TUDOR SECRET debuts in the UK and blogger giveaway

THE TUDOR SECRET debuts today in mass market paperback in the UK! The UK's mass-market is a larger-sized paperback than our US mass market editions, and it looks lovely. The book is also discounted at Waterstones and WH Smith. To all my UK readers, I hope you enjoy it and thank you for your support!

In honor of the book's release, I'm offering TWO free copies to UK-based bloggers for review. If you are a UK-based blogger and would like to review The Tudor Secret on your blog, please leave me a comment below. Giveaway ends June 20.

Blog Tour Day 17 and 18

My blog tour is almost over and I had so much fun catching up with old blogger friends, meeting new ones, and of course interacting with my readers.

Yesterday and today, THE TUDOR SECRET was featured on the following sites:
Booking Mama (review)
Peeking Between the Pages (review)
By the Book (review)

Again, thanks so much to these bloggers for taking the time to host me on my tour!

TUDOR SECRET Blog Tour Day 16

Today, THE TUDOR SECRET is featured at the following blogs:
Historically Obsessed (guest post)
Queen of Happy Endings (interview and giveaway)
Okbo Lover (review)
Acting Balanced (guest post and giveaway)
Book Faery (guest post)

Thank you so much to these marvelous bloggers who have taken the time to work with me!

Blog Tour Day 15: Happy President's Day!

Happy President's Day to all. Abe Lincoln was always my favorite president growing up; I loved his mournful stare and lanky frame and his utter commitment to stop injustice.

Today, THE TUDOR SECRET is featured on the following blogs:
Reading The Past (Guest post)
The Burton Review (Review)
Bookworm 2 Bookworm (Review)

A very warm thank you to these bloggers for taking time out of their busy weekend schedules to feature me.

Blog Tour Day 14 and 15

THE TUDOR SECRET has been featured on the following sites:

Historically Obsessed (giveaway, with a gorgeous one-of-a-kind necklace by the talented Lizzy Johnson)

Book Drunkard (review)

My Reading Room (review)

Working Writers (review)

Thank you so much to all the bloggers who took the time to read and feature my book this week. I couldn't do this without you.

Audio version of THE TUDOR SECRET now available!

The audio version of THE TUDOR SECRET, from Blackstone Audio, is now available. It features a marvelous narration by actor Steve West, who truly captures the voice of Brendan Prescott, the book's lead character. To purchase a download and/or CDs, plus hear a sample, click here. Thank you to Blackstone and to Mr West for bringing this book to life!

Plus, I just have to say: **love** this cover. It captures the book's feel perfectly.

Blog Tour: Days 11, 12 and 13

THE TUDOR SECRET has been featured on the following blogs:
Historically Obsessed (review)
A Room Without Books is Empty (Review)
One Book Shy of A Full Shelf (Review, interview and giveaway)
My Reading Room (review)

A warm thank you to these bloggers for taking the time to host me on my tour - and a very special thank you to Lizzy at Historically Obsessed. Stay tuned to Lizzy's blog as we'll be hosting a giveaway as well.

Blog Tour Day 10 and 11:

Yesterday and today, THE TUDOR SECRET is featured at the following blogs:
One Book Shy of a Full Shelf (interview, with review and giveaway tomorrow)
Books, Bags and Bon Jovi (review and giveaway)
My Friend Amy (review)

Thank you so much to the bloggers who took the time today to host me on my tour!

TUDOR SECRET Blog Tour: Day 9

Today, THE TUDOR SECRET is featured at:
Sharon's Garden of Book Reviews (review)
Historical-Fiction.com (giveaway)
The Maiden's Court (review and book plus Elizabeth I pendant giveaway) For giveaway, click here.

A warm thank you to these bloggers who took time out of their busy schedules for my tour.
And thank you to everyone who came to my book launch party yesterday in San Francisco; we had tons of fun! To see photos of the event, please visit me at Facebook.

Tudor Secret Blog Tour Day 8

Today, THE TUDOR SECRET is featured at:
Mom's Tree House (review)
Wendi's Book Corner (Guest post, review and giveaway)
And don't forget, there is another giveaway still going on at Book Reviews by Molly.

Thank you to these bloggers for taking the time out of their busy schedules to host me!

TUDOR SECRET Tour Day 7

Today, THE TUDOR SECRET is featured on the following blogs:
All Things Historical Fiction (Review)
Tanzanite's Castle Full of Books (Review)
Book Reviews by Molly (Review)

My fond appreciation to all the bloggers who took time out of their busy schedules to read the book and review it. Thank you!

