A Duke of One’s Own Summer, 1816. A notorious rebel is about to meet her match… Lady Georgiana Pendlebury is no stranger to breaking the rules of polite society. But when a so-called ‘friend’ invites her to a clandestine party, Georgiana is shocked to discover the event is more scandalous than even she could have … More Book Review: Emma Orchard, A Duke of One’s Own
The Dartington Bride Rosemary Griggs Audiobook narrated by Rosemary Griggs 1571, and the beautiful, headstrong daughter of a French Count marries the son of the Vice Admiral of the Fleet of the West in Queen Elizabeth’s chapel at Greenwich. It sounds like a marriage made in heaven… Roberda’s father, the Count of Montgomery, is a … More Excerpt: Rosemary Griggs, The Dartington Bride
Find Me in the Stars: a Cévenoles Sagas novel – Book Two of the Huguenot Trilogy Jules Larimore “Larimore’s ability to engulf a reader into a tale… is brilliantly done.” 5-star Highly Recommended Award of Excellence ~ Historical Fiction Company Separated by miles, connected by the stars, two healers forge their destinies in a quest … More Guest Post: Jules Larimore, Find Me in the Stars
The Royal Women Who Made England: The Tenth Century in Saxon England MJ Porter Throughout the tenth century, England, as it would be recognized today, formed. No longer many Saxon kingdoms, but rather, just England. Yet, this development masks much in the century in which the Viking raiders were seemingly driven from England’s shores by … More Snippet: MJ Porter, The Royal Women Who Made England
Her Own Legacy, Book 1 of Château de Verzat Her Own Revolution, Book 2 of Château de Verzat Debra Borchert Her Own Legacy: A Woman Fights for Her Legacy as the French Revolution Erupts Determined to inherit her family’s vineyard, Countess Joliette de Verzat defies society’s rules, only to learn of her illegitimate half-brother, the … More Excerpt: Château de Verzat Series, Debra Borchert
A Matter of Time: Henry VIII, the Dying of the Light Judith Arnopp With youth now far behind him, King Henry VIII has only produced one infant son and two bastard daughters. More sons are essential to secure the Tudor line and with his third wife, Jane Seymour dead, Henry hunts for a suitable replacement. … More Snippet: A Matter of Time, Judith Arnopp
Imperatrix by S.P. Somtow Captured by pirates and sold to a Roman aristocrat as a sex slave, Sporus attracted the attention of no less a personage than the Emperor Nero, ruler of the known world. Would-be poet, patron of the arts, aesthete, and brutal autocrat, the Divine Nero saw in the boy a startling resemblance … More A shared snippet: S.P. Somtow, Imperatrix
The Dream Collector “Sabrine & Sigmund Freud” Book 1 The Dream Collector immerses the reader into the exciting milieu of late 19th Century Paris when art and medicine were in the throes of revolution, art turning to Impressionism, medicine turning to psychology. In 1885, Julie Forette, a self-educated woman from Marseilles, finds employment at the … More Excerpt: R.w. Meek, The Dream Collector (Book 1)
Today, I’m delighted to welcome fellow Ricardian author Alex Marchant to the blog. We first met online when we were about to publish books on the same date (2nd of October, I wonder how we chose that…), and I’m delighted to share this from her today, including some exciting news for this coming weekend. Ten … More Guest post: Alex Marchant
Times of Turmoil by Anna Belfrage It is 1718 and Duncan Melville and his time traveller wife, Erin, are concentrating on building a peaceful existence for themselves and their twin daughters. Difficult to do, when they are beleaguered by enemies. Erin Melville is not about to stand to the side and watch as a child … More Guest post: Anna Belfrage, Times of Turmoil
Jennifer C. Wilson 