JJRiecke

I am pleased to announce that the third book in the Battle of Souls Series is now available on Amazon. The Hunt Is On chronicles George and Eli’s quest to track down the murderer of Nathan Isaac’s while navigating the ups and downs of life in Pennsylvania in 1863 when General Lee brings the war across the Mason-Dixon Line.

One more week until The Hunt Is On will be live on Amazon!!

Dear friends and readers,

It’s not long now!! Look for book 3 November 22nd. I hope you love it. A lot of blood sweat, and tears went into this one. My apologies for the long wait. Right now my book is waiting for final approval before I can upload it to Amazon. It’s quite a process.

Dear Friends and Readers,

I’ll be working these next several weeks on the final touches on my third book before reformatting for production. Needless to say it’s a frustrating and complicated process with a broken clavicle. Keep checking back…

Dear Readers and Friends,

My third book is stalled in the post production process. I expected to publish by July 1, however, many complications have arisen.
The Hunt Is On will debut later this summer. Thank you for your patience .

JJ Riecke

Coming soon…my third book in the Battle of Souls Series, The Hunt Is On.

In my second book, The Battle Becomes Real, my primary protagonist, George Groff, finds himself at the Battle of Fredericksburg with the 132nd PA Infantry. What he saw and experienced caused him great physical and emotional pain. Many young men in 1862, experienced the same battle for their soul during the civil war.

162 YEARS AGO
Battle of Fredericksburg (Virginia)
December 13, 1862

This is the original section of the stone wall below Marye's Heights. The small, white Innis House still retains visible battle damage. From the times I’ve visited the battlefield and walked along this Sunken Road, I’ve paused at various locations and attempted to imagine hundreds of Southern riflemen firing and reloading their rifles behind the protection of this wall.

Additionally, I’ve tried to visualize my Great-Great-Grandfather advancing across the then open plain and toward this position with the 123rd Pennsylvania Infantry from hundreds of yards beyond. Very fortunately, he survived this charge — his true combat test of the war. Along with thousands of other Union soldiers from other scattered and beaten back units, he would have been forced to take cover on the cold, sloping ground. You can’t help but appreciate and learn from this history… especially when it’s personal…

📸 Photo by Matthew Holzman

This is just one if the places mentioned in my second book, The Battle Becomes Real. If you haven't read it, I invite you to check it out.

HARPERS FERRY (West Virginia) — Taken last night during the opening of the Harpers Ferry - Bolivar Olde Tyme Christmas Festival, a moonlit shot of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church. This structure certainly stands out and is visible from most locations here. During the war, and as the town changed hands a number of times, the church's neutrality was emphasized with the flying of a British Union Jack flag.

📸 Photo by Matthew Holzman

I thought this statue of a Union General looking over the battlefield at Gettysburg was both beautiful and sad….but perfect for announcing I’ve finished writing my third book in the Battle of Souls Series, The Hunt Is On. I look forward to publishing on Amazon AFTER THE NEW YEAR! (EDITED)

Did you know that women made a huge difference in the civil war? I’ve been doing some historical research this morning. More to come in Book 4!!

Celebrating my 1st year as an author on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

I love writing: the creativity, the exhilaration, and the fun I have doing it. But writing is also rewriting, editing, and then writing some more. Book 3 is coming!!