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Wolf’s Head Kindle edition offer!

My debut novel, Wolf’s Head, the first in the sprawling Forest Lord series, is on special offer for this weekend only.

77p in the UK! And just 99c in the USA, Canada and Australia. So if you haven’t tried it yet, now is the best time to get started. And don’t forget, if you buy the Kindle version even at this reduced price you can then get the Audible edition at a similarly lower rate! Bargains galore, so fill yer boots people, and tell your friends, enemies and random strangers!

UK – LINK HERE

Worldwide – LINK HERE

LUCIA is FREE with Prime Reading UK

My standalone Roman slave novel, LUCIA, is now available to read for FREE to UK Amazon Prime subscribers! There’s always a really good selection on there so it’s a good thing for me to be part of. It’s also still available worldwide as part of the Kindle Unlimited program and as paperback, hardcover, and on Audible.

UK link – https://amzn.to/302Dgow

Worldwide – viewbook.at/LUCIA

What makes life worth living for a slave of Rome? The promise of vengeance, no matter how long it takes…
At eight years old, Lucia is torn from the life she knew. Her village burned to the ground and parents murdered by Romans, she is kidnapped, sold and shipped abroad to the Villa Tempestatis in Britannia to serve the young Roman army officer Castus.
Faced with a bleak future of decades of servitude to her master, as well as sadistic brutality at the hands of his manageress, Paltucca, she finds herself fixated by one thought alone: vengeance.
Yet Villa Tempestatis, with its picturesque surroundings in Britannia’s green countryside, offers a life that’s a little easier than elsewhere in the Roman empire. The slaves form strong bonds of love and friendship, enjoy feasts and holiday celebrations together, and are even allowed, sometimes, to start a family. Many of them are happy enough with their lot.
Despite that, every moment of Lucia’s life is blighted by her hatred for Castus and Paltucca, and only seeing them both destroyed will bring her a measure of peace, even if it takes decades of work and planning…
This standalone novel from the bestselling author of The Druid tells the tale of one woman’s life against a richly woven backdrop of love and hate, revenge and redemption, and is quite unique in modern fiction.

PRAISE FOR LUCIA
“Lucia is a story that is at once desperate and uplifting, a story that touches you deep in your soul. If you only read one more book this year, it should be Lucia.” – Sharon Bennett Connolly, author of Silk and the Sword

“A compelling 5* story from McKay, an author who continues to amaze me with his writing.” – David’s Book Blurg

“McKay changes gear and slips easily into a different world and commands it from the start. This is the Shawshank Redemption of revenge stories.” – David N. Humphrey, author of Valguard – Knight of Coins

LUCIA now available as a hardcover!

LUCIA, my standalone Roman slave novel, is now available in hardcover! It feels, and looks great, as you can see from the photos (hardcover on the left). They are obviously more expensive than the paperbacks but I know a lot of people collect hardcovers so this might be something you’ll like. Most of my readers buy the Kindle editions (or read with Kindle Unlimited) so I don’t expect to sell many of these. If they do okay, though, I’ll look into doing my other books in this format.

UK hardcover link here: https://amzn.to/3qhPPaY

Worldwide: https://viewbook.at/LUCIA

Really nice binding! Compared to my paperbacks At home on my bookshelf (with obligatory guitar).

The Abbey of Death special offer on Amazon.com this month

Some men serve God best with a sword in their hand…

The Abbey of Death is just 99c in the USA during February so if you haven’t read it yet, now’s a good time to do so! As fellow Scottish author Stuart S. Laing says in his 5 star review – “Every single page brings fresh tension, fresh drama and a brooding sense of unease as events move along at a cracking pace towards the climatic scene that is cinematic in feel.”

This was the first of my books to be picked up by a publisher but, for some reason, it’s by far the worst seller. I don’t have a clue why since the reviews are great, with a couple of people saying at the time this was my best book so far (as you can see in the image above). Anyway, if you haven’t checked it out yet, go and get it now (it’s also free on Kindle Unlimited)!

LINK – https://www.amazon.com/Abbey-Death-Kindle-Single-ebook/dp/B074J3XVVV/

Merry Christmas. Faces of Darkness is FREE for you!

