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I’m delighted to welcome Deborah Chase and her new book, Georgia’s Folly, to the blog #HistoricalRomance #AmericanCivilWar #SplitTimeRomance #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Deborah Chase and her new book, Georgia's Folly, to the blog. Here's the Blurb For fans of "Antiques Roadshow" and "American Pickers" - this is the one for you! Beginning at a cluttered flea market and ending at a glittering art auction, Georgia’s Folly tells the compelling story that blends past and present…
I’m delighted to welcome Francesca Capaldi and her new book, Love and Loss at the Beach Hotel to the blog. Francesca is sharing a fabulous post about the historical setting #blogtour #histfic – MJ Porter
Historical Setting for the Beach Hotel Series When I came to the end of my Wartime in the Valleys series, I had to consider whether to carry on with the South Wales setting, where my mum had come from, or pick a different location for a new series. A couple of years before, I’d had…
Happy publication day to Carla Luna and her festive read, Santa Maybe. #blogtour #romance – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Have yourself a merry little fauxmance—with a dashing Santa who just might make it real. Rosie Gonzalez isn’t having a wonderful Christmas time. Not when she’s at risk of losing her job as assistant manager of the Duchess—Victoria’s oldest boutique hotel. If she and her team can’t bring in more guests by…
I’m reviewing Afua by Karl Drinkwater and Christoffer Petersen #blogtour #scifi #newrelease – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Afua is a promising acolyte of the Shanta Order, on the densely forested planet of Nuafri. She volunteers to educate orphans – her lively ophanti – every ninth day. When one of her wards goes missing in a dangerous area full of sinkholes and deadly fauna, Afua knows the authorities won’t do…
I’m spotlighting Murder at the Crooked Horse by Lesley Cookman #blogtour #newrelease – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb After learning of a suspicious attempt to burn down a beloved old pub, The Crooked Horse, Libby Sarjeant and her friend Fran reluctantly agree to investigate. But when a local antiques dealer mysteriously disappears after apparently taking out his boat, it appears there are dark and sinister forces at play. Can Libby…
I’m reviewing the fabulous Arden by GD Harper, an intriguing story of Shakespeare’s earliest years #blogtour #histfic #newrelease – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Alice Arden, idealistic and wealthy beauty, burnt at the stake for killing her husband, the former mayor of Faversham in Kent. But was she really the one responsible for the most scandalous murder of the sixteenth century? William Shakespeare, England’s greatest playwright, born thirteen years after Alice’s execution. Why does his first-ever play,…
I’m sharing my review for The Poison Pen Letters by Fiona Walker, the second book in her The Village Detectives series #blogtour #cosycrime #newrelease – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb We regret to announce the tragic death of Phoebe Fredericks… When crime novelist Phoebe opens the post and receives an invitation to her own funeral, she’s horrified. Not least because the date of her death is marked as tomorrow. Deciding it’s nothing more than a prank from an enemy from her past, she determines…
I’m sharing my review for the thoroughly atmospheric, The Crash by Kate Furnivall #newrelease #histfic – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb If you were given the opportunity to disappear and start your life again, would you take it? Paris 1933. Four people's lives are dramatically torn apart by a single terrifying event. Two days before Christmas the express train to Strasbourg crashes into a local train in the winter darkness outside Paris. On board…
I’m delighted to welcome Nicolette Croft and her new book, The Curse of Maiden Scars, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #GothicFiction #WomensFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Nicolette Croft and her new book, The Curse of Maiden Scars from the Maiden Mother Crone Series, to the blog with an audio clip. Audio Clip: Chapter 16 Here's the Blurb A Yorkshire orphan struggling for opportunity against 18th-century odds reluctantly transforms into a Venetian courtesan during the Empire's last days.Sixteen-year-old…
I’m delighted to share a post from Alice May about her writing routine to celebrate the release of her new book, The Mid-life Trials of Annabeth Hope #blogtour #writingroutine – MJ Porter
