Muldoon’s Misfortunes, Book 1 Information

Honored with First Place in General Historical Fiction in the Fall 2024 BookFest Awards!

Book 1 released on 7/16/24!

Mick Muldoon is the main character in Book 1 in Those Resilient Muldoon’s historical fiction series.

Muldoon’s Misfortunes Information and Media Sheet:

Book Synopsis:

A cursed widower forsakes his faith to ensure his hope. 

On a verdant island beset by poverty and death, Mick Muldoon dares to escape his misfortunes. Is working a farm and raising a family such an impossible thing to ask? Wasn’t God supposed to answer prayers—not turn a deaf ear?

After surviving the treacherous voyage to America, Mick discovers the rumors of ample opportunity aren’t exactly true. His defective body hampers employment and keeps him dependent upon his peculiar sister. However, an unexpected invitation to move to the heartland guarantees his dreams.


Mick’s own dreadful choices hamper his hopes when he accepts work as a widow’s farmhand. Unbeknownst to him, there’s deception afoot. Mick’s inattention to love causes catastrophe as single fatherhood cruelly shatters his family. Will God miraculously hear his prayers this time?


In Book 1 of Those Resilient Muldoons series, this misguided, wayward widower encounters God’s unexpected presence.

Author Bio:

Sparrow has served on missions, worship, and prayer teams and in Divorce Care and Single’s Ministry. She’s now a published short story writer turned novelist. Sparrow offers readers encounters with God’s unexpected presence through her character’s adventures. She once bought a one-way ticket to Israel to work on a kibbutz and spent a weekend hopping a freight train. As Grammy to seven grandchildren, they ask why she always buys them books.

Release date: July 16, 2024

ASIN: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZN8NX2C

Genre: Christian Historical Fiction

Categories: Historical Irish Fiction, Religious Historical Fiction (Books) Christian Fiction, Fiction

Format: Paperback, eBook

Pages length: 351

Cost: eBook $2.99, paperback $13.99

Series information:

Muldoon’s Minnesota Darling (Novella)

Muldoon’s Misfortunes (Book One)

Reader/author endorsements:

“E.V. Sparrow’s novel, Muldoon’s Misfortunes, absorbs readers into nineteenth century America and the Irishman, Mick Muldoon’s, adventures. Mick, an interesting and entertaining character, springs to life and keeps readers turning the pages.”—John “Jack” M. Cunningham, Jr.

Author of Vengeance & Betrayal, Notable Book Award Finalist 2021and River Ruckus, Bloody Bay. Also a contributing writer for David C. Cook Publishers.

“Be prepared to fall in love with the unique hero in Muldoon’s Misfortunes. Mick Muldoon grapples with the vagaries of life that seems to take him from one tragedy to the next in 19th Century Ireland and America. E.V. Sparrow captures the heart of the Irish people as well as she does the rhythm of their lyrical dialect. With a mixture of humor and pathos, she keeps readers engaged from beginning to end.”—Susan Pope Sloan 

Author of Rescuing Rose (Rescued Hearts of the Civil War Book 1) Loving Lydia (Book 2) Managing Millie (Book 3) and Seeking Simon(Book 4).

“E.V. Sparrow is a master at showing emotion. Sparrow’s use of descriptive narration, active verbs, and deep point of view pulls readers into the story. In Muldoon’s Misfortunes, Sparrow has crafted a powerful tale of loss and redemption.”Heidi Glick 

Author of Dog Tags, Hold for Release, and 12 Days of Christmas.

Radio interviews and podcasts: 

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/deepdishdiscussions/2023/09/19/author-e-v-sparrow blog radio interview with host Shamielle Alston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2xUDJ1o4Gg interview with Deena Adams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ygzHe0JZt4 podcast interview with Jeannine Bennett, Your Story Within

 podcast interview with Jennifer Sienes, Between the Lines (will air 7/4)

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210630737-muldoon-s-misfortunes

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/muldoon-s-misfortunes-those-resilient-muldoons-book-1-by-e-v-sparrow

Author’s Social Media: 

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-e-v-s-3438918/
https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B084F45QJ2
https://sparrow.world
https://mailchi.mp/475597e34cd3/sparrowworld

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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29663267.E_V_Sparrow

Publisher: Celebrate Lit Publishing Group

For more information, contact:

Sandy Barela

Celebrate Lit Publishing Group

Celebratelit@celebratelit.com

I’m E.V. Sparrow

Coffee imbiber, chocolate connoisseur (sugar free please, so I don’t have to give it up), and the studier of personalities. My current book series of 3 is historical fiction inspired by my quirky great grandfather on my dad’s side of the family tree. On October 27, 2024, The BookFest Awards bestowed First Place in General Historical Fiction upon it! Stunningly unexpected.

Book 2 focuses on his sister’s life, and Book 3 reveals some of his son’s life.

According to many rumors, authors never stop learning. I’m studying and reading cozy mysteries for future projects. I’ve convinced myself I’ve adjusted to the black hole of writing and the author’s life. Why not add more challenges? What could happen?

Glad you’ve visited my site, and hope you’re intrigued enough for us to connect further on social media.

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