"Behind every great queen stands a woman history nearly forgot."
πβ¨ A guest post for THE DUTY OF DAUGHTERS / EL DEBER DE LAS HIJAS (FALLING POMEGRANATE SEEDS #1) by WENDY J. DUNN is live on the blog today! This richly imagined work of historical fiction shines a light on the women who shaped Katherine of Aragon, recovering voices that history chose to overlook. πΉπ«
"Before Machiavelli wrote the rules, these women were already playing the game."
πΊβ¨ A guest post for RENAISSANCE RIVALS by KAREN ESSEX is live on the blog today! This dazzling work of historical fiction sets Isabella d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia against the glittering, treacherous backdrop of Renaissance Italy, where power was a woman's art long before anyone thought to write it down. π«
"Harrowing, hopeful, and deeply human, this is a story of survival and unlikely bonds." β Merissa
βοΈπ« 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. β¨πΏ
"A forbidden love, a defining collaboration, and a young composer risking everything at once."
π΅β¨ 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. π«πΏ
Head over to the blog to read the guest post - The Yellow Brick Road Nobody Knows: The Real People Behind the First Oz Adaptation.
"Forgetting kept her safe. Remembering may be what destroys her."
πͺ¦π 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. β‘β¨
Head over to the blog to read the excerpt and guest post, and enter the giveaway!
"In fourteenth-century Portugal, Leonor's forbidden passion for the king brings her closer to power and to danger."
πβ¨ 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. π«πΏ
Head over to the blog to read the full spotlight!
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"Every character has their own agenda, and their own truth."
ππ Today's spotlight shines on THE GREEN BAIZE DOOR (A MARIE CHEVALIER MYSTERY #1) by ELEANOR BIRNEY! This atmospheric feature offers a closer look at a Gilded Age literary mystery that promises hidden motives, layered characters, and a world where nothing β and no one β is quite what it seems. π―οΈβ¨
Head over to the Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour to find out more about this intriguing mystery!
"The long road home begins with a single unlikely companion and a stubborn will to survive." πΊοΈπ
An excerpt from THE LOST SEIGNEUR (A CHATEAU LAUX ODYSSEY #2) by DAVID LOUX is featured today as part of the blog tour! This richly drawn work of historical and literary fiction offers a compelling glimpse into a journey of endurance, resilience, and the unexpected bonds forged on the road. β¨πΏ
Head over to the Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour to read the excerpt and find out more!
"Spain made her a princess. History made her a queen. This is the story in between." ππ
Today's spotlight shines on INFIDEL: THE DAUGHTERS OF ARAGON (SIX TUDOR QUEENS) by NICOLA HARRIS! This richly imagined work of biographical and historical Tudor fiction illuminates the remarkable and often overlooked journey of a woman whose story stretches far beyond the crown she would come to wear. πΉβ¨
"Selina comes face to face with a devil in a suit, and she wants to know more." β Debbie πβ€οΈ
RESCUED BY THE RAKISH LORD by SARAH MALLORY earns a very good 4 out of 5 stars in today's review! This charming historical romance and romantic adventure delivers a heroine with sharp instincts and a hero who is every bit as dangerous and irresistible as he appears. β¨πΉ