


Release Day for Civil War novel Duty Bound!
It’s release day for award-winning historical fiction author Jessica James’s new Civil War novel Duty Bound, the first volume in the Shades of Gray Trilogy.

A trip to Hanover Shoe Farms
I made my annual pilgrimage to the famed Hanover Shoe Farms last weekend, which is the largest Standardbred (trotters and pacers) breeding farm in the world. I worked there many (MANY) years ago, and still enjoy visiting every spring. Nothing puts a smile on my face...
Walking in the footsteps of history
Hardships and tragedies befell many families during the American Civil War. The stories of misfortune and heartbreak are touching, tragic, and seemingly endless. For some reason, one family’s wartime journey stood out to me. The story of their pain—and their...