Day 6: TUDOR SECRET Blog Tour

Today, the TUDOR SECRET is reviewed and/or featured at the following sites:
The Anne Boleyn Files (Guest Post)
The Elizabeth I Files (Review)
Book Products and More (Excerpt)
Tanzanite's Castle Full of Books (Interview)

Thanks to the bloggers who have featured me today, and a special thank you to Claire of The Anne Boleyn Files.

THE TUDOR SECRET Blog Tour Day 5

Today, THE TUDOR SECRET is featured at:
Interview at Book Reviews by Molly
Review at Must Read Faster
Review at Teresa's Reading Corner (Teresa hasn't quite finished her review, as she's in the middle of reading the book and apparently really liking it :)

Thank you to all!

Blog Tour Continues: Day 2, 3 and 4

Yesterday and today, THE TUDOR SECRET has been reviewed at the following blogs. Thank you to the bloggers' for these marvelous reviews!

Broken Teepee
Always With A Book
Confessions of a Ci-Devant
And there is a guest blog and giveaway here:
A Cozy Reader's Corner

Book List weighs in!

A wonderful review for THE TUDOR SECRET from Book List:

In 1553, England is a dangerous place to be. King Edward is on his deathbed. Vying for the crown are Elizabeth, her half sister Mary, and their cousin, Lady Jane Grey, who is manipulated by her powerful father-in-law. Into the midst of all this drama rides Brendan Prescott, a 20-year-old orphan raised by the servants at the Duke of Northumberland’s country home. Sent to court to serve the duke’s sons, one of his first tasks is to deliver a secret missive to Elizabeth. But Brendan is soon lured by Elizabeth’s protector, William Cecil, into working for Elizabeth instead, as Cecil promises to help Brendan decipher the mystery of his parentage. Amid crosses and double crosses, Brendan realizes he has to choose a side, for the issue of succession to the throne quickly becomes a matter of life and death—and not just for the potential monarch. An exciting, vividly rendered story of intrigue and espionage. - Hilary Hatton

TUDOR SECRET Blog Tour Day 2

Today, you can find a guest post on Elizabeth and Robert Dudey, and a giveaway, at A Cozy Reader's Corner Reviews.

TUDOR SECRET Blog Tour Starts Today!

Today is publication day for THE TUDOR SECRET! And my official blog tour begins. I'm very excited to be visiting some new blogs as well as returning to some favorites; you can see my schedule on the right by clicking on my tour banner. In addition, I have a few unscheduled stops, so just check in here daily if you want to follow me. Thank you to all of you who have bought my books (or are thinking of buying:) I hope you enjoy my latest one as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Today, you can read an interview at:
As The Pages Turn
A guest post at:
Writing The Renaissance
And a review at:
The Musings of ALMYBNENR
For a giveaway of the book, visit:
The Tudor Book Blog

New reviews for THE TUDOR SECRET

Three new reviews in for THE TUDOR SECRET, plus I just found out the Historical Novel Reviews has chosen the book as a February Editors' Choice title. Very exciting!

From Romantic Times: "Even Tudor fans who know the main players and historical backdrop will be captivated . . . [Gortner] juxtaposes his naive and loyal hero with the cruel Robert Dudley, enhancing the plot and grabbing reader interest as much as the quick pace and lush historical references. This novel is both entertaining and thoughtful." (Reviewer: Kathe Robin)

From Night Owl Reviews: "C.W. Gortner always does a wonderful job bringing historical characters to life, and The Tudor Secret is no less entertaining . . .filled with intrigue, danger and royal secrets, Gortner has created a book that will delight fans." (Reviewer: Danya)

From Biblioklept: "A tightly-plotted, quick-paced read, stuffed with animated historical characters buzzing around in a world of espionage and intrigue."

Only a few days left until publication! My schedule of blog tour stops are online here.

Q&A at Justin Aucoin.com

Though my official blog tour for THE TUDOR SECRET starts February 1, fellow writer and historical thriller fan, Justin Aucoin, interviewed me recently on his blog. I hope you enjoy the interview, which offers a sneak peek into my reason for writing this new book as well as my thoughts on historical fiction and publishing. Justin had some very interesting questions that were fun to answer!

Thank you, Justin, for this opportunity. Coming from a reader, it's all the more special to me.

For Bloggers: If you want to review, let me know!

The 10 free copies of THE TUDOR SECRET which I was offering via my previous post were snapped up in less than 24 hours! However, I'll be getting some more copies in, so if you are a blogger with more than 15 followers; are focused on book reviews; and are not taking part of my official blog tour, please do send me a request via this link.

While I can't guarantee to fulfill every request, I promise to do my utmost. Blogger support means a lot to me, and I really enjoy working with you and your readers. In most cases, I am also available for Q&A and/or chats with your readers.

Lastly, I'm always available for author chats with book groups via Skype or speaker phone. Book groups can contact me here.

Thanks again!