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I’m delighted to welcome Carolyn Niethammer and her book, Everything We Thought We Knew, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #1970s #PoliticalProtest #Peace #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
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 – MJ Porter
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 of Ad Gefrin, Yeavering Bell and Bamburgh castle as well as some book recommendations – MJ Porter
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 #TheWillOfGod #HistoricalFiction #Crusades #WilliamTheConqueror #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
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 Julia Ibbotson and her new book, A Shape on the Air, to the blog #Medieval #HistoricalFiction #AngloSaxon #TimeTravel #TimeSlip #Mystery #Romance #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
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…
I’m delighted to welcome a returning Helen Golden to the blog with her new book, Murder Most Wilde. #bookreview #cosymystery #blogtour #avidreader – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome a returning Helen Golden to the blog with her new book, Murder Most Wilde. #bookreview #cosymystery #blogtour #avidreader
Today I’m reviewing Kelly Oliver’s fabulous new Golden-Age crime mystery, The Case of the Body on the Orient Express #newrelease #cosycrime #blogtour – MJ Porter
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 Jann Alexander and her new book, Unspoken, to the blog #Unspoken #HistoricalFiction #DustBowl #WomensFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
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 Linnea Tanner and her audiobook, Dagger’s Destiny, to the blog #HistoricalFantasy #HistoricalFiction #Britannia #AncientRome #DaggersDestiny #CelticMyth #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Linnea Tanner and her audiobook, Apollo's Raven, to the blog #HistoricalFantasy #HistoricalFiction #Rome #Britannia #CelticMyths #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
I’m delighted to welcome Fred Raymond Goldman and his book, A Prodigy in Auschwitz, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #WWII #Auschwitz #JewishSurvivorStory #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Fred Raymond Goldman and his book, A Prodigy in Auschwitz, A Holocaust Story, Book One: Simon, to the blog with an excerpt. Excerpt Excerpt from Chapter 55: The winter of 1943 to 1944 passed slowly for Simon. During the colder months the orchestra didn’t play on Sundays as frequently for the…
It’s happy release day to Warriors of Iron, the second book in the Dark Age Chronicles Trilogy. I’m sharing some photos from my visit to Sutton Hoo #newrelease #MenOfIron #WarriorsOfIron #histfic – MJ Porter
It's happy release day to Warriors of Iron, the second book in the Dark Age Chronicles Trilogy. I'm sharing some photos from my visit to Sutton Hoo #newrelease #MenOfIron #WarriorsOfIron #histfic
It’s happy release day to Warriors of Iron, the second book in the Dark Age Chronicles Trilogy #newrelease #MenOfIron #WarriorsOfIron #histfic – MJ Porter
It's happy release day to Warriors of Iron, the second book in the Dark Age Chronicles Trilogy #newrelease #MenOfIron #histfic Listen to me waffle about it.
I’m welcoming The Soprano’s Daring Duke by Susanne Dunlap to the blog #blogtour #RegencyRomance #bookreview – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb A princess with a scandalous secret. A duke desperate for a wealthy bride. A debutante torn between duty and passion.Newly widowed Princess Adelheid Kinsky thought she was free—until she learns of her abusive late husband’s final betrayal. The son she believed dead, the illegitimate child of a forbidden love, still lives. To…
I’m delighted to welcome Ron Allen Ames and his book, An Echo of Ashes, to the blog #AnEchoOfAshes #RonAllenJames #WWI #SpanishInfluenza #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Ron Allen Ames and his book, An Echo of Ashes, to the blog with an excerpt. Excerpt The bull then noticed Russell and immediately charged. “RUSSELL!” Ella screamed as Ruth restrained her from running into the corral. From behind the pole, Russell held out the gun with his right hand and…
Welcometo the blog tour for Shattered Peace by Julie McDonald Zander #HistoricalFiction #WWI #Timeslip #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb A forgotten diary. A century-old secret. A town still haunted by its past. When former Navy Seabee Colleen Holmes inherits an old house in Centralia, Washington, she sees it as a chance to escape her own ghosts and start anew. But as she peels back layers of history within the home’s walls,…
