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November 10, 2023
My Bookish Holiday Giveaway!
It’s my big holiday extravaganza!!! Enter to win this bundle of mystery gifts including books, bookish gifts, snacks, and chocolate worth over $150 at the link below! U.S. Only please due to shipping costs. Please be sure to share with your book-loving friends! Enter here!
October 9, 2023
THE LONG MARCH HOME PAPERBACK OUT NOW!
The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacificis out in paperback, and I have a gift for you! Purchase a copy from any retailer in any format, and you'll receive the secret Epilogue not printed in the book. Scroll down for details!
"A must-read literary triumph."
-Booklist starred review
Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire.
Life in the Philippines seems like paradise—until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: Imperial Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as enemy warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history.
What follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the three friends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginning of their nearly four-year fight to survive.
Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.
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Get the Epilogue
Find out what happens after the final page. Just click the link below and fill out the quick form with your receipt number to receive the Epilogue FREE!
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"A must-read literary triumph."
-Booklist starred review
Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire.
Life in the Philippines seems like paradise—until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: Imperial Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as enemy warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history.
What follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the three friends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginning of their nearly four-year fight to survive.
Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.
Get your copy from your favorite bookstore!
Get the Epilogue
Find out what happens after the final page. Just click the link below and fill out the quick form with your receipt number to receive the Epilogue FREE!
https://forms.gle/vEoVouqpJp1EZMkG8
September 11, 2023
GIVEAWAY Alert!! Win The Long March Home!
Enter for a chance to win one of 25 paperback copies of The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee.
ENTER HERE: https://toscalee.com/goodreads-giveaw...
Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire.
Life in the Philippines seems like paradise--until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as Japanese warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history.
What follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the three friends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginning of their nearly four-year fight to survive.
Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope
The giveaway closes on October 9, 2023.
ENTER HERE: https://toscalee.com/goodreads-giveaw...
Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire.
Life in the Philippines seems like paradise--until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as Japanese warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history.
What follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the three friends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginning of their nearly four-year fight to survive.
Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope
The giveaway closes on October 9, 2023.
August 3, 2023
Top 10 Historical Fiction
Thank you, Booklist, for naming The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific to their Top 10 Historical Fiction of 2023!
Jimmy, Hank, and Billy were more than just the preacher’s son, the outcast, and the tagalong. They are brothers by choice, sharing a bond of loyalty, understanding, and friendship throughout life’s ups and downs. When the trio enlists together with the hope of seeing the world, they instead find themselves on the explosive front lines of the Pacific Theater after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Fighting for survival in a violent new world of dizzying unpredictability, uncertain hope, and crippling despair, their brotherhood faces the ultimate test in a journey to the war-torn edges of hell and back home again. Brotherton and Lee are a narrative tour de force in their first novel together. The Long March Home is a stunning WWII story of the ferocity with which three friends loved and fought for one another. Taking inspiration from true stories, the novel is an astonishing combination of gritty wartime action tempered with poignant growth and drama. Alternating chapters reveal the stories behind the men’s resilient friendship, from the innocence of childhood to the confusion of adolescence to the impossible choices expedited by war. A heartbreaking, resonant story with characters who effortlessly come alive make this a must-read literary triumph.
— Booklist Starred Review
Jimmy, Hank, and Billy were more than just the preacher’s son, the outcast, and the tagalong. They are brothers by choice, sharing a bond of loyalty, understanding, and friendship throughout life’s ups and downs. When the trio enlists together with the hope of seeing the world, they instead find themselves on the explosive front lines of the Pacific Theater after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Fighting for survival in a violent new world of dizzying unpredictability, uncertain hope, and crippling despair, their brotherhood faces the ultimate test in a journey to the war-torn edges of hell and back home again. Brotherton and Lee are a narrative tour de force in their first novel together. The Long March Home is a stunning WWII story of the ferocity with which three friends loved and fought for one another. Taking inspiration from true stories, the novel is an astonishing combination of gritty wartime action tempered with poignant growth and drama. Alternating chapters reveal the stories behind the men’s resilient friendship, from the innocence of childhood to the confusion of adolescence to the impossible choices expedited by war. A heartbreaking, resonant story with characters who effortlessly come alive make this a must-read literary triumph.
