Welcome Linnea Tanner with an excerpt from her new book. Skull’s Vengeance (Series: Curse of Clansmen and Kings, Book 4) @linneatanner @maryanneyarde #HistoricalFantasy #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #AncientRome #AncientBritannia #SkullsVengeance Publication Date: 18 October 2022 / 402 pages A Celtic warrior queen must do the impossible—defeat her sorcerer half-brother and claim the throne. But to do so,Continue reading “Skull’s Vengeance”
Category Archives: Fiction
Squire’s Hazard
Welcome to Carolyn Hughes for an interview and focus on her new book Squire’s Hazard, The Fifth Meonbridge Chronicle. Published October 2022 / 360 pages @writingcalliope @cathiedunn #Medieval #HistoricalFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub How do you overcome the loathing, lust and bitterness threatening you and your family’s honour? It’s 1363, and in Steyning Castle, Sussex, Dickon deContinue reading “Squire’s Hazard”
A Shape on the Air
On the blog today – spotlight on Julia Ibbotson’s, A Shape on the Air. Published January 2022 / 220 pages. @JuliaIbbotson @cathiedunn #historical #romance #timeslip #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub A haunting Anglo-Saxon time-slip of mystery and romance Can echoes of the past threaten the present? They are 1500 years apart, but can they reach out to eachContinue reading “A Shape on the Air”
Floats the Dark Shadow
On the blog today – An excerpt from Floats the Dark Shadow by Yves Fey Young American painter Theodora Faraday struggles to become an artist in Belle Époque Paris. She’s tasted the champagne of success, illustrating poems for the Revenants, a group of poets led by her adored cousin, Averill. When children she knows vanishContinue reading “Floats the Dark Shadow”
The Godmother’s Secret
A warm welcome to Elizabeth St John with an excerpt from her latest historical novel, The Godmother’s Secret Publication Date: 4th October, 2022 / 350 pages Inspired by England’s most enduring historical mystery, Elizabeth St.John, best-selling author of The Lydiard Chronicles, blends her own family history with known facts and centuries of speculation to createContinue reading “The Godmother’s Secret”
Close Encounters of the Desperate Kind
By Len Maynard Have I ever recounted the story of my one and only meeting with Hollywood legend Stephen Spielberg? I don’t think so. As a working writer over the best part of half a century, I suppose the meeting of two giants of their respective artistic fields was almost inevitable. But I’m getting aheadContinue reading “Close Encounters of the Desperate Kind”
Island of Dreams
Welcome to Harry Duffin with an excerpt from his latest book, Island of Dreams Publication Date: December 2022 / 420 pages @duffin26 @cathiedunn #HistoricalFiction #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub In May 1939, when Professor Carl Mueller, his wife, Esther, and their three children flee Nazi Germany, and find refuge on the paradise island of Cuba, they are allContinue reading “Island of Dreams”
Small Eden
Today’s blog welcomes Jane Davis with spotlight and excerpt from her new book Small Eden – Published April 2022 / 394 pages Buy Links: Universal Link / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Amazon CA / Amazon AU / Barnes and Noble / Waterstones / Foyles / Kobo / iBooks / Smashwords A boy withContinue reading “Small Eden”
JULIA PRIMA
Welcome to Alison Morton for a spotlight on her new novel, JULIA PRIMA, plus an enlightening guest post on “The Terror of Writing” JULIA PRIMA (Roma Nova series) Publication Date: August 23rd, 2022 / 335 pages “You should have trusted me. You should have given me a choice.” AD 370, Roman frontier province of Noricum.Continue reading “JULIA PRIMA”
Owerd the Briton
Spotlight today on Owerd the Briton by James Gault Publication Date: 24 July 2022 / 365 pages @ozjimg @cathiedunn #HistoricalFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub In Saxon England of the 1060s, the prospects for Owerd are grim. He is a Briton; son of a miller; and looks like a Dane. The Church beckons, as does a warrior lifeContinue reading “Owerd the Briton”