Biographical Archives

4-STAR REVIEW: THE LIMITS OF LIMELIGHT by Margaret Porter

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 4 October 2021

Publication Date: September 14, 2021 Pretty Oklahoma teenager Helen Nichols accepts an invitation from her cousin, rising movie actress Ginger Rogers, and her Aunt Lela, to try her luck in motion pictures. Her...

GUEST BLOG: Going After Your Dreams or Fulfilling Your Dreams and Not Someone Else’s? by Margaret Porter Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 20 September 2021

The Limits of Limelight, the title of my fourteenth novel, illuminates the inherent conflict its protagonist, the story’s real-life inspiration, must contend with. In July of 1931, Ginger Rogers and her mother Lela...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE BRANDON TRILOGY by Tony Riches

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 16 September 2021

The Bradon Trilogy: Book 1 Publication Date: February 1, 2018 From the author of the international best-selling Tudor Trilogy, the true story of the Tudor dynasty continues with the daughter of King Henry VII,...

GUEST BLOG: Belle Boyd, (Suffocating) Control of Women, Plus an 1860s Etiquette Quiz by Claire Griffin Plus Giveaway!

Biographical Dayna Linton - 14 September 2021

A Rebellious Woman is biographical fiction, based on the life of a real woman, named Belle Boyd who lived from 1844 to 1900. Born in the part of Virginia that would...

GUEST BLOG: Charles Brandon meets Duchess Margaret of Savoy by Tony Riches Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 13 September 2021

In my research for my book, Brandon Tudor Knight, there was no shortage of incidents and episodes that gave me an insight into his true character. I’d like to choose one involving...

4-STAR REVIEW: A REBELLIOUS WOMAN by Claire J. Griffin

Biographical Amy Wilson - 6 September 2021

Publication Date: June 8, 2021 A Rebellious Woman is based on the life story of Belle Boyd (1844-1900), whose coming of age coincided with the opening shots of the Civil War. Debutante, teenaged...

NEW RELEASE: ISLAND QUEEN by Vanessa Riley

African-American Dayna Linton - 6 July 2021

Publication Date: July 6, 2021 “Richly detailed, vividly depicted, and sweeping in scope, Island Queen is historical fiction at its absolute finest. A stunning must-read!”—Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba "Dazzling...compelling...Riley...

5 STAR REVIEW: RHAPSODY by Mitchell J Kaplan

Historical Dayna Linton - 12 March 2021

Publication Date: March 2, 2021 One evening in 1924, Katharine “Kay” Swift—the restless but loyal society wife of wealthy banker James Warburg and a serious pianist who longs for recognition—attends a concert. The...

GUEST BLOG: Music and Words by Mitchell James Kaplan Plus Giveaway!

Biographical Dayna Linton - 10 March 2021

Not an exhaustive list; just a launching pad. Other ideas? Comments? What They Have in Common: Music and words are both aural phenomena. (At least, for me. I “hear” words when I read.) ...

INTERVIEW: Carrie Hayes on Women’s Equality and NAKED TRUTH

Social Issues Dayna Linton - 28 October 2020

Today on Novels Alive, we are really pumped to have Carrie Hayes, author of the much-acclaimed, Naked Truth: Or Equality, The Forbidden Fruit, on our site to answer questions about feminism, the...

4.5 STAR REVIEW: NAKED TRUTH: OR EQUALITY, THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT by Carrie Hayes

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 27 October 2020

From Washington Heights to Washington D.C. comes a true American Herstory. Filled with intrigue, lust, and betrayal, this is the fight for sexual equality. 1868, on the eve of the Gilded Age: Spiritualist...

COVER REVEAL: RHAPSODY by Mitchell James Kaplan

Biographical Dayna Linton - 26 October 2020

Publication Date: March 2, 2021 One evening in 1924, Katharine “Kay” Swift—the restless but loyal society wife of wealthy banker James Warburg and a serious pianist who longs for recognition—attends a concert. The...