The Ring of Flames: paperback version released this week
The paperback version of The Ring of Flames was released by the printers on Monday 18th September. But then a reader told me it still wasn’t listed on Amazon. I […]
Why do authors chose specific locations for their stories? Or do they?
The Giralda tower in Seville, Spain. I think we’d all agree that location is an important ingredient to any story but sometimes it is more than that. It is the […]
Ring of Flames – chapter 1
RING OF FLAMESBook 3 in The al-Andalus SeriesCHAPTER 1Ahmad couldn’t believe his eyes. He always came straight to the Falcon House after he’d been to the mosque. Being with the […]
Just finished The Ring of Flames – last in the al-Andalus series
Until I got started I never believed I’d have enough material to write a third book about the Omayyad caliphs in Córdoba. I was wrong. One tiny detail of research opened up […]
An interview with JG Harlond about her latest book
Good afternoon Jane. Thanks for joining me on my blog to talk about your latest book THE DOOMSONG SWORD. You are a successful novelist of historical fiction for adults. Why […]
Historical fiction blog tour: Serendepia
The range of exciting historical fiction that is available is very wide and varied. This week the historical fiction blog tour takes us to 17th century Ceylon. Although a work […]
Historical fiction blog tour: Moon Rising
This week’s historical novel is Moon Rising by Ann Victoria Roberts, set in Whitby in the 1880s. After reading this intriguing story based on a meeting between the heroine and […]
Historical fiction blog tour: The Sons of Iberia
This week’s historical fiction novel takes us back into the Dark Ages of Spain. Warhorn is the first book in the historical series, The Sons of Iberia, and will wet your […]
Historical fiction blog tour: The King’s Greatest Enemy
This week’s exciting historical novel is book 3 in the series The King’s Greatest Enemy by Anna Belfrage. Set in 14th century England, this is a great medieval page-turner. Under […]
A walk across the north of Spain
This is a short extract from my novel SANTIAGO TALES, the story of a middle-aged woman who, in an attempt to make sense of her life, walks 800 km along […]