Today I’m delighted to be shining a spotlight on Julia Ibbotson’s time-slip mystery, A Shape on the Air, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. A Shape on the Air is the first book in Julia’s Dr DuLac series. A haunting Anglo-Saxon time-slip of mystery and romance Can echoes … Continue reading A Shape on the Air by Julia Ibbotson
Historical fiction
Island of Dreams by Harry Duffin
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Harry Duffin’s soon to be released novel, Island of Dreams, as as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Island of Dreams is set in Cuba in the 1940s and 1950s. The harbour side was alive with humanity, loitering in the … Continue reading Island of Dreams by Harry Duffin
The Godmother’s Secret by Elizabeth St.John
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Elizabeth St.John’s newly released novel, The Godmother’s Secret, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. King Edward died suddenly, and Lady Elysabeth Scrope was commanded by his brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, to escort Prince Edward to the Palace of … Continue reading The Godmother’s Secret by Elizabeth St.John
Small Eden by Jane Davis
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Jane Davis’s novel Small Eden as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The house they alight in front of is weatherboarded and painted white, a feature that binds the row of cottages and houses together. Each has a distinct personality, … Continue reading Small Eden by Jane Davis
Brushstrokes from the Past by Heidi Eljarbo
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Heidi Eljarbo’s newly released novel, Brushstrokes from the Past, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Brushstrokes from the Past is a Soli Hansen Mystery. Wolfert did not want to admit he was at death’s door. He never thought of … Continue reading Brushstrokes from the Past by Heidi Eljarbo
The Old Dragon’s Head by Justin Newland
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Justin Newland’s novel The Old Dragon’s Head set in fifteenth-century China as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Ru was playing in their small garden while Luli sat at her writing desk. She moved her calligraphy brush over the paper. … Continue reading The Old Dragon’s Head by Justin Newland
A Turbulent Peace by Paul Walker
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Paul Walker’s newly released novel A Turbulent Peace, set in Paris in the lead up to the 1919 Peace Conference, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. We passed Avenue Beaucour and turned right into Rue Daru, which was clear … Continue reading A Turbulent Peace by Paul Walker
The Muse of Freedom by Jules Larimore
Today I’m delighted to be sharing Jules Larimore’s newly released novel, The Muse of Freedom, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Muse of Freedom, set in Languedoc in the late seventeenth century, is the first book of The Cévenoles Sagas . A French Huguenot apothecary’s legacy of … Continue reading The Muse of Freedom by Jules Larimore
The Eisenhower Chronicles by M. B. Zucker
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from M. B. Zuckers’ recently released novel The Eisenhower Chronicles as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. “Gentlemen, the President!” Cutler’s Boston Brahmin accent cut through the air. The entire National Security Council stood as Ike entered the Cabinet Room. “Be … Continue reading The Eisenhower Chronicles by M. B. Zucker
Book Review – An Independent Heart by Elizabeth Grant
An Independent Heart by Elizabeth Grant begins in at the very end of January 1814 with Captain Justin Sumners arriving in a wintery England after serving five years in Spain during the Peninsular War, including seven recent months spent as a captive. He is the second son of Lord Hawksfield but, with his elder brother’s … Continue reading Book Review – An Independent Heart by Elizabeth Grant
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