Adalbert, the imagined son of Astrolabe and grandson of Heloise and Abelard, is a rash young man, eager to make his own way in the world. The recognition that a scroll that belonged to his father is, in fact, a treasure map, set him on course for what is not only a treasure quest but … Continue reading Book Review – Adalbert by Craig R Hipkins
Historical fiction
Book Review – The Convent Girl by Tania Crosse
Beginning in 1926, The Convent Girl follows Maisie O’Sullivan from age four to her early forties. Brought up in a Catholic convent in Cobh, Ireland from two years old, Maisie has been told that both her parents are dead. Remembering no other life, she has adapted to the regulated life of the convent and, like … Continue reading Book Review – The Convent Girl by Tania Crosse
Turning the World to Stone by Kelly Evans
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Kelly Evans’s recently released novel, Turning the World to Stone – The Life of Caterina Sforza Part One 1472 to 1488, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Blurb Vilified by history, Caterina Sforza learned early that her life was … Continue reading Turning the World to Stone by Kelly Evans
The Hussar’s Duty by Griffin Brady
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Griffin Brady’s recently released novel, The Hussar’s Duty, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Hussar’s Duty is a standalone continuation in The Winged Warrior series set in sixteenth-century Poland. Blurb Poland’s most valiant winged hussar is called to … Continue reading The Hussar’s Duty by Griffin Brady
The Douglas Bastard by J R Tomlin
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from J R Tomlin’s novel, The Douglas Bastard, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Douglas Bastard is set in fourteenth century Scotland and follows the fortunes of Archibald Douglas, the illegitimate son of Sir James Douglas known as The … Continue reading The Douglas Bastard by J R Tomlin
Book Review – The House Children by Heidi Daniele
My birth was a sin and a crime. I was born in the Tuam Mother Baby Home to an inmate serving a year of penal servitude, her crime an out-of-wedlock pregnancy. The House Children begins when Mary Margaret Joyce is six years old and living with the Cleary family who she has been fostered to. … Continue reading Book Review – The House Children by Heidi Daniele
Book Review – Sea of Shadows by Amy Maroney
With the first few paragraphs of Sea of Shadows by Amy Maroney the reader steps into the reality of fifteenth century Rhodes – the heat and shadows, the swirl of myriad scents and colours, the bustle of the city and the port, the people drawn from countless nations, all under the control of the of … Continue reading Book Review – Sea of Shadows by Amy Maroney
Muskets and Masquerades by Lindsey S Fera
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Lindsey S. Fera’s newly released novel, Muskets and Masquerades, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Muskets and Masquerades is set against the backdrop of America's war with Britain. Annalisa awoke. The giant sea thundered upon the deck of their … Continue reading Muskets and Masquerades by Lindsey S Fera
A Matter of Faith: Henry VIII, the Days of the Phoenix by Judith Arnopp
Today I’m delighted to be introducing Judith Arnopp’s newly released novel A Matter of Faith: Henry VIII, the Days of the Phoenix as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. A Matter of Faith is the second book of Judith’s series, The Henrician Chronicle. Finally free of Catherine of Aragon, … Continue reading A Matter of Faith: Henry VIII, the Days of the Phoenix by Judith Arnopp
Cold Blows the Wind – Streets and Lanes of Hobart Town
Hobart Town 1879 At the Australian census of 1881, Tasmania was recorded as having a population of 115,705. Of these, 21,118 people lived in Hobart. Hobart was by this time an established city, the capital of the island state, with elegant sandstone buildings and the same well functioning institutions found in Britain: Parliament, Courts and … Continue reading Cold Blows the Wind – Streets and Lanes of Hobart Town
Catherine Meyrick 