I am delighted today to be joining the Coffee Pot Book Club book tour to throw the spotlight on Under the Emerald Sky, a “tale of l love and betrayal in nineteenth century Ireland”. This is the first book in JULIANE WEBER’s historical series, The Irish Fortune.
Below, you can read more about Under the Emerald Sky, and find buy links for both this book and the second book in the series, Beneath the Darkening Clouds.
What is the book about?
“Under the Emerald Sky reaches another level in storytelling, the kind where the characters remain with you long after you have closed the book.” – The Historical Fiction Company
It’s 1843 and the Englishman Quinton Williams has come to Ireland to oversee the running of his father’s ailing estate and escape his painful past. There he meets the Irishwoman Alannah O’Neill, whose family is one of few to have retained ownership of their land, the rest having been supplanted by the English over the course of the country’s bloody history. Seeing the injustices of Victorian Ireland, Alannah’s brother Kieran has learned to hate the English and imperialism. Aware of Kieran’s hostility towards the English, Alannah keeps her growing relationship with Quin a secret – but it’s a secret that can’t be kept for long from those plotting to end England’s oppression of the Irish people. As Quin and Alannah seek happiness in the face of hate and revenge, an action-packed romance ensues.
But all the while, disaster looms – the Great Famine that would forever change the course of Ireland’s history. With repeated failure of the potato harvest upon which most Irish families depend, thousands will go hungry, with sickness and starvation sweeping through Irish farms, decimating poor populations for years to come.
Can Quin and Alannah find happiness in a land teetering on the brink of disaster?
Book Details
Under the Emerald Sky is Book 1 in The Irish Fortune series, published independently on 23rd October 2020. Book 2, Beneath the Darkening Clouds, was published in 2022.
Both books are available for Kindle and in paperback, and can be read via Kindle Unlimited.
Buy Links
***Under the Emerald Sky, Book 1, ebook is currently on offer everywhere
at 0.99 ($/£/€)***
Universal Links
Under the Emerald Sky | Beneath the Darkening Clouds
Amazon UK
Amazon US
Amazon CA
Amazon AU
About the author
Juliane Weber
Juliane Weber is a scientist turned historical fiction writer, and author of the Irish Fortune Series. Her stories take readers on action-packed romantic adventures amid the captivating scenery and folklore of 19th century Ireland.
Under the Emerald Sky, the first book in the Irish Fortune Series, was awarded bronze medals in The Historical Fiction Company 2021 Book of the Year Contest and The Coffee Pot Book Club 2022 Book of the Year Contest. The second book in the series, Beneath the Darkening Clouds, was awarded a bronze medal in The Historical Fiction Company 2022 Book the Year Contest.
Juliane spent most of her life in South Africa, but now lives with her husband and two sons in Hamelin, Germany, the town made famous by the story of the Pied Piper.
You can connect with Juliane and follow her on social media:
Book Bub | Amazon Author Page | Goodreads
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Thanks so much for hosting Juliane Weber today, Carolyn!
Cathie xx
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