Laura Libricz
Writer, mother, factory worker, Laura Libricz loves to write. She earned a BA in German at The College of New Paltz, NY in 1991 and moved to Germany, where she resides today. Her first historical novel, The Master and the Maid, is the first book of the Heaven's Ponds Trilogy and is now available at Smashwords and at Amazon. The second book, The Soldier's Return, is scheduled to be released in October 2014.
The Master and the Maid
Book One of the Heaven's Ponds Trilogy
She’s lost her work, her home and her freedom. Now, harboring a mysterious newborn, she could lose her life.
In 17th Century Germany on the brink of the Thirty Years War, 24-year-old Katarina is traded to the patrician Sebald Tucher by her fiancé Willi Prutt in order to pay his debts. Forced to move into the Tucher country estate, Katarina is met by a crazed archer, Hans-Wolfgang, carrying a baby under his cloak. He tells her a confused story of how his beloved was executed by a Jesuit priest for witchcraft right after the birth and makes Katarina swear on her life to protect the child. She could fall in disfavor with her master. She could be hunted by the zealots who killed his beloved. Can Katarina’s love for the baby and Sebald Tucher’s growing desire for her keep the wrath of the zealots at bay?
Set in Franconia, The Master and the Maid is an accurate, authentic account of a young woman’s life in Germany in the 1600’s, illustrating her struggle for freedom and her fight for those she loves.
Available in all e-book formats and also in paperback.
Cover art by singer / songwriter / artist Danielle Kimak-Stauss
Cover Design by Ella Dominguez
She’s lost her work, her home and her freedom. Now, harboring a mysterious newborn, she could lose her life.
In 17th Century Germany on the brink of the Thirty Years War, 24-year-old Katarina is traded to the patrician Sebald Tucher by her fiancé Willi Prutt in order to pay his debts. Forced to move into the Tucher country estate, Katarina is met by a crazed archer, Hans-Wolfgang, carrying a baby under his cloak. He tells her a confused story of how his beloved was executed by a Jesuit priest for witchcraft right after the birth and makes Katarina swear on her life to protect the child. She could fall in disfavor with her master. She could be hunted by the zealots who killed his beloved. Can Katarina’s love for the baby and Sebald Tucher’s growing desire for her keep the wrath of the zealots at bay?
Set in Franconia, The Master and the Maid is an accurate, authentic account of a young woman’s life in Germany in the 1600’s, illustrating her struggle for freedom and her fight for those she loves.
Available in all e-book formats and also in paperback.
Cover art by singer / songwriter / artist Danielle Kimak-Stauss
Cover Design by Ella Dominguez
Author Acknowledgements
No project like this gets off the ground alone. I'd like to take a moment here to thank those that accompanied me on this trip: my partner-in-crime, Kay, who allowed herself be dragged to every library, historical site, castle, etc, as long as coffee and cake were to be had. My beta-readers, Cathy, Graham, Nick, Regina who had to not only put up with some early drafts, but had to put up with me daily at work. Stateside--Bets, thanks for all your support and encouragement. And Jane, I really appreciate your feedback.
Now, I don't know if I should thank my family or apologize to them. Both maybe. Have a kiss, you guys.
Now, I don't know if I should thank my family or apologize to them. Both maybe. Have a kiss, you guys.
