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Past Encounters by Deborah Swift #WW2
Past Encounters, the first book I ever wrote which is set in WW2 features the filming of Brief Encounter in 1945. The site of the wartime filming on Carnforth station is close to my home, and the Heritage Centre there has a wealth of information about the film and...
The Curse of Maiden Scars by Nicolette Croft #Gothic #Historical #CoffeePotBookClub
The Curse of Maiden Scars Maiden, Mother, Crone Trilogy A Yorkshire orphan struggling for opportunity against 18th-century odds reluctantly transforms into a Venetian courtesan during the Empire's last days. Sixteen-year-old Renna Covert toils away in the shadows of a...
Trouble in Assissi by Heidi Eljarbo #CoffeePotBookClub #HistoricalMystery
Assisi, 1973. On art historian Fabiola Bennett’s first day in Assisi, a local gentleman takes her aside to ask for advice about a painting that has wondrously appeared in the basilica’s bell tower. So much for enjoying relaxing days filled with dining on pasta and...
New Release! Frances, Tudor Countess by Tony Riches @tonyriches #Elizabethan
I'm delighted to highlight a new book in Tony Riches' acclaimed Elizabethan Series. “A thrilling portrait of a remarkable woman who witnessed the key events of Elizabethan England.” Based on extensive research, original letters and records of the Elizabethan Court,...
Novice Threads by Nancy Jardine #CoffeePotBookClub #Scotland #Victorian
A thirst for education. Shattered dreams. Fragile relations. 1840s Scotland Being sent to school is the most exhilarating thing that’s ever happened to young Margaret Law. She sharpens her newly-acquired education on her best friend, Jessie Morison, till...
The Skeleton Army by Alis Hawkins #Review #HistoricalFiction #CrimeFiction
About The Skeleton Army Why should the devil have all the best tunes? Themes of inequality, forbidden love and personal responsibility weave through a fast-paced narrative in which the location plays a key part. Nation Cymru The Salvation Army has come prancing and...
The Jan Christopher Mysteries by Helen Hollick – A Memory of Murder #CosyMystery
A Memory of Murder – a new cosy murder mystery to solve – along with library assistant Jan Christopher, her fiancé, Detective Sergeant Laurie Walker and her uncle, Detective Chief Inspector Toby Christopher. Set in the 1970s this easy-read cosy mystery series is...
Berlin Duet by S W Perry #Review #WW2 #Berlin
UNITED BY WAR. DIVIDED BY A SECRET. From silent era Hollywood and the nightclubs of pre-war Vienna to the ruins of Soviet Berlin, discover a moving, ambitious story of an enduring love amidst the devastation of war . . . In 1938, English spy Harry Taverner and Jewish...
A Rose in the Blitz by Ann Bennett #CoffeePotBookClub #WW2
Escape into the dramatic world of London during the Blitz in this sweeping family saga of love, war and betrayal. Northamptonshire: 1980: Wealthy landowner, Hadan Rose, is dying. His daughter, May, rushes to his country estate, Rose Park, with her daughter, Rachel, to...
A Splendid Defiance by Stella Riley #CoffeePotBookClub #17thCentury #Extract
I'm delighted to welcome Stella Riley today with an extract from her English Civil War novel, A Splendid Defiance. Visit from a prince Justin spent the afternoon in the Globe Room at the Reindeer Inn. It was a pleasant room but, as far as Justin was concerned, it...
Try before you Trust by Connie Briones #Elizabethan #FemalePoet #HistoricalFiction
Today I'm highlighting Try Before You Trust, a novel about the fascinating early Elizabethan poet Isabella Whitney. Try Before You Trust: To All Gentlewomen and Other Maids in Love by Constance Briones What if Taylor Swift found herself penning songs about love in...
The Loose Thread by Liz Harris #WW2 #Review #Jersey
Anyone who enjoyed my book The Occupation will also enjoy this book by Liz Harris which gives a different and fascinating account of WW2 and how it affected the islanders of Jersey. This is the first in a series of books about three sisters, and Rose, the first in the...
Dartington Hall – Guest Post by Rosemary Griggs #Devon #Tudor #History #CoffeePotBookClub
I am delighted to host Rosemary Griggs today to tell us all about Dartington Hall - a place I know well, as I was a student there in the 1970's! Dartington Hall by Rosemary Griggs Dartington Hall, known for its mellow grey stone walls, stunning gardens, and age-old...
Find me in the Stars by Jules Larimore #CoffeePotBookClub Read an Excerpt
EXCERPT FROM FIND ME IN THE STARS Chapter 4 Flee Like the Mist from the Tempest’s Might - Jehan 26 September 1697 ~ Early Evening Chomérac, France Immediately after sunset, Jehan and his companions moved out again in their usual order, this time on foot, following...
Spotlight on #NewRelease Riddle of the Gods by Eric Schumacher #Norway
Congratulations to Eric Schumacher, - his new book Riddle of the Gods is out today! TITLE: Riddle of the Gods RELEASE DATE: March 25, 2024 SALES LINK: https://mybook.to/Riddleofthegods ABOUT THE BOOK Riddle of the Gods is the riveting fourth novel in the best-selling...