‘Six wives. One King. You know their stories. Now it’s time to hear his.‘ [ About Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown ] A second son, not born to rule, becomes a man, and a king… In grand royal palaces, Prince Harry grows up dreaming of knights and chivalry – and the golden age…
Spurned by a KingRaised by BearsBlessed by a GoddessAtalanta [ About Atalanta ] When a daughter is born to the King of Arcadia, she brings only disappointment. Left exposed on a mountainside, the defenceless infant Atalanta is left to the mercy of a passing mother bear and raised alongside the cubs under the protective eye…
To Dream Of Shadows is described as ‘an epic tale of compassion, sacrifice, and the strength of the human spirit.’ To Dream Of Shadows by Steve N Lee was just published April 16th and is the first of two books ‘inspired by a true love story from history’s darkest hour’. To celebrate its publication I…
Love, lies and taboo liaisons, a coming-of-age story. Set against the backdrop of a country at war.– American Bombshell [ About American Bombshell ] Incarcerated in an abusive orphanage by an unstable and vengeful mother, seventeen-year-old Rosie Haskell is released in February 1944 to survive in an adult world. She finds a job at a wartime…
Prize-winning Gothic feminist suspense based on a murder trial in 1897 West Virginia when the testimony of a ghost was admitted in court– The Red Bird Sings [ About The Red Bird Sings ] West Virginia, 1897. When young Zona Heaster Shue dies only a few months after her wedding, her mother Mary Jane becomes…
Little Clothbound Classics are collectable, small format editions of short stories, novellas and essays that celebrate the range of the Penguin Classics list. I was so thrilled to be sent two of these absolutely perfect little books courtesy of Penguin UK – Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke and Moonlight by Guy…
‘Loosely based on Teri M. Brown’s grandfather who is of German descent and fought in WWII in the US Army in Germany’– An Enemy Like Me An Enemy Like Me by Teri M. Brown was published 24th January with Atmosphere Press. Using the backdrop of World War II Teri M. Brown ‘explores the concepts of…
‘A THIEF. AN ARTIST. AN ACROBAT. AN ACTRESS. THE TITANIC WHILE JOSEFA, EMILIE, HINNAH, AND VIOLET SEEMINGLY DON’T HAVE ANYTHING IN COMMON, THEY’RE UNITED IN ONE GOAL: STEALING THE RUBAIYAT’– A Million to One [ About A Million to One ] Four friends have stolen aboard the Titanic. They’re after the Rubaiyat – a book inlaid with priceless jewels.…
Read my book review of The Emerald Spy by Nicola Cassidy, a book that ‘explores Ireland’s complicated refugee past’
In this thrilling and addictive sequel to The Bloodless Boy, Harry Hunt must go to Paris in search of a spy and imposter who has knowledge of a plot to kill the Queen of England…– The Poison Machine [ About the Book ] 1679. A year has passed since the sensational attempt to murder King Charles…