On writing a dual timeline for the first time, and the unexpected joy of demolishing the guardrails

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How my new novel, The Queen’s Tears, emerged from a footnote of one of the most daring heists in royal history; with an excerpt from the opening pages.

Because with 12,000+ books a day publishing in the US alone, I’d rather talk about writing than waste my time thrashing around social media shouting into the void.

Today The Ended World is out in the still-functioning world.

Fraying Skeins by Nancy Jardine 1870 Scotland Fleeing from Peterhead, Margaret Law makes Aberdeen her refuge. Menial jobs keep her and her toddler son fed– till an unusual tutoring task boosts her fin...

London Tales by Tim Walker Audiobook narrated by Richard James (Audible) London Tales is a collection of sixteen tales that offer dramatic pinpricks in the rich tapestry of London’s timeline, a city w...

The Irish Ties That Bind: A Shared One Hundred-Year Journey by Michael J. Hopkins From the green hills of southern Ireland to the heartland of America, four families are united by faith, perseverance,...

Allen Apsley’s courage, fortitude, and life lessons growing up in England’s greatest fortress

Braving the Dawn: A Novel of New France by Peggy Joque Williams Audiobook narrated by Mallory Fuccella Banished from France by King Louis XIV, once royal favorite Sylvienne d’Aubert must make the dang...

This article explores the representations of Prince Maurice, Prince Palatine of the Rhine, in the history of the British Civil Wars. Tracing the development of his fearsome reputation as the wars p...

The 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke: bigamist, deserter, seducer, and the black sheep of Lydiard House

Renaissance Rivals by Karen Essex Blurb: Renaissance Rivals, the long-awaited sequel to the global bestseller Leonardo’s Swans, tells the story of the brutal rivalry between two of history’s most fasc...

Discover three secrets hidden in the shadows in three historical short stories by Amy Maroney, Cathie Dunn, and Helen Hollick, where hidden truths and dangerous secrets echo the longing for honesty ca...

The Lady of the Tower by Elizabeth St.John

How John Hutchinson, regicide and art lover, came to own one of the most sensual masterpieces from Charles I’s magnificent collection.

Queen Anna by Tony Riches A crown won in the eye of a storm. A queen who refuses to be broken… Princess Anna of Denmark sails for Scotland to marry King James VI, but storms ravage her fleet, igniting...

Three short stories by Marian L. Thorpe, Annie Whitehead, and Patricia Furstenberg matching the deep regret, lost love, and the crushing pain of memory mood of The Night We Met by Lord Huron.

How the Duke of Buckingham's patronage brought wealth, power—and lasting ruin.

Keeping evil at bay in The Queen's House

When facts fade, storytelling begins

My book review this week is for the compelling and inspirational collection of stories -COURAGE: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope… About the anthology Fifteen historical short stories by Ju…

Historian Gareth Russell has a gift. He’s entertaining and endlessly amusing in this confident TV transfer of his book about James I’s intimate companions

Birds have been in the park since the Russian ambassador gave King Charles II two in 1664 – but none ever bred there

The Queen’s Sister by Carol McGrath A mother, a wife, a woman of substance… At nineteen, Elizabeth Seymour is already a mother, has been recently widowed, and seen her Queen, Anne Boleyn, lose her lif...

A family discovery, and the story it would not let me ignore