Mary Ann Bernal

Book Spotlight: Rogues & Kings by Charlene Newcomb Deadly secrets. Hidden identities. A true enemy. Silence is the only shield. The year is 1216 and civil war rages in England. King John ra...

Book Spotlight: Rogues & Kings by Charlene Newcomb. Why not visit my blog and have a look?
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Post from Mary Ann Bernal - YouTube Pied Piper of Hamelin — Memory and Tourism Post 5 of 5 Modern Hamelin thrives on its legend. Rat symbols mark cobblestones, reenactors perform the tale each ...

Pied Piper of Hamelin: Memory and Tourism — Rat symbols, reenactments, souvenirs. Centuries later, Hamelin still lives through its legend.
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Book Spotlight: Quetzalcoatl: Time Stones Book II by Ian Hunter Jessie Mason lives with her nose in the pages of history. But she is discovering that the past is a dangerous place where she doesn't belo...

Book Spotlight: Quetzalcoatl: Time Stones Book II by Ian Hunter. Why not visit my blog and take a peek?
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A captive’s cunning. A thrilling chase. A hidden truth. The Briton and the Dane Concordia is a legacy forged in defiance.

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AnaRose and Medusa's Curse by Mary Ann Bernal - Finalist - The 2025 SEA Shorts for Short Stories, Essays, and Novellas A Legendary Pendant. A Forgotten Curse. A Race Against Time. When relic hunter Miles Bordel calls AnaRose Preston for help, she knows...

Honored to share that AnaRose and Medusa’s Curse has been named a Finalist for the 2025 SEA Shorts Awards!
Thank you for supporting my storytelling journey.
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Book Spotlight: Both Sides of the Pond, My Family’s War: 1933-1946 by Barbara Kent Lawrence In January of 1939 when Barbara Greene, a beautiful young British actress, met Joe Kennedy, Jr., son of the American Ambassador, she could...

Book Spotlight: Both Sides of the Pond, My Family’s War: 1933-1946 by Barbara Kent Lawrence. Why not visit my blog and take a look?
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Post from Mary Ann Bernal - YouTube The Plight of the Lepers — Fear Across Centuries Post 4 of 5 From Biblical times to the AIDS crisis, fear and ignorance shaped how the sick were treated. Eve...

The Plight of the Lepers: Fear Across Centuries — From scripture to modern pandemics, stigma outlasts disease. Prejudice proves stubborn across time.
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Book Spotlight: West of Santillane by Brook Allen Desperate to escape a mundane future as a Virginia planter’s wife, Julia Hancock seizes her chance for adventure when she wins the heart o...

Book Spotlight: West of Santillane by Brook Allen. Why not visit my blog and have a look?
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Book Spotlight: Love Lost in Time by Cathie Dunn A reluctant daughter. A dutiful wife. A mystery of the ages. Languedoc, France, 2018 Historian Madeleine Winters would rather research her...

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📚✨ Rich in historical detail and moral complexity, "Yellow Bird’s Song" by Heather Miller is a story of legacy, courage, and the cost of standing against injustice.

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Erik of Esbjerg: Honor, Loyalty, and the Making of a Viking Prince — A Virtual Character Interview from The Briton and the Dane: The Complete Trilogy He is a prince, a raider turned warrior, and a man whose heart reshaped his destiny. Now, Erik of Esbjerg speaks for himself in a format a...

From reckless raids to royal alliances, Prince Erik’s journey is one of honor, sacrifice, and love. Meet him in this Virtual Character Interview.
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🌸 Throwback Thursday 🌸

In this week's Throwback Thursday feature, we take a look back at the novel that launched Mary Ann Bernal’s writing career.

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Book Spotlight: One Fine Voice by Rebecca Langston-George All her life, Esther Hopkins has been told she has a mighty fine voice. Still, she can't believe her luck when just days after moving to t...

Book Spotlight: One Fine Voice by Rebecca Langston-George. Why not visit my blog and take a peek?
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Book Spotlight: An American Slave in Barbary – The Odyssey of Winston Prescott Jones by Larry Kelley An American Slave in Barbary: The Odyssey of Winston Prescott Jones is the story of a first-generation American student whose commercial s...