I’m delighted to welcome Allie Creswell and her new book, The Standing Stone on the Moor, to the blog #HistoricalRomance #HistoricalFiction #Yorkshire #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Allue Creswell and her new book, The Standing Stone on the Moor, with a blog post about the accurate representation of diversity in historical fiction. The accurate representation of diversity in historical fiction - by Allie Creswell In recent times I have been challenged to ensure that my historical novels accurately…
It’s the new release blog party for FATE: Tales of History, Mystery and Magic Anthology #ShortStories #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalMystery #HistoricalFantasy #AwardWinningAuthors #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
FATE: Tales of History, Mystery and Magic featuring Annie Whitehead, Jean Gill, Marian L Thorpe, Helen Hollick, Alison Morton, Elizabeth St.John, R. Marsden, Anna Belfrage, J. P Reedman, Debbie Young. Here's the blurb If you had a crystal ball to predict what lay ahead, would you be tempted to use it? Or would you leave the future to the…
#TheLastWarrior is 5 years old, and for one day only, it’s FREE on Amazon Kindle. #bookbirthday #histfic #TheLastKing #Coelwulf #Mercia – MJ Porter
https://amzn.to/443P5MS If you've been with Coelwulf, Rudolf, Icel, Edmund and Pybba since the beginning, then you're probably with me in trying to work out how five years have gone by since the release of The Last Warrior, which from memory has a bit of a shocking ending (but no other spoilers here). There are now…
I’m delighted to welcome Heidi Eljarbo and her new book, The Dutch Muse, to the blog #HistoricalMystery #ArtHistory #DualTimeline #CozyMystery #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Heidi Eljarbo and her new book, The Dutch Muse, A Fabiola Bennett Mystery, to the blog. Here's the Blurb A ruthless thief leaves a private Dutch gallery with a coveted seventeenth-century painting. The owner lies unconscious on the floor. Art historian Fabiola Bennett is on vacation in Holland and takes on…
I’m delighted to welcome S.P. Somtow and his book, Nero and Sporus, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #AncientRome #LGBTQFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome S.P. Somtow and his book, Nero and Sporus, to the blog with an excerpt. Excerpt “Can you not posture in such a boyish manner, domine? You’ll ruin the effect.” “What effect?” “My dear domine, can you turn that wrist more daintily? Can you not stampede about the room like a raging…
I’m sharing my review for Jane Dunn’s new Regency romance The Accidental Debutante #blogtour #histfic #romance – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb A daring young lady and dashing lord At Prebbles Flying Circus, the daring Eliza Gray captivates audiences with her breathtaking feats on horseback. Yet beyond the applause, she harbours a longing to find the family she lost as a child and discover who she truly is. Fate, however, takes an unexpected turn…
I’m delighted to welcome Amanda Roberts and her new book, Lady of the Quay, to the blog #LadyoftheQuay #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalMystery #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Amanda Roberts and her new book, Lady of the Quay, Book 1 in the Isabella Gillhespy Series, to the blog with a snippet. Snippet ‘Drink?’ I asked, gesturing towards the cabinet. He removed his hat, threw it onto a chair, and shook his head. ‘I’m here on business.’ That had never…
I love celebrating book birthdays, and today it’s the 5th book birthday for Luminous by Samantha Wilcoxson HistoricalBiographicalFiction #HistoricalFiction #RadiumGirls #TrueStory #BookBirthday #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Tragic true story of a radium girl. Catherine's life is set on an unexpected course when she accepts a job at Radium Dial. The dial painters forge friendships and enjoy their work but soon discover that an evil secret lurks in the magical glow-in-the-dark paint. When she and her friends start falling…
I’m reviewing Poor Girls by Clare Whitfield #histfic #newrelease #blogtour – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Don't get angry. Get rich. 1922. Twenty-four-year-old Eleanor Mackridge is horrified by the future mapped out for her - to serve the upper classes or find a husband. During the war, she found freedom in joining the workforce at home, but now women are being put back in their place. Until Eleanor…
I’m excited to share the cover for Warriors of Iron, the second book in the Dark Age Chronicles Trilogy #newrelease #WarriorsOfIron #histfic – MJ Porter
It's happy release day to Men of Iron, the first book in the Dark Age Chronicles Trilogy #newrelease #MenOfIron #histfic Listen to me waffle about it.
