story.

    The early sections of the novel, there are four parts of them, I think, are incredibly detailed, laying out the chain of events that lead to the hiring of the Jackal. Forsyth takes his time here, and while that might sound heavy, it’s anything but dull. Instead, it reads like a fascinating deep dive into the anatomy of an assassination plot. The inclusion of the Algerian War of Independence adds a strong historical background, effectively showing why someone like Charles de Gaulle was deeply polarizing and targeted.

    What makes this novel particularly compelling is its blend of fact and fiction. Because parts of the story are rooted in real historical tensions, making the fictional elements feel grounded and believable. That sense of realism never really fades, even as the narrative shifts more squarely into thriller territory.

    One of the standout aspects for me is the level of detail, especially when it comes to the Jackal’s preparations. The specifications of the rifle, the disguises, and the step-by-step planning are incredibly precise. Normally, this level of technical detail might slow a story down, but Forsyth manages to keep it engaging throughout. The pacing flows surprisingly well, and the perspective shifts between the assassin and those trying to stop him, pulling you right into the process on both sides.

    That said, this same precision is also what holds the book back from being truly great in my eyes. There’s a certain emotional distance to the narrative. It feels intentionally cold, which makes sense given the subject matter and the character of the Jackal, but it also means I was more intellectually engaged than emotionally invested. I was fascinated by how everything would unfold, but I wasn’t deeply attached to the outcome, just curious.

    Having just seen the TV adaptation of the story, I also found it interesting to compare portrayals. The Jackal’s meticulous nature, his attention to detail, use of aliases like “Duggan,” and careful planning are very much present here and clearly form the backbone of those adaptations. However, while the TV version added more emotional weight, the novel remains more clinical in its execution. It does make me curious about which elements different adaptations chose to use or leave out.

    Overall, The Day of the Jackal is an impressively crafted thriller that excels in realism, structure, and details. Even if it doesn’t fully deliver on emotional depth, it’s a gripping and highly intelligent read that stands out for its precision and authenticity.

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

    If you want to support this site, help by getting me a coffee from the link below:

  21. Extra comfort for election day #reading

    Today is election day in Portugal and the future seems quite dark, asking for extra comfort and minimising anxiety.

    I’ve been re-reading Dorothy L. Sayers’ Lord Peter, which is who one thinks is a good friend. The books are also funny and, most important,  things are cleared and end well (considering this is crime fiction :-)).

    I started this re-read last year and after the first volume, read other books (I’m doing the same re-read with Austen and the Brontes), but after reading the second in the series, I can’t put them down and I’m starting the next as soon as I finish one. I’m now almost at the end of The unpleasantness at the Bellona Club and have the next in order of publication ready, which is Lord Peter views the body (12 short stories).

    I’m also adding a spicy rooibos hot tea (it’s so cold here, both outside and inside!) and watching/listening one of the lovely Ali channels (go there and check both of her YouTube channels, I find her content so comforting!) while I’m reading.

    #BookSeries #BookLook #ClassicCrimeFiction #DorothyLSayers #LordPeterWimsey #reading

  22. The Kinship of Strangers: When DNA Reveals What Identity Cannot Accept

    Some truths arrive uninvited. They come in the mail, in the form of a cardboard box containing a plastic tube, a prepaid envelope, and instructions for depositing saliva. Six weeks later, they return as a percentage breakdown, a haplogroup designation, a list of genetic relatives you never knew existed. The Kinship of Strangers, the third novel in the Fractional Fiction series, asks what happens when those percentages contradict everything you were raised to believe about who you are and who belongs to your people.

    The premise emerged from a scientific fact that should be unsurprising but somehow remains explosive: populations that have lived as neighbors for millennia share genetic ancestry that transcends the boundaries they have drawn between themselves. The Cohen Modal Haplotype, a Y-chromosome signature associated with Jewish priestly lineage, appears in Palestinian populations at rates that complicate every simple narrative about who belongs where. Bronze Age bones excavated from Levantine soil carry DNA that belongs to everyone and no one, ancestors claimed by peoples who cannot acknowledge their kinship without destabilizing the stories that hold their communities together.

    Population genetics does not care about politics. It does not respect the borders drawn by empires or the categories enforced by tradition. It simply reports what the molecules reveal: that human beings have been mixing, migrating, and making families across every boundary we have ever erected. The question is not whether the science is accurate. The question is what we do when accuracy threatens identity.

    Ten characters confront this question across ten interconnected stories. A rabbi in Philadelphia receives test results that connect his Y-chromosome more closely to Palestinians than to most of his congregation. A Palestinian archaeologist excavates remains at Megiddo that complicate every modern claim to the land she is digging. A cognitive scientist lectures on identity-protective cognition while failing to apply her own research to her own avoidances. A genetic counselor who helps others interpret their ancestry results throws away her own kit unopened. An Israeli geneticist and a Palestinian researcher collaborate across borders their families cannot cross, their shared data too dangerous to publish in either of their home countries.

    The stories move from Philadelphia synagogues to Jerusalem checkpoints, from Chicago conference rooms to Amman hotel lobbies. Characters glimpsed in one story reappear in another. Connections emerge that none of them fully understand. The architecture borrows from two public domain sources: James Joyce’s Dubliners, with its linked stories building toward earned epiphany, and the nested narratives of One Thousand and One Nights, where Scheherazade survives by leaving stories unfinished. Like Scheherazade, these characters have learned that the story that does not end is the story that keeps you alive. Resolution is not available. Continuation is the only victory.

    This is Fractional Fiction: the methodology that drives this series. Each novel takes a public domain literary source, identifies its structural architecture and thematic engine, and synthesizes it with contemporary scientific research to produce something that belongs fully to neither tradition but could not exist without both. The Dying Grove married Joyce’s Dubliners structure to mycorrhizal network research. The Inheritance fused Ibsen’s Ghosts with transgenerational epigenetics. The Kinship of Strangers brings Joyce and Scheherazade together with population genetics and cognitive science, asking how we process evidence that contradicts our sense of self.

    The research domain matters because the science is real. Identity-protective cognition is a documented phenomenon: the tendency of intelligent people to recruit their cognitive resources in defense of beliefs that anchor their social identity, even when evidence contradicts those beliefs. The smarter you are, the better you are at defending what you already believe. The Cohen Modal Haplotype is real. The genetic overlap between populations who define themselves as fundamentally distinct is real. The characters are invented, but the science that disrupts their certainties is not.

    What makes this novel different from the previous Fractional Fiction books is its refusal of resolution at every level. The Dying Grove offered transformation through dissolution. The Inheritance delivered revelation through excavation. The Kinship of Strangers offers neither. Its characters do not arrive at peace. They arrive at recognition: the acknowledgment that they share more than they can accept, that the stories they tell about themselves are simultaneously necessary and false, that kinship does not require acknowledgment to exist.

    The final story brings multiple characters together at a genetics conference in Amman, Jordan. They have been circling the same questions throughout the book without knowing it. When they finally meet, what they discover is not resolution but company: other people who have been carrying the same impossible knowledge, other strangers who are kin whether they can say so or not.

    The Kinship of Strangers is available now through Amazon in Kindle edition and paperback. A free PDF is available for download at BolesBooks.com. If you have ever wondered what your DNA might reveal that your family never told you, if you have ever suspected that the boundaries between peoples are more porous than the stories suggest, if you have ever felt kinship with strangers you were taught to see as other, this book was written for you.

    The test results are in. The question is whether you are ready to read them.

    #bolesBooks #bookSeries #community #culture #davidBoles #dna #fractionalFiction #history #kinship #literaryFiction #method #research #strangers