New Book Release from Fireship Press - "The Tsar’s Locket"
When Duty, Honor, and Love Collide
Tucson, AZ, April 30, 2020 --(PR.com)-- Julian Blunt, a former sea captain and a despised Catholic, is stunned when Queen Elizabeth proposes that he help carry a betrothal locket to Tsar Ivan the Terrible in Moscow. It means an alliance between England and Russia is brewing, and the queen warns that should the locket fall into the hands of the Pope or his minions, it could mean war.
Julian joins the queen’s messenger, the lofty and spirited Jessandra Calcross, in a perilous voyage across the Baltic Sea and into the very heart of Russia. When a papal assassin determined to prevent the royal marriage strikes, Jess turns to Julian as the only man she can trust. Although at odds over religion and station, a slender emotional bond grows. Stalked by the relentless murderer, Julian is soon torn between abandoning his mission so he can better safeguard Jess, and fulfilling his vow to the queen. If he fails the queen he’ll never captain a ship again. But if he and Jess continue on to Moscow, they face a darker peril in the mercurial and sinister Tsar Ivan—a peril that will drive courage and dawning love to the breaking point.
“I enjoyed the setting, the play-by-play of action, and the chemistry between Jess and Julian was off the charts. This is an astonishing story that had me hooked from the beginning …” —Rabia Tanveer for Readers’ Favorite
About the Author
Dr. Ken Czech is a retired history professor and an internationally recognized authority on the historical literature of exploration and sport. His passion, however, has turned to writing fiction. He and his wife Mary live in Central Minnesota on an abandoned granite quarry. Visit the author’s website at www.kenczech.com.
Fireship Press
P.O. BOX 68412 • Tucson, AZ 85737
520-360-6228 • fireshipinfo@gmail.com
http://www.fireshippress.com
Pages: 308 • Fiction: Action & Adventure, Historical, Romance, War & Military
Trade paperback: 978-1-61179-227-5 / $21.99
eBook: 978-1-61179-278-2 / $7.99
Available through booksellers worldwide
Julian joins the queen’s messenger, the lofty and spirited Jessandra Calcross, in a perilous voyage across the Baltic Sea and into the very heart of Russia. When a papal assassin determined to prevent the royal marriage strikes, Jess turns to Julian as the only man she can trust. Although at odds over religion and station, a slender emotional bond grows. Stalked by the relentless murderer, Julian is soon torn between abandoning his mission so he can better safeguard Jess, and fulfilling his vow to the queen. If he fails the queen he’ll never captain a ship again. But if he and Jess continue on to Moscow, they face a darker peril in the mercurial and sinister Tsar Ivan—a peril that will drive courage and dawning love to the breaking point.
“I enjoyed the setting, the play-by-play of action, and the chemistry between Jess and Julian was off the charts. This is an astonishing story that had me hooked from the beginning …” —Rabia Tanveer for Readers’ Favorite
About the Author
Dr. Ken Czech is a retired history professor and an internationally recognized authority on the historical literature of exploration and sport. His passion, however, has turned to writing fiction. He and his wife Mary live in Central Minnesota on an abandoned granite quarry. Visit the author’s website at www.kenczech.com.
Fireship Press
P.O. BOX 68412 • Tucson, AZ 85737
520-360-6228 • fireshipinfo@gmail.com
http://www.fireshippress.com
Pages: 308 • Fiction: Action & Adventure, Historical, Romance, War & Military
Trade paperback: 978-1-61179-227-5 / $21.99
eBook: 978-1-61179-278-2 / $7.99
Available through booksellers worldwide
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520-360-6228
www.fireshippress.com
520-260-8185
jacquiecook60@gmail.com
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