The moment I heard Elizabeth St John was writing a dual timeline story I went OOOOOO. Not because I haven’t enjoyed her pure historicals -I have, even if they have often made me cry – but because Ms St.John is a very skilled author, and I am a big fan of sual timelines. A win-win,
The Queen’s Tears – a story straddling four centuries Read More »
Today, I am hosting a stop on Janet Wertman’s Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour featuring her latest release, What love e’er meant. I give you – well, Ms Wertman does – Elizabeth I in an England rocked by religious differences and constantly threatened by Spain and France. And Scotland – although that is mostly
First and foremost a queen – Janet Wertman’s latest about Elizabeth I Read More »
Today, I’ve invited Tony Riches to tell us about his Tudor trilogy, a series that has us following this future dynasty from the moment Owen married a royal widow to when his grandson became king. I must admit I am not really a Tudor fan – I am Plantagenet all the way – but I
Writing the Tudor trilogy – in which Tony Riches shares insight into his inspiration Read More »
In my series, The Graham Saga, Alex Lind is the (un)lucky young woman who is thrown three centuries back in time to land at the feet of Matthew Graham. It is not exactly easy to adapt to a new existence and Alex has days when it all is very difficult. Below is a little scene
Today I am hosting Karen Essex and her latest release, Renaissance Rivals as part of her Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour. Ms Essex has written an interesting story, featuring not only the rivals themselves, but also – however indirectly – the great masters of the period she is writing about: Leonardo da Vinci (who,
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Today, I am delighted to welcome Tony Riches back to my blog, this time to celebrate his recent release, Queen Anna Anna was born a Danish princess, daughter to the keen amateur chemist Sofia of Mecklenburg and Fredrik II. Her mother was a big fan of Tycho Brahe, not so Anna’s brother, Christian IV, both
Queen Anna – welcoming Tony Riches and his latest release Read More »
Today, I have Tony Riches visiting me. He does that from time to time, usually because there’s a new exciting book of his to talk about. And yes, there IS a new exciting book to talk about, but as I haven’t read it yet, it will have to wait some weeks. Instead, I was chatting
In the shadow of a queen – Tony Riches shares the inspiration for his Elizabethan series Read More »
I must start by apologising: I should have posted this some days ago, but e-mails got crossed, my brain went on a blink, and so this Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour post is 48 hrs late. Euuw! Makes me feel itchy all over. Anyway: today I am welcoming Ms Alvear and her book The
The Cleansing – in which Ms Alvear transports us to Ancient Rome Read More »
And so, at last, summer is here. The lilacs stand in full bloom, the apple blossom has mostly drifted away in little puffs of white blossom, the columbines sway elegantly in the breeze while the lilies-of-the-valley perfume the air. I wake at four to the chorus of overjoyed birds. Okay, I do not know if
There are benefits to ushering book babies into the world vs real babies – like it doesn’t hurt quite as much. The labour behind a book baby is, however, in many ways as significant as that behind delivering a child. Hours and hours of research; days, weeks, months writing and honing your text; moments when
Welcoming my 24th book baby – Queen of Shadows is here! Read More »