Posts by Kimberly Sullivan
On this Mardi Gras, celebrating Venice’s Carnival
I’ve just returned from visiting Venice during Carnival season … and since today we’re already celebrating Mardi gras (thanks to a super-early Easter this year), I’d better post about Carnival before the more serious Lenten season begins… It has been years – decades, really – since I visited Venice during the Carnival season, but I’m…
Read MoreLooking for a Valentines Day gift? Try my romance-themed novels…
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner… If you’re looking for the perfect book to gift to the romance readers in your life (even if that romance reader is you!), I’ve made it easier by dropping the price down to to 99 cents/99 pence/99 euro cents and equivalent currencies on Amazon and Kobo on my…
Read MoreVisiting Via Tasso’s Nazi Prison Museum in Rome
Recently, I visited for the first time Rome’s Museo Storico della Liberazione (Liberation Historical Museum). During WWII, the Germans occupied Rome between September 1943 and June 1944. During that time, the SS headquarters on Via Tasso served as a prison, interrogation facilities and the place where prisoners were tortured and killed. During that time, being…
Read MoreMy January 2024 Reads
New year, and another great month in books. I started off the month on my way to a luxurious destinataion wedding, but got lost in a blinding snowstorm in Germany. After having found shelter in a Bavarian ghost town, strange things began happening. And then the bodies started appearing. Next I journeyed to a quiet…
Read MoreMalaga’s Ancient Roman Theatre
It’s always pleasant to travel around and find traces of “my” city of Rome. This happened again on my visit to Malaga, Spain, where I visited the Ancient Roman theatre. The Roman theatre is (dramatically) located below the Alcazaba hill and Moorish fortress. It was originally built during the reign of Emperor Augustus, and was…
Read MoreNew Reader Views Five-Star review for Rome’s Last Noble Palace
Always an honor to receive favorable editorial reviews, so I’m thrilled to receive a Five-Star review for my latest novel, Rome’s Last Noble Palace, from Reader Views. Here below is the review. Open the pages of “Rome’s Last Noble Palace” by Kimberly Sullivan and you are transported through time in this historical fiction work spanning…
Read MoreWine, lace and beauty in the Marche’s Offida
Every winter, my son and I pass through the Italian region of the Marche so he can take part in indoor races in seaside Ancona. These trips give us a great chance to explore all the picturesque towns in that region. One of those picture-perfect towns that’s long been on my list is the hill…
Read MoreAuthor interview with Elaine Scroller
I’m’ so excited to have fellow Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) author, Elaine Schroller, on my blog today. If you haven’t yet read Elaine’s work, I highly recommend you start now! I’ve read and loved Elaine’s two historical novels, and can’t wait to dig into her writing process, research, advice for writers, and a peek…
Read MoreCagliari’s Ancient Roman Theatre
I’ve been writing posts about my recent visit to Cagliari, the capital of the Italian island of Sardegna. There were lots of interesting places to visit in this city, including the ruins of an Ancient Roman amphitheater. This can be found between the neighborhoods of Castello and Stampace. We walked out here on a particularly…
Read MoreMidwest Review editorial review for Rome’s Last Noble Palace
I’m always thrilled to get a good editorial review from the excellent Midwest Book Review. Here, below is the full review that went live on their site this month, for my newest release, Rome’s Last Noble Palace: Rome’s Last Noble Palace follows the lives of two different women who live in different centuries. There’s 1896…
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