The holidays are almost upon us! Wow, this year seems to have flown by. I read some marvelous novels this year and hope to do a round-up of ...

Giordano Bruno was one of the 16th century's most erudite visionaries, a Dominican monk who fled the Church after being accused of heres...

The first review for THE TUDOR SECRET is in! The Tudor Secret. C.W. Gortner, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-0...

Mary I of England - known as 'Bloody Mary' - has never evoked much sympathy, despite her fractured adolescence and horrible young ad...

THE ASTRONOMER by Lawrence Goldstone This cerebral thriller plunges the reader into a treacherous world of strife in France on the eve of t...

I am honored to welcome Laurel Corona, whose new novel PENELOPE'S DAUGHTER was published this month. Laurel has adapted the legendary Gr...

I am so sorry to be late posting these. The winners of FOR THE KING'S FAVOR are: Amy Audra Please send your full mailing address to me ...

I first met Judith Merkle Riley in a bookstore. I was searching for a new book to read and I came across novel, The Oracle Glass , set in ...

I am delighted to welcome Anna Elliott, whose new book, Dark Moon of Avalon , Book 2 in her sensational Twilight of Avalon trilogy was publi...

Acclaimed historical fiction author Elizabeth Chadwick has carved a unique place for herself in the genre; not only does she command an inte...

Jeri Westerson, my favorite historical 'noir' writer, is back with the sexy, troubled Crispin Guest in her third novel in the series...

Bestselling author Jeanne Kalogridis ( The Borgia Bride and I, Mona Lisa) returns to Renaissance Italy in this vivid tale of one of the era...

Tomorrow, my good friend Karen Essex's latest novel, DRACULA IN LOVE , hits the stores! In celebration of its release, here's my rev...

Eleanor of Aquitaine is historical fiction's current "It" girl. Several recently published novels tackle various parts of her ...

Want to win a personalized copy of my latest novel and visit a great blog? Please click over to History and Women and enter to win! August 2...

History and historical fiction appear to go hand-in-hand; without the former, certainly there couldn't be the latter. Yet in some cases,...

After a long hiatus, Kelly Hewitt's fabulous Loaded Questions is back. If you haven't followed it before, Kelly features marvelous i...

On July 18, Jean Taggart, a fourth-generation Californian and writer, left this world. She was 91 years old and though very well-traveled ...