Tearaway Press

10/04/2024

HERO OF ROSCLOGHER, book 3 in THE SASSANA STONE PENTALOGY & increasingly being called “The Irish Sh**un" is being released globally in April...

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02/04/2024

…pick up hero & you’re over halfway there… 🖤

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01/04/2024

Launch day today for ! 🚀

29/03/2024

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Here’s my & others’ Manly Writers Festival interviews (mine’s the first up) with radio host Michael Lester on Radio Northern Beaches👇🏼

https://www.mixcloud.com/michael-lester5/four-writers-in-conversation-vella-bardon-riwoe-haskins-vincent-manly-writers-fest-vol361/

It can be live streamed by clicking the link at the top of this page👇🏼

https://www.rnb.org.au

The broadcast is airing today at 4pm 88.7 FM and 90.3 FM

Thanks Michael for interviewing me & I’m thrilled that you enjoyed



Note: first bash of Sassana was actually 450k not 150k words. I had a lapsus!

16/03/2024

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15/03/2024

& yet another advance review of has dropped today on Goodreads!

“Once more, I’m struck by Vella-Bardon’s visceral approach to storytelling. He takes the reader with him to experience the siege and skirmishes with all our senses. The smells, the sounds, the textures, the pain, the fear and the tedium of warfare are painted with stark clarity. The reader is mercilessly brought along on Santi’s journey, whether he’s freezing on the roof of the castle watching the English army, or sharing a tender moment with the ollave Murieann in her secret apiary. Through it all Santi is a reluctant hero, sometimes making the morally correct choices for the wrong reasons, and sometimes making the wrong choices and suffering the anguish of a guilty conscience”

Read the whole piece👇🏼

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6343175275

5/5: I jumped at the opportunity to read an ARC of the third instalment of The Sassana Stone series. Having read the already published books in the series, I could not wait to find out what fate has in store for our hero Abel ‘Santi’ Santiago, shipwrecked with the Spanish Armada in 16th century ...

14/03/2024

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shared so many great stories with a full house at the curtain-raiser tonight. Tickets to the various MWF talks are still available

13/03/2024

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Good news:
Tearaway Press is offering FREE digital advance review copies (ARCs) of ALL first three books (‘the Irish Sh**un’) until 1 April
PM me for copies now!
So what exactly is on offer here?
Well, here’s one of the first advance reviews being shared on Goodreads
Santi diehard Di lives in South Africa and first read us in ‘18 when was launched globally on The Pigeonhole online book club.
But she still wants more!

05/03/2024

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just received this review
it’s great when bookworms genuinely get what you’re doing
A reminder to all readers that advance review copies of the first three novels in are available FOR FREE in epub & pdf until 1 April: the publication date of
Just pm me if you’d like a copy

04/03/2024

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‘Hero of Rosclogher’ forms part of author James Vella-Bardon’s award-winning pentalogy

29/02/2024

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21/02/2024

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15/02/2024

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Hero Of Rosclogher (The Sassana Stone Pentalogy Book 3)

06/02/2024

Ebook pre-orders are available on Amazon, release date 1 April. Purchase your own copy NOW!👇🏼

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTTPL6XN/ref

Hero Of Rosclogher (The Sassana Stone Pentalogy Book 3)

01/02/2024

#3 on the way!!!👇🏼

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sharing my first breakneck update of 2024! sign up to my newsletter by hopping onto jamesvellabardon.com

COVER REVEAL - GO SANTIAGO!

Dear readers,

Belated Happy New Year! 2024 is now well underway, I trust your Christmas and New Year break was both fun and restorative. Interestingly, I found myself unexpectedly spending Christmas Day in an emergency room and on an operating table due to some appendix trouble. All's well that ends well, though, and a big shoutout to the amazing staff at Northern Beaches Hospital for the latest round of panel beating – they are the true, unsung heroes.

