"Her marvelous writing...makes you feel close to being there. The book is a keeper..." Bob Shultis, The Virginia Gazette, July 26, 2006
“A gripping, page-turning novel ...”--David E. Meadows, acclaimed author of the military thriller series Sixth Fleet, Joint Task Force, and Dark Pacific.
“A sparkling account of the roller-coaster career of the great Capt. John Smith. Never straying from the facts, her chapters are a storyteller’s fleshing out in the most faithful way imaginable of the chronicle of high-stakes intrigue, adventure, hardship, triumph, and disappointment that was...Jamestown..." --Edward Wright Haile, author of Jamestown Narratives.
"An imaginative and expanded rendering...a lively fictional account of the Jamestown venture --- one that remains faithful to the surviving historical record..." --Thad Tate, author of Colonial Virginia: a history
Welcome to the K. K. Bruno web site, the official internet home of historical novelist, mystery writer, speaker, political observer, and columnist Karla Kraynak Bruno.
Mischiefs and Miseries: a novel of Jamestown 1607 was released in June 2006 and was nominated for the 2007 James Fenimore Cooper Prize in historical fiction.
Ms. Bruno is delighted to correspond. The usual avenues for contact are as follows:
Email: booklady@kkbruno.com
Snail Mail : K. K. Bruno, P.O. Box 5253, Williamsburg , VA 23188
For those of you traveling in the Williamsburg area, Ms. Bruno volunteers year round as an Interpreter for the Jamestown Rediscovery® Archaeological Dig. Visit the Historic Jamestowne site for directions. Ms. Bruno promises to chat only as long as you wish.