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Awards and Accolades
I am thrilled to share the awards and glowing editorial reviews Hatfield 1677 has earned. I hope they encourage those who haven’t yet bought or read my book to do so. FIRST PLACE 2024 Chanticleer Chaucer Award for pre-1750 Historical Fiction FIRST PLACE 2024 Chanticleer Fiction Cover Award SECOND PLACE Feathered Quill Debut Author Award…
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Housekeeping
Not sweeping, dusting, churning butter or making soap and candles, but the 21st century kind – cleaning up this website. I realize it isn’t what I want it to be, and I promise I’m going to round up some techie person to help me organize it. Now that my debut novel is published and marketed,…
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Hatfield 1677 Updates
HATFIELD 1677 published May 2024 Rankings and Reviews Amazon Sales in Category of Historical Biographical Fiction Top 25 Hot New Release for first 30 days Continues to rank in the top 250 in sales 4.6 Overall Customer Rating 30 Ratings and 23 Reviews Goodreads 4.53 Overall Customer Rating 32…
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CHARACTER LIST HATFIELD 1677
I hope I didn’t forget anybody:) MAIN AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Benjamin Waite Puritan colonist and military scout Martha Leonard Waite His wife, abducted at Hatfield Their children Mary, Mattie and Sally, abducted at Hatfield The Allis Family Their neighbors, whose home was within the stockade Lieutenant Allis and his wife…
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EXTRAS FOR READERS OF HATFIELD 1677
If you bought my debut novel, you deserve a few freebies. I deeply appreciate your readership, your reviews on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads, and your purchases that kept Hatfield 1677 on the Amazon Hot New Releases List for its eligible first month! Please continue to post reviews, recommend Hatfield 1677 to friends and…
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HAPPY FATHERS’ DAY
My father passed in 2009 at the age of 86, my husband in 2012 at the age of 57, so all my daughter and I have today are memories. My mother was the one I turned to for hugs and confidences and comfort, but my father was the person for adventure. My Dad took me…
Laura C. Rader 