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Flights of Treason by Judith Starkston – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB Treason threatens the thrones of the Hitolian Empire and the griffin realm. Can an unlikely ensemble of heroes save them?As rulers of a vassal kingdom within the Hitolian Empire, Tesha and her husband Hattu have propped up a treacherous Great King. But balancing on the blade of a royal dagger is only half the…
The Tartan Kings by Trisha Hughes – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB For better or worse, the story of Scotland is long, tumultuous and endlessly inter-connected with England. History has possibly never seen such an intense relationship between two countries. ‘THE TARTAN KINGS’ tells us the story of ruthless kings, a favoured queen, warriors, battles and wars. But standing tall above them all are the strong, dependable…
Invader – Agricola #1 by Simon Turney – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB The first volume in a thrilling new historical adventure series by Simon Turney, critically acclaimed author of Legion XXII and Sons of Rome.58 AD, Rome. Agricola, teenage son of an impoverished yet distinguished noble family, has staked all his resources and reputation on a military career. His reward? A posting as tribune in the…
Snarling Wolf – A Coffee Pot Book Tour – Historical Fiction reviews
Book Title: Snarling Wolf Series: Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail, Book #4 Author: David Fitz-Gerald Publication Date: April 30th, 2024 Publisher: David Fitz-Gerald Page Length: 229 Genre: Western, Historical Fiction Series Trailer: https://youtu.be/sWvp6dtbXvA Twitter Handle: @AuthorDAVIDFG @cathiedunn Instagram Handle: @authordavefitzgerald @thecoffeepotbookclub Hashtags: #WesternAdventure #AmericanWest #WildWest #HistoricalWestern #NewRelease #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub Tour Schedule Page: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2024/03/blog-tour-snarling-wolf-by-david-fitzgerald.html Book Title…
Jayida by Natacha Pavlov – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB Born in early 525 AD in northwest Arabia, Jayida is secretly raised as a boy for her safety. In defiance of al-'ayn, the evil eye, she grows up as Jonder and soon becomes known for perceptiveness and bravery. But her meeting of Khaled, whose father is the reason for her unusual upbringing, turns her…
Silk Road Centurion – Historical Fiction reviews
Scott Forbes Crawford BLURB “Silk Road Centurion makes for compulsive reading due to its many colorful characters and twisting plot points. This book is not only the product of detailed historical knowledge, but is finely written as well.”- Taipei TimesWhen Roman soldier Manius Titinius falls into the clutches of a nomadic warband, his forced march…
A Coffee Pot Book Tour – EXSILIUM: A Roma Nova Foundation Story – Historical Fiction reviews
Alison Morton Book Title: EXSILIUM Series: Roma Nova Author: Alison Morton Publication Date: 27 February 2024 Publisher: Pulcheria Press Page Length: 364 Genre: Historical Fiction Twitter Handles: @alison_morton @cathiedunn Instagram Handles: @alisonmortonauthor/ @cathiedunn Hashtags: #RomaNovaSeries #EXSILIUM #AlternativeHistoricalFiction #HistoricalFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub Tour Schedule Page: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2024/02/blog-tour-exsilium-by-alison-morton.html Twitter: @cathiedunn IG & Threads: @thecoffeepotbookclub Bluesky: @cathiedunn.bsky.social BLURB Exile – A living…
Riddle of the Gods: A Viking Age Novel – Historical Fiction reviews
Eric Schumacher BLURB Riddle of the Gods is the riveting fourth novel in the best-selling series chronicling the life and adventures of one of Norway’s most controversial kings, Olaf Tryggvason. It is AD 976. Olaf Tryggvason, the renegade prince of Norway, has lost his beloved wife to a tragedy that turns the lords of the land…
Stay With the Wagons – A Coffee Pot Spotlight Tour – Historical Fiction reviews
Book Title: Stay with the Wagons Series: Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Author: David Fitz-Gerald Publication Date: March 15, 2024 Publisher: David Fitz-Gerald Page Length: 221 Genre: Western, Historical Fiction Series Trailer: https://youtu.be/sWvp6dtbXvA Twitter Handle: @AuthorDAVIDFG @cathiedunn Instagram Handle: @authordavefitzgerald @thecoffeepotbookclub Hashtags: #HistoricalFiction #WesternAdventure #AmericanWest #Pioneers #BlogTour Tour Schedule Page: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2024/02/blog-tour-stay-with-the-wagons-by-david-fitzgerald.html Book Title and Author…
