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May 8, 2021

The French Orphan 2.0

its' been a long time since I wrote my first novel and when I did, I never thought that I'd find thousands of readers. Some full of warm praise (thank you!), many happy, some sneering - well, that's life.

Working on the German translation I rediscovered my book after a break of nine years and - I'm biased, I know - I still like the story and the characters, they aged well, better then I did in fact :)

But I decided to edit and polish the original text, I think I learnt a lot during the past years and as the French Orphan is still very popular, no reason, not to make it even better.

So, coming soon: the German and new English edition. Be curious !
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Published on May 08, 2021 01:23 Tags: adventure, french-oprhan, german-translation, heartwarming, historic-novel, new-edition, romance

July 29, 2020

Kaysersberg

a new book in the making... finally

it's a new adventure and this time we travel to the Germanic Empire as the Cardinal Mazarin has set his eyes on the vast fortune of the Saint Paul family.

Armand will have to grow up and cope on his own - but how to avoid the trap of love?

I was encouraged by many comments to go on writing and publishing. Your wish is my command :)

Thanks to all of you!
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Published on July 29, 2020 09:23 Tags: adventure, armand, france, germany, historical-fiction, musketeers, new-book, romance

March 18, 2020

free-free-free books

To escape the present worries and relax your mind, free books for several days on Kindle,

Enjoy and try to stay safe!

The French Orphan (The French Orphan, #1) by Michael Stolle

The Secrets of Montrésor (The French Orphan, #2) by Michael Stolle

Under the Spell of The Serenissima (The French Orphan, #3) by Michael Stolle

The Queen's Maid of Honour (The French Orphan, # 4) by Michael Stolle

The Duke and the Imposter by Michael Stolle
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Published on March 18, 2020 10:46 Tags: adventure, best-seller, corona, fiction, free-book, free-books, history, novel, romance, several-days, virus

February 23, 2020

Armand

started a new book dedicated to Armand alone - travelling east to the Germanic Empire this time.

Can he escpae his great love?

Can he survive adventures without his friends?

The French Orphan (The French Orphan, #1) by Michael Stolle
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Published on February 23, 2020 11:44 Tags: 17th-century, adventure, france, germany, historic-novel, love, new-book, romance, the-french-orphan, writing

January 14, 2020

The French Orphan for free

Wednesday, download your free copy on Kindle and enjoy!

The French Orphan (The French Orphan, #1) by Michael Stolle
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Published on January 14, 2020 04:19 Tags: adventure, england, france, free-book, free-kindle, historic-novel, history, kindle, love, musketeers, novel, romance

December 18, 2019

Free Kindle book

The Queen's Maid of Honour (The French Orphan, # 4) by Michael Stolle

Goodreads 84 ratings (4****)
Amazon 4**** 26 reviews

for free!

Enjoy your book, travel back in history and join our heroes in their adventures in England.

Merry Christmas!
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Published on December 18, 2019 01:07 Tags: adventure, bestseller, france, free-book, french-orphan, history, kindle, romance

December 17, 2019

A new book in the making...

It's been some time since I wrote my last blog.

I was following the politics in the UK and USA and are fascinated that nothing seems to have changed since the era of Renaissance when Macchiavelli published his (in)famous guidelines how to manipulate people and countries.

The more things seem to change, the more they seem to remain the same...

Now I'm heading back the 17th century as new adventures are waiting to be told.

Merry Christmas and all the best for 2020!

PS: Let's hope that a country like Australia will understand that a heatwave 48°C could mean global warming does exist and should be tackled and will stop undermining the world climate conference, not even mentioning the USA and others here...

The French Orphan (The French Orphan, #1) by Michael Stolle ...
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Published on December 17, 2019 03:21 Tags: 17th-century, bestseller, england, france, global-warming, historic-novel, the-french-orphan

July 6, 2019

free kindle book today

The Duke and the Imposter by Michael Stolle

Ever dreamt of going to bed with a genuine duke?

Dowload the 'Duke and the Imposter' today for free and take your kindle to bed with you :)

enjoy!
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Published on July 06, 2019 09:08 Tags: 17th-century, adveture, bestseller, england, france, free-book, gerogette-heyer, history, kindle, new-book, suspense

June 24, 2019

history in the UK ... happening now

Sometimes reality can match even the most copious forms of fiction.

For anybody vividly interested in the history of England, the present protagonists of Brexit England are defying the prowess of imagination.

I find all I love in good historical fiction: Machiavellian deceit, revenge, action, arrogance of the ruling class and utter ignorance for the welfare of the country an unhinged elite is busiy plundering and sharing.

The proud royal house of England frozen by the shackels of an ageing constitution, demeaned to serving as junk food for tabloids and fashion journals.

The setting for an approaching drama is unfolding right under our eyes, waiting to be wittnessed and recorded by future historians , to be analysed and discussed for centuries to come.

interesting times indeed!
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Published on June 24, 2019 11:50 Tags: brexit, england, eu, history, remainer, uk

May 30, 2019

FREE BOOK

The French Orphan (The French Orphan, #1) by Michael Stolle

No 5 today in historical fiction

enjoy!

PS: thanks for the great reviews for my latest book

The Duke and the Imposter by Michael Stolle
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Published on May 30, 2019 14:50 Tags: adventure, duke, france, free-book, historical-novel, paris, romance, three-musketeers