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Month: December 2016

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Recent Posts

  • I’m delighted to welcome Florence Keeling and her book, Please Remember Me, to the blog, which is released today. #blogtour #RachelsRandomResources
  • TheLastKing is #Free on #AmazonKindle for the next few days.
  • It’s short story week. Coelwulf’s Company and The Mercian Brexit are both 99pUK/99cUS on Kindle
  • #Jason by Mark Knowles is now available, and so I’m reminding you of my review for #Argo, and giving a shout out for, the #BladesofBronze books
  • Welcome to The Last Seven (cover reveal) #TheNinthCentury #Coelwulf

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Blog Tours

  • Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for the State of Treason by Paul Walker
  • Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for The Colour of Evil by Toni Mount
  • Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for Ropewalk by H D Coulter
  • Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for The Test of Gold by Renee Yancy
  • Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for A Sword Among Ravens by Cynthia Ripley Miller
  • Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for Widow’s Lace by Lelita Baldock
  • Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for Masters of Rome by Simon Turney and Gordon Doherty
  • Welcome to today’s stop on the She Sees Ghosts by David Fitz-Gerald Blog Tour
  • Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for Betrayal by the Historical Fictioneers
  • Welcome to today’s Book Blast for She Sees Ghosts – The Story of a Woman Who Rescues Lost Souls by David Fitz-Gerald
  • Welcome to the blog tour for Matthew Harffy’s new release, A Time for Swords
  • Welcome to today’s stop on the ‘Fire and Ash’ blog tour by Thomas J Berry
  • Welcome to today’s stop on the Sons of Rome Blog Tour
  • Stuart Rudge, author of Rise of a Champion and Blood Feud, joins me for a look at building Islamic Zaragoza
  • Book Feature: Blood Feud by Stuart Rudge
  • The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles
  • Today, I’m delighted to welcome Lindsey S Fera to the blog with her new book, Muskets and Minuets
  • Today, I’m delighted to be spotlighting Lord of Worth by Philippa Jane Keyworth #blogtour #competition
  • Today, I’m delighted to welcome A M Linden and her new book, The Oath, to the blog with a post about what inspired her to write the book #BlogTour
  • Today, I’m excited to be taking part in the cover reveal for Mark Knowles’ Jason, book 2 in the Blades of Bronze series
  • Today, I’m trying something a little different. Check out my review for Fallout by Edie Baylis, a bit of Gangland Fiction #BlogTour
  • Today, I’m delighted to welcome N L Holmes to the blog with her book, Bird in a Snare, the first book in The Lord Hani Mysteries
  • Happy release day to Gordon Doherty and his new book, The Dark Earth in the Empires of Bronze series
  • Today, I’m delighted to share an excerpt from Nancy Jardine’s new book, Before Beltane #BlogTour
  • Today, I’m delighted to host a fascinating guest post from Brodie Curtis about his new book, Angels and Bandits #BlogTour
  • Today, I’m delighted to share a guest post from Edward Londergan about his new book, Unlike Any Other #blogtour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
  • Today, I’m delighted to host The Colour of Rubies by Toni Mount and share an extract from the new historical mystery
  • Happy release day to Elena Collins whose The Witches Tree is released today. Here’s my review.
  • I’m delighted to spotlight The Mesilla by Mary Armstrong on the blog today #BlogTour

