Goodreads Giveaway June 26-July 8, 2025! Goodreads Book Giveaway
Hatfield 1677
by Laura C. Rader
Giveaway ends July 08, 2025.
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“Rader paints a stirring picture with the subtlest of brush strokes—this is no simplistic struggle between good and evil…Martha, in particular, is an impressively drawn character, deep and complex…overall, this is a moving work, dramatically compelling and historically searching.
An engrossing novel that challenges stale narratives of colonial America.”— Kirkus Reviews
Deerfield and the Connecticut River in Massachusetts
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Currently writing a sequel set between 1770 and 1777 in Hatfield/Hadley/Deerfield, Lexington & Concord, and Boston. A multiple POV epic historical fiction of the events leading up to the Revolutionary War and Declaration of Independence through the eyes of real people.
Stony Ground
Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852–1911). Stony Ground, 1884. Gouache on paper (watercolor), frame (storage dims): 40 1/4 × 60 × 4 1/2 in. (102.2 × 152.4 × 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Adler, 70.7 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 70.7_SL3.jpg)
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MY PODCAST INTERVIEW
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Colin Mustful, owner of History Through Fiction, historian and historical fiction author. https://www.historythroughfiction.com/podcast Much of his work involves Native American history in the Great Lakes region, so I knew I was in good hands. He did such an insightful and professional job as host. Here’s the
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JOURNEY BACK IN TIME to Hatfield 1677
Sorry I’ve been out of touch for a while. Marketing my debut novel, Hatfield 1677, is a full-time job, around which I’m trying to squeeze in writing a sequel to it and querying another historical fiction novel to literary agents. The highlight of this month was definitely my invitation from the Hatfield Historical Society to
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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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BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS
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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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