Having read 50 books in 2020, I started 2021 with the intention of reaching my long term goal of reading a book a week. I even signed up for the GoodReads Challenge nominating 52 books as my goal. I reached 42 books but that includes several Kindle items that are essentially short stories. I have … Continue reading 2021 – A Year of Reading
Historical fiction
Christmas at Hembry Castle by Meredith Allard
Today I’m pleased to be presenting Meredith Allard and her novella Christmas at Hembry Castle as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. You are cordially invited to Christmas at Hembry Castle. An unlikely earl struggles with his new place. A young couple’s love is tested. What is a meddling … Continue reading Christmas at Hembry Castle by Meredith Allard
The Castilian Pomegranate by Anna Belfrage
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Anna Belfrage’s newly released novel The Castilian Pomegranate as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Castilian Pomegranate, set in the complex political world of medieval Spain, is the second book in The Castilian Saga. In which Noor meets her … Continue reading The Castilian Pomegranate by Anna Belfrage
A Mystery of Murder by Helen Hollick
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Helen Hollick’s newly released novel A Mystery of Murder as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. A Mystery of Murder is the second of Helen's Jan Christopher Mysteries. Jan Christopher is spending Christmas 1971 with her boyfriend DS Laurie Walker … Continue reading A Mystery of Murder by Helen Hollick
Book Review – The Flight of the Heron by D.K. Broster
The first book of historical fiction that I clearly remember reading was The Flight of the Heron by D.K. Broster. My father gave me a copy for my twelfth birthday. It was a book he had read years before and loved. And he re-read it once I had finished. The story begins in Scotland in … Continue reading Book Review – The Flight of the Heron by D.K. Broster
Rebel’s Knot by Cryssa Bazos
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Cryssa Bazos’s newly released novel Rebel’s Knot as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Rebel’s Knot is the third book in the Quest for Three Kingdoms series. Áine slipped out of Eireen’s shelter before the first rays lightened the sky … Continue reading Rebel’s Knot by Cryssa Bazos
Ride with the Moonlight by Andrea Matthews
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Andrea Matthews’ novel Ride with the Moonlight as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Ride with the Moonlight is the second book in the Thunder on the Moor time-travel series set on the Scottish borders in the 16th century. Walt … Continue reading Ride with the Moonlight by Andrea Matthews
Hidden Masterpiece by Heidi Eljarbo
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Heidi Eljarbo’s newly released novel Hidden Masterpiece as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Hidden Masterpiece is the third book in the Soli Hansen Mysteries series. Oslo, 1944 Soli stiffened and pursed her lips. Was Ingrid talking about the ledger … Continue reading Hidden Masterpiece by Heidi Eljarbo
The Lords of the Wind by C J Adrien
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from C J Adrien’s novel The Lords of the Wind as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Lords of the Wind is the first book in The Saga of Hasting the Avenger. For two days we rowed hard along the … Continue reading The Lords of the Wind by C J Adrien
Redemption by Philip Yorke
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Philip Yorke’s novel Redemption as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Redemption is the second book in Philip's series The Hacker Chronicles, set during the First English Civil. Oliver Cromwell breezes into Stathern at four o'clock in the afternoon, galloping … Continue reading Redemption by Philip Yorke
Catherine Meyrick 