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Honor Above All is now available at Kobo Books. For current special, use code AUGUST35  

2015 Printers Row Lit Fest June 6th Allium Press Booth Book Signing: 1:00 to 3:00pm June 7th Allium Press Booth Book Signing: 12:00 – 4:00pm Historical Novel Society Conference June 26 – 28 I will be attending this conference (they … Continue reading →

Ms.  Bard-Collins A few minutes ago I finished reading Honor Above All.  I enjoyed every line. When a novel can take you away on a mind trip, that you get so wrapped up in it you don’t realize you are … Continue reading →

Small Press Bookwatch February 2015 “Honor Above All” is an historical novel embedded throughout with meticulously accurate details that bring early 1880s Chicago to life as a backdrop to a fascinating and engaging mystery/suspense story. Exceptionally entertaining from beginning to … Continue reading →

Honor Above All has been nominated Best First Novel!

Chicago history enthusiasts will thoroughly enjoy Honor Above All. Set in 1882, it showcases the city eleven years post-fire when architects Adler & Sullivan and Burnham & Root were rethinking its skyline. Garrett Lyons, a Pinkerton detective and ex-Army man, … Continue reading →

Honor Above All started with a short story titled, “The Patrol”. It was published in a now out of print magazine, Louis L’Amour Western Fiction. Download “The Patrol”, by J. Bard-Collins

Civil War veteran Garrett Lyons works as a Pinkerton agent. But after his partner Sam Wilkerson was fatally ambushed in St. Louis, Garrett returns the body to Chicago and vows to find the killer. With a desire to continue investigating … Continue reading →

My new book, Honor Above All has been published by Allium Press! You can buy it on Amazon for Kindle or in Paperback here http://www.amazon.com/Honor-Above-All-J-Bard-Collins/dp/0989053571. Here’s what Kircus Reviews has to say: “Bard-Collins’ detailed knowledge of building, architecture and Chicago … Continue reading →

What Price Honor? Is now… Honor Above All Let’s face it – I have virtually lived with the book title, What Price Honor for nearly ten years. We’ve been through it all together, plotting, character, good writing days and bad … Continue reading →