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Welcome to my Blog Series, Historical Fiction Author of the Month.

Each month, I will showcase a different historical fiction author. Their books will range from romance to mystery and adventure to crime, and will be from many different eras. I hope you discover a new author and their work to enjoy. Happy reading!

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In this post, I am delighted to feature author Brook Allen.

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Brook Allen

Author Brook Allen has a passion for ancient history—especially 1st century BC Rome. Her Antonius Trilogy is a detailed account of the life of Marcus Antonius—Marc Antony. The first installment, Antonius: Son of Rome was published in March 2019. It follows Antony as a young man, from the age of eleven until he’s twenty-seven and meets Cleopatra. Brook’s second book is Antonius: Second in Command, dealing with Antony’s rise to power at Caesar’s side and the civil war against Brutus and Cassius. Antonius: Soldier of Fate spotlights the romance between Antonius and Cleopatra and the historic war with Octavian Caesar.

In 2019, Son of Rome won the Coffee Pot Book Club Book of the Year Award. In 2020, it was honored with a silver medal in the international Reader’s Favorite Book Reviewers Book Awards and won First Place in the prestigious Chaucer Division in the Chanticleer International Book Awards, 2020.

Brook is currently working on a new project a little closer to home. Her upcoming work takes place in early 19^th century Virginia.

Brook has always loved writing. She completed a Masters program at Hollins University with an emphasis in Ancient Roman studies. She lives in the heart of southwest Virginia in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains with her husband and black dog, Jak.

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What is a typical writing day like for you?

Due to my day job, my writing times are few and far between. It’s usually after dinner that I’m able to sit down and write for 90 minutes or so. And of course, I have weekends, too. During the summer, I am off work, so that time is mighty precious for writing. It’s not an easy thing to juggle a full-time job and stay self-disciplined enough to make my writing count. But when writing is your joy and such a part of you that you miss doing it when you’re not—then it’s achievable.

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Explore Brook’s Books

Son of Rome: Desperate to redeem his name, young Marcus Antonius is determined to redeem himself. He refuses to let warring rebels, scheming politicians, or even an alluring young Egyptian princess stand in his way. Buy Link: https://mybook.to/0HMl

Second in Command: As civil war again looms during the crisis following the Ides of March, Marcus must don the mantle of ruthlessness to carve his own legacy in Rome’s history. Enemies have been made, wills have been read, and heirs proclaimed. But in Rome, blood answers only to blood. Buy Link: https://mybook.to/FQ9CeKf 

Soldier of Fate: As his rival’s star rises, Marcus is embroiled in a bitter struggle threatening to end their unity. He is a man torn between two countries and two families, and ultimately—a soldier fated to be the catalyst transforming Rome from Republic to Empire. Buy Link: https://mybook.to/5bIc

~Allen deftly paints a vivid picture of Republican Rome (not the paradise later proponents worshiped), of its snake pit politics, of daily life in Roman households, and of the treacheries and shifting alliances in the eastern provinces.~

Margaret George, Bestselling author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra

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