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Where the History Podcasts meet the Historical Fiction…

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

Since I started producing my series of Wars of the Roses podcasts,  quite a number of people have asked me how my historical fiction stories dovetail in with the non-fiction podcasts – or not! Until now I haven’t really thought … Continue reading →

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Competition Time!

Posted on November 16, 2018 by

Over on my Facebook author page it’s giveaway time to celebrate the new audiobook version of Feud!  Click here to win a chance of a free download of Feud on the Audible site – open to both UK and US readers – … Continue reading →

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Storming the conventions of historical fiction

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

I came late to writing historical fiction – in fact late to writing altogether. History was what I knew best but there were a number of conventions associated with historical fiction that I did not like very much. The idea … Continue reading →

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Scars from the Past – 99p for 5 days only

Posted on January 18, 2018 by

Scars from the Past, book 1 of The Craft of Kings series is on a Kindle Countdown discount for 5 days – 99p! The Craft of Kings is the second series describing the world of the fictional Elder family as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Days of Sun and Glory by Anna Belfrage

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

  In this second book in her King’s Greatest Enemy series, Anna Belfrage builds on the excellent set of characters introduced to us in In The Shadow of the Storm. The new novel concentrates once again on the exploits of … Continue reading →

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Historical Fiction Cover of the Year – the Winner!

Posted on January 1, 2017 by

Lots of votes! Thank you very much to all who took part. As last year, we have a runaway winner! This time it is 1066 Turned Upside Down that has carried all before it and probably rightly so. It is … Continue reading →

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Historical Fiction Cover of the Year Award – the Contest!

Posted on December 21, 2016 by

I have selected a baker’s dozen of covers for you to consider in this year’s contest – one from each month, except for July, but to compensate I’ve included two from April plus one suggested by you in your comments. … Continue reading →

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