Visiting Via Tasso’s Nazi Prison Museum in Rome

Via Tasso Nazi Prison Museum, Rome/ Kimberly Sullivan

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…

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Launch day for Rome’s Last Noble Palace!

Rome's Last Noble Palace

So very excited! It’s finally here – not just St Nicholas’ day, but also launch day for my latest novel, Rome’s Last Noble Palace. I so loved bringing this dual time line story set in modern-day and 1890s Rome to life, and I hope you’ll enjoy the intertwined stories of Sophie and Isabelle. I have…

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Rome’s Last Noble Palace is a Historical Fiction Company Highly Recommended 5-star review

Rome's Last Roman Palace review

As launch day approaches, excited to receive another strong editorial review for my Rome’s Last Noble Palace. This latest is from the Historical Fiction Company, who awarded my dual timeline novel a Highly-Recommended 5-star award. Here’s what they have to say: Reaching Out Across Time – an Editorial Review of “Rome’s Last Noble Palace” SUNLIGHT…

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Hammering my latest dual timeline manuscript into shape

Rome's Last Noble Palace edits

Super excited to be preparing my fifth book, and fourth novel, for publication this autumn. I’ve already had useful feedback from beta readers, and now I have my manuscript back from my editor. I’ll be incorporating these changes before getting it off to my proofreader. I will then review once more before working with my…

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Real life locations of my short stories

Drink Wine and Be Beautiful, Rome / Kimberly Sullivan

I love anything associated with travel, so it’s not a surprise that a strong sense of place is important to me as a reader and writer. My latest short story collection, “Drink Wine and Be Beautiful”, is largely set in Italy. I thought I would share some of the locations that play a role in…

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Working on my next dual timeline historical/contemporary novel

Currently, I’m busy preparing for the release of my new short story collection, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful, launching in May. But behind the scenes, I’m also preparing my next project – a dual timeline contemporary/historical taking place in modern and 1890s Rome. The photo below is from my celebration when I finished my first…

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