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Queen Anna by Tony Riches #Stuart #Royalty #Denmark
Anne of Denmark (Danish: Anna) was Queen of Scotland from her marriage to King James VI on 20 August 1589 and became the Queen of England and Ireland About the book: A crown won in the eye of a storm. A queen who refuses to be broken... Princess Anna of Denmark sails...
The Fern Flower by Kathleen Shoop #CoffeePotBookClub #Review
St. Petersburg 1908-1917 Born into privilege as the daughter of the Tsar’s favored vodka maker, Mila appears to have everything: wealth, status, and a household devoted to her happiness. But behind the gilded doors of her family estate, she is trapped by the cruelty...
The Making of Marigold McGrath by Carrie Hayes #WW2 #CoffeePotBookClub #Review
New York City, 1937. Seventeen-year-old Marigold McGrath is coming undone. Her mother is dead. Her father is drawn to dangerous politics. The only place she feels joy is behind a camera — where she can frame the world on her own terms. After a series of her own...
Queen of Shadows by Anna Belfrage #CoffeePotBookClub #HistFic #Romance
She should have stayed in the shadows—but Leonor de Guzmán yearned for the sun Castile in the 1330s is a place of constant turmoil. King Alfonso must contend with the incursions from the Muslim Marinids eager to reclaim Al-Andalus while struggling with repeated...
What the Ocean Brings by Tonya Ulynn Brown #Excerpt #CoffeePotBookClub #Romance
EXCERPT 3 Now that his ribs were taken care of, she turned her attention to his wounded brow, and to another matter of importance—the fact that he had gambled his boat money. ‘Twould be a safer topic, at least. She dabbed at the gaping wound above his left eye and...
The Queen’s Sister by @CarolMcGrath #NewRelease #Tudor
ABOUT THE QUEEN'S SISTER A mother, a wife, a woman of substance... At nineteen, Elizabeth Seymour is already a mother, has been recently widowed, and seen her Queen, Anne Boleyn, lose her life. Against the wishes of her father, she heads North, away from Wulf Hall and...
Opium in 1940’s Shanghai – A Hidden Vice
The Hidden Vice of Opium in 1940s Shanghai One of my characters in The Enemy’s Wife gets caught up in the grip of an opium addiction. The setting of The Enemy’s Wife is Shanghai – the Paris of the East. Beneath its dazzling and glamorous appearance, it was also a...
Heroica – Roma Nova Stories by @Alison_Morton #CoffeePotBookClub #Rome
Even the strongest state is vulnerable to its past. 2020, Roma Nova. Carina Mitela investigates a potential rebellion but discovers the long-buried secret that ignited the attempted uprising links directly to her own powerful family. 1683, Vienna. As Europe...
An Excerpt from #NewRelease Sarah’s Destiny by Vicky Adin #CoffeePotBookClub #Victorian #Saga
Sarah's Destiny - Excerpt Sarah returned to the barroom as quickly as she could. She’d washed and changed into a black skirt, clean apron and fresh cream blouse with a pretty collar, coiling her hair up and holding it in place with a tortoiseshell comb. Her sister...
Bride of the Devil by J P Reedman #CoffeePotBookClub
Historical Fiction Spotlight on Bride of the Devil: Agnes, Wife of Robert de Belleme Medieval Babes by J.P. Reedman She is a great heiress; he is the wickedest man in Normandy. Known to men far and wide as 'The Devil,' Robert de Belleme terrorises France alongside his...
Both Sides of the Pond by Barbara Kent Lawrence #WW2 #TrueStory #CoffeePotBookClub
In January of 1939 when Barbara Greene, a beautiful young British actress, met Joe Kennedy, Jr., son of the American Ambassador, she could not have expected that their relationship would lead to her emigrating to the United States and learning to pilot a plane....
Love Lost in Time by Cathie Dunn #Historical #DualTimeline @MaryAnneYarde @CathieDunn
Review A brilliant historical mystery spanning two timelines, this was a really engrossing story. I loved the setting of Carcassonne in the 8th century and the present day, and found the French house incredibly atmospheric, and haunting. If I were Maddie I would...
Circus Bim Bom by Cliff Lovette #Circus #ColdWar #Adventure
I'm delighted to welcome Cliff Lovette to my blog to tell us about Circus Bim Bom. CIRCUS BIM BOM By all accounts, the Soviet circus that toured America in 1990 was a small blip on the radar of the Cold War’s end. It barely received national news coverage. So how do I...
Deborah’s Newsletter – The Astonishing Past
I send my newsletters every month and every now and again I put one on the blog so you can see what kind of content I send out. Hello readers and book-loving friends. It’s a bit late to wish you all a Happy New Year, but better late than never! This month I’m working...
Red Anemones by Paula Dáil – Read an Excerpt #CoffeePotBookClub #HistFic
Moving among generations of a German-Jewish-American family, “Red Anemones” is a poignant exploration of the intricate bonds, untold secrets, and unspoken legacies our ancestors bestow upon us. Natalie Barlow’s journey of self-discovery begins when her estranged...