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The English Girl by Sarah Mitchell
Book Review
Publisher: Bookouture
Format: ebook and paperback
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis
He is German. She is English. Their countries are enemies. Can love bring them together? Inspired by an incredible true story, this is a sweeping tale about the power of hope in the face of war and the legacy of an impossible choice.
1946, Norfolk, England: Grief and fear spill over in Fran’s small village when German prisoners of war are sent to the nearby camp. After the death of her beloved brother on the front lines, Fran cannot see the new arrivals as anything but his killers.
The Assassins by Alan Bardos
Spotlight - Audio Blog Tour
Publisher: Sharpe Books
Series: Johnny Swift Thrillers
Page Length: 376 Pages
Genre: Historical Thriller
Audiobook Narrated By: Jack Bennett
Synopsis
1914.
Tensions are reaching boiling point in Europe and the threat of war is imminent.
Johnny Swift, a young and brash diplomatic clerk employed by the British embassy is sent to infiltrate the ‘Young Bosnians’, a group of idealistic conspirators planning to murder Franz Ferdinand. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in a bid to liberate their
Murder at the Fair by Verity Bright
Book Review
Publisher: Bookouture
Series: A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery #6
Genre: Historical Fiction - Cosy Mystery
Synopsis
Summer flowers, warm sunshine, a maypole dance and… is that another murder? A tricky case is afoot for Lady Swift!
Summer, 1921. Lady Eleanor Swift, the best amateur sleuth in the country, is delighted to be in charge of the prize-giving at her village summer fair. But the traditional homemade raft race takes a tragic turn when the local undertaker, Solemn Jon, turns up dead amongst the ducks. Jon was the life of any party and loved by the entire village. Surely this was simply an awful accident?
The Poison Keeper by Deborah Swift
Book Review
Publisher: Quire Books
Page Length: 394 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis
Naples 1633
Aqua Tofana – One drop to heal. Three drops to kill.
Giulia Tofana longs for more responsibility in her mother’s apothecary business, but Mamma has always been secretive and refuses to tell Giulia the hidden keys to her success. When Mamma is arrested for the poisoning of the powerful Duke de Verdi, Giulia is shocked to uncover the darker side of her trade.
Burning Ground by D.A. Galloway
Cover Reveal
Series: Frontier Time Traveler, Book 1
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis
Does time heal all wounds? Or do some last forever?
Pennsylvania, 1971: Graham Davidson is a young man with survivor’s guilt after the death of three siblings.
Estranged from his father and seeking a direction in his life, Graham learns about vision quests from a Crow Indian. He secures seasonal employment in Yellowstone National Park and embarks on a spiritual journey.
Wyoming Territory, 1871: Under a full moon at
The Edelweiss Sisters by Kate Hewitt
Book Review
Publisher: Bookouture
Format: Paperback and ebook
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis
1938, Salzburg. A powerful story of hope, forbidden love, and incredible courage, about three sisters who will risk everything—even their own lives—as part of the resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Austria.
Johanna, Birgit and Lotte Eder have always lived quiet lives, working in their father’s clockmaking shop and helping their mother in the house. But like many other Austrians, they find it impossible to ignore the changes in the
The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar
Book Review + Giveaway (US Only)
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Format: Paperback & eBook; 384 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction/Literary
Synopsis
Through letters with a famous author, one French librarian tells her love story and describes the brutal Nazi occupation of her small coastal village.
Saint-Malo, France: August 1939. Jocelyn and Antoine are childhood sweethearts, but just after they marry, Antoine is called up to fight against Germany. As the war rages, Jocelyn focuses on comforting and encouraging the local population by recommending books from her beloved library in Saint-Malo. She herself finds hope in her
Sisters at War by Clare Flynn
Book Review
Publisher: Cranbrook Press
Page Length: 314 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis
1940 Liverpool. The pressures of war threaten to tear apart two sisters traumatised by their father’s murder of their mother.
