Historical Archives

NEW RELEASE: THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES By Jean-Claude Grumberg

War Dayna Linton - 29 September 2020

Set during the height of World War II, a powerful and unsettling tale about a woodcutter and his wife, who finds a mysterious parcel thrown from a passing train. Once upon a time...

NEW RELEASE: TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH by Gilly Macmillan

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 25 September 2020

Release Date: September 22, 2020 "A spellbinding book about a missing child, and about the life of a writer. Bold, suspenseful, and impossible to put down. This one will stay with me for...

BOOK BLAST: THE BRIEF AND TRUE REPORT OF TEMPERANCE FLOWERDEW by Denise Heinze

Historical Dayna Linton - 24 September 2020

Determined to set the historical record straight, and clear her conscience, Temperance Flowerdew — the wife of Virginia’s first two governors — puts quill to paper, recounting the hardships that nearly brought...

GUEST BLOG: Breaking Barriers in Victorian England by Karen Odden

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 24 September 2020

Before I went to grad school, I had some hazy, romanticized notions about the Victorian era, involving exquisite dresses, delicate teacups, elegant balls, and touches of the hand that were charged with...

NEW RELEASE: DEATH ON THE NILE by Agatha Christie

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 22 September 2020

Release Date: September 22, 2020 Soon to be a major motion picture sequel to Murder on the Orient Express with a screenplay by Michael Green, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh alongside Gal Gadot and Armie Hammer—coming...

GUEST BLOG: Unwanted Pregnancies During the Great Depression and Their Role In My Novel THREADS: A DEPRESSION-ERA TALE by Charlotte Whitney

Historical Dayna Linton - 22 September 2020

Although not even a century ago, the 1930s might as well have been a millennium in regards to family planning and birth control. Very little contraception existed, not even pills, IUDs or...

NEW RELEASE: A MOST ENGLISH PRINCESS by Clare McHugh

Biographical Dayna Linton - 22 September 2020

Release Date: September 22, 2020 "In this sweeping, immersive novel, A Most English Princess draws readers into the mesmerizing world of the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria – Princess Vicky – as she emerges into...

GUEST BLOG: Inspiration For My Novel THE BONNET BOOK by Nancy Menees Hardesty With Giveaway

Biographical Dayna Linton - 21 September 2020

We were sitting in my mother’s condo, reviewing old notebooks from a box of family papers. Suddenly my mom tossed me a small booklet. “I don’t know if this is important or not,...

NEW RELEASE: THE NIGHT PORTRAIT: by Laura Morelli

War Dayna Linton - 18 September 2020

Release Date: September 8, 2020 "This is a truly original novel that has earned its place among my favorite works of historical fiction."—Jennifer Robson, USA Today bestselling author of The Gown An exciting, dual-timeline historical novel about...

GUEST BLOG: My Russian Family History in TWIN TIME by Olga Werby

Time Travel Dayna Linton - 18 September 2020

I guess I should start with the fact that I was born in Russia. I lived in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) until I was thirteen and a half. I came to America...

NEW RELEASE: THE KILLINGS AT KINGFISHER HILL by Sophie Hannah

New Releases Dayna Linton - 17 September 2020

RELEASE DATE: September 15, 2020 “I was thrilled to see Poirot in such very, very good hands.”— Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot—legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the...

5-STAR REVIEW: A TRACE OF DECEIT by Karen Odden

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 17 September 2020

Release Date: December 17, 2019 From the author of A Dangerous Duet comes the next book in her Victorian mystery series, this time following a daring female painter and the Scotland Yard detective who is...