— Booklist Starred Review
May 18, 2023
The Long March Home Recipe Book
When I write books, I love the research. And I research everything--from the setting to the night sky that time of year—or that very date in time—to clothing, weather, culture, patterns of speech, and all the things. I especially love to research food (which is my love language: ).
During the writing of this book, I was so fortunate to have the help of a friend who not only lives in Alabama near her mother (who remembers everything about the area and shared valuable details about Mobile, Alabama, the high school, jubilees, and some local favorite foods. She even gave me her mom's easy-to-make recipe for an item mentioned in The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific: Chocolate Gravy. Now, I live in Nebraska and had never heard of this before (have you?) Find Sue's recipe from her church cookbook below to serve on your favorite biscuits as well as some other wonderful recipes for items in this book!
Sue’s Chocolate Gravy
1 c. sugar
2 T flour
1 T cocoa
1 c. milk
1 T butter
1/2 t vanilla flavoring
Stir first three ingredients with wire whisk. Add milk and stir. Cook in microwave. Stir with wire whisk several times. When thick, add butter and vanilla. Serve over biscuits.
Here are a few other foods mentioned in The Long March Home—sometimes longingly—with links to recipes to make them!
Pandesal https://www.foxyfolksy.com/pandesal-r...
Empanadas https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/easy...
Banana Pudding https://addapinch.com/southern-banana...
Red-Eye Gravy https://www.thespruceeats.com/red-eye...
Hot Water Cornbread https://grandbaby-cakes.com/hot-water...
Hot Jowl and Black Eyed Peas https://healthylittlepeach.com/cozy-p...
Ensaymada https://delishably.com/baked-goods/Ho...
Crab-Stuffed Flounder https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/199...
Chicken Adobo https://themodernproper.com/chicken-a...
Parker House Rolls https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/b...
Blackberry Cobbler https://thecozycook.com/blackberry-co...
Chicken divan https://servingupsouthern.com/vintage...
Siopao https://www.hungryhuy.com/siopao-asado/
Sweet Potato Pie https://addapinch.com/southern-sweet-...
Peach Ice Cream https://houseofnasheats.com/old-fashi...
During the writing of this book, I was so fortunate to have the help of a friend who not only lives in Alabama near her mother (who remembers everything about the area and shared valuable details about Mobile, Alabama, the high school, jubilees, and some local favorite foods. She even gave me her mom's easy-to-make recipe for an item mentioned in The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific: Chocolate Gravy. Now, I live in Nebraska and had never heard of this before (have you?) Find Sue's recipe from her church cookbook below to serve on your favorite biscuits as well as some other wonderful recipes for items in this book!
Sue’s Chocolate Gravy
1 c. sugar
2 T flour
1 T cocoa
1 c. milk
1 T butter
1/2 t vanilla flavoring
Stir first three ingredients with wire whisk. Add milk and stir. Cook in microwave. Stir with wire whisk several times. When thick, add butter and vanilla. Serve over biscuits.
Here are a few other foods mentioned in The Long March Home—sometimes longingly—with links to recipes to make them!
Pandesal https://www.foxyfolksy.com/pandesal-r...
Empanadas https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/easy...
Banana Pudding https://addapinch.com/southern-banana...
Red-Eye Gravy https://www.thespruceeats.com/red-eye...
Hot Water Cornbread https://grandbaby-cakes.com/hot-water...
Hot Jowl and Black Eyed Peas https://healthylittlepeach.com/cozy-p...
Ensaymada https://delishably.com/baked-goods/Ho...
Crab-Stuffed Flounder https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/199...
Chicken Adobo https://themodernproper.com/chicken-a...
Parker House Rolls https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/b...
