As one door closes, another opens

Echoes of Change

The clue is in the title of the 8th book in the Applecross Saga. We are reaching a point where change is inevitable. Some of our characters are growing old, while the new generation are beginning to make their mark in the world.

Which is a long-winded way of saying that the 8th book, due out in November, will be the last in this series. 

Now, don’t be sad because I have a plan!  

The first book in ‘Applecross – a new era’ will follow soon, picking up our characters and moving them on into the early 20th century. Some folk will be familiar, others new, but the setting remains the same, both in New Zealand and Scotland.  

We begin in 1901. The old Queen is dead, a new Edwardian era has arrived. Will Guy and Freddie be driving automobiles by then? Maybe Guy has a movie camera. How about one of the boys learning to fly? And, in New Zealand, women have the vote by then. Imagine the power that gives Heather and Vicky. And then there’s war. Will our young men be involved? Will Caroline and Adey Rose nurse the troops? 

Send me your ideas, please, and I’ll do my best to include them in the ‘new era’ series. 

To mark the end of one era and the start of another, I have made the audiobook version of Book 1, The Wideawake Hat, available for free listening on YouTube. Please do have a listen, and pass the link on to all your friends. I aim to add more videos and audio material to my YouTube channel, so subscribe to hear about new additions. https://www.youtube.com/@AmandaGiorgis 

‘Echoes of Change’, the 8th book in the Applecross Saga will be published on 15th November. Pre-orders are available on Amazon.



News from Applecross HQ

The chook girls got a bit of a shock recently when Hector, the handsome rooster arrived. Turns out he’s a mild and gentle fellow, interested in the girls but not pushy. He’s really rather lovely and is already very much part of the flock. Only trouble is, he doesn’t wear a watch, and his idea of dawn can be anything
from 3:30am to 3:30pm! And, my goodness, can he crow!!!

  

Fancy a free historical fiction ebook?

While you wait for book 8, you are sure to find something of interest in this wide range of free ebooks available during July.  https://books.bookfunnel.com/freehistficjune24/4mf0ngqwl6  and https://books.bookfunnel.com/freehistficjuly24/eo4ssfgj5k

Don’t forget that all seven of the Applecross Saga books are available from your usual outlets as ebooks and paperbacks. The ebook version of Book 1, ‘The Wideawake Hat’ is free to download. The audiobook of ‘The Wideawake Hat’, narrated by Su Melville, is also available from all the usual outlets and free to listen on YouTube.  

Book 8, ‘Echoes of Change’ is due to be published on 15th November 2024, and yes, we do go back to Scotland – so many of you have asked me about that! 

Checkout my website for all the details – www.amandagiorgis.com 

Authors love to hear from their readers – please do consider commenting below, leaving a review wherever you like to do so or feel free to contact me at amanda@amandagiorgis.com

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