I have moments when I am jealous of today’s guest. Not because Elizabeth St. John has the most amazing set of interesting ancestors (mine were mostly backwater farmers and miners) but because her writing is so utterly delicious, her characters so vivid, her plots so elegantly constructed round the skeletons of historical facts. Her latest
A tour de force – a WOW new release by an amazing author! Read More »
Today, Linnea Tanner visits my blog, promoting her book, Amulet’s Rapture. She has also made it free for a couple of days on Amazon – see link below! Now Linnea is a writer who combines great insight into the actual history she sets her books in–including the complicated political landscape–with a delicious dollop or two
Amulet’s Rapture – dig into Celtic history with Linnea Tanner! Read More »
Today, I am happy to host Amy Maroney and her latest release, The Pirate’s Physician, as part of her tour with the Coffee Pot Book Club. I have enjoyed several of Amy’s books, which was why I immediately downloaded my own copy of her latest. Did I enjoy it? Well, there is a review further
The Pirate’s Physician – all light on Amy Maroney’s latest! Read More »
Today, I am happy to be one of the hosts on The Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour for The Agincourt King by Mercedes Rochelle. I have previously read several of Ms Rochelle’s books, most of them set in the years round the Norman Conquest but have as yet not got round to deep-diving into
The Agincourt King – welcoming Mercedes Rochelle and Henry V to my blog Read More »
Those who follow my blog have encountered Jesamiah several times. Like here or here. One could almost think I have a thing for Helen Hollick’s adorable rogue Jesamiah – and yup, I do. But I also have a soft spot for all the other wonderful characters that flit through the pages of the Sea Witch
The first book I read by Deborah Swift was The Gilded Lily, set in the 17th century. We bonded over that period, Deborah and I, when we met back in 2010, but since then, she has moved on to write books in various eras, as have I. Deborah has, among other things, penned an excellent
All limelight on The Fortune Keeper and Deborah Swift! Read More »
Today, I am happy to welcome Kinley Bryan to my blog, as part of her Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour. I am also happy to have signed up for a review, as The Lost Women of Mill Street was a very enjoyable read. Find my review further down! Blurb: 1864: As Sherman’s army marches
The Lost Women of Mill Street – welcoming Kinley Bryan and her latest release! Read More »
Today, I am hosting Jules Larimore as part of her ongoing blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club. Ms Larimore’s book, Find me in the Stars, is set in the late 17th/early 18th century and details the life and woes of French Huguenots in the Cévennes area . Frequent visitors to my blog know
Find Me in the Stars – welcoming Ms Larimore and her Huguenots to my blog! Read More »
Today, I am hosting Eric Schumacher and his latest release, Riddle of the Gods, as part of his Coffee Pot Book Club tour. Seeing as I am Swedish and had a mother who would happily read to me from the Edda when I was a child, I have something of a soft spot for the
Riddle of the Gods – dive into the VERY exciting life of Olaf Tryggvason Read More »
Today, I release my twenty-third book. Their Castilian Orphan is finally live, thereby concluding the Castilian Saga. Or not, seeing as Robert goes all grouchy when I tell him this was the last book. “You know what’s going to happen next,” he protests. “The king is sending us . . .” No, no no! I cover
Their Castilian Orphan – my latest release is HERE! Read More »