Blackberry Cobbler https://thecozycook.com/blackberry-co...
Chicken divan https://servingupsouthern.com/vintage...
Siopao https://www.hungryhuy.com/siopao-asado/
Sweet Potato Pie https://addapinch.com/southern-sweet-...
Peach Ice Cream https://houseofnasheats.com/old-fashi...
May 9, 2023
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May 3, 2023
THE LONG MARCH HOME available now!
Wow, I can’t believe it’s been four years since my last book release. My co-author, Marcus Brotherton, and I worked a total of twelve years on this story, writing and rewriting, wanting to get it right and do this chapter of history justice. And now we are so excited to bring it to you.
And so… are you ready to go back in time to a simpler era as three best friends grow up in Alabama… and then cross the ocean to journey with the too-oft unsung WWII heroes of Bataan?
Grab a beverage and settle into your favorite reading nook because we’ve got quite the story for you.
“[A] tour de force.”
-Publishers Weekly starred review
“An unforgettable coming-of-age novel… an important and masterful book.”
-Historical Novel Society
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Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.
March 6, 2023
THE BOOK PUBLISHERS’S WEEKLY CALLED “IRRESISTIBLE” IS ON SALE NOW FOR JUST $1.99!
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📕About the book:
When you wake up, you remember nothing. Not your name, or where you were born, or the faces of the people you knew. Just a single warning written to yourself before you forgot it all:
”Emily, it’s me. You. Don’t ask about the last two years… Don’t try to remember and don’t go digging. Your life depends on it. Other lives depend on it. By the way, Emily isn’t your real name. You died in an accident. You paid extra for that.”
You start over in a remote place with a new name, a fresh life. Until the day a stranger tells you you’re being hunted for the sins of a royal ancestor who died centuries before you were born. You don’t believe him, until they come for you. Now you’re on the run. Every answer you need lies in a past you chose to erase. The only thing you know for sure is that others are about to die and you need those memories back. But first, you have to stay alive…
“I literally couldn’t put it down.”
-#1 NYT bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout
“I devoured every word of it. ”
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📕About the book:
When you wake up, you remember nothing. Not your name, or where you were born, or the faces of the people you knew. Just a single warning written to yourself before you forgot it all:
”Emily, it’s me. You. Don’t ask about the last two years… Don’t try to remember and don’t go digging. Your life depends on it. Other lives depend on it. By the way, Emily isn’t your real name. You died in an accident. You paid extra for that.”
You start over in a remote place with a new name, a fresh life. Until the day a stranger tells you you’re being hunted for the sins of a royal ancestor who died centuries before you were born. You don’t believe him, until they come for you. Now you’re on the run. Every answer you need lies in a past you chose to erase. The only thing you know for sure is that others are about to die and you need those memories back. But first, you have to stay alive…
“I literally couldn’t put it down.”
-#1 NYT bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout
“I devoured every word of it. ”
-Book Reporter
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Progeny-Novel-...
Barnes & Noble:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-...
Kobo:
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GIVEAWAY Alert!! Win The Long March Home!
Enter for a chance to win one of 25 ARCs (advance reader copies) of The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific by bestselling authors Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee.
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Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire.
Life in the Philippines seems like paradise–until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as Japanese warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history.
What follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the three friends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginning of their nearly four-year fight to survive.
Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.
Enter here: https://toscalee.com/goodreads-giveaw...
ENTER NOW at https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire.
Life in the Philippines seems like paradise–until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as Japanese warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history.
What follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the three friends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginning of their nearly four-year fight to survive.
Inspired by true stories, The Long March Home is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.
Enter here: https://toscalee.com/goodreads-giveaw...
February 16, 2023
Starred Review for The Long March Home
So grateful for this starred review from Publishers Weekly. It’s been four years (!) since my last book release, and it’s always scary waiting for those first reviews. This book was many years in the making, but it’s been such an immense honor to shine a light on the heroic Defenders of Bataan. Thank you, Publishers Weekly! https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780...
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