Holiday Reads

  • The Shadow Earl by Stella Riley: The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour

    Today, I am delighted to host Stella Riley on her tour for The Shadow Earl. Stella has kindly provided an excerpt – see below. You can find the details of the full tour here: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2023/07/blog-tour-shadow-earl-by-stella-riley.html

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  • It’s Publication Day for The Last Letter from London

    The Sarah Gillespie World War 2 Series Starting out, I was unsure what I could bring to the WW2 genre that would be unique. But then I realized few had written about the war from a neutral Irish perspective. Luckily, all I had to do was delve into my family and local history for inspiration.

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  • Historical Fiction Author of the Month: Suzie Hull

    Welcome to my Blog Series, Historical Fiction Author of the Month. Each month, I will showcase a different historical fiction author. Their books will range from romance to mystery and adventure to crime, and will be from many different eras. I hope you discover a new author and their work to enjoy. Happy reading!

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  • Historical Fiction Author of the Month: Elizabeth St. John

    Welcome to my Blog Series, Historical Fiction Author of the Month. Each month, I will showcase a different historical fiction author. Their books will range from romance to mystery and adventure to crime, and will be from many different eras. I hope you discover a new author and their work to enjoy. Happy reading! In

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  • The Puppet Maker by Jenny O’Brien (Publication Date: 17th October 2023) The scrap of paper looked as if it had been torn from a diary. The words written in faint pencil. The letters rounded, almost childlike: “Please look after her. Her life and mine depend on you not trying to find me.” When Detective Alana

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  • A Murder on Oak Street by I.M. Foster: The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour

    Today, I am delighted to host I.M. Foster for the book blog tour for her book, A Murder on Oak Street. Inez has kindly provided an excerpt for your enjoyment (see below). You can follow the full tour here: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2023/03/blog-tour-murder-on-oak-street.html

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  • Book Spotlight: Penelope – Tudor Baroness by Tony Riches

    Lady Penelope is one of the most beautiful and sought-after women in Elizabethan England. The daughter of the queen’s nemesis, Lady Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex, she becomes the stepdaughter of Robert Dudley when he marries her mother in secret. Penelope’s life is full of love and scandal. The inspiration for Sir Philip Sidney’s sonnet

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  • Historical Fiction Author of the Month: Brook Allen

    Welcome to my Blog Series, Historical Fiction Author of the Month. Each month, I will showcase a different historical fiction author. Their books will range from romance to mystery and adventure to crime, and will be from many different eras. I hope you discover a new author and their work to enjoy. Happy reading! In

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  • Historical Fiction Author of the Month: Antoine Vanner

    Welcome to my Blog Series, Historical Fiction Author of the Month. Each month, I will showcase a different historical fiction author. Their books will range from romance to mystery and adventure to crime, and will be from many different eras. I hope you discover a new author and their work to enjoy. Happy reading! In

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  • Inceptio by Alison Morton: The Coffee Pot Book Blog Tour

    Today, I am delighted to host one of my favourite authors, Alison Morton, for the Blog Tour for the 10th Anniversary hardback edition of Inceptio, the first book in the Roma Nova series. Alison brings you thrillers set in an alternative history world, one in which the Roman Empire has survived. An intriguing concept, I

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