Today I’m absolutely delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Carolyn Hughes’s newly released audiobook of her novel A Woman’s Lot as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Blurb How can mere women resist the misogyny of men? 1352. In Meonbridge, a resentful peasant rages against Eleanor Titherige’s efforts … Continue reading Audiobook Excerpt – A Woman’s Lot by Carolyn Hughes
Historical romance
Madeline’s Boy by Sara Powter
Today I’m delighted to be sharing Sara Powter’s newly released novel, Madeline’s Boy as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Madeline’s Boy is the latest book in Sara’s Convict Birthstain Collection and is set in England in the 1830s and New South Wales in 1840. Blurb The race to … Continue reading Madeline’s Boy by Sara Powter
Venator by A M Swink
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from A. M. Swink’s newly released novel Venator as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Venator is the first book in the Roman Equestrian series. Blurb Britannia, AD 59. Decimus is a long-serving senior centurion who dreams of retirement in Rome. … Continue reading Venator by A M Swink
Spotlight – The Trail to Crooked Creek by MK McClintock
Today I’m delighted to be shining a spotlight on MK McClintock’s newly released novella, The Trail to Crooked Creek, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Trail to Crooked Creek is an historical romance set inpost-Civil War Montana and is part of the Crooked Creek series. Blurb Everyday … Continue reading Spotlight – The Trail to Crooked Creek by MK McClintock
2023 – A Year of Reading
To my surprise, I have read a similar number of books to last year, 34 books in all – nowhere near my illusory goal of a book a week. The year started slowly as I only managed two books a month until August. Results for the latter part of the year were helped by a … Continue reading 2023 – A Year of Reading
Twelfth Cake House by Heidi Eljarbo
Today I’m delighted to be shining a spotlight on Heidi Eljarbo’s newly released novel, Twelfth Cake House, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Twelfth Cake House is a heartwarming Christmas romance set in the Georgian period. Blurb Even a clever matchmaker may need a push in the right … Continue reading Twelfth Cake House by Heidi Eljarbo
Dancing in the Ring by Susan E. Sage
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Susan E. Sage most recent novel, Dancing in the Ring, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Based on fact, Dancing in the Ring follows the fortunes of two idealistic lawyers Catherine McIntosh and Robert Sage through the 1920s and … Continue reading Dancing in the Ring by Susan E. Sage
The Husband Criteria by Catherine Kullmann
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Catherine Kullmann’s newly released novel The Husband Criteria as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Husband Criteria is a Regency romance set during the 1817 London Season and is the third book in Catherine’s series, The Lorings. Blurb London … Continue reading The Husband Criteria by Catherine Kullmann
The Shadow Earl by Stella Riley
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Stella Riley’s recently released novel The Shadow Earl as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Blurb At the end of his Grand Tour, somewhere between Athens and Constantinople, Christian Selwyn, the young Earl of Hazelmere, vanished - seemingly without a … Continue reading The Shadow Earl by Stella Riley
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