Historical Fiction Archives

GUEST BLOG: Local History–Navy Hill Explosion by Wes Verde Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 20 September 2021

New Jersey has a reputation for many things. They filmed The Sopranos here. We’re home to Princeton University. The taxes are high, but the beaches are decent. What is less well known...

4.5 STAR REVIEW: THE ARTIST COLONY by Joanna FitzPatrick

Historical Mystery Dayna Linton - 17 September 2021

Publication Date: September 6, 2021 Paris, July, 1924… Sarah, a young Modernist painter, receives a cable from California. Her estranged older sister, Ada Belle, has died under suspicious circumstances. When she arrives two weeks...

GUEST BLOG: 3 Things I Learned After Getting Published by Brianne Moore Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 16 September 2021

For many of us writers, getting published is the ultimate endgame. We work so hard to get to that point, we don’t really think about what comes after that. But post-publication is...

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: THE LAST SKETCH by Gosia Nealon

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 10 September 2021

Publication Date: September 1, 2021 They both hold tight to a terrible secret. When they cross paths in war-torn Europe, will their destinies lead to ruin… or victory over evil? Poland, 1944. Wanda Odwaga...

BOOK BLAST: THE LAST SKETCH by Gosia Nealon Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 10 September 2021

Publication Date: September 1, 2021 They both hold tight to a terrible secret. When they cross paths in war-torn Europe, will their destinies lead to ruin… or victory over evil? Poland, 1944. Wanda Odwaga...

4.5 STAR REVIEW: THE MURDERESS MUST DIE by Marlie Parker Wasserman

True Crime Dayna Linton - 10 September 2021

Publication Date: July 6, 2021 On a winter day in 1898, hundreds of spectators gather at a Brooklyn courthouse, scrambling for a view of the woman they label a murderess. Martha Place has...

BOOK BLAST: THE ARTIST COLONY by Joanna FitzPatrick Plus Giveaway!

Historical Mystery Dayna Linton - 9 September 2021

Publication Date: September 6, 2021 Paris, July, 1924… Sarah, a young Modernist painter, receives a cable from California. Her estranged older sister, Ada Belle, has died under suspicious circumstances. When she arrives two weeks...

4.5 STAR REVIEW: THE INHERITANCE by JoAnn Ross

Sibling Fiction Dayna Linton - 7 September 2021

Publication Date: September 7, 2021 “Moving… This engrossing and hopeful story will hold readers from start to finish.”—Publishers Weekly “Family secrets, complex characters and a glorious setting make The Inheritance a rich, compelling read...JoAnn...

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...