A Savage Moon (The Wanderers Chronicle #4) by Theodore Brun – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB An epic, spellbinding Viking fantasy of blood and battle, weaving together history, fantasy and ancient myth. Perfect for fans of The Northman and Game of Thrones. Byzantium, 718ADThe great siege is over. Crippled warrior, Erlan Aurvandil, is weary of war. But he must rally his strength to lead a band of misfit adventurers back…
Usurper – Victorinus #2 by Adam Lofthouse – Historical Fiction reviews
Blurb Wall of Hadrian. Britannia, 382 ADWar is creeping back into the land. As silent as snowfall, as inevitable as winter. They’ve had sixteen years of peace, but all things must end.Tribune Sixtus Victorinus has grown old, complacent. Blind to the truth that stares him in the face, he contents himself with what he has.…
Lighten the Load – A Coffee Pot Book Club Spotlight Book Blast & Review – Historical Fiction reviews
Book Title: Lighten the Load Series: Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail (Book 2) Author: David Fitz-Gerald Publication Date: January 31, 2024 Publisher: David Fitz-Gerald Page Length: 203 Genre: Western, Historical Fiction Series Trailer: https://youtu.be/sWvp6dtbXvA Twitter Handle: @AuthorDAVIDFG @cathiedunn Instagram Handle: @authordavefitzgerald @thecoffeepotbookclub Hashtags: #HistoricalWestern #WesternAdventure #AmericanWest #Pioneers #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub Tour Schedule Page: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2024/02/blog-tour-lighten-the-load-by-david-fitzgerald.html Twitter: @cathiedunn…
A Grave Every Mile – Coffee Pot Book Tour Excerpt & Review – Historical Fiction reviews
Book Title: A Grave Every Mile Series: Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Author: David Fitz-Gerald Publication Date: December 24th, 2023 Publisher: David Fitz-Gerald Page Length: 204 Genre: Western, Historical Fiction Series Trailer: https://youtu.be/sWvp6dtbXvA Twitter Handle: @AuthorDAVIDFG @cathiedunn Instagram Handle: @authordavefitzgerald @thecoffeepotbookclub Hashtags: #Pioneers #HistoricalWestern #WesternAdventure #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub Excerpt from Chapter 16: Cottonwood Creek, April 28,…
Wolves of Odin #4 – Historical Fiction reviews
Wolves around the Throne by S.J.A. Turney BLURB AD 1044. All eyes are on the marriage of Beatrix de Hautville to Armand de Mortain. The union could calm a tense political situation in a young, illegitimate nobleman called William is vying for the ducal throne, and making plenty of enemies along the way. One of…
A Grave Every Mile – Historical Fiction reviews
Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail – book 1 by David Fitz-Gerald REVIEW I’d been looking forward to this series ever since the author mentioned he was working on an Oregon Trail series. There were several reasons for my anticipation; first and foremost among them is the simple fact that I am fascinated with this period…
The Last Sword – The Ninth Century #5 by MJ Porter – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB The fifth book in the stunning The Ninth Century Series.The three defeated jarls of Grantabridge might be hiding behind the walls of their settlement as winter storms ravage, but the weather is no deterrent for another adversary, and Coelwulf holds a far more personal grudge against Jarl Halfdan.King Alfred hovers on the border with…
The Heathen Horde – Alfred the Great #1 by Steven A. McKay – Historical Fiction reviews
Blurb Northumbria, AD 864 . Viking warlord Ragnar Lothbrok is captured and killed in brutal fashion, an event that will shape the future of the nation for decades to come. Mercia, AD 868 . Alfred , son of Wessex and heir to the throne, draws his first blood on the battlefield. It will not be…
The Atheling Chronicles #4 – Historical Fiction reviews
The Sea's Edge by Garth Petters Blurb 1030 C.E.: Harald, the second son of King Cnute—ruler of Engla-lond, Danmark, and Norvegr—with his wife Selia, attempt to live as landholders in Mercia, away from the constraint and intrigues of his father's court. However, on a rare visit, Cnute tells Harald he's being sent to the Kingdom…
Strange Inheritance by Martin Lake – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB Sam Taylor and Matthew Wain are fifty years old when they discover their father has died and left them a considerable fortune. This is a pleasant surprise but it is not the only one. Both Sam and Matthew were brought up by different mothers - one in the USA and the other in the…
Columbus and Caonabó: 1493–1498 Retold – Historical Fiction reviews
by Andrew Rowen BLURB Columbus assured Spain’s Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand that he’d conquer “Española” with little opposition from its inhabitants, but he soon discovered the promise ominously false. A historical novel, Columbus and Caonabó: 1493–1498 Retold dramatizes his invasion of the island on his second voyage and the bitter resistance mounted by its Taíno…
