A warm welcome to Apple Gidley and her new book, Annie’s Day. In this post, Apple also considers how authors react to reviews. Annie’s Dayby Apple Gidley Published November 2025 / 300 pages Universal Buy Link: https://books2read.com/u/mZJq05 Vine Leaves Press Paperback Buy Link: https://shorturl.at/cUXbU War took everything. Love never had a chance. Until now. AsContinue reading “Annie’s Day”
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Bess – Tudor Gentlewoman
Can she outwit her enemies, protect her family, and claim her destiny in a world where women are pawns and survival is a game of deadly consequences? This is the true story of the last of the Elizabethans, which ends the story of the Tudor dynasty – and introduces their successors, the Stuarts. Universal BuyContinue reading “Bess – Tudor Gentlewoman”
The Wartime Trans-Siberian Railway
By Deborah Swift Chiune Sugihara and family with two German soldiers on the steps of Japanisches Generalkonsulat, the Japanese consulate in Königsberg (Kaliningrad), Germany, 1941 Originally black and white photograph colorized Julius Jääskeläinen. Visas for Life Among the most extraordinary stories linked to the Trans-Siberian escape route was that of Jewish refugees aided by Chiune Sugihara, theContinue reading “The Wartime Trans-Siberian Railway”
SPYING DURING THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
By Rosemary Hayes Researching for my second book in the ‘Soldier Spy’ trilogy, it’s been quite a journey to learn about the extent of spying, on both sides, during the Napoleonic Wars. Not only at a diplomatic level, through overseas embassies and through the Alien Office, in London, and highly placed double agents, but thereContinue reading “SPYING DURING THE NAPOLEONIC WARS”
J M Keynes & “A Turbulent Peace”
Keynes in 1919 John Maynard Keynes, a representative of the British Treasury, attended the peace conference in Paris, which began in January 1919. It ran until June, when Germany begrudgingly signed the treaty with the Allies, officially ending the war. Keynes was an outspoken critic of the terms of the agreement. He left the conferenceContinue reading “J M Keynes & “A Turbulent Peace””
The Soldier’s Stand (Lord’s Learning Book 2)
On the blog today, I am delighted to welcome Eleanor Swift-Hook with an excerpt from “The Soldier’s Stand”, Book 2, in her Lord’s Learning Series. ‘Brutal, dark, and brilliant; it kept me gripped from the gruesome opening to the thrilling conclusion.’ Jemahl Evans, author of The Last Roundhead. ‘A compelling blend of historical detail and inspiredContinue reading “The Soldier’s Stand (Lord’s Learning Book 2)”
THE USURPER KING and THE ACCURSED KING
I’m delighted to welcome Mercedes Rochelle to this blog for a chat. Mercedes writes fabulous fiction (or faction) about medieval history. As Elizabeth St.John says, “Mercedes’ novels have shone a light on the conflict and personalities that made this time so extraordinary”. THE USURPER KING by Mercedes Rochelle, 2021, 305 pagesBook 4 of The Plantagenet LegacyContinue reading “THE USURPER KING and THE ACCURSED KING”
Traitor’s Game
Traitor’s Game (Soldier Spy, Book #1)By Rosemary HayesSeptember 2024 / 134 pages @HayesRosemary @cathiedunn @thecoffeepotbookclub#HistoricalFiction #Spies #NapoleonicWars #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub ‘Right from page one you know you are in the hands of a talented storyteller… An exciting tale of espionage and adventure in the classic mould.’~ R.N. Morris, author of The Gentle Axe 1808. Captain WillContinue reading “Traitor’s Game”
Traitor’s Game – background and research
Thanks to Rosemary Hayes for this fascinating post on research and background into her latest work of fiction, “Traitor’s Game” https://mybook.to/TraitorsGame_RHayes Traitor’s Game – background and researchby Rosemary Hayes – https://rosemaryhayes.co.uk/ When I was asked to write a series of novellas set during the Napoleonic Wars, I knew I would find it a daunting task.Continue reading “Traitor’s Game – background and research”
The Fugitive’s Sword
Eleanor Swift-Hook’s Book 1 in a new series is The Fugitive’s Sword. The Lord’s Learning series traces the story of Philip Lord. Forced into exile by a charge of treason as a boy of fifteen, he rises to become a commander of men on land and at sea, with a reputation for ruthlessness in the brutalContinue reading “The Fugitive’s Sword”