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I'm delighted to welcome Wendy J Dunn to the blog with her new book Shades of Yellow ShadesOfYellow #Forgiveness #AmyRobsard #WomensFiction #DualTimeline #Romance #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
I'm sharing my review for Death At the School of Translators, A Rebecca DeToledo Medieval Mystery by Esther Knight #bookreview #historicalmystery #histfic #blogtour
I'm resharing an interview I gave when I'd finished writing Lady Estrid, a novel of eleventh century Denmark #histfic #writingadvice #authorinterview
I'm delighted to welcome Julia Ibbotson and her book, Daughter of Mercia, to the blog with a guest post. Lady Mildryth of Mercia It might surprise us to know that women in the Anglo-Saxon period, even early in their history, were regarded as equal in importance to their male counterparts. Women could hold their own…
I'm reviewing A Very Murder Murder by Kate Wells, a fabulous contemporary mystery set in the Malvern Hills #mystery #newrelease #blogtour #bookreview
I'm delighted to welcome a returning Helen Golden to the blog with her new book, An Heir is Misplaced. #bookreview #cosymystery #blogtour #avidreader
I'm delighted to welcome Mike Weedall and his new book, Escape to the Maroons, to the blog with an excerpt. Excerpt Nathanial On Arriving At Maroons Camp Besides the people waiting here, more are coming. I’m the center of attention. People whisper and point at me. I don’t like what’s going on. No one looks…
I'm delighted to welcome G.M. Baker and his book, The Wanderer and the Way, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #MedievalFiction #SantiagoDeCompostela #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
It's the first day of the blog tour for Warriors of Iron, the second book in the Dark Age Chronicles Trilogy. I'm sharing a recording of me 'trying' to say the character names correctly #newrelease #MenOfIron #WarriorsOfIron #histfic
Here's the blurb Welcome to The Pumpkin Patch at Pickle Grove.Andi is worried that her relationship with Drew has become dull and boring. They never do anything exciting these days, in or out of the bedroom. So when a swoon-worthy stranger appears she is instantly swept off her feet. When they unexpectedly meet again, they…
I'm delighted to welcome D.C. Wilkison and his book, Scents of Lavender: Queer Love Through the Ages - In Verse, to the blog with a snippet. Snippet Though they tried to vanquish us, our love endures, in the hearts of those stirred by our flame and undeterred by malice and brutality. From Hierocles Book Trailer…
https://amzn.to/4mzHQDd https://amzn.to/4n5Eqbj (the less sweary version) Limited hardback editions There are also special edition hardback formats available directly from me for The Last King and The Last Warrior. Follow this link to discover them. Check out all the details for The Mercian Kingdom: The Ninth Century. Posts
Here's the blurb Winter, 1901. The Inner Temple is even quieter than usual under a blanket of snow and Gabriel Ward KC is hard at work on a thorny libel case. All is calm, all is bright - until the mummified hand arrives in the post... While the hand's recipient, Temple Treasurer Sir William Waring,…
Here's the blurb When a wary rock star and a cynical reporter fake date to bury a scandalous rumor, will true love be exposed as the real story? Nick: I do my best songwriting while playing my guitar on the fire escape. Unfortunately, my in-bed-at-ten next-door neighbor, Maddie, is not a fan of my music. She clambers…
Another book birthday I feel like these are coming thick and fast this year, but then I suppose I've written a lot of books. To celebrate The Lady of Mercia's Daughter turning 8, yes 8, today, I thought I'd share why I wrote about Lady Ælfwynn, and not her more famous mother, Lady Æthelflæd. My…
Here's the blurb It’s been a busy year for Alice Carroll, with her Curiosity Shop opening for business, and not one but two murders shaking things up in her quaint Cotswold village. She’s looking forward to her first countryside Christmas, complete with traditional Christmas Fair and Santa Run. But her hopes for innocent festive fun…
I'm delighted to welcome Jane Loftus and her book, The Herb Knot, to the blog with some historical research behind The Herb Knot. The Herb Knot Historical Research This story was a dream to research because Winchester Library held the Holy Grail of information, otherwise known as The Survey of Medieval Winchester by Derek Keene.…
I'm delighted to welcome Sandor Martini and his book, Ciao, Amore, Ciao, to the blog with a piece written by Sandro Martini. Sandro Martini Piece Explaining of my writing routine means starting with what I don’t do. I don’t pre-plan, and I don’t have a structure or chapter guides. I use a weird amalgam of…
I'm delighted to welcome Carolyn Niethammer and her book, Everything We Thought We Knew, to the blog. Here's the Blurb In 1970, Christie left behind the comforts of L.A. and joined a New Age commune in rural Arizona. With the Vietnam War raging and the counterculture movement in full swing, she hoped to find a…
I'm delighted to welcome Jiu Da and his book, The Winding Dirt Road, to the blog #TheWindingDirtRoad #HistoricalChineseFiction #PoliticalFiction #HistoricalFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
On this day in history, the anniversary of the battle of Maserfeld in either 641 or 642. I thought I'd share some photos and book recommendations
I'm delighted to welcome Julian de la Motte and his book, The Will of God, to the blog with an excerpt. Excerpt The courtyard of the Earl Warenne was the usual clutter and muddle of people and diverse objects scattered about. Men and women in the dun and green and grey of homespun cloth blended…
I'm delighted to welcome Jann Alexander and her new book, Unspoken, The Dust Series, to the blog with The History Behind Unspoken. The History Behind Unspoken Guest Post by Jann Alexander, author When the Biggest, Baddest, Blackest Dust Storm of Them All Struck the Texas Panhandle on April 14, 1935, It Set the Stage for…
I'm delighted to welcome Julia Ibbotson and her new book, A Shape on the Air, Dr DuLac Series, Book 1, to the blog. Here's the Blurb Can echoes of the past threaten the present? They are 1500 years apart, but can they reach out to each other across the centuries? One woman faces a traumatic…
Here's the blurb Paris, 1928: Agatha Christie and fellow writer Dorothy L Sayers board the Orient Express, bound for Constantinople. Christie in particular is looking forward to a break from recent dispiriting events in both her work and private life – the finalisation of her divorce from her philanderous husband Archie, and the miserly reception of…
I'm delighted to welcome a returning Helen Golden to the blog with her new book, Murder Most Wilde. #bookreview #cosymystery #blogtour #avidreader