Caracalla – The Damned Emperors #4 by SJA Turney – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB AD 193. After a year of brutal civil war, Rome is settled under Septimius Severus and his aspirations for a new dynasty of emperors. Severus’s sons, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus – better known as Caracalla – and the younger brother, Geta, promise a stable future; a clear line of succession to steer Rome into the…
Drumbeats by Julia Ibbotson – A Coffee Pot Book Club Spotlight – Historical Fiction reviews
Media Kit Book Title: Drumbeats Series: The Drumbeats Trilogy (Book #1) Author: Julia Ibbotson Publication Date: re-published June 21st, 2023 Publisher: self-published / Archbury Books Page Length: 230 Genre: Historical Romance / Historical Mystery (20th Century) Twitter Handle: @JuliaIbbotson @cathiedunn Instagram Handle: @julia.ibbotson @thecoffeepotbookclub Hashtags: #HistoricalFiction #Romance #Mystery #WomensFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub #CPBC Tour Schedule Page:…
Freedom’s Ghost: A Mystery of the American Revolution by Eliot Pattison – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB As the drumbeat of the American Revolution grows ever closer, Scotsman-turned-American-patriot Duncan McCallum must navigate treacherous cultural and political waters if he’s to secure a fighting chance for the fledgling nation in this gripping installment of the acclaimed Bone Rattler seriesAfter narrowly avoiding death in London at the hands of the king’s secret agents,…
A Day of Reckoning by Matthew Harffy – Historical Fiction reviews
Twitter: @MatthewHarffyInstagram: @beobrandWebsite: matthewharffy.com Twitter: @AriesFictionFacebook: Aries FictionWebsite: http://www.headofzeus.com #ADayOfReckoning BLURB The third thrilling historical adventure in the A Time for Swords series by Matthew Harffy. Hunlaf battles peril and intrigue on a dangerous voyage to Muslim Spain. AD 796. The high seas are a deadly place full of foes. Sailing in search of an object of…
The Last Horse – The Ninth Century #3 – by MJ Porter – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB The third book in The Ninth Century Series. The Raiders have been routed from Torksey, dead, or escaped. Mercia lies broken but not beaten, her alliance with Wessex in tatters, her new king a warrior not a ruler. And as he endures his coronation, as demanded by the bishops and ealdormen, there are stirrings…
The Lion of Galloway by J R Tomlin – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB An uneasy truce. A threat of rebellion. A knight’s loyalty is tested to the limit... Scotland and England have signed a truce, but a peaceful life is not to be as Archibald Douglas faces threats from nobles rebelling against King David. Meanwhile, the old enemy, England, plots with Scots in Galloway to hang onto…
The Last Warrior – The Ninth Century #2 by M.J. Porter – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB He sent a hundred men to kill two thousand. It had to be enough. Mercia lies broken but not beaten, her alliance with Wessex in tatters. Coelwulf, a fierce and bloody warrior, fears no man, especially not the Raiders claiming Mercia as their own. Coelwulf must travel away from the heart of Mercia, hunting…
Para Bellum by SJA Turney – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB A powerful new novel set in the fourth-century Roman Empire by critically acciaimed historical novelist Simon Turney, Para Bellum will delight fans of Scarrow, Kane and Cornwell. AD 381. Five years have gone by since a Roman governor ordered the deaths of a Gothic king and his attendants at a feast in their honour. This disastrous…
Caesar’s Soldier – Mark Antony Book 1 by Alex Gough – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB When his stepfather is executed for his involvement in the Catilinarian conspiracy, Mark Antony and his family are disgraced. His adolescence is marked by scandal and mischief, his love affairs are fleeting, and yet, his ambition is vast. Antony's path to prosperity leads him to an education in Athens, a campaign for a seat…
Trust and Treason by J R Tomlin – book 2 of Archibald the Grim Series – A Coffee Pot Book Tour – Historical Fiction reviews
Book Title: Trust and Treason Series: Archibald the Grim Series Author: J R Tomlin Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Page Length: 185 Genre: Historical Fiction, Scottish Historical Fiction Twitter Handle: @tomlinjeanne @cathiedunn Instagram Handle: @thecoffeepotbookclub Hashtags: #HistoricalFiction #MedievalScotland #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub BLURB Since the Scots' horrific loss at the Battle of Neville's Cross, the powerful English…