Historical Fiction Reviews

  • Book Review and New Release Alert – Bright Helm by Christine Hancock – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Queen’s Rival by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Fortress of Fury by Matthew Harffy – Historical Fiction
  • Book Review: The Last Warrior: England: The First Viking Age (The Ninth Century Book 2) by M J Porter
  • Book Review – Camelot by Giles Kristian – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Camelot by Giles Kristian – historical fiction
  • Brunanburh – A novel of 937 (Chronicles of the English #1) by M.J. Porter
  • Book Review – Commodus by Simon Turney – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – A Tapestry of Treason by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – The Wolf of Wessex by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Bright Blade: The Byrhtnoth Chronicles: Book 3 by Christine Hancock – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick – historical fiction
  • Book Review – A Tapestry of Treason by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Oathbreaker by Adam Lofthouse – historical fiction
  • Odin’s Game – by Tom Hodkinson – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Commodus by Simon Turney – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Reviews from Netgalley – The First Queen of England by M J Porter – historical fiction
  • Storm of Steel by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Queen of the North by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Autumn Throne – Elizabeth Chadwick – Highly Recommended
  • Book Review – The Last Hours – Minette Walters – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – The Turn of Midnight – Minette Walters (Black Death Book 2)
  • Book Review – Lancelot by Giles Kristian – highly recommended (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – Warrior of Woden by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Fools and Mortal by Bernard Cornwell – Recommended
  • Book Review – Viking Sword by M J Porter (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – Killer of Kings by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Vindolanda by Adrian Goldsworthy – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Shadow Queen by Anne O’Brien (historical fiction) Highly recommended
  • Book Review – Deposed by David Barbaree (historical fiction) Highly Recommended
  • Book Review – Betrayal: The Centurions I by Anthony Riches (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – Eagles in the Storm by Ben Kane (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – The Confessions of Young Nero (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – My Name is Victoria by Lucy Wolsey
  • Book Review: A Mighty Dawn by Theodore Brun (historical fantasy)
  • Book Review – Kin of Cain by Matthew Harffy
  • Book Review – Blood and Blade by Matthew Harffy
  • Book Review – Ravenspur by Conn Iggulden
  • Book Review – The Quickening by Rhiannon Ward – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver – historical fiction. Recommended.
  • Book Review – The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea – historical murder mystery
  • The Deception of Harriet Fleet by Helen Scarlett – Book Review – Historical Mystery
  • A Writing Year in Review – 2020
  • Welcome to the blog tour for Matthew Harffy’s new release, A Time for Swords
  • Lady Estrid is on ‘tour’ with the Coffee Pot Book Club – check out the posts so far
  • Book Review and New Release Alert – Bright Helm by Christine Hancock – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Shelley and the Unknown Lady by Lona Manning – highly recommended
  • Stuart Rudge, author of Rise of a Champion and Blood Feud, joins me for a look at building Islamic Zaragoza
  • Book Review – The Queen’s Rival by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – The Bear of Byzantium by S J A Turney – historical fiction
  • Today, I’m reviewing A Night of Flames by Matthew Harffy as part of the new release #Blog Tour #Aries
  • Book Review – The Bear of Byzantium by S J A Turney – historical fiction
  • The Only Living Lady Parachutist by Catherine Clarke Book Review – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Royal Game by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction. Highly recommended.
  • Book Review – Cecily by Annie Garthwaite – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Today, I’m delighted to host the review blog tour For Lord and Land by Matthew Harffy (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – Camelot by Giles Kristian – historical fiction – now available in paperback
  • Book Review – The Queen’s Rival by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Blood Runs Thicker by Sarah Hawkswood – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Agata, Princess of Iberia by Emma C Buenen – historical fiction – recommended
  • Book Review – The Quickening by Rhiannon Ward – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver – historical fiction. Recommended.
  • Book Review and New Release Alert – Bright Helm by Christine Hancock – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Queen’s Rival by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Fortress of Fury by Matthew Harffy – Historical Fiction
  • Book Review – Camelot by Giles Kristian – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Camelot by Giles Kristian – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Commodus by Simon Turney – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – A Tapestry of Treason by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Bright Blade: The Byrhtnoth Chronicles: Book 3 by Christine Hancock – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Wolf of Wessex by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Mitford Scandal by Jessica Fellowes – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick – historical fiction
  • Book Review – A Tapestry of Treason by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Oathbreaker by Adam Lofthouse – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Exiled by David Barbaree – Historical Fiction
  • Odin’s Game – by Tom Hodkinson – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Commodus by Simon Turney – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Storm of Steel by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Queen of the North by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Last Hours – Minette Walters – historical fiction – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Lancelot by Giles Kristian – highly recommended (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – Warrior of Woden by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Viking Sword by M J Porter (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – Killer of Kings by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Vindolanda by Adrian Goldsworthy – historical fiction
  • Book Review – The Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer (Historical Fiction) Recommended
  • Book Review – The Shadow Queen by Anne O’Brien (historical fiction) Highly recommended
  • Book Review – Deposed by David Barbaree (historical fiction) Highly Recommended
  • Book Review – Betrayal: The Centurions I by Anthony Riches (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – Blood Forest by Geraint Jones (historical fiction) Highly Recommended
  • Book Review – The Earthly Gods by Nick Brown (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – Eagles in the Storm by Ben Kane (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – The Confessions of Young Nero (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – Oswald: Return of the Kingby Edoardo Albert (historical fiction)
  • Happy release day to Elena Collins whose The Witches Tree is released today. Here’s my review.
  • Book Review and happy release day for – A Taste for Killing by Sarah Hawkswood – historical mystery
  • Book Review – The Bear of Byzantium by S J A Turney – historical fiction
  • Today, I’m reviewing A Night of Flames by Matthew Harffy as part of the new release #Blog Tour #Aries
  • Today, I’m so excited to share my review for Foraging For Murder by Simon Whaley (I loved this book)
  • The Winter Guest by W C Ryan. Book Review. Historical mystery. Highly recommended.
  • The Only Living Lady Parachutist by Catherine Clarke Book Review – historical fiction

