Anvil of God, Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles

After a 25-year, award-winning career in crisis management and public affairs, J. Boyce Gleason began writing historical fiction to satisfy his passion for storytelling.

His first novel ANVIL OF GOD, Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, was named Historical Fiction Book of the Year by the Independent Publishers Awards and Mainstream/Literary e-Book of the Year by Writers Digest Magazine. He is currently writing his second novel about Ben Franklin’s ill-spent youth called Sin of Omission.

With an AB in history from Dartmouth College, Gleason brings a strong understanding of the events that shaped history. He says he writes historical fiction to discover “why.” He is married, lives in Virginia and has three sons, one daughter-in-law and a beautiful granddaughter.