The Douglas Bastard by J R Tomlin – Book 1 Archibald the Grim Series – A Coffee Pot Book Tour – Historical Fiction reviews
Book Title: The Douglas Bastard Series: Archibald the Grim Series Author: J R Tomlin Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Page Length: 185 Genre: Historical Fiction, Scottish Historical Fiction Twitter Handle: @tomlinjeanne @cathiedunn Instagram Handle: @thecoffeepotbookclub Hashtags: #HistoricalFiction #MedievalScotland #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub BLURB Young Archibald, the Black Douglas's bastard son, returns from exile to a Scotland ravaged…
Ravensworn by Adam Lofthouse – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB It’s been six years since Alaric’s great defeat. Six years of skulking in the shadows, drinking the days away. He thinks his life over, the glory days behind him. Until a band of horsemen appear on the horizon, eager to recruit the man they still believe to be a lord of war. And so…
Tarchon – Agent of Rome #8 by Nick Brown – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB Byzantium, 248 ADTarchon has nothing. His mother is dead, his father is absent, and he spends his days doing odd jobs – and the odd crime – on the tough streets of Byzantium. But when an attempted robbery lands him in prison, he is approached by an organisation looking for resourceful, ambitious, young operatives.…
Caught in a Trance: A Tale of Hypnosis and Reincarnation (The Adirondack Spirit Series Book 5) by David Fitz-Gerald – Historical Fiction reviews
BLURB Addicted to the world beyond the veil, will he escape creeping danger before his future is forfeit?Wilmington, New York, 1849. Moses Munch defines happy-go-lucky. Living amidst the gloriously beautiful Adirondack mountains, the skilled hypnotist loves to spend his days using his gift to help others. But after he experiments with a risky self-induced trance,…
The Emperor’s Shield (Legionary 9) by Gordon Doherty – Historical Fiction reviews
Blurb Easier to split the sky, than part a soldier from his blade. 386 AD. The Eastern Roman Empire faces a trident of threats. The Gothic truce grows unstable. The standoff with Persia escalates. And the ambitions of the usurper on the Western throne grow dangerously unchecked. Pavo, a broken veteran of the legions, cares…
A Night of Flames – Historical Fiction reviews
(A Time for Swords #2) by Matthew Harffy BLURB A wild land. A lethal fanatic. A violent revolt.Northumbria, AD 794.Those who rule the seas, rule the land. None know the truth of this more than the Vikings. To compete with the sea-faring, violent raiders, the king of Northumbria orders the construction of his own longships…
The Accursed King – A Coffee Pot Book Club Spotlight – by Mercedes Rochelle – Historical Fiction reviews
Book Title: The Accursed King Series: The Plantagenet Legacy Author: Mercedes Rochelle Publication Date: 18th April 2022 Publisher: Sergeant Press Page Length: 282 Pages Genre: Historical Fiction Twitter Handles: @authorRochelle @maryanneyarde Instagram Handle: @coffeepotbookclub Hashtags: #HistoricalFiction #Plantagenet #HenryV #HenryIV #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub Tour Schedule Page: https://maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2022/04/blog-tour-accursed-king-plantagenet.html Book Title and Author Name The Accursed King (The Plantagenet…
Cragside: A 1930s murder mystery – Historical Fiction reviews
By M J Porter Book Title: Cragside: A 1930s murder mystery Author: M J Porter Publication Date: 14th April 2022 Publisher: M J Publishing Page Length: 234 Pages Genre: Historical Mystery Twitter Handles: @coloursofunison @maryanneyarde Instagram Handles: @m_j_porter @coffeepotbookclub Hashtags: #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalMystery #HistoricalThriller #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub Tour Schedule Page: https://maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2022/04/blog-tour-cragside-1930s-murder-mystery.html Blurb Lady Merryweather has had a shocking year.…
SBS: Special Boat Squadron by Iain Gale – an excerpt – Historical Fiction reviews
SBS: Special Boat Squadron by Iain Gale About the book A historical adventure chronicling the exploits of the Special Boat Squadron, the seaborne raiders who, by strength and guile, carried out World War Two's most daring covert operations. From this moment on, you and your men, you don't exist. Formed in the darkest hours of…
The Dark Earth – Historical Fiction reviews
(Empires of Bronze #6) by Gordon Doherty BLURB The time will come, as all times must, when the world will shake, and fall to dust… 1237 BC: It is an age of panic. The great empires are in disarray – ravaged by endless drought, shaken by ferocious earthquakes and starved of precious tin. Some say…