The Coffee Pot Book Club
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The official blog of Historical Fiction author, Mary Anne Yarde, and home to The Coffee Pot Book Club. Come and join Mary Anne on the hunt for everything historical, as well as mythological. Oh, and let's not forget the odd book or two! Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy.
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36m ago
A Splendid Defiance
By Stella Riley
Audiobook performed by Alex Wyndham
Publication Date: 6th December 2012
Publisher: Stella Riley
Page Length: 371 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction / Historical Romance
For two years England has been in the grip of Civil War. In Banbury, Oxfordshire, the Cavaliers hold the Castle, the Roundheads want it back and the town is full of zealous Puritans.
Consequently, the gulf between Captain Justin Ambrose and Abigail Radford, the sister of a fanatically religious shopkeeper, ought to be unbridgeable.
The key to both the ..read more
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2d ago
The Bastard Prince of Versailles: A Novel Inspired by True Events
By Will Bashor
Publication Date: August 18, 2023
Publisher: Will Bashor
Page Length: 338 Pages
Genre: Historical LGBTQ Fiction / Historical Fiction
A historical novel inspired by real events, The Bastard Prince of Versailles, narrates the escapades of a misborn "prince" during the reign of Louis XIV in seventeenth-century France. Louis de Bourbon wasn't a real prince-even though his father was King Louis XIV.
The illegitimate son of the King and his mistress, Louise de La Vallière, young Louis has been kept ..read more
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4d ago
The Other Bennet Sister
By Janice Hadlow
Publication Date: 9th January 2020
Publisher: Mantle
Page Length: 673 Pages
Genre: Regency Historical Romance
A wonderfully warm homage to Jane Austen and a delightful new story in its own right, Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister is a life-affirming tale of a young woman finding her place in the world. This is Mary Bennet's story . . .
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mary is the middle of the five Bennet girls and the plainest of them all, so what hope does she have? Prim and pious, with no redeeming features, she ..read more
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5d ago
The Only Woman in the Room
By Marie Benedict
Publication Date: 8th January 2019
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Page Length: 320 Pages
Genre: Biographical Fiction
Bestselling author Marie Benedict reveals the story of a brilliant woman scientist only remembered for her beauty.
Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side and understood more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in d ..read more
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5d ago
Concealed by the Tide
By Zara West
Publication Date: 16th November 2023
Publisher: Tidal Waters Press
Page Length: 281 Pages
Genre: Romantic Suspense
A wily bomber... A determined activist... A man with a secret…
Eco-activist Summer Avery abandons the bustle of New York City and scurries to the tiny coastal village of Tide Harbor, determined to accomplish what a crazy bomber has not—stop the destructive Minas Basin tidal energy project in its tracks and earn the EcoGreen directorship.
Desperate for a safe place to raise his autistic daughter, recently divorced marine biolog ..read more
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6d ago
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel
(Cleopatra Fox Mysteries Book 1)
By C.J. Archer
Publication Date: 1st December 2020
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Page Length: 402 Pages
Genre: Historical Mystery
It was the most fashionable place to stay in London, until murder made a reservation. Solve the puzzle in this new cozy historical mystery from USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series.
December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and ..read more
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6d ago
A word from Ellie
Today is an extraordinary day as author Heather Robinson grants us an exclusive glimpse inside her amazing book, Blood Moon. You definitely don't want to miss out on this book, so grab your copy today!
Blood Moon
By Heather Robinson
Publication Date: 24th March 2024
Page Length: 221 Pages
Genre: Ancient World Historical Fiction
AD80
Blood Moon continues the story of Maia Secunda, a waif of Pompeii, an enigma.
Maia, Cletus and Emrick are now fugitives of the state and must escape the guarded city walls of Roma. Capture will mean death.
Cletus would ..read more
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1w ago
The Viola Factor
By Sheridan Brown
Publication Date: 14th February 2024
Publisher: BookBaby
Pages: 231 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
"The Viola Factor" takes place at a time when the country faced division and growth after the American Civil War. Viola Knapp Ruffner (1812-1903) struggled with what was just and fair, becoming a little-known confidant for a young black scholar from Virginia. But Viola was much more than a teacher; she was a mother, wife, game-changer, and friend. With her mother's dying wish, a young woman alone, she left her New England roots. This is ..read more
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1w ago
The Embroidered Book
By Kate Heartfield
Publication Date: 17th February 2022
Publisher: HarperVoyager
Page Length: 627 Pages
Genre: Historical Fantasy
‘Power is not something you are given. Power is something you take. When you are a woman, it is a little more difficult, that’s all’
1768. Charlotte, daughter of the Habsburg Empress, arrives in Naples to marry a man she has never met. Her sister Antoine is sent to France, and in the mirrored corridors of Versailles they rename her Marie Antoinette.
The sisters are alone, but they are not powerless. When they were only ..read more
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1w ago
Find Me in the Stars:
a Cévenoles Sagas novel - Book Two of the Huguenot Trilogy
By Jules Larimore
Publication Date: 20th March 2024
Publisher: Mystic Lore Books
Page Length: 328 Pages
Genre: Renaissance Historical Fiction / Women’s Fiction
Separated by miles, connected by the stars, two healers forge their destinies in a quest for a brighter tomorrow.
Inspired by a true story, this refugee's tale of sacrifice, separation, and abiding love unfolds in the Cévennes Mountains of Languedoc, France, 1697. A sweeping adventure during the time of Louis XIV's oppressive rule and persec ..read more