Book Review 4**** stars: To Love, Honour and Betray

Thank you, Mrs B, for reading on and posting this great review for book 2 of the Belleville family saga, To Love, Honour & Betray

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Title: To Love, Honour and BetrayAuthor: J Mary Masters

Published: July 7th 2017

Publisher: PMA Books

Pages: 284

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Rating: 4 stars

It’s 10 years since the end of book 1, Julia’s Story and the stresses are beginning to show in two marriages.

Julia Belleville, now Fitzroy, continues to mourn the daughter she was forced to give up, while her husband James begins to look elsewhere.

And Catherine, Richard Belleville’s wife, restless and unimpressed by her life in Australia, embraces the unexpected events in her family that draw her back to her English life.

Hundreds of miles from the Belleville family’s grand home Prior Park, a terrible accident robs a young girl of her parents. It is only later that the consequences of this tragedy become known.

And what of Alistair McGovern, the late Francis Belleville’s bastard son? Now a young adult, he demands his share of the Belleville…

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Book Review 4*** Stars: Julia’s Story

I’m seriously delighted to share this great review from Mrs B’s Book Reviews for book 1 of the Belleville family saga, Julia’s Story

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Title: Julia’s StoryAuthor: J Mary Masters

Published: March 29th 2015

Publisher: PMA Books

Pages: 334

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Rating: 4 stars

It’s 1942. The world is at war. Julia Belleville, the headstrong only daughter of the wealthy Belleville family, falls hopelessly in love with American Army surgeon Dr Philippe Duval. When he is suddenly posted away, Julia is devastated, fearing she will never see him again.

Half a world away, Julia’s elder brother Richard is fighting for Britain, flying dangerous missions across the Channel knowing the next mission could be his last. He meets the beautiful Catherine Cavendish whose aristocratic parents disapprove strongly of the brash young Australian officer. Is he destined to find happiness with Catherine or will he be haunted forever by, Jane, the woman he left behind?

Brought up in Richard’s shadow, William Belleville resents the popularity of his older brother and when there is an…

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What authors want to see ….

Harry Hartog - a beautiful bookstore with a memorable name #fiction #jmarymasters

Brisbane – then and now, from a writer’s viewpoint

70+ years on (from my fictional Brisbane) this is now a modern city with some fine early buildings and a multi-cultural feel. It almost felt like a European city with its inner city open air market.

For British readers: Your history within my Belleville novels

For British readers: Read your history within the pages of my Belleville novels

4 Star Review: Julia’s Story

I wanted to share this 4 star review of the first of my Belleville books, Julia's Story. The review was written by  ElizaBeth Adams » 30 May 2019, 21:31 4 out of 4 stars ****  BUYING OPTIONS CLICK HERE: All I have to say is, “Nooooooo!” Not, “No, don’t read this book,” or, “No, it isn’t any good.” …

Tea with Mrs B: Alli Sinclair

This is what I meant to re-blog – the interview with Alli Sinclair, author of The Cinema at Starlight Creek

Mrs B's Book Reviews

Welcome to Tea with Mrs B, an author interview series. Here to share a pot of tea and to chat about her brand new book, The Cinema at Starlight Creek, is Alli Sinclair.

Alli Sinclair, an adventurer at heart, has won multiple awards for her writing. She is Australian and has lived in Argentina, Peru and Canada, and has climbed some of the world’s highest mountains, worked as a tour guide in South and Central America and has travelled the globe. She enjoys immersing herself in exotic destinations, cultures and languages but Australia has always been close to Alli’s heart. Alli hosts retreats for writers and presents writing workshops around Australia, as well as working in film on international projects. She’s a volunteer role model with Books in Homes and is an ambassador for the Fiji Book Drive. Alli’s books explore history, culture, love and grief, and relationships between family…

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My Belleville family: Love affairs, seduction, temptation …. this story took on a life of its own

As I wrote the story, it took so many surprising turns. 

The pleasure of writing the story of the Belleville family

My one hope is that my readers enjoy reading the books as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Return to Prior Park – book 3 of the Belleville family saga

OK a quick para about my life in the past few months. I've given up my day job - well almost. I was publisher of Australian Defence Magazine which I started back in 1993. 25 years on it was time for me to wave goodbye (almost). Still offering advice and insight to the new management …