<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rick Surles Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author of historical and alternate history fiction, including Raven’s Son.]]></description><link>https://www.ricksurlesbooks.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:11:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ricksurlesbooks.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Between Two Worlds: Sam Rogers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only the realization that identity is not something handed down fully formed. It is shaped, often painfully, by the choices we make when we cannot satisfy every part of who we are.]]></description><link>https://www.ricksurlesbooks.com/post/between-two-worlds-sam-rogers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d26f01535e7bcd269ef0b7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:17:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46c8cf_9df7e9102ee444f384df36a26a30b3d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_786,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Author&apos;s Desk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Moment Everything Could Have Gone Differently]]></title><description><![CDATA[History often feels fixed when we look back on it, as if there were no real alternatives. But the people who lived it stood in moments like this one, not knowing what their decisions would lead to.]]></description><link>https://www.ricksurlesbooks.com/post/the-moment-everything-could-have-gone-differently</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d26effc53e2b8fe121b7c5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:17:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7530766763494f51473038~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Author&apos;s Desk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Real Story Behind Raven’s Son—and Where It Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[History gives us a record of what happened. Names, places, events—they form the backbone of the past. But every now and then, a single unanswered question opens the door to something more.]]></description><link>https://www.ricksurlesbooks.com/post/real-story-behind-ravens-son</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d26efaf7044e6cf7af95a9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:17:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_959c7dbf811a406e8b0a909b3db70edf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Author&apos;s Desk</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>