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Welcoming my 24th book baby – Queen of Shadows is here!

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 […]

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Lovely spring comes with a new book! – my May newsletter

Today is the 1st of May. Here in Sweden, the cherry trees stand in flower, and the magnolia buds are just about to burst into short-lived flowering. I love magnolias. So does my little grandson, but only because magnolias have been around since the dinosaurs. He hasn’t quite grasped that “his” magnolia is not as

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Some more TLC on Rogues and Kings!

Some weeks ago, I posted my review (and her interesting guest post)  of Char Newcomb’s latest, Rogues and Kings. Today, she visits as part of her Coffee Pot Book Club – this time with a snippet. And yes, I do believe this book deserves a lot of shout-outs, predominantly because I think it is an

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Whispers in the snow – showcasing Heidi Eljarbo’s latest!

Ms Eljarbo as a new release, Whispers in the Snow, and I am happy to host her as part of her Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour. I must admit to being rather partial to Ms Eljarbo on account of her Norwegian surname, but also because I have enjoyed some of her previous books and

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Double Stakes – check out Alison Morton’s latest release

Anyone who is a frequent visitor to this blog knows I am a big fan of Alison Morton’s Roma Nova series – alternate history at its best, IMO. Since some years back, I am also a fan of her present-day dynamic duo, Mel and Jeff. With very different backgrounds, theirs is a story that does

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Yet another Tudor lady – Tony Riches has a new book out!

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: I am not necessarily a Tudor era fan. But there are some writers who do a great job stepping out of teh stereotyping of the era (and in particular I am pretty sick of stories featuring Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn) and instead breathe life into some

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When a foul deed triggers the memory of another foul deed – or hello to Helen Hollick and her latest book!

The first time I met Helen Hollick was fourteen years ago. She was sitting at a table promoting her historical books at a conference, and I was the bright-eyed newbie, there to tote my as yet unpublished book, A Rip in the Veil. At the time, this my first ever opus for publication was on

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Their Castilian Orphan – my latest release is HERE!

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

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When exile was the only option – Alison Morton paints the background to EXSILIUM

Since years back, I have been a Roma Nova fan, somewhat addicted to Alison Morton’s books set in an alternate history world, where a small remnant of “true Rome” has survived through the centuries. In the first few books, the story is set in contemporary times, a delicious mix of fast-paced action and great world-building.

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Welcome to Joan Fallon and her latest release – The Winds of Change

Today’s guest and I share a common fascination with Spanish history. She, of course, lives in Spain. Me, I grew up with Spanish and Spanish history. If you  haven’t read Joan Fallon’s books about Moorish Spain yet, you are in for a treat – check them out on Amazon (links to Joan’s Amazon page further

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