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I’m delighted to welcome Mike Weedall and his new book, Escape to the Maroons, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #AmericanHistoricalFiction #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
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 excited to share the cover for The Pumpkin Pact by Charlie Dean #coverreveal #newrelease – MJ Porter
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…
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 – MJ Porter
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
I’m delighted to welcome G.M. Baker and his book, The Wanderer and the Way, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #MedievalFiction #SantiagoDeCompostela #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
I'm delighted to welcome G.M. Baker and his book, The Wanderer and the Way, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #MedievalFiction #SantiagoDeCompostela #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
I’m delighted to welcome D.C.Wilkinson and his book, Scents of Lavender, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #Romance #LGBTRomance #LGBTQ+ #IllustratedPoetry; #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
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…
#TheLastHorse 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/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
I’m delighted to welcome Jane Loftus and her book, The Herb Knot, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #medieval #Winchester #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
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 sharing my review for A Case of Life and Limb by Sally Smith #historicalmystery #newrelease – MJ Porter
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,…
I do love a cover reveal, and today I’m delighted to share one for My Rock Star Neighbor by Kathy Strobos #coverreveal #blogtour – MJ Porter
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…
I’m sharing my review for Death at the Village Christmas Fair by Debbie Young #cosycrime #newrelease #blogtour #DeathAtTheVillageChristimasFair – MJ Porter
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…
The Lady of Mercia’s Daughter turns 8 years old #bookbirthday #Mercia – MJ Porter
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…
I’m delighted to welcome Sandro Martini and his book, Ciao, Amore, Ciao, to the blog #CiaoAmoreCiao #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub – MJ Porter
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 #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…
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 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
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
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…
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 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…