SMFS Member Publishing News: Heart of Wisdom by Jacqueline Seewald

Today is publication day for Heart of Wisdom by Jacqueline Seewald. Published by Level Best Books, the read is available in digital format from Amazon.

 

Amazon Description:

Part I of HEART OF WISDOM is an historical family saga featuring the immigrant Demsky family during the years 1920 through 1946 as they face the challenges of surviving life, love and loss in Newark, New Jersey.

Part II is mainly Sora’s story, youngest daughter of the family, and develops as a mystery in which her husband is accused of murder. Sora, with the help of a local lawyer, is determined to prove Eli innocent. Members of her family lend support.

SMFS Member Publishing News: The Jury Consultant by Jacqueline Seewald

 
Jacqueline Seewald’s short story, The Jury Consultant, has been published in the anthology, Frozen Sea & Desert. The short story as well as the anthology is free to read online at the Pressfuls Digipress website.

Jacqueline Seewald: Starting the New Year Right 2023

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SMFS list member Jacqueline Seewald’s short story, Friends and Family, has been published by White Cat Publications. It can be read online for free here.

Jacqueline Seewald: Interview with Author/editor/publisher Harriette Sackler

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Member Publication News: Jacqueline Seewald

 

Jacqueline Seewald's story "Dark Matter" was published today at White Cat.  Read it here for free.

Member Publication News: Jacqueline Seewald

 

Jacqueline Seewald's story "The Crayon Kid" has just been published in Short Edition.  Read it for free here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Jaqueline Seewald

Today is publication day for SMFS list member Jaqueline Seewald’s latest book, Highland Heart: Love in the Time of War. Published by Luminosity Publishing LLP, the historical romance is available in print and eBook formats from the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. To celebrate the release of the book today, she is interviewed on the Jamie Tremain blog where she discusses her new book and her overall writing process.

 

 

Synopsis:

Love in the time of war. 

Highland Heart is a sensual historical romance set in England and the Scottish Highlands in 1745 at the time of the second Jacobite Rebellion. The romantic involvement is between a French aristocrat who is part Scottish and a British army officer who finds her as desirable as she finds him. Try as hard as they might, their overwhelming passion for each other cannot be denied. But people and events come between them nearly destroying their relationship since they are politically on opposite sides. 

PUBLISHER NOTE: Historical Highland Romance. 89,900 words.

Ladies of Mystery: Guest Author – Jacqueline Seewald

 Ladies of Mystery: Guest Author – Jacqueline Seewald

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Writers & Publishing Network: Empowering Women through Fiction by Jacqueline Seewald

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SMFS Member Publishing News: Jacqueline Seewald

SMFS list member Jaqueline Seewald’s new book, Blood Family: A Kim Reynolds Mystery was published today by Encircle Publications. The book is her fifth mystery in the series. It is available at the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. You can learn more about the new mystery and read a short excerpt from the first chapter at Jacqueline Seewald’s blog.

Publisher Synopsis:

In Jacqueline Seewald’s fifth Kim Reynolds Mystery, Kim, an academic librarian, is intent on locating her biological father, James Shaw. Unfortunately after finding him, he dies unexpectedly. It is up to Kim to connect with the family she has never known. In doing so, she discovers a half-sister who is in need of her help. Kim is concerned that Claire Shaw is being exploited, and Kim wants to help her however she can. Kim then learns that Claire’s stepmother also died under mysterious circumstances, and her stepbrother disappeared. Once Kim becomes involved, she quickly realizes her own life is now in danger. With Kim’s fiancé, Lieutenant Mike Gardner, Wilson Township homicide detective, investigating along with Sergeant Bert St. Croix, the race is on to catch a killer that is now intent on adding Kim to the list of deceased.

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