I’m delighted to welcome Deborah Swift and her new book, Last Train to Freedom, to the blog #WW2 #TransSiberian #Russia #Japan #WomensFiction #Spies #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Deborah Swift and her new book, Last Train to Freedom, to the blog with Researching Last Train to Freedom and the Sugihara Story. Researching Last Train to Freedom and the Sugihara Story Last Train to Freedom is set in WW2 during the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, and with the threat of…
I’m delighted to welcome Paul Bernardi and his new book, Uprising, to the blog #Uprising #HistoricalFiction #AngloSaxon #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Paul Bernardi and his new book, Uprising, book 2 of the Rebellion series, to the blog. Here's the Blurb Summer 1067.Northumbria.Oslac, thegn of the village of Acum, feels cheated - having been robbed of the chance to kill his enemy by his own kinsman.Instead, Gundulf, the erstwhile Lord of Hexham and…
I’m delighted to share an excerpt from Death and the Poet, a Roman-era historical mystery by Fiona Forsyth HistoricalMystery #RomanHistoricalFiction #AncientRome #Ovid #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
Here's an exciting excerpt from Death and the Poet Ovid gives a recital July 2, or 6 days before the Nones The recital took place in the late afternoon at the town’s main square on top of the hill overlooking the harbour. Entertainment in Tomis was infrequent and modest, with maybe a serious theatre performance…
I’m delighted to spotlight Metropolis by Colin Garrow, a historical crime novel set in Edinburgh #blogtour #histfic – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Edinburgh, 1936. People are disappearing. The police are clueless. Can Finlay MacBeth track down the perpetrator before someone else goes missing? Haunted by his recent past, Professor Finlay MacBeth returns to his home town to take up a new post at the university. Within hours, his reputation for solving the occasional murder…
Warfare during the Saxon period. What we know and what we don’t about the battle of Hædfeld. #GodsAndKingsTrilogy #histfic – MJ Porter
Thanks to some spectacular archaeological finds, we can visualise how a Saxon warrior might have looked. The reconstructions of the Sutton Hoo helm, and that found with the Staffordshire Horde (as well as a few others), present us with elaborate helmets crested with dyed-horse hair in a way very reminiscent of the Roman era. They…
Pagan Warrior is 10 today #bookbirthday #histfic – MJ Porter
The book birthday's keep coming in 2025 On this day in history..... Pagan Warrior, then titled Hædfeld first hit the 'shelves,' as it were. Until the release of Men of Iron earlier this year, Pagan Warrior had been the furthest back in time I'd written about. So, what prompted me to write about Penda, the…
I’m welcoming the Boy with Wings by Mark Mustian to the blog, with a fab post about historical research LiteraryFiction #HistoricalFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
Historical research for BOY WITH WINGS Boy With Wings is set mostly in northern Florida, where I’ve lived all my life, and as such I had some familiarity with the historical predicate of the story, but not all of it. I knew almost nothing about sideshows, or “freaks,” which necessitated quite a bit of research on…
I’m sharing an excerpt from Tangled in Water by Pam Records HistoricalFiction #Prohibition #Mermaid #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
Excerpt “Hello there, Nattie, honey,” called Mimi in her honey-sweet voice as she popped out of the door behind the curtains. Mimi wasn’t much older than the chorus line girls. She was like a big sister, looking out for them, scolding and nagging, doing her part to make the performances alluring. Mimi liked to say…
I’m reviewing Esperance by Adam Oyebanjo #newrelease #specfic #mystery – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb The history-bending speculative fiction from Adam Oyebanji, award-winning author of BRAKING DAY.An impossible death: Detective Ethan Krol has been called to the scene of a baffling murder: a man and his son, who appear to have been drowned in sea-water. But the nearest ocean is a thousand miles away.An improbable story: Hollie Rogers doesn't…
I’m delighted to welcome Janet Wertman and her new book, Nothing Proved, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #ElizabethTudor #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Janet Wertman and her new book, Nothing Proved, to the blog with a guest post. Guest Post Thank you for having me on your blog to talk about my historical research, though I feel a little guilty given how much more information I have available to me than you do! The…