Highland Sisters by Anne Douglas, an unpredictable Edwardian Scottish romantic saga

Set in the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh as the Edwardian era winds down, Douglas’s concise yet engaging romantic novel follows a young woman’s path to fulfillment and illustrates the pain of unrequited love. Lorne Malcolm’s decision to...

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Blog Tour: Everything Under The Sun by Jessica Redmerski + Giveaway!

Hello everyone and welcome to the BLOG TOUR forEverything Under The Sun by Jessica Redmerski!Today I will be sharing with you all about the book and author. There will also be a fun except and giveaway. Hope YOU enjoy this post! Title: EVERYTHING...

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A suitable job for a woman? A guest post by Kate Braithwaite, author of The Road to Newgate

Today I have a guest post from Kate Braithwaite, whose new novel, The Road to Newgate, will be one you'll want to read if you're intrigued by 17th-century England. Its subject, the Popish Plot, doesn't get a lot of play in historical fiction,...

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Victoria Glendinning's The Butcher's Daughter explores an ordinary woman's Tudor-era life

Most people in sixteenth-century England weren’t royalty or famous names, yet a focus on the well-known predominates in historical novels.Evincing deep knowledge of Tudor-era society, award-winning biographer and writer Glendinning helps remedy...

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A long-distance literary love story: Noon in Paris, Eight in Chicago by Douglas Cowie

French feminist writer and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir was best known for her masterwork, The Second Sex (1949); Nelson Algren was an award-winning American writer acclaimed for depicting working-class Chicago.In a novel about the romance...

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Adventures in flight: Chasing the Wind by C.C. Humphreys

Like its go-getter heroine, C. C. Humphreys’ newest historical thriller starts on the ground but quickly takes off. Pilot Roxy Loewen, fleeing from her father’s creditors and the man responsible for his death on a New York street in 1929, makes...

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Past v. Present: The Challenges of a Historical Thriller. an essay by Terrence McCauley

In today's post, author Terrence McCauley, who writes novels set in the past and others in the present-day, describes the appeal and challenges of writing fiction set in 1930s NYC.~Past v. Present: The Challenges of a Historical Thriller...

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Katherine Kovacic's The Portrait of Molly Dean, a multi-period Australian thriller about a real-life unsolved murder

“Lane & Co. think they have a portrait of a pretty but unknown girl by an unknown artist. However, I am planning to buy a portrait by Colin Colahan of a girl who became famous for being the victim in one of Melbourne’s most sensational...

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Nerd Book Blast: AS YOU WISH by Chelsea Sedoti + Giveaway!

Hello everyone and welcome to theAS YOU WISH by Chelsea SedotiNERD BOOK BLAST!Enjoy this post and be sure to enter the giveaway below.As You Wish by Chelsea SedotiPrint Length: 432 pagesPublisher: Sourcebooks Fire (January 2, 2018)Publication...

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