Posts Tagged ‘historical fiction’
New Prairies book review for Feisty Deeds II
Excited we just received our first editorial review for Feisty Deeds II: Historical Tales of Batches and Brews. Hoping this is the first of many positive editorial reviews. If you want to see what The Prairies Book Review had to say about our collection, read the full review below. A sweeping, intimate, and beautifully told…
Read MoreFeisty Deeds II up on NetGalley – seeking reviewers!
How exciting! Our second edition of the Feisty Deeds anthology is now up on NetGalley for early reviews! Feisty Deeds II : Historical Tales of Batches and Brews is seeking early reviewers. So get on over to NetGalley and request your copy today! I am one of the five co-editors of this collection (and a contributing…
Read MoreSeeking a ghostly tale for Halloween? Rome’s Last Noble Palace (on sale)
Happy Halloween! ‘Tis the ghostly season, and I hope you have spooky reading to accompany you this holiday season. My Rome’s Last Noble Palace is on sale: Two women. Two different centuries. One attic room My dual timeline novel set in Rome of 1896 and near present is having a 99 cent BookBub promotion on Sunday…
Read MoreBook launch tour for The Letter from the Island
I’m pleased to be joining the Bookouture launch tour for Rose Alexander’s latest novel, The Letter from the Island. I enjoyed this dual timeline novel set in modern-day and WWII-era Crete, Greece. Dual timeline novels are a genre I love, and especially a novel like this in which an elderly woman is looking back upon…
Read MoreNovel locations for In The Shadow of The Apennines
I don’t need much of an excuse to get out to the mountains near Rome. Years ago, I got a small place out in the mountains of Abruzzo, in the town of Ovindoli, and this is a place I enjoy escaping to for relaxing weekends out in the fresh mountain air. I love it so…
Read MoreHappy One Year Book Birthday to Feisty Deeds
Okay, a pre-birthday celebration, since 8 June – Women’s Fiction Day – launches the actual date. One year ago, I joined twenty-two fellow authors to launch our new historical fiction anthology, Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women. This was such a labor of love. I worked alongside four fellow authors – Carolyn Korsmeyer, Christy…
Read MoreMy little (growing) stack of writing
I began my publishing journey just a little over three years ago. After many years of scribbling, and publishing short stories in journals and anthologies, I decided I wanted to start publishing as an indie author. Just over three years later, with five novels, one short story collection and one historical fiction anthology under my…
Read MoreHistorical Novel Society 2024 – Don’t make me go home!
This is my second time at the wonderful UK edition of the Historical Novel Society. Held every two years in the UK, this year the conference was held in the spectacular Dartington Hall in Devon, England. I also attended the last UK Conference, Historical Novel Society 2022 in Durham, England. The UK conferences do an…
Read MoreNew collection of short stories of Daring Women – benefiting a great cause
On 8 June for Women’s Fiction Day, I joined twenty-two women’s fiction and historical fiction authors to release our new anthology, Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women. Aside from the excitement of a book launch, this project is even more special to us because all proceeds go to fund the Women’s Fiction Writers Association…
Read MoreNew BookFest Award for Rome’s Last Noble Palace!
So pleased that my latest novel, Rome’s Last Noble Palace, has just won its sixth literary award! I am very pleased that my dual timeline novel won Third Place in the BookFest 2024 Award in the Women’s Fiction – Historical Fiction category. I had so much fun writing this dual timeline novel (1890s and…
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