🌟 Please Join me to welcome guest blogger Susan Abernethy! 🌟 Nothing delights me more than to welcome Susan Abernethy as Wednesday’s guest blogger. Susan is one of the most admired and widely read historical bloggers writing today. Her blog, The Freelance History Writer, has been a trusted treasure trove since 2012. It contains over 500 richly researched
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Catherine of Braganza began to engage more readily in the activities of the Stuart Court following a visit from her mother-in-law, Dowager Queen Henrietta Maria. Henrietta had encouraged her to accept his husband’s infidelities and participate and even organize events. Charles also inspired her to be more involved, just as his mother had done during
We want to write what you want to read and see in historical fiction books and films set in France. So tell us what that is. What is the allure of France to you as readers and movie buffs ? What time periods? What subjects? What genres? Take our quick survey Click to take the
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A review of Rozsa Gaston’s Margaret of Austria Introducing Margaret of Austria’s eventful life On to the story itself. After three unfortunate marriages in France, Spain & Savoy, Margaret of Austria comes into her own after 1504, when she is again widowed. Refusing to marry again despite intense pressure from her father, Emperor Maximilian I,
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A Sequel with a Difference A. J. Bishop’s Darcy’s Education of Miss Elizabeth Bennet is a tour de force in its genre. The author gives us an entertaining, thought-provoking, and beautifully written novel in this popular Regency with-a-twist genre. Her ability to capture the characters we love and develop them in unforeseen, yet believable, directions
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Deadly Thanksgiving: A Senior Sleuth Cozy Mystery – Book 2 by Maureen Fisher (Author) Format: Kindle Edition Are you in the mood for a Canadian Thanksgiving mystery treat? Try an entertaining book to curl up with after that big turkey and too much pumpkin pie. Here’s an excerpt from the Deadly Thanksgiving description; Hi, I’m
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I recently received to buy the book of poetry, SPACE PLACE TIME to support David Dunn’s Wild Life Fund? What is this Fund? He explains its purpose best. Its sole aim is to finance the wilder aspects of his existence for as long as possible. Knowing the author as I do, the honesty of his
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Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Few settings cast a spell like the French court. The French Renaissance court, even for those who know little about it, exercises a charm that is hard to resist. Writing about how I created it as a setting is the subject of my blog post Getting to Setting in The
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This post was originally published on Mary Anne Bernal’s blog Let Your Words Shine. Many people ask me how I became interested in the French renaissance. It’s a long story. The year I was five, I lived with my grandparents to go to grade one. It was the most formative of my life. Escaping from
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Jasper is a Tudor story with a Breton flavour by Tony Riches. Its full title is Jasper: Book Two of the Tudor Trilogy. Riches continues the Tudor story from Owen, Book One. He takes us from father to the son, Jasper and his wanderings with his nephew, Henry Tudor. Not only was I entertained by
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This post was originally published on The Writing Desk. The sixteenth century French court dazzles on the surface. But beneath its glitter, danger lurks for those caught up in its flux. Based on actual historical events and characters, this riveting story will keep you turning the pages until the end. It is also a timeless
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This post was originally published on Ruins & Reading. The story behind The Importance of Pawns or how I developed my debut novel is long and tortuous. Yet you could not have asked about a topic closer to my heart. Historical fiction has been my favourite genre since I learned to read at five. At
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