UK LINK CLICK HERE

WORLDWIDE CLICK HERE

A very happy Christmas Eve to you, dear reader. I hope you’re having a nice time and are excited about the big day tomorrow. If you’re looking for something suitably chilly and atmospheric – something in the tradition of the old Xmas ghost stories perhaps – you might want to check out my Forest Lord novella, Faces of Darkness, if you haven’t already read it. It’s FREE on Kindle for the 24th and 25th of December as a little gift from me to you, with huge thanks for all your support over what’s been a truly shitty year for so many people. Perhaps not as shitty as the final months of Cindy James, whose horrific true story I based Faces of Darkness on, but to find out more you’ll have to read the book and my note at the end…
I hope you enjoy the story (please, leave an Amazon review if you do!) and have a fantastic Christmas day and an even better 2021. I’ll see you there!
Cheers 
Steven

Warrior Druid of Britain Chronicles now a digital boxset

Yep, books 1 -3 in my Warrior Druid of Britain series – The Druid, Song of the Centurion and The Northern Throne – are all available now in a low-priced boxset. You can also get this as a single borrow from Kindle Unlimited. Check them out if you’ve not read them yet and are looking for a bargain, or even a nice gift for a historical fiction fan who owns a Kindle!

UK LINK – https://amzn.to/3neH5Rn

WORLDWIDE LINK – https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Druid-Britain-Chronicles-Boxset-ebook/dp/B08QDXMVBG

And book 4 is underway, beginning with a bang as Bellicus and his new friend Lancelot attempt to raid a Saxon camp! Look out for it in summer 2021….

Sworn to God by Steven A. McKay – Review

“It’s fresh and fun, thrilling and brutal all in one.”

First review for Sworn to God, check it out and see what you think!

David's Book Blurg

So David’s Book Blurg has been absent of late. 2020 has been a tough year for us all and like many I’ve had my own share of personal events to deal with. While real life takes priority I’ve still been reading and I’m excited to get back to reviewing and sharing my thoughts with everyone.

I’m coming back with a bang!

Today I’m going to be reviewing Sworn to God by Steven A. McKay.

Here is the blurb –

Genre – Historical Thriller

Yorkshire, AD 1329

A new religious group moves into an abandoned church just north of the village of Altofts, but when men start dying under strange and suspicious circumstances the local bailiff decides to investigate.

The Disciples of God and their charismatic leader, Lady Alice de Staynton, appear truly holy, but something sinister seems to be going on within the walls of the newly refurbished St Joseph’s…

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Sworn to God out now – paperback & FREE on Kindle Unlimited

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Winter’s here, and that means another tale starring Friar Tuck! This time he’s joined by Little John and Will Scarlet as they look into some odd deaths involving a new religious sect, the Disciples of God. Based on real events, there’s mystery, fights, adventures and, of course, a Christmas feast that doesn’t go quite as expected! I hope you all enjoy it. You can order it at the links below:

UK Kindle and paperback

USA and worldwide

Now, I had a day off yesterday so I suppose I should start working on book 4 in my Warrior Druid of Britain Chronicles, eh?

Stay Safe all!

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Book Review: LUCIA: A Roman Slave’s Tale by Steven A. McKay

“an incredibly moving story” – 5 stars! Check out this new review of LUCIA on Endo The Road blog.

Sworn To God now available to pre-order on Kindle

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My brand new Forest Lord mystery/thriller novella/novel can now be pre-ordered for Kindle (paperback edition will follow soon). It will be published on November 27th and at almost double the length of Faces of Darkness it’ll make a great stocking filler for your family and friends!

Get it HERE.

And here’s the blurb:

Yorkshire, AD 1329
A new religious group moves into an abandoned church just north of the village of Altofts, but when men start dying under strange and suspicious circumstances the local bailiff decides to investigate.

Are the Disciples of God and their charismatic leader, Lady Alice de Staynton, truly holy, or is something deeply sinister going on within the walls of the newly refurbished St Joseph’s? Certainly, the bailiff, John Little has his suspicions about some of the warrior-like young male acolytes, but are his fears justified? Infiltrating the group seems to be the best course of action, although the volatile Will Scaflock is none too happy about being nominated for the task…

Following on from 2019’s Faces of Darkness, this standalone new novel sees three legendary heroes battling invisible, demonic, ‘Black Lords’, along with far more deadly earthly foes.

With twists and turns aplenty and based on real events, historical fiction fans are sure to enjoy this action packed thriller as much as they did the author’s previous bestsellers The Druid, Lucia and Wolf’s Head.

Pre-order it here —-> mybook.to/SwornToGod