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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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…
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo x The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas = My New Idea for a Novel
That’s it. I’m not going to spill the beans yet. Let’s just say it is historical fiction and centers on an amazing woman who was badass in her own right and crossed paths (and sheets) with some famous men. I’ve been searching for a current market/marketable idea for awhile. Literary agents, pay attention! Just researching…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026
My Gift to You – Holiday excerpts from my historical fiction novel, Hatfield 1677 https://www.amazon.com/Hatfield-1677-Laura-C-Rader-ebook/dp/B0CW18FWXS/ref=sr_1_1? Excerpt From Chapter 56 – Ben – Lake Champlain We slept better that night than in many, and though dawn was only a glimmer amongst the shadows, I awoke refreshed. I’d hoped to travel a fair distance that day, and…
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