Meet Mary D. Brooks, Author of Hidden Truths, Awakenings, No Good Deed and many other stories
Mary D. Brooks lives in Australia and has been writing for forty years and has published short fiction stories for various Australian magazines and some non fiction pieces before she turned her attention to the Intertwined Souls series. Her first novel was In the Blood of the Greeks which was quickly followed by Where Shadows Linger. She now continues the series with Hidden Truths (Book 3), Awakenings (Book 4) and the soon to be released No Good Deed (Book 5) . When she's not writing, she's a graphic and web designer, travels when the travel bug hits and is chief editor for various multimedia sites.
BBB: What inspired you to become an author?
MDB: I've been writing since I was eight and after writing short stories and non-fiction pieces, I took the plunge with a novel. I wanted to tell the story of courageous women during World War II and beyond partly because of my friend and next door neighbour who was an Auschwitz survivor and my grandfather who told me stories of his village under German occupation. I was surrounded by strong characters and stories that needed to be told. I had to listen to the voices in my head.
BBB: What inspired you to become an author?
MDB: I've been writing since I was eight and after writing short stories and non-fiction pieces, I took the plunge with a novel. I wanted to tell the story of courageous women during World War II and beyond partly because of my friend and next door neighbour who was an Auschwitz survivor and my grandfather who told me stories of his village under German occupation. I was surrounded by strong characters and stories that needed to be told. I had to listen to the voices in my head.
BBB: What books have you written?
MDB: In the Blood of the Greeks
Set against the backdrop of World War II, the novel begins in a most troublesome period of human history, where subjugated by the might of Nazi Germany, two women meet under extraordinary circumstances. This is the story of Eva Muller, the daughter of a German major in command of the occupying force in Larissa, Greece in 1944. Through the intervention of the village priest she meets Zoe Lambros, a young Greek woman with vengeance in her heart and a faith in God that has been shattered by the death of her family. They develop a friendship borne out of this dark time.
Where Shadows Linger
Set against the backdrop of World War II, the novel begins in a most troublesome period of human history, where subjugated by the might of Nazi Germany, two women meet under extraordinary circumstances. This is the story of Eva Muller, the daughter of a German major in command of the occupying force in Larissa, Greece in 1944. Through the intervention of the village priest she meets Zoe Lambros, a young Greek woman with vengeance in her heart and a faith in God that has been shattered by the death of her family. They develop a friendship borne out of this dark time.
Hidden Truths
In the third book of the Intertwined Souls Series, Hidden Truths continues the journey of two extraordinary women, Eva Muller and Zoe Lambros, from war-torn Europe to Post-War Australia. It’s 1950 and Eva and Zoe have settled in Australia, but events from their homelands beckon them back to Greece and Germany. Along the way, they are reunited with family and friends and are forced to contend with their own haunted memories and unexpected revelations that tests their courage, strength, and faith.
Awakenings
In the fourth novel in the Intertwined Souls series, Awakenings continues with Eva and Zoe’s tumultuous journey to Greece and Germany. They leave Greece with a new understanding of the past and a renewed purpose for their lives. In Germany they discover unknown secrets and gifts that span generations. With hidden truths uncovered and a peek of their future, they can now work toward making their once impossible dreams come true.
No Good Deed
The newest baby and the sequel to Awakenings.
MDB: In the Blood of the Greeks
Set against the backdrop of World War II, the novel begins in a most troublesome period of human history, where subjugated by the might of Nazi Germany, two women meet under extraordinary circumstances. This is the story of Eva Muller, the daughter of a German major in command of the occupying force in Larissa, Greece in 1944. Through the intervention of the village priest she meets Zoe Lambros, a young Greek woman with vengeance in her heart and a faith in God that has been shattered by the death of her family. They develop a friendship borne out of this dark time.
Where Shadows Linger
Set against the backdrop of World War II, the novel begins in a most troublesome period of human history, where subjugated by the might of Nazi Germany, two women meet under extraordinary circumstances. This is the story of Eva Muller, the daughter of a German major in command of the occupying force in Larissa, Greece in 1944. Through the intervention of the village priest she meets Zoe Lambros, a young Greek woman with vengeance in her heart and a faith in God that has been shattered by the death of her family. They develop a friendship borne out of this dark time.
Hidden Truths
In the third book of the Intertwined Souls Series, Hidden Truths continues the journey of two extraordinary women, Eva Muller and Zoe Lambros, from war-torn Europe to Post-War Australia. It’s 1950 and Eva and Zoe have settled in Australia, but events from their homelands beckon them back to Greece and Germany. Along the way, they are reunited with family and friends and are forced to contend with their own haunted memories and unexpected revelations that tests their courage, strength, and faith.
Awakenings
In the fourth novel in the Intertwined Souls series, Awakenings continues with Eva and Zoe’s tumultuous journey to Greece and Germany. They leave Greece with a new understanding of the past and a renewed purpose for their lives. In Germany they discover unknown secrets and gifts that span generations. With hidden truths uncovered and a peek of their future, they can now work toward making their once impossible dreams come true.
No Good Deed
The newest baby and the sequel to Awakenings.
BBB: Tell us about your upcoming release, No Good Deed?
MDB: No Good Deed is the continuing story of Eva and Zoe; two extraordinary women who worked together in the Greek resistance against the Germans in the first novel of the series. They were from opposite ends of the conflict and their relationship was one born out of hatred; they had to work together and that relationship changed very slowly to friendship and then love. No Good Deed is the sequel to Awakenings (Book 4) where they have come back from Greece and Germany after going to reclaim Zoe's property inheritance at the government's edict. They found more than they bargained for and a new understanding about Eva's heritage. It is now 1951 and all Eva wishes is for a very boring life but she won't be getting her wish. A decision taken by Eva's mother when Eva was a child will have repercussions not foreseen decades later with devastating results. That decision will have a life changing effect on Eva’s and Zoe’s future. The decision was made out of love but as they say No Good Deed goes unpunished.
MDB: No Good Deed is the continuing story of Eva and Zoe; two extraordinary women who worked together in the Greek resistance against the Germans in the first novel of the series. They were from opposite ends of the conflict and their relationship was one born out of hatred; they had to work together and that relationship changed very slowly to friendship and then love. No Good Deed is the sequel to Awakenings (Book 4) where they have come back from Greece and Germany after going to reclaim Zoe's property inheritance at the government's edict. They found more than they bargained for and a new understanding about Eva's heritage. It is now 1951 and all Eva wishes is for a very boring life but she won't be getting her wish. A decision taken by Eva's mother when Eva was a child will have repercussions not foreseen decades later with devastating results. That decision will have a life changing effect on Eva’s and Zoe’s future. The decision was made out of love but as they say No Good Deed goes unpunished.
BBB: What are you currently working on?
MDB: I am working on book 6 of the Intertwined Souls Series, "Into the Light".
BBB: How can readers discover more about you and your work?
MDB: Website: http://www.nextchapter.net
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MDB: I am working on book 6 of the Intertwined Souls Series, "Into the Light".
BBB: How can readers discover more about you and your work?
MDB: Website: http://www.nextchapter.net
Facebook Author Page:
https://www.facebook.com/marydbrooksfiction
Facebook Series Page: https://www.facebook.com/evazoeseries
Twitter: http://twitter.com/marydbrooksfic
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/621292.Mary_D_Brooks
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/marydbrooks/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNRGsFn6Am8oJIIvi02COig?spfreload=10
Amazon Author Page:
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-D.-Brooks/e/B00347V9TW
Newsletter sign-up form: http://eepurl.com/9rMyL
