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Merissa (13919 KP) created a post

Oct 28, 2025  
👑 Love, jealousy, loyalty, and revenge roil the court of 14th-century Portugal.

Catherine Mathis’s Inês (Queens of Portugal Trilogy) sweeps readers into a world of royal passion, betrayal, and tragedy, bringing one of Portugal’s most captivating queens to life.

📖 Read the excerpt as part of the #BlogTour with #TheCoffeePotBookClub 👉 https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/excerpt-in%C3%AAs-queens-of-portugal-trilogy-by-catherine-mathis

💬 Do you enjoy historical fiction filled with royal intrigue and forbidden love?

#HistoricalFiction #Medieval #Biographical @cmathisauthor @TheCoffeePotBookClub
     
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Merissa (13919 KP) created a post

Feb 6, 2026  
🌟 Author Spotlight & Backlist Tour for Paolo G. Grossi! 🌟
Jan 28 – Feb 20

Join us as we shine a light on Paolo G. Grossi and three standout titles from his incredible backlist—a journey through rich, immersive historical fiction layered with powerful LGBTQ+ themes. Dive into the stories, explore the worlds he builds, and get to know the author behind them.

Don’t miss this celebration of craft, character, and queer history.

Hosted by @gaybookpromotions
https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/author-spotlight-tour-for-paolo-g-grossi
     
Widdershins (Whyborne & Griffin, #1)
Widdershins (Whyborne & Griffin, #1)
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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4.5 stars

I'm a bit picky with my historical reads. But since this would be my first full length mm historical romance, I thought I'd give it a go. And it turned into something I really enjoyed. It was paranormal and action packed and romantic. I couldn't ask for more, really.
 
I really liked both Griffin and Whyborne. Griffin was the sort of bad boy of the Victorian era I would never have guessed existed and Whyborne was the smart, bookish type that liked to be invisible to everyone around him. Except that wasn't possible with Griffin. He noticed him and accepted him and it was kinda sweet.
 
The storyline was very engaging and I was continually cheering my two guys on to figure it out and to get that person or other. And at the end I almost cried. I cant go into details without spoiling it but this is not some boring, average historical fiction based mm romance. It's very good.
  
Shield of the Rising Sun (Path of Nemesis #3)
Shield of the Rising Sun (Path of Nemesis #3)
Adam Lofthouse | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics
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This is the third book in a series of historical fiction novels set in the Roman era. Even though I haven’t read the first two books, I had no problem at all in understanding what was going on in the Shield of the Rising Sun. Although that now doesn’t stop me from wanting to read the first two books!

The story is told by three characters: Albinus, his son Faustus, and Faustus’ uncle, Calvus. The battle scenes, mainly from Albinus’ point of view, were gory (I like this - I know, probably a bit odd!) and the politics with all the infighting and back-stabbing was fascinating. How did anyone ever feel safe at this time? I’ll answer that: if they were clever, they NEVER felt safe!

This story shows the true reach of the Roman Empire - there are scenes in Britain, Germany and Egypt, as well as in Rome. It frankly amazed me how quickly Roman soldiers seemed to be able to travel - and mostly (if not solely) on foot!

The main characters were all three very likeable men, who had me rooting for them throughout - even though it was pretty obvious what would happen to one of them from the start )I’m giving nothing away here!).

I enjoy reading a lot of historical fiction, and it’s not often that I read books set in the Roman period. I don’t know why, there’s no reason I can think of, and this makes me realise that I really should read more! If, like me, you’re a fan of historical fiction, then you’ll enjoy the rich descriptions and history packed story within the pages of this book.

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this book, and to Adam Lofthouse for joining in and commenting in the margins!