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The Real James Bond Was A Woman. Seriously. | A Guest Post by M.L. Malcolm,...
James Bond author Ian Fleming 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...
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Harrowing Historicals: Keeping the Spirits Alive | A Guest Post by Sarah Jane...
Clifford's Tower, York Castle in York, EnglandThe city of York, England, doesn’t need Halloween to spook you. It is one of the most haunted cities in Europe, with over 140 separate ghosts sighted over...
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A Literary Jack the Ripper | A Guest Post by Jen from Devourer of Books
When I was at BEA in May of 2010, I saw a display for an upcoming book from Sourcebooks that I knew I simply had to have. The book was What Alice Knew by Paula Marantz Cohen. Not only did the cover...
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Harrowing Historicals: Jane-Emily by Patricia Clapp | A Guest Review by Amy...
When Nicole asked me to write a guest review for Harrowing Historicals, I immediately put a call out on Twitter for suggestions of YA or Middle Grade books that fit the description (horror stories that...
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Alcott and March | A Guest Post by Harriet Reisen + Giveaway
Hardcover, published Oct '09 Gentle Readers: Asked to compare Louisa May Alcott’s fictional sisters to her real four, I find that they are inextricable in my mind, as I suspect they were in Louisa’s....
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Emma of Normandy, Twice A Queen | A Guest Post by Helen Hollick, plus giveaway
Much of what I have written in The Forever Queen is conjecture and imagination. Unfortunately for historians and historical fiction authors, people did not write accurate diaries during the early...
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Shipwrecks, Riots and Fires, Oh My! How Madame Tussauds Survived Them All | A...
Madame Tussauds in London. The domed planetarium was added in 1958. Madame Tussaud is one of the most fascinating figures to survive the French Revolution. She not only hob-nobbed with the rich and...
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All We Have Left of Her: Eleanor of Aquitaine’s Wedding Gift to Louis VII | A...
Eleanor of Aquitaine married young King Louis VII of France on July 25, 1137. It was a dynastic marriage to combine the might of Paris with the lands and influence of the Aquitaine. The marriage was...
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The Chateau d’Étoges | A Guest Post by Laurel Corona
I’ve driven a great deal in most parts of France, but still, as I made may way around Champagne researching FINDING EMILIE, I was surprised that anywhere in France could feel so remote. Driving just...
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Julia Morgan and A Race to Splendor | A Guest Post by Ciji Ware
Architect Julia MorganAs I have recently moved to California, I asked Ciji what she could tell us about an important “real life” character from California’s history featured in her novel, A Race to...
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