Historical Murder Mystery Book Reviews

  • Book Review – A Pretty Deceit by Anna Lee Huber – historical murder mystery – recommended
  • Book Review – Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer – historical murder mystery
  • Book Review – The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman – historical fiction
  • Book Review – Silent Water by P K Adams – murder mystery – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Council (Helga Finnsdottir 2) by Snorri Kristjansson – historical fiction
  • Book Review – A Conspiracy of Wolves by Candace Robb – medieval murder mystery
  • A bit of 1920’s murder mystery – a bit of fun
  • Book Review – Murder on a Midsummer Night – Miss Fisher Book 17 – thoroughly enjoyable
  • Book Review – Devil’s Wolf (High Corbett) by Paul Doherty – historical murder mystery
  • Book Review – The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson – mystery/Icelandic Noir
  • Book Review – Kin by Snorri Kristjansson – An intriguing idea – Viking murder mystery
  • Book Review – Alice and the Assassin by R J Koreto
  • Book Review – The Earthly Gods by Nick Brown (historical fiction)
  • Book Review – Murder in the Dark by Kerry Greenwood
  • Book Review -The Riviera Express by T.P. Fielden
  • Book Review – The Dark Days Pacts by Alison Goodman (Book 2 in the Dark Days Club)
  • Book Review -Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood
  • Book Review – Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood
  • The Custard Corpses – cover reveal and First Chapter
  • The Mirror Dance by Catriona McPherson – Book Review – 1930s murder mystery
  • Murder at the Ritz by Jim Eldridge – Book Review – 1940s murder-mystery
  • The Windsor Knot by S J Bennett – Book Review – Contemporary Murder Mystery
  • The Deception of Harriet Fleet by Helen Scarlett – Book Review – Historical Mystery
  • Book Review – The Saltwater Murder (Posie Parker Mystery 7) by L B Hathaway – historical murder mystery
  • Book Review – The Canterbury Murders by E.M.Powell – historical murder mystery
  • Book Review – A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins – historical who-done-it
  • Book Review – A Pretty Deceit by Anna Lee Huber – historical murder mystery – recommended
  • murder mystery
  • Today, I’m delighted to host The Colour of Rubies by Toni Mount and share an extract from the new historical mystery
  • Cragside – A 1930s murder mystery is on audiobook tour with Lovebookstours from 16th-24th May 2022
  • Book Review and happy release day for – A Taste for Killing by Sarah Hawkswood – historical mystery
  • Happy release day to Cragside: A 1930s murder mystery
  • It’s my turn on the blog tour for Murder on Oxford Lane by Tony Bassett #BlogTour #Mystery