With her new husband, Will, a merchant seaman, deployed on dangerous Atlantic convoy missions, Hannah needs her younger sister Judith more than ever. But when Mussolini declares war on Britain, Judith's Italian sweetheart, Paolo is imprisoned as an enemy alien, and Judith's loyalties are
The Usurper King by Mercedes Rochelle
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Publisher: Sergeant Press
Series: The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3
Page Length: 308 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis
From Outlaw to Usurper, Henry Bolingbroke fought one rebellion after another.
First, he led his own uprising. Gathering support the day he returned from exile, Henry marched across the country and vanquished the forsaken Richard II. Little did he realize that his problems were only just beginning. How does a usurper prove his legitimacy? What to do with the deposed
The Sterling Directive by Tim Standish
Spotlight
Publisher: Unbound
Page Length: 304 pages
Genre: Alt-historical thriller
Synopsis
It is 1896. In an alternative history where Babbage’s difference engines have become commonplace, Captain Charles Maddox, wrongly convicted of a murder and newly arrested for treason, is rescued from execution by a covert agency called the Map Room.
Maddox is given the choice of taking his chances with the authorities or joining the Map Room as an agent and helping them uncover
Essex – Tudor Rebel by Tony Riches
Book Review
Publisher: Preseli Press
Page Length: 352 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Series: Elizabethan Series, Book 2
Synopsis
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, is one of the most intriguing men of the Elizabethan period. Tall and handsome, he soon becomes a ‘favourite’ at court, so close to the queen many wonder if they are lovers.
The truth is far more complex, as each has what the other yearns for. Robert Devereux longs for recognition, wealth and influence. His flamboyant naïveté amuses the ageing
America's Wife by Celeste De Blasis
Book Review
Publisher: Bookouture
Series: America's Daughter Trilogy, Book 2
Format: ebook
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis
1776. Addie’s world has changed beyond recognition. From her privileged position amongst Boston’s elite, she has embraced a dangerous new life with the American Revolutionary Army. While childhood sweetheart Silas risks all on the front lines, Addie waits anxiously for news. And when Silas does not return from the Battle of Monmouth, her worst fears come true.
The Heron by Jean M. Roberts
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Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Page Length: 252 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction/Time Slip
Synopsis
The past calls to those who dare to listen…
An invitation arrives; Abbey Coote, Professor of American Studies, has won an extended stay in an historic B&B, Pine Tree House. The timing is perfect. Abbey is recovering from an accident which left her abusive boyfriend dead and her with little memory of the event.
But her idyllic respite soon takes a terrifying
Saving Grace: Deception. Obsession. Redemption by H D Coulter
Book Review
Publisher: Independently Published
Series: The Ropewalk series, Book 2
Page Length: 330 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis
Beacon Hill, Boston. 1832.
“You are innocent. You are loved. You are mine.”
After surviving the brutal attack and barely escaping death at Lancaster Castle, Beatrice Mason attempts to build a new life with her husband Joshua across the Atlantic in Beacon Hill. But, as Beatrice struggles to
The Shadows of Versailles by Cathie Dunn
Book Review
Publisher: Ocelot Press
Series: An Affair of the Poisons, Book One
Page Length: 251 (ebook) / 277 (pb)
Genre: historical fiction / mystery
Synopsis
Dazzled by Versailles. Broken by tragedy. Consumed by revenge.
When Fleur de La Fontaine attends the court of King Louis XIV for the first time, she is soon besotted with handsome courtier, Philippe de Mortain. She dreams of married life away from her uncaring mother, but Philippe keeps a secret from her.
Chateau Laux by David Loux
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Publisher: Wire Gate Press
Page Length: 292 Pages
Genre: Historical/Literary Fiction
Synopsis
A young entrepreneur from a youthful Philadelphia, chances upon a French aristocrat and his family living on the edge of the frontier. Born to an unwed mother and raised by a disapproving and judgmental grandfather, he is drawn to the close-knit family.
As part of his courtship of one of the patriarch’s daughters, he builds a château for her, setting in motion a sequence of
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