Book Spotlight: An American Slave in Barbary – The Odyssey of Winston Prescott Jones by Larry Kelley. Why not visit my blog and have a look?
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Post from Mary Ann Bernal - YouTube Pied Piper of Hamelin — Theories and Mysteries Post 4 of 5 From ergot poisoning causing “dancing plague” to tales of three disabled children left behind, the...

Pied Piper of Hamelin: Theories and Mysteries — Dancing plagues, abandoned children, divine punishment. Each theory reflects fears of its age.
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Book Spotlight: The Green Baize Door by Eleanor Birney An atmospheric historical mystery where every character has their own agenda, and their own truth. In the fashionable mansions on Chestnut...

Book Spotlight: The Green Baize Door by Eleanor Birney. Why not visit my blog and have a look?
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Book Spotlight: Circus Bim Bom: A Cold War Adventure by Cliff Lovette Soviet circus performers arrived in America hoping to build cultural bridges. Instead, they became unwitting pawns in a Cold War game of int...

Book Spotlight: Circus Bim Bom: A Cold War Adventure by Cliff Lovette. Why not visit my blog and have a look?
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Gwyneth of Wareham: A Defiant Virtual Character Interview from The Briton and the Dane: The Complete Trilogy She is a daughter of duty, a woman of conviction, and a heroine who refuses to be silenced. Now, Gwyneth of Wareham speaks for herself in a...

“A wounded stranger. A defiant daughter. A destiny forged in fire.” Meet Gwyneth of Wareham in this Virtual Character Interview.
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Three titles. One legend. The Briton and the Dane: The Complete Trilogy brings the saga full circle.
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Post from Mary Ann Bernal - YouTube The Plight of the Lepers — The Living Dead Post 3 of 5 Declared “unclean,” lepers were legally dead. Their property seized, they were forced into colonies or...

The Plight of the Lepers: The Living Dead — Declared “unclean,” stripped of identity, and forced to beg for survival.
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Book Spotlight: Secrets in the Woods by Susan D. Levitte On October 8, 1871, fire turned night into a living hell.     While Chicago's blaze claimed the headlines, a fiercer and more devastating ...

Book Spotlight: Secrets in the Woods by Susan D. Levitte. Kindly visit my blog and take a peek.
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Book Spotlight: Wolf of the Nordic Seas (Valiant Vikings Book 2) By Jennifer Ivy Walker Named after the Norse God of the Sea, Njörd grew up sailing, swimming, and fishing the fjords of Norway. Endowed with extraordinary senses, ...

Book Spotlight: Wolf of the Nordic Seas (Valiant Vikings Book 2) By Jennifer Ivy Walker. Kindly visit my blog and have a look.
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AnaRose and Medusa's Curse by Mary Ann Bernal - Independent Press Award 2026 Distinguished Favorite Novella A Legendary Pendant. A Forgotten Curse. A Race Against Time. When relic hunter Miles Bordel calls AnaRose Preston for help, she knows tro...

AnaRose and Medusa’s Curse has been honored as a 2026 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite in the Novella category. Grateful for this recognition and excited to share the news.
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Book Spotlight: A Theory in Vienna by Heidi Gallacher ‘I bring to light a truth, which was unknown for many centuries with direful results for the human race.’ – Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis. Ima...

Book Spotlight: A Theory in Vienna by Heidi Gallacher. Why not visit my blog and take a peek?
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Book Spotlight: Gradarius by A.M. Swink WAR IS ON THE HORIZON Sworn enemies turned lovers, Decimus and Luciana face new challenges that put their love to the test. Decimus, haunt...

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Post from Mary Ann Bernal - YouTube Pied Piper of Hamelin — The Vanished Children Post 3 of 5 Historical accounts agree: the children of Hamelin disappeared. Some say they joined the Children’s...

Pied Piper of Hamelin: The Vanished Children — Crusade, plague, famine… or something darker? Why did Hamelin’s children disappear?
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