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Top Historical Fiction Picks March 2025
Is it trite to say Spring into Books for March? I don’t think there’s anything special about reading in spring, actually, since I read all year and...
BIG LOVE: Famous Couples, Historical and Fictional
What better represents BIG LOVE than famous couples, legendary love stories remembered long after their death or publication date? These stories have intrigued generations because they include more than acts of devotion, but are fraught with challenges, including great sacrifice, betrayal, or overwhelming odds.
BIG LOVE: Historical Fiction Romantic Subplots Rule!
If you’ve been following my PLW blogging over the years, you’ll know that I love to read historical mysteries, with historical romances coming in...
Top Historical Fiction Picks February 2025
This month is the perfect time to try a new romance from our own Edie Cay. Into the Breach With You is the third book in her Ladies Alpine...
Into the Breach Launch Day
Today is the Day for Into the Breach with You! My ADHD-coded heroine gets her chance to shine. I have a feeling, judging from the early reviews,...
Q & A What Historical Fiction Books Are You Most Anticipating in 2025?
Many of us writers have new releases this year, in fact some this month or next. But what other favorite authors of our beloved genre have new books...
Top Historical Fiction Picks January 2025
Happy New Year! What better way to start the new year than a bookshelf (or Kindle) full of new books? And you can make a New Year’s Resolution to...
Holiday Legends: Fact or Historical Fiction
On long days of winter, what could be more enjoyable than cozying up by a fire with a mug of hot chocolate, a plate of holiday Christmas cookies, and a delightful holiday read that transports to another place and time? Our ancestors have blest us with many wonderful legends, some based on real people, others figments of a great imagination. Folklore often varies by country and even by region, so there are plenty of tales to entertain us throughout the dark days of winter.
New Release: In the Money With You
The second installment of The Ladies Alpine Society, In the Money with You is out this week! This historical romance is set during the Victorian...
Top Historical Fiction Picks November 2024
I’m so thankful this month for the publication of Paper Lantern Writers’ third anthology of short historical fiction, Destiny Comes Due. This year,...
Learning to Love Short Stories
Short stories and I have always had a complicated relationship. I approach fiction with the same intensity as my relationships with friends and...
A Grand Assembly of Masterworks With Historical Fiction Anthologies
I enjoy short stories. In fact, I forget how much I love short stories until I start reading them again, and I ask myself why don’t I read more? My...
Ana’s Historical Fiction Short Story Picks
Since Rebecca D’Harlingue has show you hers and C.V. Lee has shown you hers, it's now my turn to share my historical fiction short story picks....
Link List – Historical novels with a travel theme
The novel I am currently writing is The River of Fire, the third in my Mary Fox series, and it sees my Tudor-era heroine travelling from Norwich in...
New Release: A Surgeon and A Spy by Alina Rubin
This story came to me back in October 2020, when I was an accomplished writer of heart wrenching IT compliance documents. That day, I was working on...
Top Picks Historical Fiction October 2024
This October, after you have carved pumpkins and hung ghosts from your porch, curl up with a pumpkin spice latte and read Alina Rubin’s newest book,...
C.V. Lee’s Historical Fiction Short Story Picks
Since becoming an author, I have discovered a special place for short stories in my writing.
Not every moment of a character’s life shows up on the page; only those relevant to the tale we are weaving. But as their creators, we need to know and understand the significant experiences which molded their world view; their unique backstory that explains their thoughts, words, actions, and reactions.
Top Picks Historical Fiction September 2024
September has always meant back to school and the hint of cooler days. This year, though, it brings the release of my seventh novel! Innocents at...
New Release From Linda Ulleseit
Welcoming a new novel into the world is much like announcing a baby. A novel, though, is much more work before its birth, and a baby more work...
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