Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Siobhan Daiko’s newly released novel The Girl from Bologna as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Girl from Bologna is part of Siobhan’s series Girls from the Italian Resistance. I went to visit Rebecca the afternoon after my parents … Continue reading The Girl from Bologna by Siobhan Daiko
‘No pen can write, no tongue can tell the aching’ – Transported convicts, love tokens and tattoos
Ships in the Thames by Samuel Atkins c.1790Courtesy of the National Library of Australia This article was first published in the February 2022 edition of Historical Times a free interactive digital magazine issued every month full of news, reviews, offers and articles from a wide range of historical authors and experts, well known and not so. If … Continue reading ‘No pen can write, no tongue can tell the aching’ – Transported convicts, love tokens and tattoos
Leningrad: The People’s War by Rachel R. Heil
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Rachel R. Heil’s newly released novel Leningrad: The People’s War as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. This book is the first in the Leningrad series set during World War 2. “Never been.” Tatiana’s eyes scanned the red and gold … Continue reading Leningrad: The People’s War by Rachel R. Heil
My Reading – June 2022
The King's Inquisitor by Tonya Ulynn Brown The business of witchcraft is a foul trade and only a scrupulous man is fitted for the task. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan In October there were yellow trees. Then the clocks went back the hour and the long November winds came in and blew, and … Continue reading My Reading – June 2022
More Precious Than Gold by Renee Yancy
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Renee Yancy’s recently released novel More Precious Than Gold as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. More Precious Than Gold is the second book in The Hearts of Gold trilogy. The summer sky twilight had deepened to rose and gold, … Continue reading More Precious Than Gold by Renee Yancy
Cold Blows the Wind – The Soundtrack
People have always loved to sing, probably for as long as there have been people. These days, despite most people still loving music, most of us are too self conscious to sing in front of others, especially unaccompanied. It wasn't always this way. In the not so distant past, after the day's work was done … Continue reading Cold Blows the Wind – The Soundtrack
Raleigh – Tudor Adventurer by Tony Riches
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Tony Riches’ most recent novel, Raleigh – Tudor Adventurer, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. This is the third book in The Elizabethan Series. Greenwich Palace, 1584 I’d never seen the presence chamber so crowded. The queen sat on … Continue reading Raleigh – Tudor Adventurer by Tony Riches
The Wistful and the Good by G. M. Baker
Today I'm delighted to be sharing an excerpt from G. M. Baker's novel, The Wistful and the Good as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Wistful and the Good is set in eighth century Northumbria and is the first book in the Cuthbert’s People series. Edith put two … Continue reading The Wistful and the Good by G. M. Baker
Book Review – The Kings Inquisitor by Tonya Ulynn Brown
The Kings Inquisitor by Tonya Ulynn Brown opens in December 1590 with James VI and his childhood friend William Broune making their way at dusk through the noisesome streets of Edinburgh in the company of a witch-pricker. In a dank room reeking of evil and cruelty at the Edinburgh’s gaol, the Tollbooth, David Seaton, Deputy … Continue reading Book Review – The Kings Inquisitor by Tonya Ulynn Brown
My Reading – May 2022
The Shiralee by D'Arcy Niland There was a man who had a cross and his name was Macauley. Angel of Goliad by Jean M Roberts The sun was high in the brilliant summer sky. It was a rare day of sunshine during the rainy season. Holding by Graham Norton It was widely accepted by the … Continue reading My Reading – May 2022
Catherine Meyrick 