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Merissa (14222 KP) created a post

Oct 15, 2026

"Harrowing, hopeful, and deeply human, this is a story of survival and unlikely bonds." – Merissa

⚔️💫 NO MAN'S TERRITORY (THE LONG SHADOW) by DUNCAN GAYE earns a great 4 out of 5 stars in today's review! This powerful work of historical literary fiction and MM military romance set during WWI does not flinch from the horror of the trenches, but finds something quietly extraordinary in the bonds forged there. ✨🌿

Head over to the blog to read the full review!

#HistoricalFiction #LiteraryFiction #MM #MilitaryFiction #WWI

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Merissa (14222 KP) created a post

Oct 30, 2026

"A forbidden love, a defining collaboration, and a young composer risking everything at once."

🎵✨ A guest post for THE LARK by LAURA C. RADER is live on the blog today! This richly imagined work of biographical historical fiction follows a young composer at the most consequential moment of his life, where love, art, and sacrifice are impossibly tangled together. 💫🌿

Head over to the blog to read the guest post - The Yellow Brick Road Nobody Knows: The Real People Behind the First Oz Adaptation.

#BiographicalFiction #HistoricalFiction

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/the-lark-by-laura-c-rader

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Merissa (14222 KP) created a post

Nov 3, 2026

"Forgetting kept her safe. Remembering may be what destroys her."

🪦🔍 An excerpt, a guest post, and a giveaway for RESURRECTION KILL by LAURA JOH ROWLAND are live on the blog today! This taut historical fiction thriller and suspense novel digs up the kind of buried secrets that were never meant to see the light, in a story where memory itself becomes the most dangerous thing of all. ⚡✨

Head over to the blog to read the excerpt and guest post, and enter the giveaway!

#HistoricalFiction #Thriller #Suspense

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/resurrection-kill-by-laura-joh-rowland

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Merissa (14222 KP) created a post

Nov 10, 2026 - 12:41 PM

"In fourteenth-century Portugal, Leonor's forbidden passion for the king brings her closer to power and to danger."

👑✨ Today's spotlight shines on LEONOR (QUEENS OF PORTUGAL #2) by CATHERINE MATHIS! This richly drawn work of Portuguese historical fiction follows a woman whose love for a king draws her into the heart of court intrigue, where ambition and affection are impossible to separate. 💫🌿

Head over to the blog to read the full spotlight!

#TheCoffeePotBookClub #BlogTour #Leonor #QueensOfPortugal #CatherineMathis #WomenInHistory #PortugueseHistoricalFiction #HistoricalFiction @Cathie Dunn

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Marylegs (44 KP) rated Dark Aemilia (UK Edition) in Books

Aug 14, 2019

So I received Dark Aemilia from a Goodreads give away. All I can say is how lucky I was to receive such a good book, that otherwise I likely would not have taken a second glance at. This is a beautifully written piece of historical fiction. Which at its core, is a love story, between Aemilia Bassano and William Shakespeare. How their love blossomed and through many external factors was pulled apart. The book is laid out in acts and scenes like a play and tells the story from Aemilia point of view. I enjoyed being submerged in the Tudor London at the end of Elizabeth I reign. This book completely grabbed me from the start and had I had more free time I am sure I would have read this book in a day or two.

Unfortunately as I havent ever read historical fiction before I dont really have any point of reference for comparison. But what I will say is that I thoroughly enjoyed how realistic this book felt, but still was able to bring in completely fictitious elements of magic and witchcraft. Sam OReilly has managed to bring in these elements, which appealed to my love of fantasy, without being over the top. I particularly enjoyed the time when London was under the grips of the plague and thought it was just so well written and explained. At no point did I feel lost in descriptions, I was there, with Aemilia and that poor woman just couldnt catch a break.

There is mature content it is an adult story of love, so yes there is sex. I personally have no issue with this and believe it to be an integral addition to this story. It is done well and doesnt feel forced or overdone. I am struggling to put into words how much I enjoyed this book, I will read it again and I would recommend it. I will now even consider reading other historical fiction that I had not thought I would enjoy.