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Website: https://www.kennethczech.com
Bio: Teaching European history at the university is behind me as I've now retired. I've had 8 non-fiction books published, but writing historical fiction is my passion. My debut novel BEYOND THE RIVER OF SHAME (All Things That Matter Press) is the fictionalized account of the true story of Samuel White Baker and Florence, the slave woman he comes to love, and follows this unlikely pair into the depths of unknown Africa in search of the mysterious source of the Nile River. Sam and Florie are soon enmeshed in a struggle not only against wild beasts, killer diseases, and the horrors of the slave trade, but also against the strict social conventions of Victorian-era England. Though Florie and Sam's courage and love will be driven to the breaking point, the lure of the mysterious "Dead Locust Lake" draws them on to their climactic showdown with the slave catchers. My second novel, LAST DANCE IN KABUL (Fireship Press), is set in 1841 Afghanistan. When his superiors ignore his warnings of an impending Afghan insurrection in 1841, Reeve Waterton vows never to return to Kabul. Let the British army of occupation stew in its gruel! But then the ex-army captain rescues strong-willed Sarah Kane from an ambush, and his plans for civilian life and self-preservation unravel around him. At first Reeve dislikes Sarah as much as she loathes him. She's as impudent and disdainful of authority as he, plus she's betrothed to his bitterest rival. Her flair for getting into trouble confounds him. It's only after Reeve's closest friend is brutally murdered and the Afghan tribes explode in revolt that he and Sarah discover their desperate need for each other. Winter strikes early. Heavy snows blanket the mountain passes outside Kabul. Blizzards howl and temperatures plummet as tens of thousands of vengeful tribesmen gather to pounce on the retreating British force. Caught in that unfolding crucible of destruction, Reeve and Sarah must rely on their skills, courage, and incipient love just to survive. My newest novel, THE TSAR'S LOCKET, has just been accepted by Fireship Press for publication. Tsar Ivan the Terrible craves and English bride and a top secret betrothal locket must be sent from London to Moscow.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehistoricalnovelist
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16777690.Ken_Czech
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