William Thomas Venner
Writer:
History, Archaeology, and Fiction.
Thomas Venner's Latest ReleaseS
A detailed exploration into the soldiers' lives from a ground-level point of view. The weight of this book is carried by the words of the riflemen, NCO's, and officers of Companies 'I' and 'M', 339th Infantry.
These American soldiers describe how they felt and what they did, while being trapped in a dangerous and confusing situation, far from home.
A murder mystery set in the year 1500 BC.
The king has been murdered, and the realm is up for grabs. Erina is the only woman who can uncover the truth, but she has everything to lose if she discovers the assassin. She discovers every clue cuts both ways, and every ally hides an agenda, however, failure will destroy her and her children.
Venner's Current Project
Copper City Princess follows Alice Shaw Kellner from the refinement of Boston to the blistering edge of the Arizona desert, where marriage to mining engineer Robert Kellner brings her into a world ruled by copper, dust, danger, and pride.
Expecting a husband, Alice finds instead a powerful house already governed by loyal servants, a town hardened by labor, and a mine that claims Robert’s attention with life-or-death urgency. As she struggles to understand the man she married and the unforgiving country that shaped him, Alice must decide whether she will remain a stranger in his world—or find the courage to make a place for herself within it.
This story is rich with frontier atmosphere, guarded tenderness, and the clash between old-world manners and rugged survival, Copper City Princess is a sweeping historical romance about love tested by distance, danger, and the secrets a house can keep.
About Thomas Venner
Thomas Venner has advanced degrees in America History and in Archaeology. He has been a writer all his life, selling his first words while in high school. He has worked as a stringer for a newspaper, as well as publishing a number of archaeological papers, historical articles, and numerous books covering topics in history and in archaeology.
Besides writing history, Venner is a professional archaeologist, having worked at archaeological sites all over the world.
A retired educator with thirty-five years in the classroom, Venner lives with his wife, Annie in North Carolina, helping her spoil their six grandchildren.
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