Brumal Castle

Summer Palace Series, Book 3

By: S. Forrest Nomakeo

Narrated by: Craig Bowles

The adventures of Katia and Wiley Breuder continue.

It’s 1698. Paul has gone after a boy taken by slave traders and is befriended by a young Janissary who teaches him valuable lessons in life with and without a saber.

Katia makes a fateful decision to follow her uncle to her newly discovered homeland while Wiley and Pavel search for his son. Wiley learns, from his daughter who escaped the treachery at Brumal Castle, the fate of his beloved wife who was taken to Hungary under false pretenses. Blanche incurs problems of her own when she’s pursued by the enemy. They must travel the length of the Ottoman Empire to rescue her.

©2020 Shirley Forrest Nomakeo (P)2021 Shirley Forrest Nomakeo

#3 in 4 book series Interesting Russian Rom Hist

The series continues as Katia, Wiley and their children face the ravages of international conflict in Eastern Europe. I enjoyed Summer Palac (book one in series) but the writer comes into her creative power as the series continues. This is an interesting way to begin to appreciate the background that generates war in Ukraine in 2022.

Excellent audio experience

Third, in the series and awesome as a stand-alone, this book moves at a fast pace. A little clean romance, fight scenes, generational family saga, and historical facts combine to create a truly great listening experience.
I’m truly coming to love the Narrative style of Craig Bowles. He keeps the various threads of the story tied together and easy to follow and brings the characters to life!