Category Archives: Historical Fiction

The Jersey Devil: A Collection of Utter Speculation

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Freeze Time Media recently published “The Jersey Devil,” by River Eno, H. A. Callum, LCW Allingham, Susan Tulio and Melissa D. Sullivan.

The Jersey Devil mystery has endured for centuries, birthed from within the untamed acres of the Pine Barrens. Is it a monster? A man? Or a hoax? What does it want and where does it hide?

Five stories explore the origins of a mystery that preys upon our most primal fears. In a future fighting to recover from environmental catastrophe, a young girl’s attempt to prove herself to her parents leads to a startling discovery. A close encounter leaves two men obsessed, fifty years apart, but the twisted path they follow leads them away from the futures they imagined. A reclusive rancher spins a web of intrigue for a reporter looking to change her luck. Can they find happiness together or will his secret destroy her? Sisters seeking solace find themselves immersed in a land of myth, discover magik weaving in and out of their world. A young woman fighting the vicious rumors that plague her small colonial town turns to her fiancé for help, but the perpetrators of the vicious hoax are more powerful than she imagined.

Is it utter speculation? Or do one of these stories hold the key to the truth behind this enduring legend?

Visit their author pages to learn more about River Eno, H.A. Callum, LCW Allingham, Susan Tulio and Melissa D. Sullivan.

The book features artwork by Patricia Allingham Carlson.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke: A Collection of Utter Speculation

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This message, carved into a tree, was the only clue to the fate of the colonists on Roanoke Island. For centuries, stories have circulated, theories were explored. But to this day, no one is really sure what happened to those first English settlers in the Americas.
These stories may offer a clue:
A road trip through dystopian United States brings adventure and danger, and perhaps answers about the mysterious disappearance of the settlers.
Gods of different worlds converge but their people may not blend as well as they do.
A history teacher’s quest to liven up her lessons leads to a startling discovery about love, roots and the fate of the missing colonists.
A young mother thrust into leadership struggles to establish peace between the English and the Natives of Roanoke. But a greater threat lurks in the dark forests that may consume them all.
Four stories from four authors, all exploring the fate of the missing colonists. Are any of them the answer to the greatest mystery of the United States?
Probably not.

Freeze Time Media published The Lost Colony of Roanoke in February 2019. It’s available in paperback and as an ebook from Amazon and elsewhere. Visit their author pages to learn more about River Eno, D R Kinter, LCW Allingham and Susan Tulio.

Mustang: War in the Pacific and Europe

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Freeze Time Media released “Mustang: War in the Pacific and Europe” on Sept. 23, 2015.

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This novel tells the exciting saga of David and Anna Hershal, a mother and son fleeing Austria just ahead of pursuing Nazis. They reach America, where Anna establishes a vast clothing empire. Meanwhile, David masters the martial arts and in 1938, joins the Army at age fifteen. Stationed in the Philippines, he is involved in a Moro insurrection aimed at the assassination of General Douglas MacArthur and Lieutenant Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower. His heroic action results in his promotion to second lieutenant. After Pearl Harbor, his subsequent actions in guerrilla warfare and battles in the Pacific lead to further promotions and honors. David is a true Mustang in the Army, but his mission is not finished unless he can avenge the death of his father.

The book is available through Amazon, in paperback and as an ebook.

Visit Dr. Warren Chernick’s Author Page to learn more abut him.

 

The Darkest Night: A Novel on Reconstruction in the South

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Freeze Time Media released “The Darkest Night: A Novel on Reconstruction in the South” on May 5, 2015. 

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Author Joe Poindexter follows three disappointed Confederate soldiers as they leave for home in Arkansas after the last Civil War battle in North Carolina. As the three friends travel the poor country roads back west, they are exposed to the ravaged South and most of the major problems of the early Reconstruction period. The men observe the ruined Southland, the burned homes, farms, and plantations. They encounter homeless whites and numerous bands of wandering, freed Afro–Americans, all poor and hungry. Cruel Union soldiers and lawless Rebel soldiers, including deserters, only make things worse. And very quickly, the travelers realize that a new force has developed in their beloved Southland. The Ku Klux Klan has begun to fill the lawless void in the South. The question: is the Klan an ally or an enemy? Earl Forrest, with his wife, Emily, and a small daughter in Helena, Arkansas, worries constantly about his small family and their welfare. Al Emerson meets a beautiful, young woman who was raped during the war. She has a black child. But in love, he swears to return to Georgia in the immediate future and marry his new love, Rachel. The third soldier, Murlan Skidoff, known to his friends as “Squirrel,” worries about his older mother, father, and older sister, Mavis, and whether they survived the war. And finally, a black Rebel, Jim Washington, befriended by the white Rebs, will join up with the men and become a dear friend as they move back to their homes in Arkansas. Jim wonders how his mammy, a slave cook on an Arkansas plantation, is surviving after being freed. The four men will definitely come to realize that the Reconstruction era is one of the darkest periods in the history of the Southern United States.

This book is available through Amazon as a paperback and an ebook.

This is Joe’s third book. He is also the author of “Blue: A Novel on the Civil War,” and “A Divided State: A Civil War Novel.”

Visit Joe’s Author Page to learn more about him.

Blue: A Novel on the Civil War

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Freeze Time Media released “Blue: A Novel on the Civil War,” a historical fiction novel by Joe Poindexter, on July 2, 2014.

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In 1860, David Lofland and his family, residents of Hickory Flats, Tennessee, relocated to Arkansas. Before the move to Bluffton, Arkansas, David’s love, the beautiful Lillie Mashburn, was enticed to marry the local parson, Reverend Claxton. The long trip to Arkansas yields even more disappointments. The depressed nineteen-year-old, finding little joy in life, ultimately joins the Confederate Army, in February 1862. He’s sent to White Sulfur Springs training camp to prepare for the war. During the short training period, David meets two other young men, Lum and Squirrel, and they become close friends. The three men and the new 24th Arkansas Regiment are sent to Fort Hindman at Arkansas Post, Arkansas.

The heartache of losing Lillie, along with a series of other disappointments that David experiences, cause him to seriously question his faith and belief in God. If that’s not enough, the 24th Arkansas Regiment suffers serious losses, as the Confederates face heavy odds in 1863. The young Arkansans, upon being captured at the fall of Fort Hindman, are sent to Camp Douglas, the notorious Union prisoner-of-war camp near Chicago.

Find out how David learns to overcome grief, bitterness, and tragedy throughout his struggles.

 

Freeze Time Media published Joe’s first novel, “A Divided State: A Civil War Novel,” in March 2014.

Visit Joe’s Author Page to learn more about him.