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DK Marley
Jul 8, 20211 min read
CASH PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT
Just a quick announcement to let everyone know there is now a cash prize of $500 for the Grand Prize winner of The Historical Fiction...
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DK Marley
Jun 28, 20213 min read
BOOK REVIEW - "Discovery" (The Orphan Train Series) by Sherry A. Burton
Sherry A. Burton is the author of The Orphan Train Saga novels, a planned eighteen book historical fiction saga that revolves around the...
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DK Marley
Jun 26, 20212 min read
Book Review - Taking Flight with "The Amber Crane" by Malve von Hassell
BLURB Chafing at the rules of the amber guild, Peter, an apprentice during the waning years of the Thirty Years’ War, finds and keeps a...
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DK Marley
Jun 18, 20217 min read
BOOK REVIEW - Blog Tour with "The Poison Keeper" by Deborah Swift
I am happy to welcome Deborah Swift to the blog today on her blog tour for her fabulous Italian historical "The Poison Keeper". On...
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DK Marley
Jun 7, 20212 min read
BOOK REVIEW: "The Kiss of the Concubine" by Judith Arnopp
5-star HFP "Highly Recommended" Medal There are moments when, as a reader, you know the second a book impacts you. And when that impact...
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DK Marley
Jun 4, 20212 min read
BOOK REVIEW & BLOG TOUR - "Essex" by Tony Riches
BOOK REVIEW The Earl of Essex. Well, what can I say? I began this book knowing full well the story of this high-spirited ambitious young...
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DK Marley
May 11, 20211 min read
BOOK REVIEW – “The Testament of Mary” by Colm Toibin
I took some time to truly think about what I wanted to say about this book. This is difficult. To be honest, I bought the audio version...
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DK Marley
May 11, 20211 min read
BOOK REVIEW – “The Testament of Mary” by Colm Toibin
I took some time to truly think about what I wanted to say about this book. This is difficult. To be honest, I bought the audio version...
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DK Marley
May 3, 20214 min read
Sunday Times Bestselling Author, Anne O’Brien, Stops by on Her Blog Tour for “The Queen's Rival"
I am thrilled to welcome to the blog today, Anne O’Brien, the historical fiction author of the newly released “The Queen’s Rival”, as...
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DK Marley
May 2, 20212 min read
BOOK REVIEW – “A WIDER WORLD” BY KAREN HEENAN
After giving a resounding five stars for Songbird by Karen Heenan, her first book in The Tudor Court Series, I’ve had to take a step back...
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DK Marley
May 2, 20212 min read
BOOK REVIEW – “SONGBIRD” BY KAREN HEENAN
What a way to retell a story about King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn!! If you’ve ever wanted to know about the inner workings of the...
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DK Marley
Apr 5, 20212 min read
Book Review – “the Last Blast of the Trumpet” by Marie Macpherson
I had to take a few days to really ponder over this review for “The Last Blast of the Trumpet”; to sort of let the words sink in and...
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DK Marley
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Book Review – STEALING THE HOLY GRAIL by S. M. Perlow
Stealing the Holy Grail by S. M. Perlow, a book I requested from Netgalley, was a heart-pounding gallop through another rendition of the...
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DK Marley
Mar 22, 20212 min read
Book Review – THE GIRL FROM THE MOUNTAINS by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger
The Girl from the Mountains by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger is a haunting reminder how things can progress from idyllic to horrific in the...
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DK Marley
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Book Review – THE GIRL WHO ESCAPED FROM AUSCHWITZ by Ellie Midwood
FIVE STARS!!!!!!!!!! The Girl Who Escaped Auschwitz is another poignant and captivating story from the brilliant mind of Ellie Midwood....
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DK Marley
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Book Review – A COMFORTABLE ALLIANCE by CATHERINE KULLMAN
A Comfortable Alliance by Catherine Kullman is a beautifully written historical novel set right after the Napoleonic Wars. From the...
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DK Marley
Mar 9, 20211 min read
BOOK REVIEW – HISTORICAL STORIES OF BETRAYAL
First and foremost, I must say I am privileged to know many of these phenomenal historical fiction authors and have shared and re-shared...
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DK Marley
Oct 20, 20202 min read
Book Review – “The Violinist of Auschwitz” by Ellie Midwood
RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2020 Is it possible to give a book ten stars? If so, this is one!! Ellie Midwood is an expert wordsmith and...
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DK Marley
Oct 15, 20202 min read
“The Paris Affair” by Susanne Dunlap – A HistFicChic Review
“The Paris Affair” by Susanne Dunlap is the third installation of the Theresa Schurman Mystery Books, and an exciting tale of intrigue...
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