Tag: book review
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Top Picks Historical Fiction September 2025
This month I’m celebrating the first birthday of my seventh novel! Innocents at Home is heritage fiction, based on two ancestors of mine who were on the cruise that inspired Mark Twain’s novel Innocents Abroad. But that was last year. Let’s look at new releases for September of 2025. BEST COVER Roland’s Labyrinth by Anne…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks for August 2025
Do you remember when September was Back-to-School Month and not August? I do. At any rate, whether you have scholars heading back to the classroom or not, I hope you find time to explore the many delightful historical novels being released this month. BEST COVER Daughter of the Tarot by Clare Marchant (August 18) “A…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks May 2025
This post first appeared on PaperLanternWriters.com Are you fascinated by writing in the past? Does your story demand a historical setting? Do you wonder how to bring antiquity to life? To meet the weighty challenge of writing historical fiction and enliven your plot, characters, setting, and story, pick up Crafting Stories from the Past from…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks January 2025
Happy New Year! What better way to start the new year than a bookshelf (or Kindle) full of new books? And you can make a New Year’s Resolution to read authors new to you. To help you with all of that, here are my picks for the best in each category of new historical fiction…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks November 2024
I’m so thankful this month for the publication of Paper Lantern Writers’ third anthology of short historical fiction, Destiny Comes Due. This year, the theme is a day of reckoning. Including a duplicitous Renaissance priest, an outraged Civil War widow, a jealous 17th century nobleman, and an ambitious ‘50s dress designer, ten compelling protagonists embrace…