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GUEST BLOG: Amy Pershing on Food as Memory Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 2 March 2021

The nineteenth-century French journalist and epicure Charles Pierre Monselet once famously wrote: “The pleasant hours of our life are all connected by a more or less tangible link with some memory of...

GUEST BLOG: The Strange Truth About Early American Funerals and Death Rituals by Greg Morgan Plus Giveaway!

Historical Romance Dayna Linton - 1 March 2021

In my current “Death Shall Have No Dominion” book series, I tell fictional stories from the civil war era that have characters with very strange and morbid professions within the death industry. It...

GUEST BLOG: The Regency in England Wasn’t All You Think by Chris Nickson Plus Giveaway!

Historical Mystery Dayna Linton - 1 March 2021

Hear the word ‘Regency’ – a period that more or less the first 25 years of the 19th century - and people immediately imagine Jane Austen. Gentlemen with fortunes in need of...

BOOK BLAST: LONG ISLAND ICED TINA by Maria DiRico Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 1 March 2021

A Catering Hall Mystery: Book 2 February 23, 2021 Mia Carina is back in the borough of Queens—in charge of the family catering hall, Belle View Banquet Manor, and keeping her nonna company. But...

GUEST BLOG: Comedy in Murder Mysteries by Jonette Blake Plus Giveaway!

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 26 February 2021

My favorite scene to write in “The Widow Catcher” is the book club scene. It is their monthly meeting, and Delia Frost is invited by a work colleague to give her a...

GUEST BLOG: Women Geologists of the 19th Century in England by Alissa Baxter Plus Giveaway!

Historical Romance Dayna Linton - 26 February 2021

The Earl’s Lady Geologist features a lady geologist, Cassandra Linfield, who lives in Lyme Regis during the Regency period. I was intrigued a few years ago when I stumbled across an article...

GUEST BLOG: How to Improve Study Habits by Christine Reidhead Plus Giveaway!

Self-Help Dayna Linton - 25 February 2021

There is no denying that studying is never fun. For some, it is almost like turmoil! But none can escape from this and has to pass through the process. Developing good study habits...

BOOK BLAST: BY IMMORTAL HONOR BOUND by Danielle Ancona Plus Giveaway!

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Dayna Linton - 25 February 2021

Intrepid warrior angel Malachi faces the fiercest of adversaries of warfare through the centuries, fighting alongside the boldest of gods to defend humankind from the Seraph Rebellion. Sent to York in the 1620s,...

BOOK BLAST: HIS MARRIAGE GAMBLE by Nancy Fraser Plus Giveaway!

Historical Romance Dayna Linton - 25 February 2021

Felicity Beaumont, the rebellious daughter of Louisiana elite devises a plan to move her father’s illegally owned slaves north to safety using the gambling river boat known as the Lucky Lady. Dressed...

GUEST BLOG: P.S. “I wish it may please you.” by Mally Becker Plus Giveaway!

Historical Mystery Dayna Linton - 24 February 2021

Did George Washington love his wife, Martha? It’s not a question that’s “top of mind” this cold, covid-filled February. But with Valentine’s Day and Washington’s Birthday just crossed off the calendar, I thought...

GUEST BLOG: Take a Journey Together Back in Time to What It Would Be Like To Be A Tribal Member of a First Nation...

Historical Dayna Linton - 24 February 2021

Encouraging you to dive into Sacred Mounds has me feeling a bit like a carnival barker attempting to entice you inside a side show tent. Well then – Step right up! Inside the...

INTERVIEW: With Elizabeth Adams on SONS OF PEMBERLEY With Giveaway!

Historical Romance Dayna Linton - 23 February 2021

We are delighted to welcome historical fiction author Elizabeth Adams. Ms. Adams is an avid admirer of Jane Austen and has written many novels reimagining Pride and Prejudice—including the novel we will...