Yesterday I launched my first Substack, The 18th Century Salonnière. This is a digital space to write about the historical research I am currently doing. The 18th Century Salonnière is an homage to the salon culture of the Enlightenment, the women who played an active role in hosting those salons, and the great minds who existed there. I focus mostly …
The Gatsby Gambit: A Novel
Greta Gatsby returns to her cherished home in West Egg, Long Island, after spending years at an elite boarding school. Her older brother, Jay, is hosting a party at the Gatsby mansion with his gaggle of cronies: Nick Carraway, Jordan Baker, and Tom and Daisy Buchanan.
Advent: Living in Peace
Sometimes it seems like peace is some unobtainable goal in our lives. We get frustrated about our circumstances. Those around us annoy us. Someone just cut us off in traffic. A coworker or family member is unbelievably rude. It never ends, or so it seems.
Advent: Waiting in Hope
Waiting. That is something that just about no one wants to do. We sure don’t enjoy waiting in long lines at the grocery store or anywhere for that matter.
Impostor Heiress
The Impostor Heiress tells the compelling story of the notorious Cassie Chadwick, a con artist from America’s Gilded Age. Born into humble origins in Canada as Elizabeth Bigley, she realized early on how she could scam others for her own financial gain.
Of Manners and Murder: A Dear Miss Hermione Mystery
Violet Manville never sees it coming when her Aunt Adelia embarks upon a journey with her latest lover.
The Portrait of a Lady: A Victorian Masterpiece
A Guest Post by Joanne Major The Masterworks Blog Tour My background is in historical nonfiction. I have authored – and co-authored – six works for Pen and Sword Books. However, I have also just completed an MA in Creative Writing (at the University of Lincoln), during which I have focused on fiction. When the Historical Writers Forum announced the …
Death of a Lady
Miss Jane Austen is the unmarried daughter of a respectable clergyman, not yet the famous author she will come to be in the future. In 1795, she attends the Westworths’ ball with her family and has a chance to dance with the handsome Mr. Lefroy.
Hauntings: An Anthology
Hauntings is the perfect anthology for history lovers. In this anthology, ten authors write brilliant and bone-chilling stories that will be certain to shock and delight you. It marries together the best of both worlds: history and horror.
Every Rising Sun
As a young teenager in 12th-century Persia, Shaherazade, daughter of Vizier Muhammad, witnesses the infidelity of the king’s wife. When she notifies him of the fact, he beheads his unfaithful spouse, but the danger doesn’t stop there.