Novels, ideas and the writing routine by Alice May I’ve learned in the ten years that I have been writing, that there are many different stages involved in writing a novel. Each stage is different and, as a result, the routine changes accordingly. Writing my new novel, The Mid-life Trials of Annabeth Hope, involved the following…
I’m sharing my review for Limelight by Emily Organ, a Victorian mystery #histfic #bookreview – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Miss Green, the actress Lizzie Dixie has been murdered.” I stared at the young inspector. “But it’s impossible. She drowned. Years ago.” London, 1883. Fleet Street’s pioneering lady reporter Penny Green is stunned when a long-dead actress is found murdered in Highgate Cemetery. Lizzie Dixie supposedly drowned in the River Thames years ago, so…
I’m spotlighting Wedding Cake & Big Mistakes in Lily Vale Village by Imogen Payne #newrelease #blogtour – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Lottie should be on top of the world - her boutique has just opened in the quaint little village of Lily Vale and her designs are already delighting the locals. But just nine months ago, she was fired from her dream job and forced to move in with her dad, all because…
I’m delighted to be sharing an extract from It Never Rains by Tony Bassett #blogtour #newrelease #crime #policeprocedural – MJ Porter
Here's an extract from Chapter 4 of It Never Rains Detective Sergeant Sunita Roy has just arrived at a footballer’s mansion near Worcester after it was raided by burglars. The player’s stepson and bodyguard are missing. As she parked her white Peugeot 208 next to the BMW and climbed out, an amiable uniformed constable approached. ‘All…
I’m reviewing Rebellion by Richard Cullen, the first part in a new historical fiction action and adventure series set in the thirteenth century #blogtour #histfic – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb The start of an epic new historical adventure series from Richard Cullen introducing The Black Lion As war approaches, the lion will roar… 1213AD. King Richard the Lionheart is dead, and his brother, John Lackland, sits uneasily upon the throne of England. Across the sea, Prince Louis, heir to the powerful King…
It’s cover reveal time for Betrayal of Mercia. Return to the world of young Icel. #covereveal #preorder – MJ Porter
A King in crisis, a Queen on trial, a Kingdom’s survival hangs in the balance. Londonia, AD835The deadly conspiracy against the children of Ealdorman Coenwulf is to be resolved. Those involved have been unmasked and arrested. But will justice prevail? While the court convenes to determine the conspirator’s fate, King Wiglaf’s position is precarious. His…
Check out my review for Angel of Death by Rob Sinclair #blogtour #thriller #newrelease – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Ismail Karaman is one of the deadliest terrorists in recent history. So why is he free to float around the Persian Gulf on his luxury yacht?Ex intelligence agent James Ryker thinks he knows why, and the answer lies at the corrupt heart of the SIS. Ryker isn’t one to let the bad…
It’s cover reveal time for Candlelight Dreams in Cosy Cove by Abbey Hicks #newrelease #preorder #blogtour #sweetromance – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Welcome to Cosy Cove, where love burns brighter than any candle! Beth Williams thought her dreams had melted away after a devastating breakup, but she finds a flicker of hope at Harbour Lights, her artisan candle shop nestled in the heart of Cosy Cove. But just when Beth thinks she’s content with…
I’m delighted to welcome Elizabeth St. John and her new book, The King’s Intelligencer, to the blog #TheKingsIntelligencer #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalMystery #TheLydiardChronicles #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Elizabeth St.John and her new book, The King's Intelligencer, to the blog with an excerpt. Excerpt Chapter 10 As he spoke, from the copse before them broke a mob of burly and ill-dressed men, twenty or thirty strong, led by several drummers. They were fierce and defiant, waving their fists, clutching…
I’m welcoming MK McClintock’s festive short story collection, A Home for Christmas, to the blog ChristmasRomance #HistoricalWesternRomance #ChristmasSpecial #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Will six strangers find hope, love, and family at Christmas? A collection of three historical western short stories to inspire love and warm the heart. "Christmas Mountain" In search of family she barely knows and adventure she’s always wanted, Katherine Donahue is saved from freezing on a winter night in the mountains…
I’m delighted to be reviewing The Cursed Writer by Holly Hepburn #histfic #cosycrime #1930s – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Harriet White is no stranger to odd correspondence. Ensconced in the basement of the Baker Street building society, her job is to reply to the mail they receive on behalf of Sherlock Holmes. But while letters to the fictional sleuth may be plentiful, telegrams are rare, and so when she receives one…
