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Giveaway: Dark Moon of Avalon by Anna Eliott
Synopsis:
She is a healer, a storyteller, and a warrior. She has fought to preserve Britain’s throne. Now she faces her greatest challenge in turning bitter enemies into allies, saving the life of the man she loves . . . and mending her own wounded heart.
The young former High Queen… Continue reading...
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Author Interview | Anna Elliott
What made you first want to write about Arthurian Britain?
The Twilight of Avalon trilogy was inspired by a very vivid dream in which I told my mother that I was going to write a book about Modred’s daughter. I had first fallen in love with the Arthurian legends in college, so that when I… Continue reading...
The Real James Bond Was A Woman. Seriously. | A Guest Post by M.L. Malcolm, PLUS Giveaway
I love James Bond. I’d always imagined that Ian Fleming based some of his famous spy’s derring-do on his own wartime exploits, so I was terribly disappointed to learn that during World War II Fleming was actually a spy supervisor. As personal assistant to the British Director of Naval Intelligence, he saw combat only once, and I mean that quite literally; he and his boss watched from afar… Continue reading...
Posted in 20th Century, Giveaways, Guest Post, M.L. Malcolm, WWII
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J’Adore This Decor!
Many of you know (via Twitter – you can follow me at @HistFicChick) that after three years in our previous apartment, Ron and I recently moved into a new place. It’s been a long process, but I think that in the next week we should officially have everything complete and it will really feel like a home. He’s promised me that while I’m away in Baltimore and DC… Continue reading...
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Women in the 18th Century | A Guest Post by Rose Melikan, PLUS Giveaway
Far be it from me to criticize Jane Austen, but an unfortunate consequence of her popularity has been the assumption that Englishwomen living during the reign of George III spent all their time writing letters, attending card parties, and striving to make a “good match”. Admittedly, the Bennets, Elliots, Dashwoods et al. represent a particular segment of society, the provincial middle class, but even so, were these women… Continue reading...
On Writing Sun Going Down and Come Again No More | A Guest Post by Jack Todd, PLUS Giveaway
Nearly 150 years ago, Stephen Foster sat down and wrote a song about the unfortunates outside his cottage door. It was called Hard Times Come Again No More, and it was written during one of those times when the American Dream, for reasons no one fully understands, takes a four-story header into an empty swimming pool.
The mournful tune, written in 1855, became one of the… Continue reading...
Posted in 19th Century, America, Giveaways, Guest Post, Jack Todd
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Giveaway: The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall
I am currently reading The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall, and you could be too! Fill out the entry form for your chance to win a free copy, courtesy of the publisher.
Synopsis:
Russia, 1910. Valentina Ivanova is the darling of St. Petersburg’s elite aristocracy-until her romance with… Continue reading...
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Boardwalk Empire premieres tonight!
Tonight at 9PM EST premieres Boardwalk Empire – a new HBO drama set in the 1920s at the height of the Jazz age, written by Terence Winter (the Emmy Award-winning writer of The Sopranos) and directed by Academy Award-winner Martin Scorsese. Boardwalk Empire takes place in Atlantic City at the dawn… Continue reading...
Posted in 20th Century, America, Hist-Fic Flicks, Prohibition
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Review | For the King’s Favor by Elizabeth Chadwick
Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Release Date: September 1st, 2010
Source: I received this ARC from the publisher for review.
Elizabeth Chadwick’s name has become a byword for high quality historical fiction. If any one author can “claim” medieval England as… Continue reading...
BBAW Interview Swap: Julie from Book Hooked Blog!
Today is the second day of Book Blogger Appreciation Week, and I am so excited to share one half of my Interview Swap with Julie from Book Hooked Blog! For the second half (an interview with moi), hop on over to Julie’s beautiful site. I love the look of Julie’s blog, plus the clever title made… Continue reading...
Posted in Bloggers, Book Blogger Appreciation Week
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