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It is September 1459 and in England the rival forces of York and Lancaster prepare to compete for control of the kingdom. But against the savage backcloth of the Wars of the Roses, another relentless struggle begins. The Elder family are young, flawed and they make mistakes; yet they have courage. They will need every ounce of it if they are to survive…
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Tag Archives: book reviews
The Ladies of the Magna Carta – a Review
I am absolutely delighted that my blog has the honour of being the final stop on a blog tour to celebrate: The Ladies of the Magna Carta by Sharon Bennett Connolly. Sharon Bennett Connolly is fast becoming the go-to historian if … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Book Reviews, History, Medieval History, New release, Plantagenets, Reviews, Women's history
Tagged Author, Blog Tour, book reviews, England, History, Magna Carta, medieval, New release, Sharon Bennett Connolly, women
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Book Review: Kindred Spirits: Ephemera by Jennifer C. Wilson
I am delighted to be kicking off the Blog Tour to celebrate the publication of Jennifer C Wilson’s Kindred Spirits: Ephemera. This is, I believe, the fifth in a series of books set in the world of historical spirits but … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative History, Blog Tour, Book Reviews, Historical Fiction, New release, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Blog Tour, book reviews, Characters, England, fiction, History, New release
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Diana Jackson – Missing: Past and Present
I am delighted to host the very first stop on this Blog Tour for Diana Jackson’s new book: Missing – Past and Present. I was lucky enough to get hold of a copy of this book just before it came … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Book Reviews, New release, Reviews
Tagged Blog Tour, book reviews, fiction, New release, women
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Game of Thrones – A Review
N.B. Major – and I mean major! – Spoiler Alert!! Now that the dust and ash has settled – and there was a hell of a lot of ash to settle! – I feel I should put down a few … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, The Writing Process
Tagged book reviews, Characters, Daenerys Targaryen, fiction, Game of Thrones, Jon Snow, Sansa Stark, Writing
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Review: Silk and the Sword by Sharon Bennett Connelly
Silk and the Sword: The Women of the Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest is, I suppose, a period about which we all know at least a little bit. We have heard of Harold Godwinson, William the Conqueror and perhaps Harald … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, Medieval History, Norman Conquest, Reviews, Saxon England, Women's history
Tagged book reviews, England, History, Norman Conquest, women
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Book Review: Days of Sun and Glory by Anna Belfrage
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
Posted in Book Reviews, Historical Fiction, Medieval History, Reviews
Tagged book reviews, Historical fiction
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Book Reviews: Alison Morton’s Roma Nova
When Alison Morton asked me to take a look at her new book, Insurrectio, a few months ago, my first reaction was guilt because I’d been meaning to read her previous four books for ages. Like the rest of us, … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative History, Book Reviews, Reviews
Tagged Alternative History, book reviews
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Lady of the Eternal City by Kate Quinn – a Review
There are so many excellent writers around today that I’m never surprised when I discover another one. I was unfamiliar with Kate’s work until I read the fabulous A Day of Fire – a Novel of Pompeii. I loved her … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History, Book Reviews, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews
Tagged book reviews, Historical fiction
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Learning to Swim in the Self-Published Fiction Lake
A while ago I did a guest post on another blog about my experiences with self-publishing. Now, not much older and only a bit wiser, I thought I had a few more things to say about it. There are so … Continue reading
Posted in Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged Amazon Kindle, Author, book reviews, Self Publish, self-publishing
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