Non-Fiction History Book Reviews

  • Book Review – Women of Power in Anglo-Saxon England by Annie Whitehead – non-fiction
  • Book Review – Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown by J F Andrews – historical non-fiction
  • Book Review – Warrior: A Life of War in Anglo-Saxon England by Edoardo Albert and Paul Gething – historical non-fiction/fiction
  • Book Review – The Tragic Daughters of Charles 1: Mary, Elizabeth and Henrietta Anne by Sarah-Beth Watkins – Historical Non-Fiction
  • Book Review – Ælfred’s Britain – Max Adams – Highly Recommended
  • Book Review – Catherine of Braganza by Sarah-Beth Watkins (history)
  • Book Review – Four Princes by John Julius Norwich (non-fiction)
  • The First Kingdom by Max Adams – New Release alert – historical non-fiction
  • Guest Post with Sarah-Beth Watkins
  • Book Review – Catherine of Braganza by Sarah-Beth Watkins (history)
  • Book Review – The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton by J. T. Herbert Baily (history)
  • Book Review – Ælfred’s Britain – Max Adams – Highly Recommended

Fantasy Book Reviews

  • Book Review – The Ruthless by Peter Newman – fantasy – highly recommended
  • Book Review – The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence – fantasy
  • Book Review – The Black Hawks by David Wragg – fantasy
  • Book Review – Priest of Lies by Peter McLean – fantasy
  • Book Review – The Ruthless by Peter Newman – fantasy – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence – fantasy – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Peter Newman – The Deathless – Fantasy
  • Book Review – A Time of Blood by John Gwynne – Fantasy – Highly Recommended
  • One Word Kill – Book Review – Mark Lawrence
  • New Release Alert – The Innkeeper – Fantasy #IndieApril
  • Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence – Book Review – released today in the UK 4th April 2019
  • The Wall – A Post Brexit Dystopian Fantasy – New Release Alert
  • Book Review – Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence – fantasy – 5/5 stars
  • Book Review – The Seven by Peter Newman – fantasy – recommended
  • Book Review – Darien-by C F Iggulden – fantasy
  • Book Review – The Malice by Peter Newman – fantasy
  • Book Review – Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman (YA Historical Fantasy)
  • Book Review – Skullsworn by Brian Staveley (fantasy)
  • Book Review – Red Sister by Mark Lawrence (Highly recommended ) fantasy
  • Book Review: A Mighty Dawn by Theodore Brun (historical fantasy)
  • Today, I’m delighted to share an excerpt from Nancy Jardine’s new book, Before Beltane #BlogTour
  • The Girl and the Moon by Mark Lawrence #BookReview #Fantasy
  • Book Review – The Girl and The Mountain by Mark Lawrence – fantasy
  • Book Review – The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence – fantasy
  • The Girl and the Moon by Mark Lawrence #BookReview #Fantasy
  • Book Review – The Girl and The Mountain by Mark Lawrence – fantasy
  • Book Review – The Ruthless by Peter Newman – fantasy – highly recommended
  • Book Review – The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence – fantasy
  • Book Review – The Black Hawks by David Wragg – fantasy
  • Book Review – The Sword Saint by C.F Iggulden – The Empire of Salt Book III – fantasy
  • Book Review – Priest of Lies by Peter McLean – fantasy
  • Book Review – The Ruthless by Peter Newman – fantasy – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence – fantasy – highly recommended
  • Book Review – Peter Newman – The Deathless – Fantasy

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