The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour presents: Shattered Peace – A Century of Silence by Julie McDonald Zander

Book Title: Shattered Peace: A Century of Silence

Series: n/a

Author Name: Julie McDonald Zander

Publication Date: March 27, 2025 (Official book launch was May 10, 2025)

Publisher: St. Helens Press

Pages: 290

Genre: Historical Fiction, Time-slip, World War I

Any Triggers: It contains references to date rape, war violence, post-traumatic stress disorder, and faith and redemption

Twitter Handle: @MacZanderAuthor @cathiedunn

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Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlh5nXX9bv8 

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Shattered Peace: A Century of Silence 

by Julie McDonald Zander

A forgotten diary. A century-old secret. A town still haunted by its past.

When former Navy Seabee Colleen Holmes inherits an old house in Centralia, Washington, she sees it as a chance to escape her own ghosts and start anew. But as she peels back layers of history within the home’s walls, she unearths long-buried secrets tied to a dark chapter in the town’s history.

Hidden behind crumbling plaster, a faded diary and a bundle of love letters unveil the struggles of a soldier trapped in the trenches of France and the heartbreak of those left waiting at home. Yet the diary’s brittle pages hold more than just longing—they bear witness to the explosive events of November 11, 1919, when a parade meant to celebrate peace erupted into violence and bloodshed.

As Colleen pieces together the tragic choices that shattered lives and fractured a town, she realizes history is never truly buried. The wounds of yesterday still shape today, and the past is not done with her yet.

Inspired by true events, Shattered Peace is a gripping time-slip novel of love, loss, and the echoes of history that refuse to fade. Perfect for fans of The Alice Network and The Girl You Left Behind, this haunting tale of resilience, redemption, and the pursuit of truth will linger long after the final page.

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Julie McDonald Zander, an award-winning journalist, earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and political science from the University of Washington before working two decades as a newspaper reporter and editor. Through her personal history company, Chapters of Life, she has published more than 75 individual, family, and community histories. 

Her debut novel, The Reluctant Pioneer, won a Will Rogers Medallion and was a finalist for the Western Writers of America’s Spur Award for Best Historical Novel.

She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest, where they raised their two children.  

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