Prehistoric farmers inhabit a fertile river valley they believe their gods promised them in return for their good behavior. Their enemies, hunters roaming the mostly barren hills beyond the mountains enclosing the valley, believe their gods gave it to them. When the farmers’ king refuses to allow the marriage of the coming-of-age prince to the [CONTINUE READING]
This week’s book trailer is for Ron Fritsch’s first novel in his Promised Valley series called Promised Valley Rebellion. Fritsch’s debut novel is a Paleolithic adventure in the manner of Jean Auel. The story is very likely as old as human civilization: a younger generation comes of age, feels frustrated by its elders and rebels, [CONTINUE READING]
The era of the Tudors was one of spies, intrigue, conspiracy, and danger. . . Filled with the intrigue and pageantry of Tudor England, The Tudor Secret brings this world to life from a new perspective, telling the story of a spy who becomes the protector of England’s future queen. (NOTE: The Tudor Secret is [CONTINUE READING]
Feb 242011
C.W. Gortner stopped by earlier this week to talk to us about interweaving fact with fiction and since I enjoyed his novels The Last Queen and The Confessions of Catherine Medici, I wanted to share with you his latest novel The Tudor Secret which is book one in his new series Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles. [CONTINUE READING]
In my latest novel, THE TUDOR SECRET, Book One in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles, I set myself to a challenge that proved more daunting than I originally thought. Despite its shorter length, compared to my other novels THE LAST QUEEN and THE CONFESSIONS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI, THE TUDOR SECRET is deceptively complex, interweaving [CONTINUE READING]
Sourcebooks has just found a galley of the novel Sins of the House of Borgia by Sarah Bower (releases March 8th) and I was quick enough to snag one for a special giveaway. They asked us to be “creative” with this particular book giveaway so I’ve decided that since I LOVE their book covers, I’d [CONTINUE READING]
Thursday, December 16th is Jane Austen’s 235th birthday! Sourcebooks, the world’s leading publisher of Jane Austen fiction, is offering a unique deal to readers who want to celebrate Jane by reading special editions of all six of Austen’s beloved novels in a 21st century format. Special e-book editions of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and [CONTINUE READING]
Among the first to look at the story of Camelot through Guinevere’s eyes. Woolley sets the traditional tale in the time of its origin, after Britain has shattered into warring fiefdoms. Hampered by neither fantasy nor medieval romance, this young Guinevere is a feisty Celtic tomboy who sees no reason why she must learn to [CONTINUE READING]
Nov 112010
The Bennet girls are ready…are you?? It’s book trailers like these that really want me running for the nearest book shelf to find the book. Quirkclassics brings us another fun twist of the classics. You’ll have to see the other books on their website. And yes, I WILL be picking up ALL copies – I [CONTINUE READING]
At the age of fourteen, Catherine de Medici, last legitimate descendant of the Medici blood, finds herself betrothed to the King Francois I’s son, Henri. Sent from her native Florence to France, humiliated and overshadowed by her husband’s life-long devotion to his mistress, when tragedy strikes her family Catherine rises from obscurity to become one [CONTINUE READING]
In this novel, the genteel ways of the old South are woven together with its coarser threads of infamy—slavery. Historically accurate, Corrigans’ Pool reveals a tale of love and hate and courage … and the desperate need for a young woman to find her inner strength to survive. Bitter with thoughts of the darkly handsome [CONTINUE READING]
The marriage of Marc Antony and Cleopatra is one of the greatest love stories of all time, a tale of unbridled passion with earth-shaking political consequences. Feared and hunted by the powers in Rome, the lovers choose to die by their own hands as the triumphant armies of Antony’s revengeful rival, Octavian, sweep into Egypt. [CONTINUE READING]
