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The Pirate’s Physician by Amy Maroney
When her world shatters, she dares to trust a pirate. Will she survive what comes next? The Pirate’s Physician is the story of Giuliana Rinaldi, a student at Salerno's famed medieval medical school, whose lifelong dream of becoming a physician crumbles when her uncle...
Apollo’s Raven by Linea Tanner #CoffeePotBookClub #Spotlight #Free
Curse of Clansmen and Kings, Book #1 *Apollo’s Raven will be FREE to download September 26th - 30th, 2024* September 26th, 2024 Publication Date: January 20th, 2020 (3rd edition) Publisher: Apollo Raven Publisher LLC Pages: 394 Genre: Historical Fantasy / Historical...
Inceptio by Alison Morton #AlternativeHistory #Rome #Thriller #Review
I have been meaning to get to this series for ages, but was prompted to read it by the fact I met Alison Morton at the Historical Novel Society conference, and that this book is now celebrating ten years of success. I know nothing about Ancient Rome except for being a...
The Story Spinner by Barbara Erskine #Timeslip #Roman #Mabinogion
The land of the Silures, 382 AD Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would advance his quest for power. Despite warnings her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows. But this...
Fortune’s Wheel by Carolyn Hughes #Audiobook #CoffeePotBookClub
Love audio? Here's one for lovers of Medieval Historical Fiction. Listening Time: 11 hrs 54 mins Narrator: Alex Lee How do...
Why women joined the Crusades – The Lost Queen by Carol McGrath #NewRelease #Medieval
Carol McGrath gives us some insights into medieval Queenship. Why Did Women Join the Crusades? Why did women join Crusades? The importance of spiritual health during the medieval period cannot be underestimated. It was a way of cleansing the soul from the taint of...
The Virgins of Venice by Gina Buonaguro
In sixteenth-century Venice, one young noblewoman dares to resist the choices made for her Venice in 1509 is on the brink of war. The displeasure of Pope Julius II is a continuing threat to the republic, as is the barely contained fighting in the countryside. Amid...
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...