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”
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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”
Devin’s Dreams
Devin’s Dreams By D C Wilkinson Published Febrary 2024 / 360 pages dcwilkinson2024 @cathiedunn dcwilkinson2024 @thecoffeepotbookclub Hashtags: #HistoricalFiction #ComingOfAge #BlogTour #BookBlast #TheCoffeePotBookClub Devin Sharp, a gentle-natured boy, has trouble sleeping. Recurring visions of strangers moving among shadows in his bedroom keep waking him at night. He swears that what he sees and hears is real. ToContinue reading “Devin’s Dreams”
Courage of the Conquered
@anna_chant @cathiedunn @annachant_writer @thecoffeepotbookclub #HistoricalFiction #medieval #BlogTour #BookBlast #TheCoffeePotBookClub
The Sea Witch Voyages
The Sea Witch Voyages (6 in the series + a prequel) By Helen Hollick Nautical Adventure with a touch of Supernatural Fantasy (Note: Contains adult language and behaviour) @HelenHollick @cathiedunn #NauticalAdventure #Pirates #GoldenAgePiracy #SupernaturalAdventure #PiratesOfTheCaribbean #BlogTour #BookBlast #TheCoffeePotBookClub Trouble follows Captain Jesamiah Acorne like a ship’s wake… The early 1700s: from the sun of theContinue reading “The Sea Witch Voyages”
The Virgins of Venice
#TheVirginsofVenice #HistoricalFiction #Venice #Renaissance #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub @cathiedunn @thecoffeepotbookclub
A Rose In The Blitz
A Rose In The Blitz by Ann Bennett (Sisters of War series)Published: March 2024 / 270 pages Escape into the dramatic world of London during the Blitz in this sweeping family saga of love, war and betrayal.Northamptonshire: 1980: Wealthy landowner, Hadan Rose, is dying. His daughter, May, rushes to his country estate, Rose Park, withContinue reading “A Rose In The Blitz”
The Mark of the Salamander
By Justin Newland Publication Date: 28th September 2023 / 256 pages @JustinNewland53 @cathiedunn @drjustinnewland #HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #GoldenHind #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub Buy Links: Universal Link / Barnes and Noble / Waterstones / Kobo / WH Smith / Saxo DK / UK Bookshop / Blackwells / Foyles Author Bio: Justin Newland’s novels represent an innovative blend of genresContinue reading “The Mark of the Salamander”
How to Dress Like a Tudor
How to Dress Like a Tudor By Judith Arnopp Published September 2023 / 224 pages @JudithArnopp @cathiedunn @tudor_juditharnopp @thecoffeepotbookclub @jarnopp.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social #HistoricalCostume #TudorFashion #Tudors #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub Universal Buy Link: mybook.to/howtodress Author Bio: Judith writes historical fiction set during the late medieval and Tudor period. Her usual focus is on the women who lived close toContinue reading “How to Dress Like a Tudor”
Stone Arrows
Stone Arrows by Elizabeth Barber Published: 8 August, 2023 / 232 pages When Zeta’s father is killed, she and her brother, Finn, together with Zeta’s pet wolf, Kuba, are forced to flee across the country to seek sanctuary with their mother’s birth tribe. On this perilous journey they have to learn to outwit their pursuersContinue reading “Stone Arrows”