Book Blast: Ascent by Cathie Dunn

Ascent by Cathie Dunn Publication Date: April 8, 2022 Ocelot Press Series: House of Normandy, Book One Genre: Historical Fiction A brutal Viking raid heralds the dawn of a new, powerful dynasty – the House of Normandy Neustria, Kingdom of the West Franks AD 890 Fourteen-year-old Poppa’s life changes when Northmen land near Bayeux. Count …

Spotlight: Half Notes From Berlin by B.V. Glants

Welcome to my stop on the Historical Fiction Virtual Blog Tour for Half Notes From Berlin by B.V. Glants! Half Notes From Berlin by B.V. Glants Publication Date: October 4, 2022 Anchor Media Genre: Historical Fiction Berlin, 1933. Hans believes he and his family are safe from persecution. Then, he discovers his family's dirty secret: …

Spotlight/Review: Campbell’s Boy by Mary Kendall

Welcome to my stop on the Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tour for Campbell's Boy by Mary Kendall! Campbell's Boy by Mary Kendall Publication Date: November 21, 2022 Moonshine Cove Publishing Genre: Historical Fiction Heartbreak...with an underlay of hope. California plains in the 1850s. After losing his mother to cholera on the wagon train out west, …

Spotlight: A Deadly Legacy by Malia Zaidi (book excerpt+giveaway)

A Deadly Legacy by Malia Zaidi Publication Date: March 15, 2022 Paperback & eBook Genre: Historical Mystery Series: A Lady Evelyn Mystery, Book 6 A few months after the Carlisle Detective Agency opened its doors, Lady Evelyn and her partner, Hugh, are twiddling their thumbs. The cases are slow to trickle in, leaving the detectives …

On Tour: The Sweetheart Locket by Jen Gilroy (review+giveaway)

The Sweetheart Locket by Jen Gilroy Publication Date: March 17, 2022 Orion Dash Genre: Historical Fiction What if the key to your present lies in the past? London, 1939 On the eve of the Second World War, Canadian Maggie Wyndham defies her family and stays in England to do her bit for the war effort. …

Spotlight: Mistletoe Christmas by Eloisa James, Christi Caldwell, Janna MacGregor, Erica Ridley (book excerpt + giveaway)

Mistletoe Christmas: An Anthology by Eloisa James, Christi Caldwell, Janna MacGregor, Erica Ridley Publication Date: September 28, 2021 Avon eBook & Paperback; 480 Pages Genre: Holiday Fiction/Anthology From four beloved writers—Eloisa James, Christi Caldwell, Janna MacGregor, and Erica Ridley—come four original stories that tell a hilarious tale of a Christmas house party that serves up …

Book Blast + Giveaway: Shades of Gray by Jessica James

Shades of Gray Civil War Trilogy by Jessica James Publication Date: June 29, 2021 Genre: Historical Fiction They started as sworn enemies. Can they open their hearts to love? Shades of Gray Trilogy is sweeping Southern fiction that, according to one reviewer, "transcends the pages to settle in the very marrow of the readerís bones." …

Book Blast: Where Your Treasure Is by M.C. Bunn

Where Your Treasure Is by M.C. Bunn Publication Date: April 23, 2021 Bellastoria Press LLC Genre: Historical Fiction Feisty, independent heiress Winifred de la Coeur has never wanted to live according to someone else’s rules—but even she didn’t plan on falling in love with a bank robber. Winifred is a wealthy, nontraditional beauty who bridles …

The Poison Keeper by Deborah Swift (review+blog tour giveaway)

The Poison Keeper by Deborah Swift Publication Date: May 18, 2021 Quire Books Paperback & eBook; 406 pages Genre: Historical Fiction     Naples 1633 Aqua Tofana - One drop to heal. Three drops to kill. Giulia Tofana longs for more responsibility in her mother's apothecary business, but Mamma has always been secretive and refuses …

Cover Reveal: The Next Ship Home by Heather Webb

The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island by Heather Webb Publication Date: February 8, 2022 Sourcebooks Landmark Genre: Historical Fiction Ellis Island, 1902: Two women band together to hold America to its promise: "Give me your tired, your poor ... your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." A young Italian woman arrives on …