I’m spotlighting The Wedding Engagement by Zoe Allison #blogtour #romance – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb It's not supposed to be her love story… Planning a wedding with the man you’re secretly in love with… what could go wrong? Liv Holland has a secret: she’s been crushing on Arran Adebayo, her brother’s best friend, for years. They’re ‘just friends’ but she can’t help the butterflies in her stomach…
I’m delighted to welcome Linnea Tanner and her book, Amulet’s Rapture, to the blog #HistoricalFantasy #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #AncientRome #Britannia #BlogTour #BookBlast #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Linnea Tanner and her book, Amulet's Rapture from the Curse Of Clansmen and Kings series, to the blog with a trailer. Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjYCvgdKzQI Blurb "Amulet's Rapture by Linnea Tanner is the story of the survival and transformation of Catrin. The plot is packed with action, politics, corruption, ambition, prophecies, and ancient…
I’m delighted to welcome Jude Berman and her new book, The Vow, to the blog #TheVow #AngelicaKauffman #WomenInArt, #HistoricalFiction #ArtHistory #BlogTour #BookBlast #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Jude Berman and her new book, The Vow, to the blog. NEWS FROM SHE WRITES PRESS BERKELEY, CA, October 15, 2024: She Writes Press will release The Vow, a historical fiction novel by Berkeley artist and author Jude Berman. In a stunning work of feminist historical fiction for readers who…
It’s time to celebrate A Cranberry for Christmas by Charlie Dean #bookbirthday #blogtour – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Alisha Jones, or Princess Christmas as she is affectionately known, is joint heir to her Grandpa Frost’s family fortune, but being third behind an older sister and brother means she has to work three times as hard to prove herself. Marsha Underwood, her grandpa’s PA and ever-present thorn in her side, is…
I’m delighted to welcome Dirk Strasser and his new book, Conquist, to the blog #HistoricalFantasy #MagicRealism #Conquistadors #Incas #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Dirk Stasser and his new book, Conquist, to the blog with where does history end and fiction begin? Where does history end and fiction begin? Dirk Strasser The following timeline of the period in which my historical fantasy Conquist is set has three historical facts and one historical fiction: 1536—Manco Inca…
I’m delighted to welcome a returning Helen Golden to the blog with her new book, A Death of Fresh Air. #bookreview #cosymystery – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb In a charming seaside town, secrets don’t stay buried for long… Body of Chef Found in Wall Three Years After He ‘Left to go to Australia’ Human remains found inside the wall of a disused building have now been identified as those of Victor Blackwell. He was the head chef at Windstanton’s…
I’m delighted to welcome Julia Ibbotson and her book, The Dragon Tree, to the blog #medieval #TimeTravel #Romance #Mystery #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Julia Ibbotson and her book, The Dragon Tree, book 2 in the Dr DuLac series (but can be read as a standalone), to the blog. Blurb A haunting medieval time-slip (#2 in the Dr DuLac series, sequel to A Shape on the Air, but can be read as a stand-alone) Echoes…
I’m delighted to welcome Amy Maroney and her new book, The Pirate’s Physician, to the blog #Renaissance #HistoricalRomance #PirateBooks #SeaAdventure #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Amy Maroney and her new book, The Pirate's Physician, a thrilling companion novella to the Sea and Stone Chronicles, to the blog. Blurb When her world shatters, she dares to trust a pirate. Will she survive what comes next? The Pirate's Physician is the story of Giuliana Rinaldi, a student at…
I’m sharing my review for Lady For A Season by Melissa Addey #regencyromance #blogtour #bookreview – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb A young duke declared mad. His nurse masquerading as a lady. One social season in which to marry him off. What could possibly go wrong?When foundling Maggie takes a job caring for Edward, she knows him only as a young man declared mad and kept privately under the care of a physician to avoid…
I’m delighted to welcome Heather Miller and her new book ,’Tho I Be Mute, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #CherokeeHistory #AmericanHistory #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Heather Miller and her new book, 'Tho I Be Mute, a prequel to Yellow Bird's Song, to the blog with an excerpt. Excerpt Chapter 26, “The Cave,” Sarah Northrup Ridge The Man in the Hat belched and laughed, passing the bottle back and forth to Whitmore and the Pan Man. If…
