Tag: England

  • REVIEW of Forsaking All Other, by Catherine Meyrick

    REVIEW of Forsaking All Other, by Catherine Meyrick

    Bess Stoughton had the misfortune to marry a man who didn’t love her. Now that she is a young widow, she is content to remain a lady-in-waiting to Lady Allingbourne, but her father has other plans. When he arranges a second marriage for her, to a filthy and lecherous old man who will provide a…

  • REVIEW of A Lady Unrivaled (Ladies of the Manor, #3), by Roseanna M. White

    REVIEW of A Lady Unrivaled (Ladies of the Manor, #3), by Roseanna M. White

    Ella Myerston didn’t know that the earrings she borrowed from her sister-in-law contained the mysterious Fire Eyes, but once she finds out, she is determined to break the curse and restore them to their original owners. As she visits her friend Brook, Lady Stafford, she finds herself intrigued by Brook’s cousin-in-law, Lord Cayton. The moody…

  • REVIEW of The Reluctant Duchess (Ladies of the Manor, #2), by Roseanna M. White

    REVIEW of The Reluctant Duchess (Ladies of the Manor, #2), by Roseanna M. White

    Rowena has never felt loved by her father, a harsh Scottish earl who plans to force her into marriage with a man she fears and loathes. All she wants is to escape the certain doom which will drive her to the same despair her mother lived and died in. When the chivalrous Brice Myerston, Earl…

  • REVIEW of The Lost Heiress (Ladies of the Manor, #1), by Roseanna M. White

    REVIEW of The Lost Heiress (Ladies of the Manor, #1), by Roseanna M. White

    Brook Eden grew up in Monaco as a princess in a palace, all the world thinking she was the illegitimate granddaughter of Prince Albert. But when her actress mother dies she reveals the truth–she had rescued Brook as an infant from an overturned carriage in England and raised her as her own. The heir to…

  • REVIEW of The Innkeeper’s Daughter (The Bow Street Runners #2) by Michelle Griep

    REVIEW of The Innkeeper’s Daughter (The Bow Street Runners #2) by Michelle Griep

    Alexander Moore is going deep undercover. His assignment? To lodge at the Blue Hedge Inn in Dover, engage himself to a viscount’s daughter, and apprehend a traitor to the Crown. The one difficulty is that it isn’t the viscount’s daughter who’s caught his eye, but the innkeeper’s daughter instead. Ever since her father’s death and…

  • REVIEW of The Weaver’s Daughter, by Sarah E. Ladd

    REVIEW of The Weaver’s Daughter, by Sarah E. Ladd

    No one thought Henry Stockton would return from the war alive, and when the young heir to Stockton’s cloth mill comes back to the village, not everyone is happy about it. Things have changed in the three years he’s been away. There’s a growing feud between the mill owners and the weavers–who are convinced that…

  • RELEASE of I Serve: A Novel of the Black Prince AUDIO BOOK

    RELEASE of I Serve: A Novel of the Black Prince AUDIO BOOK

    Just a brief note to let you know that my first novel, I Serve: A Novel of the Black Prince, is now available as an audio book over at Audible. A tale of arms, of death, of love, and of honor…. Mr. James Young is the narrator, and I love how he captures the martial…

  • COVER REVEAL: Castles, Customs, and Kings, Volume 2

    COVER REVEAL: Castles, Customs, and Kings, Volume 2

    Madison Street Publishing is excited to give you a sneak peek at our new title to be released this September! I have several essays in this anthology and am excited to be in such good company with nearly 50 other historical novelists. CASTLES, CUSTOMS, AND KINGS: TRUE TALES BY ENGLISH HISTORICAL FICTION AUTHORS, Volume 2…

  • REVIEW of The Scarlet Lion, by Elizabeth Chadwick

    REVIEW of The Scarlet Lion, by Elizabeth Chadwick

    Elizabeth Chadwick is considered by most historical fiction readers to be IT. She’s the top of the field. She’s the cream of the crop. And this is one instance where I agree with the popular voice. Chadwick’s novels are beautiful in their historical accuracy, their characterizations, and their storytelling ability. The Scarlet Lion follows The…

  • REVIEW of The Other Boleyn Girl, by Philippa Gregory

    I read my first Philippa Gregory a little less than a year ago. The title I chose was The Red Queen, the story of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. Those who read my post on this novel back in September will know that I found it underwhelming, to say the least. Checking in with…