Blogs in January 2017

The Barataria Key 25th January 2017

It lurks in the shadowy recesses of the French Quarter, among the flickering gas lanterns and Creole courtyards. In the humid, teeming swamps of Barataria. A dark secret. An ancient force. The will to remake one’s history. James Beauregard...

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Blue Violet 11th June 2016

As the Civil War threatens the serenity of the small Louisiana town of Spanish Springs, Monique Holmes overhears the gossip of jealous girls, suggesting that her heritage is not pure white. Her search for answers leads her to the...

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The Ladies of Managua 29th June 2015

When Maria returns to Nicaragua for her beloved grandfather’s funeral, she brings with her a mysterious package from her grandmother’s past. And she also carries the burden of her tense relationship with her mother inaction, once a storied revolutionary,...

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Skid 14th February 2015

Heart-warming, funny and poignant, Skid – the second volume in Roland Watson-Grant’s Trilogy of the Swamp after the critically acclaimed Sketcher – continues the exploration of a young man’s coming of age in today’s broken world. Having left the...

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The Axeman’s Jazz 26th October 2014

New Orleans, 1919. As music fills the city, a serial killer strikes . . .  New Orleans, 1919. As a dark serial killer – The Axeman – stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask him . ....

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