I’m delighted to welcome Linnea Tanner and her new book, Apollo’s Raven, to the blog #HistoricalFantasy #HistoricalFiction #AncientRome #Britannia #CelticMyth #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Linnea Tanner and her new book, Apollo's Raven, Book 1 in the Curse of Clansmen and Kings series, to the blog with a trailer. Trailer Blurb A Celtic warrior princess is torn between her forbidden love for the enemy and duty to her people. AWARD-WINNING APOLLO’S RAVEN sweeps you into an…
A visit to Malmesbury and the Athelstan 1100 celebrations – MJ Porter
Another stop off on my roadtrip to Devon and back in September 2024. This time we're in Malmesbury, on a sunny day (these were quite rare) and meeting King Athelstan in Malmesbury Abbey. Athelstan was buried in Malmesbury Abbey and although they no longer know 'exactly' where he is (no doubt thanks to the Reformation…
I’m sharing my review for How to Slay at Work by Sarah Bonner, a funny, twisted thriller #bookreview #thriller – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb When your boss is at a conference in a city where there's a suspicious death, it's unlucky.If it happens twice, it's odd.But when she's in the same city at the same time as a third unexplained death . . .Could she be a stone-cold killer?Millie's always known her boss Freya is a…
I visited the ruins of Shaftesbury Abbey in a torrential downpour but it was still beautiful – MJ Porter
Shaftebury Abbey is a ruin, in private hands and run by a charity, and I was desperate to visit because it's where King Alfred's daughter, Æthelgifu, was an abbess, and where King Edmund's first wife, Ælfgifu, was buried, (the mother of Eadwig and Eadgar/Edgar) and where the body of King Edward the Martyr was moved…
I’m sharing an excerpt from Ships of War-Murky Water by Bradley John #blogtour #HistoricalFiction #NavalFiction #NavalAdventure #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb 1791 — England's cannon remain ever silent as her shipping is ruthlessly preyed upon, a detestable state of affairs, though soon to be remedied... England is ill prepared, Europe is in turmoil and the French Revolution is readying to sweep across the continent. A tedious uneasy peace poises on a knife's edge. Brittana…
I finally visited Deerhurst, my fictional home for Ealdorman Leofwine in the Earls of Mercia series. – MJ Porter
Back in the summer of 2011 (I think), I spent every evening when my children were in bed, trying to plot the possessions of the Earls of Mercia as revealed by the entries in Domesday Book (which I think is a totally normal thing to do). It was a tedious process, which could be achieved…
I’m sharing an excerpt from Bandy by Craig R Hipkins, a YA hist fic novel #HistoricalFiction #Adventure #YA #BlogTour #Snippets #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Isaac’s only friend is a passenger pigeon named Bandy. He deludes himself in believing the bird talks to him. Bullied, he is resigned to a life of being the misunderstood bookworm by neighboring boys until a disastrous fire kills his parents and little sisters, sparing only his younger brother, Thomas. He and…
I’m delighted to welcome Laura Rahme and her new book, The Signare of Gorée, to the blog #HistoricalMystery #HistoricalFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome Laura Rahme and her new book, The Signare of Gorée, to the blog with The Last Waalo Queen: Ndaté Yalla Mbodj. The Last Waalo Queen: Ndaté Yalla Mbodj One of the historical figures that I feature in my novel, The Signare of Gorée, is Senegal’s last warrior queen, Ndaté Yalla Mbodj.…
Today I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for new historical mystery, Poison in Piccadilly by Kelly Oliver #blogtour #BoldwoodBooks – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb London 1918: Is Fiona Figg ready to exchange her sleuthing cap for a bridal veil? Fiona is set to tie the knot with her dashing captain, Archie Somersby. But, while Fiona is busy planning her happily ever after, side-kick Kitty Lane and a group of judo-chopping suffragettes are kicking up trouble at…
I’m delighted to share my review for Murder at Midwinter Manor by Anita Davison #bookreview #blogtour #historicalmystery #newrelease – MJ Porter
Here's the blurb Escaping the city doesn’t mean escaping the criminals… 1916, Midwinter Manor: Desperate for a Christmas weekend break from war-torn London, Hannah Merrill and her Aunt Violet take Bartleby the cat and themselves off to visit Hannah’s sister, in her beautiful country estate, deep in the English countryside. The huge house is full of relatives, friends and…