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Napoleon’s Shadow Wife
Napoleon’s Shadow WifeEmbark on a voyage through love, power, and betrayal! How could an emperor like Napoleon Bonaparte be so captivated by the twenty-year-old Polish Countess Marie Walewska—admittedly a rare beauty but… Continue Reading
Fortune’s Child
Fortune’s ChildGrand Prize Winner, Best Book of 2019 in the Chanticleer International Book Awards  “James Conroyd Martin not only unfurls the vast canvas of history, but he paints the deeply personal… Continue Reading
The Boy Who Wanted Wings
The Boy Who Wanted Wings“A gripping, transporting story of self-determination set against fate.” ~Kirkus Reviews Aleksy, a dark-complexioned Tatar raised by a Polish peasant family, holds in his heart the wish is to become… Continue Reading

Napoleon’s Shadow Wife: A Novel of Countess Marie Walewska has been published!

By JCMartin May 12, 2025 Krakow, Marie Walewska, Napoleon, Novel, Poland, Polish, Polish and Byzantine History, Vienna, Warsaw No Comments
Napoleon’s Shadow Wife: A Novel of Countess Marie Walewska has been published!

The novel is based on a true story of a woman caught between patriotism and love. She chose both. Embark on a voyage through unconditional love, power, and betrayal! How…

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Happy New Year! Big Announcement~

By JCMartin January 6, 2023 Byzantine History, Constantinople, Empress Theodora, Historical Fiction, Novel, Polish and Byzantine History No Comments
Happy New Year! Big Announcement~

Hello, if it seems like months since I’ve sent out a message, that’s because it is! I have been working hard on a new book. It’s underwraps for now, but…

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A Birthday Post and Request

By JCMartin June 10, 2022 Polish and Byzantine History No Comments

Hello, Past and New Subscribers~ This will be a short, short post. Happy Summer to you all! The Overall Grand Prize that the first book in the Empress Theodora Duology,…

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Theodora is fired up ~ Don’t shut her down!

By JCMartin December 26, 2021 Audio book, Empress Theodora, Polish and Byzantine History No Comments

Chirp audio books has a limited time deal going on right now. The unbridged Fortune’s Child audiobook is just $1.99 First, let me wish everyone Happy Holidays! These are difficult…

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Too Soon the Night has Launched!

By JCMartin July 16, 2021 Polish and Byzantine History No Comments

Too Soon the Night, the second book in the Theodora duology has successfully launched. Please check it out. It had the benefit of a Bookbub e-mailing so the e-book price…

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Fortune’s Child Named Best

By JCMartin January 23, 2021 Polish and Byzantine History No Comments

Chanticleer International Awards Cites Fortune’s Child as Grand Prize Winner, Best Book of 2019 It happened in September of 2020. Out of thousands of books, seventeen divisions, fiction and nonfiction,…

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Fortune’s Child Update

By JCMartin May 4, 2020 Polish and Byzantine History No Comments

Fortune’s Child has been doing extraordinarily well. Thank you for staying tuned to my very rare newsletters. I’m hard at work on the final installment of this duology. Hoping for…

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KIRKUS REVIEW

By JCMartin January 17, 2020 Polish and Byzantine History No Comments

Hello~Thank you for staying with me! This is my first newsflash of 2020, so Happy New Year! My newsletters just might be as rare as in 2019, but I’ll be…

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Long Ago and Far Away in Hollywoodland

By JCMartin October 22, 2019 Polish and Byzantine History No Comments

Today marks the launch of Fortune’s Child in paperback. The e-book is on pre-order and will launch October 27th. The hardcover is now available. I’m embarrassed to say how long…

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Cover Reveal plus Excerpt

By JCMartin September 1, 2019 Polish and Byzantine History No Comments

I am thrilled with the final cover, not to mention the quote from Lisa Wingate! Take a look. News about the publication date and the pre-order date is coming very…

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