Historical Fiction Archives

BOOK BLAST: THE COMPANY OF STONEMASONS by Graham Williams Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 18 October 2021

The Chinchester Diamond: Book 1 Publication Date: January 6, 2021 The summer of 1545 and there’s murder in the Cathedral of Chichester. An honest family of stonemasons heads to the city to repair the...

GUEST BLOG: The Best Thing I Did For My Writing Career by Gabriella Saab Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 15 October 2021

As writers, if there’s one thing we’re used to, it’s various forms of rejection. Rejections from agents, editors, publishers, bad reviews, being excluded from lists—it happens to all of us. It can...

GUEST BLOG: The Magical Genesis for The Factory Girl and the Fey by Nadine Feldman Plus Giveaway!

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Dayna Linton - 14 October 2021

My ideas for novels come from a variety of sources. I wrote The Foreign Language of Friends about the loneliness of living in the sprawled-out city of Houston, Texas. What She Knew grew out...

BOOK BLAST: ELEONORA AND JOSEPH by Julieta Almeida Rodrigues Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 13 October 2021

Publication Date: July 21, 2020 The novel opens with aristocratic Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel pleading with the High Court of Naples to be beheaded instead of hanged like a criminal. One of the leading...

GUEST BLOG: The Prodigy from Brussels Who Became the Father of Modern Anatomy by Ron Blumenfeld Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 12 October 2021

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), a brash 28-year-old professor at the University of Padua medical school, published a textbook of anatomy unlike any that had come before—revolutionary for its careful detail, exquisite illustrations, and...

4-STAR REVIEW: CHAMPAGNE WIDOWS by Rebecca Rosenberg

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 11 October 2021

ePublication Date: October 1, 2021 Triple-gold-medal-winning author Rebecca Rosenberg serves up a triumphant tale of talent and ambition, love and loss, betrayal and redemption, and accepting yourself and others for who they are. Champagne,...

GUEST BLOG: A Romantic Dentist by Rachel Fordham Plus Giveaway!

Historical Romance Dayna Linton - 11 October 2021

Every book has a unique origin story. Sometimes a news article sparks an idea or an idea pops up while traveling to a new place. As an author, I love these moments...

GUEST BLOG: How One Woman Overcame Pandemics, Mental Illness, Sexism, War, and Napoleon to Build a Champagne Empire by Rebecca Rosenberg Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 8 October 2021

For centuries, women have faced the devastation of pandemics and roadblocks of sexist laws. Yet, one of them, the audacious and determined Barbe-Nicole Clicquot, found a way to build a champagne empire...