Cover Reveal

To commence the year with a flourish, I am thrilled to present the cover of HERO OF ROSCLOGHER, the whirlwind third instalment of THE SASSANA STONE PENTALOGY! Another blistering narrative featuring the unforgettable Spanish marksman 'Santi,' it further unveils the mind-blowing big idea behind the Sassana saga; as the creative director of The King's Speech once put it: it's just fascinating to read the story of the Spanish Armada from THE OTHER side!

For those unfamiliar: 'Santi' is the nickname of Spanish Armada castaway Abel de Santiago, once a revered marksman in the Spanish army known as ‘the Lynx of Haarlem’. Following his shipwreck on the treacherous western coast of Ireland to his encounters with persecuted Irish natives and an unlikely escape with a rebel princess – this explosive third instalment introduces Santi to his greatest challenge yet. Join him and his eight other companions as they are besieged by hundreds of English troopers, where the threats within the tower house which they are sworn to defend might prove deadlier than those outside...

Packed with action, betrayal, forbidden love and nail-biting mystery, this book will keep you hooked, ramping up the stakes to surpass its highly rated, award-winning predecessors THE SHERIFF’S CATCH and A REBEL NORTH. Keep an eye on my page and upcoming newsletters for launch updates! And here’s the proofreader's feedback:

"Incredible story, every chapter dripping with tense intrigue, breathtaking action and raw emotion. It took me on a mesmerizing literary ride filled with unexpected twists and turns. Santi never disappoints."


Advance Review Copies

Tearaway Press is offering limited free advance review copies / ARCs to newsletter members in exchange for reviews, and to all those who've reviewed both prequels on Goodreads or Amazon. If you're late to the action, let me know, and you can get free copies of SHERIFF and/or REBEL in exchange for reviews and a free ARC of HERO. Oh and Sheriff patrons and Pigeonhole reviewers, don't be shy – drop me a line on Facebook messenger for your complimentary ARCs.

Don’t hesitate to embark on an epic adventure – claim your free ARCs now! Books specifically written for readers with exquisite taste cultivated through the years, these tales will unlock an endless and unforgettable Odyssey, so dive in now!

And thank you for your continued readership and interest. If you know of any celebrities, media, or podcast personalities interested in promoting HERO, or if you'd like me to give a talk anywhere, reach out to me through Facebook messenger.


Manly Writers' Festival

Exciting news! As previously mentioned, I'll be part of the upcoming Manly Writers Festival, focusing on my historical thrillers which feature both Abel de Santiago and Robert the Bruce. Headlined by Tom Keneally, author of SCHINDLER’S LIST, this promises to be an inspiring and thought-provoking event. Sydney locals, join me on Saturday, 16 March, at 10:30 am at 1 Darley Road, Manly, for a talk titled THE LURE OF THE PAST. I'll be signing books afterward, and we can grab lunch by beautiful Manly Beach.

Check out the official MWF program here:

https://www.manlywritersfestival.com.au/program

Spread the word, and big thanks to Tearaway Press and Bonita Mersiades - the founder of Fair Play Publishing - for making this happen.

In the meantime - and as you may expect - I am working on another historical thriller right now. Thanks for being part of this community and for more 'real-time' news, follow us on Facebook.

Wishing you a great year ahead!

Best,
James

22/01/2024

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PROGRAMDownload the Festival Program here.THURSDAY 14TH MARCH6.00 for 6.30–8.30pm SPECIAL EVENTAn evening with Thomas Keneally AOTom Keneally AOWith Hamish MacdonaldMusic by West PhilFRIDAY 15TH MARCH7.30-9.00amLOLA BreakfastMeet the local authors involved with the Festival10.00-11.00amAmazing gra...

08/01/2024

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James Vella-Bardon was born and raised in Malta, an island nation influenced by thousands of years of imperial history, from the Romans to the British where his passion for exciting and dramatic historical events was formed. After reading law and history at the Universities of both Malta and Sydney,