Over 2000 reviews in 3 months of release!
Thank you to those who take the time to review any book and
especially my books! LOL
The
Orphan in the Peacock Shawl
“The
writing is vivid and gripping!”
Annabelle
can’t hide forever from the wealthy Hartley family, but can she give up the
baby she loves?
Amazon:
http://getbook.at/OrphanPeacockShawl
I collect Victorian diaries and journals, written mainly by women who have arrived in Australia after leaving England, but also by women born in colonial Australia. These diaries are brilliant when I’m writing a story set in colonial Australia and they give me an insight to how they lived and what was happening in the world around them at that time. From their personal entries, we can learn what was important to them, their daily routine, their views and opinions. They can also lift some of those myths we in the modern world tend to think as true.
Below are some pages from a selected few of my diaries, which may show why I adore them so much.
This page is from The Letters of Rachel Henning. A genteel lady who left England and ventured to Colonial Australia to join her brother who was farming out there. It’s a fascinating account of her life and full of details about those times.
I also have a few diaries, or collections of letters written during the First World War, which is another favourite era for me to write.
Below is an example from the book, Unknown Warriors, The Letters of Kate Luard, RRC and BAR Nursing Sister in France 1914-1918.
Kate Luard is one of those unsung heroines of the war. A dedicated nursing sister who went to the front line to give aid to the wounded. Her letters are fascinating, harrowing, tragic but filled with such devotion and commitment.
Below is a page from The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. A lovely diary of a naturalist’s world in 1906 written by English lady, Edith Holden.
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A big no, HUGE, thank you to everyone who has bought Beyond the Distant Hills. One week since release and I've received some lovely messages from readers who have enjoyed it. 🥰
Hello dear Readers, Writers and Bloggers,
I’m hoping you’ve had a really lovely summer, kept safe and sound and managed to enjoy life despite the problem of Covid 19! I'm afraid this splash of September sunshine won't last too long, but I'm making the most of the "garden desk" while I can!
I hope too, that you’ve read some amazing books from all the authors on this blog and have topped up your home libraries, kindles and e-devices with a great selection of books.
If you'd like to browse my books with AMAZON you'll find a selection of sagas from Victorian to the 1960's.
I’ve just begun work on my new book, slower this time, hampered by a hand injury, but the outline is done and the working title at the moment is THE WAR WIDOW’S POSY. This may change over the next few months, but so far my heroine is the young and lovely orphan 17-year-old Kate Wilson, who is just about to be married to her sweetheart Harry, when - yes, you’ve guessed it - war breaks out and all healthy, able and willing young men are called to fight for their country. Harry is among the first volunteers but is certain the conflict will be over by Christmas 1914. However, as we all know, this was a very vain hope. True love, glory, grief, coping with monstrous disability - and courage - run side by side in this family saga and I’m really enjoying tackling some very difficult subjects. This book will be next year’s publication - if all goes to plan!
Meanwhile, my book GIRL WITH SECRETS is at a fabulous discounted price of 99p with
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That’s all my news for now - take care of yourselves and enjoy what we hope will be our Indian summer!
Carol X
Sale alert! My historical saga, Aurora’s Pride is only 99p/c - 12-19th August!
The Market Stall Girl Amazon UK 99p July only.
Will Beth and Noah find the happiness they wish for or
will overwhelming events break them apart?
Amazon: http://mybook.to/TheMarketStallGirl
The Market Stall Girl has been nominated for a Rone Award by Ind'Tale Magazine.
Voting is just this week. So if you enjoyed the story and think it deserves a vote, please go to this link. 🥰 (you have to register to vote) Thank you!!
https://indtale.com/polls/historical-victorian-20th-century-rone-2021
On Saturday it'll be one month until A Distant Horizon is released! A Distant Horizon is available for preorder on Amazon in Kindle. Paperback will be released the same week.
Can Ellen thrive in a strange land?
Or has she made the greatest mistake of her life?
http://mybook.to/ADistantHorizon
Sale 99p/c March
20-26!
Isabelle’s Choice
Will the choices
she’s made ruin her? Will she find the happiness she’s searching for?
#Victorian
#Yorkshire #saga #kindleunlimited
#paperback #Hebdenbridge #historicalfiction
#orphans
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Readers!! Join us for a free online event, Let's Talk About Historical Sagas 3rd March 7:30pm UK with 5 bestselling authors.
I have never written a novel through a child’s eyes, but Daisy Purbright was conceived long ago - the minute I made a connection with Scout Finch, Harper Lee's engaging central child character from her international bestseller, To Kill a Mockingbird. However, it took time and experience before Daisy was written into life. February 23rd sees the publication of Girl with Secrets, lead actor, a 9-year-old precocious tomboy, who like Scout, adores her father and believes the world was made just for her. But life takes over and the perilous nature of world events leaves an indelible mark on Daisy and her family. Just as life does on all of us. Just as it does for the Scouts of this world, which is why I added an epigraph to this book. 17-year-old Patsie Duggan and his 13-year old sister Maureen, together with a team of other children and teenagers, saved many lives and lost some of their own during 1940/41 as they rescued the trapped and injured of London’s devastated East End. Better known as the “Dead End Kids” they truly were the unsung heroes of the London blitz. Just follow the link below if you’d like to know more about Patsie and his friends. And if you read my book, Girl with Secrets, you’ll know where the inspiration for my characters come from; a small town in Alabama USA and the inferno of London’s burning buildings during World War 2.
"The Tobacconist's Wife is a very engaging
story despite the domestic violence that makes Thea's life such a misery. How
she escapes her abusive marriage takes the reader on an emotional journey
through heartache and loss..." #HFVBTBlogTours @annemariebrear #books #giveaway
The Tobacconist’s Wife – New Release!
Can Thea escape her
misery and break from the conventions of society? Or will the clutches of her
abusive husband confine her forever?
#historicalsaga #Victoriansaga #Yorkshire
#historicalfiction
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Today is 11th November. 102 years ago WWI ended on this day. The defining era of WWI is a fascination to me. I have researched this turbulent time for years and I'm always learning new things about it. One of my bucket list goals was to visit the battlefields of Belgium. Walking amongst the graves, the old trenches, visiting the water-filled bomb craters, going to museums, and spending time in beautiful Ypres was inspiring. How could you not be moved? My own ancestors fought and died in WWI. I had five great+ uncles all brothers from one family fight. Two died - Arthur and Alfred Ellis. They were the inspiration behind the Jackson brothers in my book The Woman from Beaumont Farm. My Ellis uncles live on in those pages.
The Market Stall Girl is up for 'cover of the week' contest at InD'Tale Magazine. Would love it if you could vote for it. Thank you!! 🥰
https://indtale.com/polls/cr%C3%A9me-de-la-cover-contest
Audio copies arrived from my publisher!
Beneath a Stormy Sky
Surviving a shipwreck was the least of
her problems.
#Australianfiction #historicalfiction
#kindleunlimited #paperback #colonial #pioneer #audio
Amazon: mybook.to/BeneathaStormySky
The Market Stall Girl
Will Beth and
Noah find the happiness they wish for or will overwhelming events break them
apart?
#Edwardian
#historicalsaga #familysaga #Wakefield #Yorkshire @amazonkindle
http://mybook.to/TheMarketStallGirl
