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The Venice Secret by Anita Chapman Featured #NewRelease #Venice #DualTimeline
About The Venice Secret: One hidden painting. Two women born centuries apart. A secret uncovered. In 2019, Rachel is stuck in a rut when she discovers what appears to be a Canaletto painting in her grandmother's loft along with a note addressed to Philippa in 1782....
The Scots of Dalriada by Rowena Kinread #Scotland #History #CoffeePotBookClub
About the Book Fergus, Loarn and Angus, Princes of the Dalriada, are forced into exile by their scheming half-brother and the druidess Birga One-tooth. THREE FATES Fergus conceals himself as a stable lad on Aran and falls helplessly in love with a Scottish princess,...
The Flying Scotsman Sings by Debbie Wastling #NewRelease #Railways #FlyingScotsman
New Release! Congratulations to Debbie Wastling on the launch of The Flying Scotsman Sings. Why today? This is the day the train went first into service from Doncaster with the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway. In 2023 the train will tour the UK it all...
The Black Madonna by Stella Riley – Excerpt #CoffeePotBookClub @RileyStella
I am thrilled to welcome Stella Riley today with an Excerpt from The Black Madonna, Book 1 in the Roundheads and Cavaliers Series. ABOUT THE BOOK: As England slides into Civil War, master-goldsmith and money-lender, Luciano Falcieri del Santi embarks on his own hidden...
The Last Great Saxon Earls by Mercedes Rochelle #CoffeePotBookClub #AngloSaxon
Delighted to host Mercedes Rochelle today with the fabulous LAST GREAT SAXON EARLS SERIES: GODWINE KINGMAKER THE SONS OF GODWINE FATAL RIVALRY They showed so much promise. What happened to the Godwines? How did they lose their grip? Who was this Godwine anyway, first...
A Rip in the Veil by Anna Belfrage #Review #CoffeePotBookClub #Timeslip
A Rip in the Veil - REVIEW - A Timeslip Gem This one had been on my kindle for ages and came highly recommended, but I’m not really a fan of timeslip novels so I had kept putting it to one side. I think I always find that the actual time shift moment stretches my...
White Sails by Emma Lombard – Hardback Collector’s Edition #CoffeePotBookClub
The White Sails Series: Special Hardback Omnibus If Bridgerton and Pirates of the Caribbean had a love child. Are you a fan of sweeping romantic adventures? Do you fall for tall, brooding Naval Officers? Love a feisty female lead who makes you yell aloud? Then hop...
Tyre – An ancient city reveals a hidden truth #Lebanon #history @EHBernardAuthor @cathiedunn
I'm delighted to be featuring award winning author Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard on my blog today. We are being treated to a trip to Lebanon at the turn of the 20th Century, via Constantinople and the Orient Express! Find out more about the ancient city of Tyre. SISTERS...
Read all about the new release Minotaur’s Lair by Luciana Cavallaro #CoffeePotBookClub @ClucianaLuciana
Take a look at this new historical fantasy based on Greek Mythology! The Minotaur stirs. Evan is drugged to forget the gods’ quest. Evan and his companions are entrapped by the Amazon Queen Antioche and her warriors. Memories and allegiances are tested. The Dark...
The Model Spy by Maryka Baggio
THE MODEL SPY is based on the true story of Toto Koopman, who spied for the Allies and Italian Resistance during World War II. Largely unknown today, Toto was arguably the first woman to spy for the British Intelligence Service. Operating in the hotbed of Mussolini's...
Son of Anger by Donovan Cook – Read an Extract #CoffeePotBookClub #Historical #Viking
Read this gripping extract from Son of Anger, Book 1 in the Ormstunga Trilogy They were halfway through their breakfast when the horn blew. The men looked up from their bowls and at each other. It was time. Snorri looked around at the seven men he thought of as...
The Hearts of All on Fire by Alana White #15thCentury #MurderMystery #CoffeePotBookClub
Florence, 1473. An impossible murder. A bitter rivalry. A serpent in the ranks. Florentine investigator Guid’Antonio Vespucci returns to Florence from a government mission to find his dreams of success shattered. Life is good—but then a wealthy merchant dies from...
The Fortune Keeper – and my Newsletter
Hello to followers of my blog. This is the sort of thing I send out in my Newsletter to let people know about my books, and to keep in touch with readers. You can join the newsletter and my company of readers by clicking the main link on my website. New Release...
Writing Viking women back into history by Jean Gill #Viking #HistoricalFiction #amwriting
My guest today is Jean Gill, here to tell us more about her fantastic Orkney saga and the Viking women in her novel. Meek and anonymous or shield-maidens laying about them with axes? What were Viking women really like? These were the questions in my mind when I...
Spotlight on Squire’s Hazard by Carolyn Hughes #CoffeePotBookClub #Medieval
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 de Bohun is enjoying life as a squire in the household of Earl Raoul de Fougère. Or he would be, if it weren’t for Edwin...