Reading Todd Borg's Owen McKenna series has been the trifecta of Character/Story/Setting for me for a long time, and I was over the moon when I found out that he was releasing a brand-new series-- and not just one book, but FOUR!
Fasten your seatbelts because this I have to share!
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| eBook Available July 1, 2024! |
Synopsis:
"UCLA Medieval History Professor Josie Strong didn’t realize she
and her daughter Samantha had witnessed something that made powerful
men want them dead. Their would-be assassin didn’t realize how hard
they’d be to kill…
When
the killer followed Josie and her daughter on their canoe trip vacation
into the Quetico Wilderness in Canada, he knew they were unarmed.
Killing them would be a simple task. But Professor Strong’s specialty is
medieval weapons. She might be in the wilderness. But even in a dark
forest, she can take ordinary materials and construct lethal weapons.
The out-of-shape professor can become a warrior…"
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| eBook Available August 1, 2024! |
Synopsis:
"It was a brutal demand from the California Bureau of Investigation to medieval weapons expert Professor Josie Strong.
Your 14-year-old daughter was picked up on a smuggling charge. Never
mind whether she was framed. We’re going to send her to prison unless
you help us find a twisted killer who is hiding in the Yosemite
wilderness.
With no other options, Josie is forced to team up with a former student and professional hacker to find the missing killer. Instead, she finds evidence of a conspiracy and cover-up, and she and her daughter Samantha will be lucky to escape alive..."
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| eBook Available September 1, 2024! |
Synopsis:
"When a Forest Service Ranger is killed near Lake Tahoe, the ranger’s wife contacts the governor of California.
She wants the governor, who is a family friend, to convince UCLA
Professor Josie Strong to investigate. When Professor Strong resists the
request, the governor cancels the professor’s classes and blackmails
her into tracking down the killer. But the murderer is an Army-trained
sniper. He has weapons and the best training, while all Josie Strong has
is her medieval knowledge.
Josie designs a classic medieval trap. If she succeeds, she may get the murderer. If she fails, the penalty will be death..."
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| eBook Available October 1, 2024! |
Synopsis:
"After UCLA Professor Josie Strong catches a sniper who murdered two people,
the man is killed in an explosion. The governor of California pressures
Professor Strong to investigate. He believes the professor can use her
medieval weapon skills to uncover a conspiracy.
Josie's investigation takes her into the wilderness of the Sierra foothills,
where she finds an old religious abbey that is headquarters for a crime
syndicate. Josie designs a medieval ambush. She thinks her chance of
success is minimal. But if she fails, a second sniper will kill Josie
and her daughter Samantha."
How much am I looking forward to this series? I've already pre-ordered them all, that's how much!
Josie Strong sounds like just the sort of character I'll love, especially with her arcane knowledge of medieval weaponry. I've already said that I trust Todd Borg to deliver Character/Story/Setting, so I'm sitting here, rubbing my hands in glee, eagerly awaiting these books! If you haven't already given Todd Borg's writing a try, what a wonderful way to start!
I'm so glad that Todd Borg has written a new series and that you enjoy his books so much, you have already ordered all four of them. What a great feeling to anticipate new books like a holiday is coming. Happy Reading. Meanwhile I am loving Lessons in Chemistry, which I got from the library, having been inspired by your review. I am going to miss Elizabeth and Madeleine Zott and Six-Thirty when I have to return the book. And some important issues of women's role in society in the 1950s are raised, but Elizabeth is a wonderful rebel and genius. And I still can't get ove rSix-Thirty picking up Mad from school, as well as his thoughts. I wonder if the writer will keep writing more excellent books.
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope she will!
DeleteThis sounds like a potent series, Cathy! And I like the sound of Josie Strong as a character. She sounds like an incredibly strong person, but still believable and human. In my opinion, you can't beat that!
ReplyDeleteI agree!
DeleteYou're the reason I started reading Todd Borg's first series. I still have a few to go in that one, but how exciting that he's started a new series. I can't wait to try it. :D
ReplyDeleteNeither can I... but you already knew that! :-)
DeleteI've enjoyed the few Owen McKenna books I've found so far, and this new series does sound interesting. (And it's not usual to learn about all 4 books at once, either). I'll be on the lookout for these.
ReplyDeleteGood! I'm glad you've enjoyed other books by Borg.
DeleteThis looks like yet another "must read" series.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly does!
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